So as some of you know I'm British, living in the UK but my girlfriend is American, currently living in the US. We were skyping when I saw this buzzfeed article (http://www.buzzfeed.com/robinedds/questions-britain-has-for-the-us#.krypneGYe6) and decided to ask her the questions in it and record her answers.
Thus, this was born:
1. Why are you always so patriotic?
A: 'Murica. I don't know, I think it's just like "Woo! we got guns 'n' shit!"
2. Why would you live somewhere that can get so cold?
A: I live in the desert [Arizona], so ask all those nothern people.
3. Why do so many people give Obama such a hard time?
A: 'Cause we're dicks. He's a great guy but everybody wants to blame him for everything.
4. Is a Chicken Nugget setting on a microwave totally necessary?
A: I'm blissfully unaware of this. I'll just enjoy my popcorn setting.
*Author's note: Chicken Nugget settings are always necessary.
5. Does alcohol taste better when drunk out of a gun?
A: Shotgunning is a thing, where you drink from the barrel of an actual shotgun. I imagine it tastes awful. I must be a poor representation of my country as I've not done this.
6. Why is everything so much bigger?
A: Cause we like to show off. 'Murica.
7. [Picture of a minivan (people carrier for the UK) with a lift kit]
A: Mom's gotta have fun too!
8. Do you have any of your own actors or are you going to just keep stealing ours?
A: The Supernatural crew are all Texan. But we like your accents so we'll keep stealing yours.
9. What have you got against the letter U?
A: Cause that's some French bullshit we don't want anything to do with.
10. What exactly does freedom taste like?
A: Riding on a motorcycle with your bald eagle.
11. [In reference to the grid system] Why are your streets so boringly predictable?
A: Because it makes everything easy. We don't like streets that end in nowhere.
12. What's with the whole "being happy and confident talking to strangers" thing?
A: We like to hide our insecurities and let them out in small bursts.
13. Why must you confuse us thankless Brits with the concept of tipping?
A: Our waitresses would die of starvation if we didn't tip.
Author's note: Waitresses in the US, because of tips, don't make minimum wage like ours do. Or at least like our's are supposed to.
14. This confused me.. It looks like bacon to me... Skipped it.
15. Why are your TV ads for drugs so batshit crazy?
A: I don't know, they all seem fairly normal to me? I've not encountered a drug ad that seemed crazy.
16. Why must your cups be red?
A: Solo cups? Red cups mean shit's going down. Mainly beer pong.
17. Why do your toilets have so much water in them?
A: I don't why but I hate it, it's a waste of water.
18. Why are there giant gaps in public toilet doors?
A: I really don't know but it creeps me out.
19. How do we get in on this whole pizza breakfast thing?
A: You order pizza breakfast, or eat left over pizza....
Author Note: I have breakfast pizza a lot... Is this unusual in the UK?
20. Why do you still have to sign when paying rather than using chip and pin?
A: I use chip and pin on debit, just not credit.
21. Exactly how many countries take part in the world series?
A: One. I love baseball, don't even.... 'Murica.
22. And how is it possible that this is a college football game?
A: I have no clue, it's probably part of why our tuition is so expensive.
23. How did Miss Florida not win Miss America? She slapped a shark as a kid.
A: Because the pageants are based on beauty not their personal merits unfortunately. So even though she's badass she didn't win.
24. People aren't actually called Randy, right?
A: Not anyone that I've met...
In closing she said "Sorry for being so stereotypical, please don't hate me!"
So yeah. That was a thing.
~Rusty.
Haha, I can't believe you managed to make me look sane! XD But really, it was a lot of fun. <3
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