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SsilverR said:
JoshGod said:
When this becomes a reality.
OH MY FUCKING GOD ...... dude .. no joke, that's my desktop wallpaper LOL

and yeah .. what he said .. also

When you're convinced that people can't spell and contantly remind yourself that there's more than 1 english (but we all know that there's only 1 REAL English XD)

When you only add capitals in fron of "England" or "Great Britain" but scotland, whales, america, russia, china, ect.. don't get one

When you think half-pints or quarter-pints are just wrong .... just ... so wrong

When you can't go 1 day without being sarcastic

Aaaand my personal favorite ... When you run out on a hot day to try to get as MUCH sun as possible on those rare sunny days .... and still complain about the weather (now it's too hot LOL)
I love you! XD

But seriously, come to Yorkshire, where the half pint glass doesn't exist!
 

MetaKnight19

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When you pronounce the word aluminium as 'al-u-min-ium' and not the American pronunciation 'alu-minum'
 

Xanadu84

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Jazoni89 said:
Xanadu84 said:
I'm not British, so this bit of opinion is pure heresay. Take this as you will, and I concede to an actual Brit disagreeing with me...however, I imagine that a British person, and only a British person, would ever think that Cockney rhyming slang makes a single lick of sense.

Also to be clear, there is sure to be a "Not all rectangles are squares, but all squares are rectangles" situation here. All people who think Cockney rhyming slang makes a lick of sense are British, there is no one outside of the country who would ever call it sensible, making it a sure fire indication of being a Brit, but plenty of Brits don't think it makes a lick of sense. It can prove that you are British, but it can't prove that your not. That fair to say?
Cockney rhyming slang is easy.

Apples, and pears - Stairs

Dog, and bone - Phone

Pork pies - Lies

Skin, and blister - Sister

Tommy Tank - Wank

You just have to find two things related and rhyme it with another word. It was used in London as a sort of inside language, that most people wouldn't get. I would love to confuse an American with it though, that would be quite the laugh.
And are you British?
 

Jazoni89

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Xanadu84 said:
Jazoni89 said:
Xanadu84 said:
I'm not British, so this bit of opinion is pure heresay. Take this as you will, and I concede to an actual Brit disagreeing with me...however, I imagine that a British person, and only a British person, would ever think that Cockney rhyming slang makes a single lick of sense.

Also to be clear, there is sure to be a "Not all rectangles are squares, but all squares are rectangles" situation here. All people who think Cockney rhyming slang makes a lick of sense are British, there is no one outside of the country who would ever call it sensible, making it a sure fire indication of being a Brit, but plenty of Brits don't think it makes a lick of sense. It can prove that you are British, but it can't prove that your not. That fair to say?
Cockney rhyming slang is easy.

Apples, and pears - Stairs

Dog, and bone - Phone

Pork pies - Lies

Skin, and blister - Sister

Tommy Tank - Wank

You just have to find two things related and rhyme it with another word. It was used in London as a sort of inside language, that most people wouldn't get. I would love to confuse an American with it though, that would be quite the laugh.
And are you British?
Well, no shit Sherlock...I kid, I kid.

Yeah, but i don't see how it's confusing if you know about it, that is.

Unless you don't have a mental capacity to rhyme words, then yeah.
 

Zipa

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You know you are British when you roll your eyes every time you encounter a British person playing the typical villain in films and computer games.
 

GideonB

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ash-brewster said:
You know you are British when you roll your eyes every time you encounter a British person playing the typical villain in films and computer games.
This
You know you are British when every american says to you I LOVE YOUR ACCENT OMG because briitsh accents are cool. Apparantly. lol
 

Zipa

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GideonB said:
ash-brewster said:
You know you are British when you roll your eyes every time you encounter a British person playing the typical villain in films and computer games.
This
You know you are British when every american says to you I LOVE YOUR ACCENT OMG because briitsh accents are cool. Apparantly. lol
Yeah that is a good one to lol.
 

Jazoni89

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ash-brewster said:
You know you are British when you roll your eyes every time you encounter a British person playing the typical villain in films and computer games.
See the upcoming Uncharted 3.

*Shivers*
 

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T8B95 said:
You know you're British when you start using the word "glass" as a verb.
never heard that one before but I'm not British either :p
The phenomenon known as "Glassing" also known as "Bottling" - to hit someone over the head with a glass pint glass or bottle. quite common in the U.K.

Love the Jim Jefferies refrence.

You know your British when someone pushes in line and you get pissed off over it.
 

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Nimcha said:
When you use 'could of' or any variation thereof.

Or being extremely xenophobic.
Doesn't that classify you as a republican?(just a joke)

OT:...when you make a cup of tea for the burglars.
 

Xanadu84

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Jazoni89 said:
Xanadu84 said:
Jazoni89 said:
Xanadu84 said:
I'm not British, so this bit of opinion is pure heresay. Take this as you will, and I concede to an actual Brit disagreeing with me...however, I imagine that a British person, and only a British person, would ever think that Cockney rhyming slang makes a single lick of sense.

Also to be clear, there is sure to be a "Not all rectangles are squares, but all squares are rectangles" situation here. All people who think Cockney rhyming slang makes a lick of sense are British, there is no one outside of the country who would ever call it sensible, making it a sure fire indication of being a Brit, but plenty of Brits don't think it makes a lick of sense. It can prove that you are British, but it can't prove that your not. That fair to say?
Cockney rhyming slang is easy.

Apples, and pears - Stairs

Dog, and bone - Phone

Pork pies - Lies

Skin, and blister - Sister

Tommy Tank - Wank

You just have to find two things related and rhyme it with another word. It was used in London as a sort of inside language, that most people wouldn't get. I would love to confuse an American with it though, that would be quite the laugh.
And are you British?
Well, no shit Sherlock...I kid, I kid.

Yeah, but i don't see how it's confusing if you know about it, that is.

Unless you don't have a mental capacity to rhyme words, then yeah.
...Meaning you have strengthened my hypothesis.

Every person I have ever talked to about it now knows what it is, and thinks it's just silly. Leading me to think that its got to be a British thing.
 

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akfg666 said:
You know you're British when: you're fluent in British, sarcasm and chav
I'm Norwegian and I already fill those demands fine. I speak with a proper British accent, I am the master of sarcasm, and I've got a decent chavvy English.
 

6unn3r

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...when you had the greatest empire the world has ever seen and gave it up because it was time to retire and live the good life drinking tea and watching cricket.
 

snugglesgold

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You know your British when your prepared to defend your love of Marmite to the death!
Also when you hear the word wanker used on an american show and fall off your chair laughing becasue,to Americans, it's not that rude a word
 

Liberaliter

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When you speak English the correct way and find yourself cast as the villain in a film/videogame.