A special relationship? - Page 2

Aktungbby · 02-28-25, 10:26 AM

...a little Polynesian Samoan from the Y chromosome side stymies alleged 'inbredness'!?? Then again ,considering the massive global Y Chromosome bottleneck 7000 years ago during the Neolithic period with womens' mitochondrial DNA remaining unabated; we're all a little inbred these daze!

Eichhörnchen · 02-28-25, 11:00 AM

Well... in fact... my great grandfather was American Samoan. True

Aktungbby · 02-28-25, 11:12 AM

...so you've said...a few times; and I actually pay attention...enroute to Davie Jones Locker!!

Sean C · 02-28-25, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

as I understand it very many Americans below a certain age have no idea where [the U.K. is] in the world or even what language we speak. I can in part vouch for this since my American nephew once told me that when he mentioned his forthcoming visit to England one of his young friends asked him what language we speak

Don't feel too bad. Many Americans below a certain age also have no idea where any country is on a map ... even the U.S.

I wish I was joking.

Ostfriese · 03-01-25, 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Sean C

Don't feel too bad. Many Americans below a certain age also have no idea where any country is on a map ... even the U.S.

I wish I was joking.

It seems many Americans don't even know that there are other countries than the US, Mexico and Canada. Many Americans don't seem to know that the English speak English.

Commander Wallace · 03-01-25, 02:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Ostfriese

It seems many Americans don't even know that there are other countries than the US, Mexico and Canada. Many Americans don't seem to know that the English speak English.

Where do you come up with your stupid Bs ?

Reece · 03-01-25, 02:31 AM

Yeh!! The English speak American!

ET2SN · 03-01-25, 02:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

The above is copied from a post I made today on Facebook - and just now I was sent this by a US friend of ours -

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"Know this; I personally think of all of you as a treasure to have as friends. A strength. Like your precious poet has penned, not a clod of dirt falls into the
ocean without the whole of England [insert "everyone", as we are actually talking about humanity] suffering. You are extremely precious to me and my
friends"

Geez, were they trying to sell you an insurance policy or an extended warranty for the car?

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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

I'm not, mate - I'm safely in the blue zone - "Apparently not the north"

X marks the squirrel

BTW, just in case- WHACK!

Ostfriese · 03-01-25, 02:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Commander Wallace

Where do you come up with your stupid Bs ?

Experience. Met more than enough of those.

Commander Wallace · 03-01-25, 04:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Ostfriese

Experience. Met more than enough of those.

I would put what I know and the understanding of Geography and History by the kids I grew up with against you any day.

And your experience tells you that no one knows Geography like perhaps-you ? A number of us spent time in Germany protecting you. Remember that. We know where Germany is, that's for sure.

Eichhörnchen · 03-01-25, 05:23 AM

Hey, guys - please! My fault all this - the tenor of my OP was meant to question whether GB is quite as prominent or important as our press seem so needy to hear about in dealings with the US. Perhaps clumsy of me to attempt to illustrate this with the anecdote as I did

Platapus · 03-01-25, 06:54 AM

“Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.”
― George Carlin

mapuc · 03-01-25, 09:51 AM

We have to go back to the beginning of the 80's where the Swedish King and Queen was on an official visit in USA.

Each day there were news report from this visit. One day(I'll never forget it)the reporter was visiting a bar/pub and there he asked the quest if they knew Sweden and where it could be found on the map.

Those he asked didn't know there was a country named Sweden...Until he came to this man who was pretty sure Sweden was an island and it could be found north of Japan

Markus

Platapus · 03-01-25, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by mapuc

Until he came to this man who was pretty sure Sweden was an island and it could be found north of Japan

Markus

Well... if you go enough North from Japan....

Catfish · 03-01-25, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Well... if you go enough North from Japan....

Not true, you will fall off the map. Also the map in the video further north in this thread is unfair, everyone knows that America is left on the map, and Asia is right. Strict geographically of(f) course.

02-28-25, 10:26 AM	#16
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,033 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	...a little Polynesian Samoan from the Y chromosome side stymies alleged 'inbredness'!?? Then again ,considering the massive global Y Chromosome *bottleneck* 7000 years ago during the Neolithic period with womens' mitochondrial DNA remaining unabated; we're all a little inbred these daze! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!! Last edited by Aktungbby; 02-28-25 at 10:34 AM.

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Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,411 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Well... in fact... my great grandfather was American Samoan. True __________________

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Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,033 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	...so you've said...a few times; and I actually pay attention...enroute to Davie Jones Locker!! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

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Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,734 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	Yeh!! The English speak American! __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

03-01-25, 05:23 AM	#26
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,411 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Hey, guys - please! My fault all this - the tenor of my OP was meant to question whether GB is quite as prominent or important as our press seem so needy to hear about in dealings with the US. Perhaps clumsy of me to attempt to illustrate this with the anecdote as I did __________________

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,380 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	“Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.” ― George Carlin __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

03-01-25, 09:51 AM	#28
mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,541 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	We have to go back to the beginning of the 80's where the Swedish King and Queen was on an official visit in USA. Each day there were news report from this visit. One day(I'll never forget it)the reporter was visiting a bar/pub and there he asked the quest if they knew Sweden and where it could be found on the map. Those he asked didn't know there was a country named Sweden...Until he came to this man who was pretty sure Sweden was an island and it could be found north of Japan Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat