Please name one thing about English culture that Americans either don't know or you wished they knew?
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That England is not Britain, it's just a part of it.  The nation is a country made up of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.  Saying that England did this or that ( unless you're talking about football) is like saying Texas did this or that when you meant the whole of the USA.
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1. You are proper and unoffensive.\n\n2. You have adorable accents.\n\n3. You have lovely bone china. I did buy a full tea service from Royal Albert -- gorgeous! (But for dinner, I went for the Limoges.)\n\n4. You enjoy tea. Americans assiciate tea with England, even though it's not produced there. (Hardly anyone associates the Far East with tea.) And the simple pouring of tea is fascinating, probably because Americans are generally unfamiliar with it, having had coffee for so long. Even though every stratum of society in England drinks tea, Americans associate aristocracy and good fortune with it. Also, to an American, there is only black, green, and "herbal" tea, whereas an Englishman is familiar with quite a large selection of teas.\n\n5. You make beautiful automobiles, but you need a good electrician on the plant. I owned a Jaguar, and now I have a Land Rover. The Land Rover rolled over and just about killed me, but I still think that the style of its body has a certain charm that other well-running European cars have never had. \n\n6. Although according to European culinary standards, you could loosen up and be more creative in the kitchen, we Americans are much like you, so we can relate to you. All I know is that you like ale, batter fried fish and chips, with vinegar. (That is what the English pubs in the US serve.) The vinegar is quite shocking to an American, but intriguing too. (We use lemon juice.) Also, your understanding of beer is much greater than that of a typical American. We try, but all we know is one variety -- beer. You could probably intimidate an American with your knowledge of beer styles.\n\n7. I think that you wear shockingly bold colors for such an understated people (no subtlety there), but you can still be quiet with that boldness somehow.\n\n8. We romanticize the Royal Family -- it's something that we normally just read about in storybook fairy tales.\n\n9. I have great respect for your banking system, and for your legal system. Our laws are based on what England had taught the settlers, with an extra dose of fairness.\n\n10. We like your rock music -- it's very artistic and intriguing. English musicians think that they made it really big when they have an album in the United States, and we love having those musicians come here. Unfortunately, I don't think that we get as many of your bands as we used to. I don't know why that is. Maybe Americans have become more cunning at marketing more American music, creating a smoke screen hiding the deeply artistic talent of the English rock musician. But I'm not really certain about any of this.\n\n11. And last, your reserved manner can be intimidating on occasion. It's possible that that stems from the fact that, although we both speak English, there is a tremendous number of words and phrases that are completely different, which creates a soft barrier. It's like speaking a foreign language. I would certainly be interested to hear your perception of this.
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If you ever visit England 'Mug'... Please let me know?\nI would be most interested in hearing your views (about the English) face to face!
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who speaks it, the accent, the use of definite and indefinite articles (e.g. "in hospital" vs "in the hospital"), a zillion gabillion idioms such as "school leaver" instead of "high school graduate", spellings (programme vs program), the use of "presently" (meaning after awhile in british and right now in american), countless slang words, the fact that american has verbed a number of former nouns such as contact... pick up a publication from britain and compare it to a similar one in america and have a look.
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You forget, darling, that the English language originated & came from Britain,  and the British preserved the original & correct pronunciation & style of speaking which sets the standard for English wherever it may be spoken.  \n\nAmerican, Caribbean, and other dialects of English are not original , have been altered & modified.  I am American but I dream of speaking proper British English as they do.  I love how they speak.  \n\nAfter all, English came from Britain, not from America or anywhere else.  And everyone here in America has their own peculiar style of speech.  this always happens with dialects which develop.\n\nI wish everyone spoke like the educated British, really.
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Well it is true that the amount of errors and shorthand in the American's language is increasing with every generation.  However, it is the American language, it's just a form of English now.  It happens over time languages change and branch apart, I wouldn't be surprised that over the next few hundred years the language spoken in England and America would be so different you would have to take classes in one to understand other.
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what are you talking about, and who taught you english?
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Good morning!\n\nWhy do Brits say "ta" for Thank You?\n\nWhy do Brits call sandwiches "sarnies"?\n\nJust the way people talk, I guess :-))
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I think if you live in the US you should know how to speak English.  And when you are out of your home in front of others - like at work, etc, it is rude to speak a different language.
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Yes, I am currently living in another country and it does get alienating sometimes. Despite the hype about "Americans don't have any culture", that is really not true. When you live in other places you are shocked by some of the cultural norms in other countries. Certain things that are legal in other countries are illegal in the US.
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Welcome to America...where the primary language is ENGLISH!!!
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English.  I feel the United States is a very influential country and for the most part English is spoken, so most other country learn to speak English.
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It is usually English and History.
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England is a society of tradition, America isn't.
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i agree. American culture has such in influence on all other countries that they think they know us better than we no ourselves. Idiots oh and God bless America
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what we learned (me as a filipino) from the americans,I guess,is the fondness of the filipino people to learn and speak english,if not all,because obviously,we are one of the top countries that speak english fluently and/or where english language was widely spoken,so i think english language was the one that we really inherited from the americans.....yey......pero siyempre di dapat natin makalimutan magsalita ng tagalog...di ba? (yeah you mispelled the Philippines....but its ok,maybe next time)
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That is correct, there are many diverse ideas, and Spanish and English are widly spoken, and there are many religions and other cultural differences...\n\nWhenever I have asked what is the "American Culture" that people needs to "assimilate" nobody has been able to explain it to me... is it the pop culture? is it the gangsta rap? is it watching American Idol and consumerism? what is it??