Anyone else hate British cuteness?

[TheMadDoctorsCat]

Agreed, as another Englishman I don't have a fucking clue what you are talking about.

I have to agree with my fellow Brits here. Although we may individually have some fine things to say, as a culture our taste in things like popular music, literature and film can at best be described as "slightly depressing". But "cute"? Nope.

 

[BlueberryMUNCH]

What the fuck are you talking about?
Maybe you've confused us with the fucking care bears or something?
Seriously, no one here as a clue what you are talking about.
Hell, i'm now tempted to set up a thread intilted- 'Anyone else hate American ignorance?' based off one person.

LOL Sizzle, you win this thread.

End of the day, I didn't realise that Harry Potter is the only British thing o.o.

So woahowah, the Death Eaters is a cute name too? Sick!
Yeah man, British cuteness. Hah, Frankenstein! He's a cute lad!
Lord of the Rings is cute as FUCK- Orks, Uruk Hai...nawh<3 so precious.

Hah, looks like I've been ninja'd on the LOTR front.

British cuteness. Yup, mates perfect sense to me.

 

[Anchupom]

The only faintly "cute" thing I remember from Britain is the epilouge in Harry Potter 7. And speaking as a Britishman who keeps a lot of British company, it is generally frowned upon.

Spoiler

[small]As a self-referential comment, I'll throw in a few more instances of variations of the word "Britain".
British, Britain, Great Britain, God Save the Queen.
Britain.[/small]

 

[Da Orky Man]

As an American, I do like British culture, especially comedy, but I can't get over their obsession with making everything cute.

I'm not even sure if cute is the right word, it's just the best word I can muster. They don't just apply cute names to things like the Japanese do, but apply cuteness and expect everyone to take it seriously. I can't get into Harry Potter, though I'm sure it's brilliantly written, just because non-magic users are referred to as Muggles. To compare, the Final Fantasy series has creatures called Moogles, but FF doesn't force us to take them seriously.

Again, it might just be the fact that I'm American. I'm used to mystical things sounding sort of Asian or Middle Eastern and putting apostrophes in random places. An ancient secret society should be called Kal'sur and the mystical weapon should be Dor'salim. So if non-magic using people in the HP universe were called Cara'sin instead of Muggles, maybe I wouldn't be posting this on the net, but as it is, Muggles is a word that forces me to accept the fact that I'm reading a book written for an 8 year old even though the later novels grow with the audience.

As it is, I hate British naming of Fantasy things. Posters should feel free to add their own grievances.

Hey, did the Lord of the rings use cute names? Does Warhammer 40k? Or Fable? I always thought that Muggles sounded like they were lower than non-wizards.

 

[TehKnifeh]

Come to Liverpool on a Saturday night, you will see everything but cute. Then get punched. Then leave with no pants. (I seem to recall the rule of 'I live here I can say that' so no one get offended )

So your the one that stole my pants!

OT: Pretty much what everyone else has already said. Would be as bad as saying Americans are rednecks for watching the Dukes of Hazard. Completely not true and is borderline ignorant.

 

[Leonartheinsane]

As an Englishman can I just say WHAAAAAAA?!?!

I've never heard of this making everything cute thing at all, ever.
And with the example of muggles, I always thought it sounded more derogatory than cute.

Second this! (Muggles is used in a derogatory sense in the books) If anything the Americans are far worse!

 

[Anchupom]

Hey, did the Lord of the rings use cute names? Does Warhammer 40k? Or Fable? I always thought that Muggles sounded like they were lower than non-wizards.

What about the term "mudblood"? It's ADORABLE! [/quintessential british sarcasm]

 

[AgentLampshade]

For the record, we all wear robes and shout spells too.

 

[Da Orky Man]

If by "cuteness" the OP meant "a history of savage brutality and violent oppression of half the known world, which is still remembered fondly by Brits as a jolly good time", then I kind of agree with him...

Hey, it's Britain's past, America's present, and quite possibly China's future.

 

[Eatbrainz]

British cuteness?
Im British and you've lost me already. XD

Yeah, since when have people considered us 'cute'? I've seen some movies and such where an american character says they love british accents, but that's different.

 

[A. Manslayer]

I heard a German once liked to kill people, does that mean all Germans have 'German rage'?

We basicly do.

