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Britain rule (i.imgur.com)
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[-] xusontha@ls.buckodr.ink 85 points 11 months ago

The Greeks aren't asking a question, they're telling Google that English is a Greek dialect

[-] mustbe3to20signs@feddit.de 26 points 11 months ago
[-] xusontha@ls.buckodr.ink 26 points 11 months ago

and Spain too. Apparently the English are strange sailors who speak a Greek dialect

[-] WeLoveCastingSpellz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 11 months ago

Bri'ish people if they were good

[-] _dev_null@lemmy.zxcvn.xyz 4 points 11 months ago

Filthy buggers, go from port to port.

[-] Successful_Try543@feddit.de 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I doubt that there ist any explicit form of "to be" in Czech language. "Englishmen are sailors" is probably a false translation.

[-] DessertStorms@kbin.social 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)
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[-] SirQuackTheDuck@lemmy.world 54 points 11 months ago

The UK will do anything to stand out, like creating their own country abbreviations instead of using the goddamn ISO.

"NTL" for "The Netherlands", really?

[-] ReveredOxygen@sh.itjust.works 24 points 11 months ago

(for reference, the 3-letter ISO code is NLD)

[-] affiliate@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago
[-] deur@feddit.nl 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Unfortunately I think its more like

NederLanD

(or the NetherLanDs, actually, oops)

[-] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 29 points 11 months ago

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[-] Caitlynn@feddit.de 28 points 11 months ago

Every german country is insulting Britain, based

[-] Gork@lemm.ee 27 points 11 months ago

The Danes ask a good question.

Why do they still wear powdered wigs?

[-] SleepyWheel@sh.itjust.works 14 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

But also, why do Danish priests wear Elizabethan ruffs?

[-] BananaOnionJuice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 11 months ago

Because it gets better reception, at least a 10dB gain.

[-] snor10@lemm.ee 6 points 11 months ago

It represents a millstone.

Mathew 18:6 "but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.โ€ (Mat 18:6, ESVS)

[-] SleepyWheel@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago

TIL, thanks!

[-] Taniwha420@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

THIS is immediately thought about: the Danes are in no position to be criticising ridiculous ceremonial garb. Also, that's exactly the kind of self-assured arrogance I'd expect from a German. Also, ok, SOME Dutch are gorgeous, but the rest look like someone replaced their head with a milk crate.

[-] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago

Uniformity, basically. It's just part of the standard costume. Same as the robes and the frilly underthings.

[-] moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 11 months ago

my favorite one is ireland

[-] Evilsmiley@sh.itjust.works 8 points 11 months ago

We were trying to see if there's a Scottish equivalent of having a big Irish head on 'im

[-] onion@feddit.de 23 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Note it doesn't say anywhere that these are the top searches.

[-] filcuk@lemmy.zip 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

They are the top searches in my heart โค๏ธ
I especially like the ones that are statements, instead 0f questions

[-] vankappa@lemmy.world 18 points 11 months ago

yo I don't like the UK either and their general traditions and cultures but.. I respect brits. While this one in particular is not that heavy-handed, what's up with all the racism against brits lately in this (and other memes) sub?

[-] yetAnotherUser@feddit.de 34 points 11 months ago

Br*tish isn't a race, it's a nationality.

And despising people who happen to live in another country closeby has been one of the most popular European pastimes for millenia.

[-] vankappa@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

yeah maybe that's normal for racists

[-] yetAnotherUser@feddit.de 13 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It's not racist if you hate everyone regardless of ethnicity with that nationality ๐Ÿ˜Ž

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

Br*tish isn't a race, it's a nationality

"It's not racism, it's just sparkling xenophobia"?

[-] SuperCub@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

I don't think you know what that word means?

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

Xenophobia or racism?

[-] SexualPolytope@lemmy.sdf.org 19 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I guess it's just that they've fucked most nations on Earth at some point of time. I've generally noticed that "racism" against former colonizers like the English, French and citizens of currently powerful countries like Americans is accepted.

[-] vankappa@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

I agree that English colonialism was awful. But I'm pretty sure that not all English folk cared about colonisation of other, "underdeveloped" countries. I'm pretty sure most English folk were just trying to survive while their English lords and oligarchs were stealing their food

[-] teuast@lemmy.ca 6 points 11 months ago

some of my students are the kids of the significant Indian population in my area, and every so often the subject of England will come up in a lesson. those kids have some harsh words for the english. most of them have living relatives who remember the 40s famines there.

and yes, shit talking people who have societal power is generally more okay than doing the same with people who don't have societal power. "racism" against white americans is way more toothless than racism against, say, black americans.

[-] egonallanon@lemm.ee 17 points 11 months ago

As a lifelong resident of the UK you really shouldn't. We've really not covered ourselves in glory over the last decade or so.

[-] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 months ago

Ha, brexitier points finger

[-] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It's not racism... Friendly countries have always been picking on each others. Like Finnish are picking on Swedish, Norwegians are picking on Swedish or Danish are picking on Swedish.

[-] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

I always explain it's like Americans when someone from New York makes a joke about someone from Kentucky, or California. Except we do it with neighbouring countries. And we don't need a laugh track. And we don't have to wait for the adverts to finish

[-] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 11 months ago

Wouldn't that be racism against Kentuckians and Californians? /s

[-] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Some yank would find a reason to be offended, yes

[-] HerbalGamer@lemm.ee 17 points 11 months ago

Hungarians sure do ask a valid question.

[-] onion@feddit.de 12 points 11 months ago

Not it doesn't say anywhere that these are top searches.

[-] my_legs_still_hurt92@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

I'm ashamed for my countrymen and women for asking such a stupid question.

[-] Afghaniscran@feddit.uk 3 points 11 months ago

Are you irish by any chance?

[-] my_legs_still_hurt92@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

No, I'm not but I visited Ireland ones.

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