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Anyone here an Anglophile?

musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
edited March 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
As in a lover of English/British culture?

Never been or visited but just love evrything about it, the way people talk, the movies, books, music etc...
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  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 13,144
    wouldnt go that far
    but I love their culture and history

    and a nice branston pickle sandwich

    EDIT:
    In fact I would be grateful for anyone that would send me some!
  • failedpersephonefailedpersephone Posts: 3,424
    Yup...I am.

    except for that brief time in the mid eighties, when I was a huge fan of everything Russian. (I was like 10)

    I used name the ruling Kings/Queens from William I onward...hahahaa

    :o wow, talk about embarrassing...I wished I had an English accent.

    but my gramps was a little miffed about it all hahahahaa...he's Scottish. ;)
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  • FifthelementFifthelement Posts: 6,961
    radiohead33 wrote:
    As in a lover of English/British culture?

    Never been or visited but just love evrything about it, the way people talk, the movies, books, music etc...


    Your just full of questions tonight. Are you bored? To answer your question, I am a bit of an Anglophile, although I admit when I was little younger, i.e sixteen, I was a total Anglophile. This has paid off immensely in that wonderful British institution fondly known as the pub quiz. Our team won again tonight. Yay team! Btw I'm a Canadian studying here for a year. Another thing that I have learned since I've come here is that there is no such thing as drinking too many pints. Yay pints! By the by, it's "rye and coke" not whisky and pepsi . . . big difference!

    Cheers!
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  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    God Save the Queen. :D
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • FifthelementFifthelement Posts: 6,961
    failedpersephone wrote:
    Yup...I am.

    except for that brief time in the mid eighties, when I was a huge fan of everything Russian. (I was like 10)

    I used name the ruling Kings/Queens from William I onward...hahahaa

    :o wow, talk about embarrassing...I wished I had an English accent.

    but my gramps was a little miffed about it all hahahahaa...he's Scottish. ;)


    Scottish accents are waaaaaay better! Although the Northern English accents are pretty cool as well except the 'pit' accents, I can barely understand one word in ten. A Scottish burr, an Irish lilt and an English . . . what? It's amazing how regionalised accents are here. I think I am finally learning to define a North Yorkshire from a Mancurian, from a Geordie accent. Btw teenage girls are incomprehensible regardless of their accents.
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  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Posts: 12,223
    radiohead33 wrote:
    As in a lover of English/British culture?

    Never been or visited but just love evrything about it, the way people talk, the movies, books, music etc...


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  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    tybird wrote:
    God Save the Queen. :D

    because nothing will save the governor general.


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  • audiodaveaudiodave Posts: 1,623
    Fifthelement wrote:
    It's amazing how regionalised accents are here.
    Are they not in most countries? :confused:
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  • LONGRDLONGRD Posts: 6,036
    I love white women!

    As I always thought Anglophile meant white-lover    ]
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  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    Apart from the arts and very few select places, I dislike England as a country and dislike Britain as a concept. The politics, "british" way of life and weather depress me to my very soul. It's all so very dreary, the only reason why we have good literature, film and art.

    I plan to live in New York and Paris and die in Scotland :)
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  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    audiodave wrote:
    Are they not in most countries? :confused:

    here in oz you can soemtimes distinguish between different states and naturally you can tell a country person by the way they talk. but not as much as england. or the US. nowhere near as much actually. :)
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  • MattCameronKicksButtMattCameronKicksButt Posts: 4,317
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    Apart from the arts and very few select places, I dislike England as a country and dislike Britain as a concept. The politics, "british" way of life and weather depress me to my very soul. It's all so very dreary, the only reason why we have good literature, film and art.

    I plan to live in New York and Paris and die in Scotland :)

    You're just a barrel of laughs, aren't you? :D;)

    It's not so bad, it's just a pity the weather's shit.
  • spongersponger Posts: 3,159
    Even with the extra cheese on her thighs, renee zellwegger really gets me going with that accent in Bridget Jones.
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  • Sian-of-the-deadSian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    I love being English, i'm quite proud of our weird ways, accents and traditions actually :)
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • HinnyHinny Posts: 1,610
    I cannot fully express how much I hate having a Pom as my country's head of state.

    And it's only going to get worst when Chuck assumes the throne.
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  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    Apart from the arts and very few select places, I dislike England as a country and dislike Britain as a concept. The politics, "british" way of life and weather depress me to my very soul. It's all so very dreary, the only reason why we have good literature, film and art.

    I plan to live in New York and Paris and die in Scotland :)
    I think they're referring to the Hugh Grant 'way of life' (cos you all live like that in britland... with your big country gardens and teasets and Helen Mirren accents) and I'm not quite sure WHAT history they're talking about loving :confused: was it when they fucked US over, or the Indians? or the Canadians? Or the Native Americans? Hmm... it's a tough call really! :o

    all in all though, TODAY, it's not half a bad country at all :) although I'm still confused about how anyone could love English history :confused:
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
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    What a different life
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  • HinnyHinny Posts: 1,610
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    I think they're referring to the Hugh Grant 'way of life' (cos you all live like that in britland... with your big country gardens and teasets and Helen Mirren accents) and I'm not quite sure WHAT history they're talking about loving :confused: was it when they fucked US over, or the Indians? or the Canadians? Or the Native Americans? Hmm... it's a tough call really! :o

    all in all though, TODAY, it's not half a bad country at all :) although I'm still confused about how anyone could love English history :confused:
    Might just be my upbringing, but I find Chinese history about 1000 times more interesting than English history.
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  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Hinny wrote:
    Might just be my upbringing, but I find Chinese history about 1000 times more interesting than English history.
    I don't know much about it... but I think Irish history is fantastic ;)

    If the poster had have said 'I find English history interesting' fair enough... but they said they love it :eek: :o
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • Sian-of-the-deadSian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    Hinny wrote:
    Might just be my upbringing, but I find Chinese history about 1000 times more interesting than English history.

    Hmmm perhaps. I think all history is fascinating, no one countries is MORE interesting, just different imo :D
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    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    Hinny wrote:
    I cannot fully express how much I hate having a Pom as my country's head of state.

    And it's only going to get worst when Chuck assumes the throne.

    well at least with the way liz is hanging in there, chuck wont be around for long before he crokes it. but i hear you. tis time for a republic i reckon. :D
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  • TizoffthechainTizoffthechain Posts: 116
    Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels man!!!!
    I'm Italian and I like the Brits, their accents, their capital, their food (yeah, kill me now!), their music, their countryside etc....
    I also have a thing for anything Irish (the sexiest accent ever!!!)
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  • chinobaezachinobaeza Posts: 2,489
    tybird wrote:
    God Save the Queen. :D
    The fascist regime
    They made you a moron
    :D
  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Tiziana wrote:
    Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels man!!!!
    I'm Italian and I like the Brits, their accents, their capital, their food (yeah, kill me now!), their music, their countryside etc....
    I also have a thing for anything Irish (the sexiest accent ever!!!)
    Supercalifragilistiexpiralidoucious.....You got to love Mary Poppins!!!
    you'll be in your element next week then so :)

    you're Italian and you like British food? :eek:

    Oh, will you bring me a pizza please? :):p
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • TizoffthechainTizoffthechain Posts: 116
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    you'll be in your element next week then so :)

    you're Italian and you like British food? :eek:

    Oh, will you bring me a pizza please? :):p

    Wooohooo....I can't wait Helen!!!

    I know it's strange but rost dinners, a fry up, a shepherd's pie, the Wellington beef, Marmite, cheddar...yummers!! I have to say that I have been with an English man whose mother was a chef so I used to have proper Gordon Ramsey food...but if you want a pizza...what topping? Parma ham and rocket (my favourite!!!)???
    "Come on people now, smile on your brother and everybody get together, try to love one another right now!!!!"
    "You my friend, I will defend and if we change, well I love you anyway"
    "I know I was born and I know that I'll die, the in between is mine, I AM MINE"
  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    MattCameronKicksButt wrote:
    You're just a barrel of laughs, aren't you? :D;)

    It's not so bad, it's just a pity the weather's shit.
    I'm very positive and easy-going in my contempt for england :)
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  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Tiziana wrote:
    Wooohooo....I can't wait Helen!!!

    I know it's strange but rost dinners, a fry up, a shepherd's pie, the Wellington beef, Marmite, cheddar...yummers!! I have to say that I have been with an English man whose mother was a chef so I used to have proper Gordon Ramsey food...but if you want a pizza...what topping? Parma ham and rocket (my favourite!!!)???
    :D well we've taken their roast dinners, fry ups and cheddar... and made them a million times better :) but I'm afraid all you'll get in my house is the cheddar and then crappy Irish pizza.

    Ooohh I love ALL Italian pizzas... even a simple margherita is heavenly :)
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • audiodaveaudiodave Posts: 1,623
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    :D well we've taken their roast dinners, fry ups and cheddar... and made them a million times better :)

    :eek:

    BLASPHEMY! What did you do...put whiskey on them? :p

    And we all know that all you have in your house is potatoes Helen...
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  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    chinobaeza wrote:
    The fascist regime
    They made you a moron
    :D
    I'm not a moron....Some of us handle our affairs with dignity and class.
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    Hinny wrote:
    And it's only going to get worst when Chuck assumes the throne.
    Yes, it will be terrible to have one of the leading environmentalists in his country on the throne. :rolleyes:
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • rearviewmirorrearviewmiror Posts: 894
    Amazing this thread got far. Normally it's always open season on the English.

    I was born there but we moved when I was 2. I am an American citizen now, but quite proud of my heritage.

    So yes I am an anglophile, and I want a pie and chips too.
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