An American's observations about his visit to England go viral

[Belushi]

Mind you, if he didn't think there was racism in Cornwall...

White person on holiday. I wouldn't notice all the racism in Berlin say if I didn't have black friends there.

 

[Blagsta]

Probably just went through it by train or coach. It looks crap that way.

It is crap tbf

But we love it anyway

 

[Lucy Fur]

It's a summary of Bill Brysons Notes from a Small Island.
Which possibly has it's uses, if only to save people from reading Bill Bryson.

 

[gosub]

There's no AC Took me 5 mins to realise he means air con not alternating current

 

[DotCommunist]

It's a summary of Bill Brysons Notes from a Small Island.
Which possibly has it's uses, if only to save people from reading Bill Bryson.

ah he's alright. His early stuff about first coming to england in the 70s and then about his re-adjusting wheen he moved back to the USA decades later are funny enough. Not sharply observed or biting but gently amusing stuff from an unabashed anglophile.

 

[weltweit]

I wonder what I would have written after my first trip to the USA..

Reasonably friendly locals
Lots of American flags
Drive through everything
Hard to find food you don't eat off plastic or card
Bluegrass music hmm
..

 

[Dr. Furface]

* If you speed on a motorway, you get a ticket. Period. Always

Clearly he's never been on one. Period. Ever.

 

[hot air baboon]

...Bryson's pretty acerbic when he wants to be though not to the extent of Paul Theroux's effort :

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kingdom-Sea-Journey-Around-Britain/dp/0140071814/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

* If you speed on a motorway, you get a ticket. Period. Always

Clearly he's never been on one. Period. Ever.

...mind you as 90% of the network now seems to consist of roadworks with avarage speed cameras he may be closer to the mark than one might think...

 

[rutabowa]

THIS IS THE INTERNET!!!

that is true, but if I'm going to read pointless bullshit I'd at least like it to be someone's actual real opinion, as opposed to a made-up, airbrushed list by an imaginary person that contains no truth that I can see, and seems to me to only exist to cater to english peoples' sense of nostalgia.

 

[scifisam]

It is someone's real opinion:

An American Was Shocked When His Facebook Observations About England Went Massively Viral

 

[DotCommunist]

* Cider (alcoholic) is quite good.

what other sort is there? non alcoholic cider is apple juice

 

[littlebabyjesus]

what other sort is there? non alcoholic cider is apple juice

from wiki

in the US and some parts of Canada, "cider" refers to unfiltered apple juice, traditionally made with a distinct sweet-tart taste.

 

[editor]

what other sort is there? non alcoholic cider is apple juice

In America, their cider is strange looking brown colour and comes with no alcohol.

 

[rutabowa]

It is someone's real opinion:

An American Was Shocked When His Facebook Observations About England Went Massively Viral

That link to Buzzfeed does not allay my suspicions.

Find it hard to believe that someone who has worked doing marketing for Apple since 1983 is "shocked" about something he posted going viral.

 

[killer b]

buzzfeed is the paper of record, how dare you doubt the veracity of their claims.

 

[fishfinger]

That link to Buzzfeed does not allay my suspicions.

Find it hard to believe that someone who has worked doing marketing for Apple since 1983 is "shocked" about something he posted going viral.

You didn't notice this then? “I once worked for Apple Computer, but I’ve recovered,”

 

[rutabowa]

You didn't notice this then? “I once worked for Apple Computer, but I’ve recovered,”

No, I refuse to learn any more "facts" about this vile computer generated content.

 

[editor]

It is someone's real opinion:

An American Was Shocked When His Facebook Observations About England Went Massively Viral

I intentionally avoided linking to Buzzfeed.

 

[fishfinger]

No, I refuse to learn any more "facts" about this vile computer generated content.

Please, just stop digging

 

[littlebabyjesus]

That link to Buzzfeed does not allay my suspicions.

Find it hard to believe that someone who has worked doing marketing for Apple since 1983 is "shocked" about something he posted going viral.

Whatever the truth of that, the list rings true, and the article rings true. Yes, it's twee and massively romanticised, and in places plain wrong (the speeding thing's bizarre, tbh), but it's kind of interesting to see an American's take on stuff here that they like.

 

[J Ed]

In America, their cider is strange looking brown colour and comes with no alcohol.

Normal cider is getting more popular there, they have adverts for Strongbow on telly now

 

[littlebabyjesus]

I've no idea what Buzzfeed is tbh.

 

[Santino]

Going viral used to mean something. If someone has to tell me something went viral, I feel a bit like when someone has to explain who a 'famous' person is.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Normal cider is getting more popular there, they have adverts for Strongbow on telly now

(((real cider)))

 

[editor]

that is true, but if I'm going to read pointless bullshit I'd at least like it to be someone's actual real opinion, as opposed to a made-up, airbrushed list by an imaginary person that contains no truth that I can see, and seems to me to only exist to cater to english peoples' sense of nostalgia.

The OP contained a link to his website.
SCOTT WATERS Portrait & Landscape Artist

 

[Orang Utan]

I've no idea what Buzzfeed is tbh.

So that's what faux-naivety looks like.
'What's The YouTube?'

 

[editor]

Normal cider is getting more popular there, they have adverts for Strongbow on telly now

I took a pic of their 'cider' when I was in NY

What Americans call 'cider' is what we call 'apple juice' seeing as there's no alcohol involved.

The stuff tastes delicious though, and here's a stall stuffed full of the stuff from the Terhune Orchards

Photos of the Union Square Greenmarket, a farmers' market in the heart of Manhattan, New York, NYC

 

[DotCommunist]

looks more like arse gravy to me

 

[littlebabyjesus]

So that's what faux-naivety looks like.
'What's The YouTube?'

No, I can guess, but I genuinely don't know what it is. It has never crossed my path before.

 

[killer b]

I've no idea what Buzzfeed is tbh.

its a website that tries to make stuff go viral.