Why do Americans think they are...

[bluegrazz]

Originally Posted by lizzyking

ITs funny stuff, but Al Gore never claimed to have invented the Internet. He made some comment about having been behind legislation that enabled the Internet's transition from being the relatively obscure communications network of it's post-arpanet days, to something accessible to the public at large, and because it was an election year, his political opponents spun it - rather effectively - into the legend of him claiming to have invented it.

I'm no lover of Al Gore, I just mention that because I remember how it all happened, I've been an Internet junkie since the early 90s.

I know but the internet meme of Al Gore and the Interweb is now History and the legend of Gore shall live on.

[steppewar]

Originally Posted by sparkplug

If you ever watch any US news shows you will see why they think they are the only nation on earth, as they very rarely mention any other country at all.

Unlike the UK news which is normally just all about America.

Well I have noticed over the last few years lot of US tv shows have British actors in the lead roles,e.g ...

1)House
2)The Walking Dead
3)Leverage
4)Lie To Me
5)Lost
6)Star Trek TNG & DS9
7)True Blood
8)Awake
9)Missing
10)Homeland
11)The Wire
12)Flash Forward

[alienbiketrail]

Originally Posted by steppewar

Well I have noticed over the last few years lot of US tv shows have British actors in the lead roles,e.g ...

1)House
2)The Walking Dead
3)Leverage
4)Lie To Me
5)Lost
6)Star Trek TNG & DS9
7)True Blood
8)Awake
9)Missing
10)Homeland
11)The Wire
12)Flash Forward

Yes the USA loves British type people and that accent, I think that is why so many are becoming media stars very pleasant vibes you got there and charisma with that group.

[arcyclus]

I just want to know why ya'll Brits talk funny and drive on the wrong side of the road?

[kesm27]

Originally Posted by steppewar

Well I have noticed over the last few years lot of US tv shows have British actors in the lead roles,e.g ...

1)House
2)The Walking Dead
3)Leverage
4)Lie To Me
5)Lost
6)Star Trek TNG & DS9
7)True Blood
8)Awake
9)Missing
10)Homeland
11)The Wire
12)Flash Forward

Don't forget the Sarah Connor Chronicles. The show might have been cancelled but Lena Headey will rule the waves forever.

[pippin]

Originally Posted by bluegrazz

You guys are just lucky that the American Hero Al Gore even invented the damn interweb.

I thought that was Tim Berners-Lee... He's British.

[kesm27]

Originally Posted by bluegrazz

You guys are just lucky that the American Hero Al Gore even invented the damn interweb.

And thank God for the American Hero Winston Churchill discovering the Enigma machine, and for you guys showing us ignorant and primitive Brits the correct way to pronounce and spell "aluminium", too. (aluminee... aloominuh... inny... a-loo-min-umm... OK got it )

[302bluefog]

Originally Posted by lizzyking

Anyway. Yeah, Americans try to conserve text space, by eliminating the use of letters that are not needed from many words. For example, the letter "u" is removed from color (colour), humor (humour), and so on.

SMS language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

SMS language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
SMS language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

^That 's true, about 4 years ago Americans changed from English to SMS language.

I don't even know what the english language is anymore.