In context:
The fuck you say? British Fiction is really, really good fiction and the humor is the most delicious cynical humor, you will find anywhere, I wish more German comedians (especially the political ones) were as cynical as British humor is.
Also don't hate on Fantasy/Sci-Fi were not everything is dead serious. Dr. Who for example is the shit and the doctor himself is not really a serious character.

 

[Gravy Boat Gary]

I may not be English but in Australia we get allot of british television and most of it is far from cute. Sometimes even there kids show aren't even cute.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4F7y__Viws&feature=related

 

[Woodsey]

First post, whee.

Anyhoo, the words 'muggle' or 'Hogwarts' are simply a holdover from the fact that Harry Potter started out as a children's book and grew more serious over time. Inevitably, some of the lighter elements will seem out of place.

Exactly. And really? Two words stop you from enjoying a series? And really? You base British "cuteness" on that?

We don't make anything cute. Ever. (That's why our swear words are better than yours!)

 

[RYjet911]

As an American, I do like British culture, especially comedy, but I can't get over their obsession with making everything cute.

I'm not even sure if cute is the right word, it's just the best word I can muster. They don't just apply cute names to things like the Japanese do, but apply cuteness and expect everyone to take it seriously. I can't get into Harry Potter, though I'm sure it's brilliantly written, just because non-magic users are referred to as Muggles. To compare, the Final Fantasy series has creatures called Moogles, but FF doesn't force us to take them seriously.

Again, it might just be the fact that I'm American. I'm used to mystical things sounding sort of Asian or Middle Eastern and putting apostrophes in random places. An ancient secret society should be called Kal'sur and the mystical weapon should be Dor'salim. So if non-magic using people in the HP universe were called Cara'sin instead of Muggles, maybe I wouldn't be posting this on the net, but as it is, Muggles is a word that forces me to accept the fact that I'm reading a book written for an 8 year old even though the later novels grow with the audience.

As it is, I hate British naming of Fantasy things. Posters should feel free to add their own grievances.

So, you made a thread about British cuteness, because of a single Scottish ***** making up words for her book series widely loved, but also widely hated?

Good one.

 

[lord.jeff]

On topic, cute is the least of our cares in Britain. We are the masters of dark comedy, sarcasm and irony, within which cute doesn't even register. You're basing this off a single word by someone mildly famous who happens to also be British.

Cute and Dark work great together, look at Hitgirl.

 

[Something Amyss]

As an American, I do like British culture, especially comedy, but I can't get over their obsession with making everything cute.

I'm not even sure if cute is the right word, it's just the best word I can muster. They don't just apply cute names to things like the Japanese do, but apply cuteness and expect everyone to take it seriously. I can't get into Harry Potter, though I'm sure it's brilliantly written, just because non-magic users are referred to as Muggles. To compare, the Final Fantasy series has creatures called Moogles, but FF doesn't force us to take them seriously.

Again, it might just be the fact that I'm American. I'm used to mystical things sounding sort of Asian or Middle Eastern and putting apostrophes in random places. An ancient secret society should be called Kal'sur and the mystical weapon should be Dor'salim. So if non-magic using people in the HP universe were called Cara'sin instead of Muggles, maybe I wouldn't be posting this on the net, but as it is, Muggles is a word that forces me to accept the fact that I'm reading a book written for an 8 year old even though the later novels grow with the audience.

As it is, I hate British naming of Fantasy things. Posters should feel free to add their own grievances.

I love the Harry Potter series, though I would contest its "brilliance. However, it's important to note that it's a children's series that starts off as a bright and vibrant world. "Muggles" fits the tone of the early books, and I doubt the Wizarding terminology is going to change just because Harry got emo.

 

[ultimateownage]

They don't use middle eastern names and apostrophes because 1. it's based in present day and 2. it's based in England.
I have no fucking clue what you're going on about.

I'm pretty sure you have the name England and Japan mixed up.

 

[gigastrike]

Maybe you should give another example. A word in a children's book isn't exactly significant proof. Also, the fact that you compared the word to "moogle" (the only similarity between the two being similar names) shows that you're view of the word "muggle" may actually be derived from this relation rather than the word itself.

 

[SadakoMoose]

It's not my fault that British Women look so cuddly! D:<
Jeez, you act like I do it on a serial basis...

 

[Swifteye]

British people aren't cute. I don't know why. I think the queen told them it was uncouth or something.