TrevorOfCrete:
Down with Broadband i say!

Sounds good, I'm throwing my router out of the window as I ty. . . .

*Connection Lost*

What annoys me most, sticking with the theme of British insults here, is over use of British Stereotypes.

I'm British, yes... But I'm from Scotland. What people commonly list as "British" stereotypes are in fact, "English" stereotypes. The Scottish, Welsh and N. Irish are not exactly known for their love of Tea, formal attire, or crumpets. If you are going to be stupid enough to start spouting stereotypes, PLEASE, people, make them fit! I don't drink tea! I drink Whisky! Crumpets? Pfft! I chase haggis round the glens and bens! Top hats and suits? I'm more likely to be seen in a kilt! (which are REALLY comfortable btw, and despite the ridicule often attached to them, Scottish girls like a man in a kilt, so we don't care what the rest of the world thinks :P)

Stereotypes are ridiculous anyway, but it doesn't actually bother me too much as long as people are talking about haggis and kilts... In fact, I'll usually humour them, as it's more amusing and less confrontational than actually correcting people.

Also, I believe someone earlier tried to compare basic knowledge of the fact that Britain is made up of separate "states" to knowledge of historical boundaries of Mexico... I don't think those are QUITE the same. The latter is indeed the sort of thing that would only be taught regionally... The other is sort of basic world geography. Obviously, not everyone knows about every country, but given that a large portion of the population in the US are the descendants of British immigrants, some of whom do like to make an issue of any scottish or irish or whatever heritage they have, you'd think it might be common knowledge...

And to be honest, it probably is, I don't go for the whole "Americans are thick" stereotype, but the internet attracts stupidity... My personal favourite was one american who was shocked to discover that there were 4 countries in the UK, saying, Oh, I thought there were only 2, England and Ireland... Which could be quite offensive to the Scottish and Welsh, who were totally neglected, and very much so to the Irish... Most of the Island of Ireland is it's own independent country... Ireland :P Only Northern Ireland, a comparatively tiny area, is part of the UK.

When someone asks to confirm that my icon in Halo 3 is, in fact, a unicorn. They freak out. Homophobic slurs rule the match.

...

Unicorns are badass.

I'm not Jewish, but people seem to think calling me a Jew is really an insult. It's also amusing when people try to mix-and-match slurs. Once I was called a "Nigger Jew Retard Fucker".

I find you're less likely to see immaturity with text than with voice, but every now and again I encounter someone that won't shut off caps lock, ever.

On Xbox Live I usually hear British accents but being a "Nigger Jew Retard Fucker" I can't honestly tell if they're English, Australian, insecure American, or whatever. I never cared enough to ever ask; I was too focused on, get this, playing the game.

I once found a player called "Zion-tech" and asked if he was seriously Jewish. It made sense to me with the "ZION" part. He had me kicked from the server, so I'm guessing he was just a Matrix fanboy.

meatloaf231:
When someone asks to confirm that my icon in Halo 3 is, in fact, a unicorn. They freak out. Homophobic slurs rule the match.

...

Unicorns are badass.

I use a cat with a cowboy hat and its called "brokeback kitty"

Anyone ever had to deal with a person on YOUR TEAM insulting you? My brother was playing Halo 3 and ended up being told "You fucking suck at Halo, go learn to play you piece of shit." Then he goes on to insult my family- which is where I draw the line and had to jump on the mic to tell him to shut the fuck up- which was met with some idiot American snickering coupled with more insults. The kicker to this: my brother was MVP with 23 kills and Retard-American-who wasnt-beaten-as-a-child-but-should-have-been only secured 4 kills...

I'm an american though, not by choice. I don't like any country that has that much propaganda. And I'm german for gods sake.

Sniper_Zegai:
P.S. Why do people talk about World War 2 and the Revolution as if they were actually there fighting?

My immediate gut instinct on that one is: Because they've spent so many hours on Call of Duty and Day of Defeat and Noun of Other Noun that they think they were "actually there, or at least close enough."

Also, Terry Pratchett had something interesting to say on that topic: Britain is a large enough part of American history (in fact, beyond a certain point, it is American history) that Americans see Britain in a special place, as "those guys who used to own us" and somehow think that Brits see America in the same special place, as "those guys we used to own", which is fallacious because in those days, Britain used to own just about everyone.

American here, by the way. And this thread makes me glad I don't own an XBox or play multiplayer games. ;)

I'm Canadian and I hate it when people (mainly yanks) ask me the following (although i find it hilarious)

Q) Do you live in an igloo
A)No, I live in a regular house, do you live in a mud house?

Q)Do you ride a polar bear to school?
A)No, it would eat me. Do you ride a buffalo?

Q)Do you play hockey
A)Yes because we all do.

Q)Do you work for the RCMP?
A)Oh yah, all Canadians work for the RCMP and I wear my Canucks jearsy under my uniform while drinking maple syrup.

Q)Can you say about for me?
A)About. I say it like a normal person, I don't say aboot.

Q)Do you own a Beaver?
A)Yah, it's building a dam in the river in my back yard right now

Q)Do you know Frank in Saskatchewan?
A)Oh Frank, yah I saw him at the last "All Canadians know each other" convention.

Q)Wuts a toque?
A)*blank silence*

Q)Does beer come out of your taps?
A)Yes and the oceans run red with blood and the Al Qaeda are headed for the White House

Q)Do you put Maple syrup in your cereal?
A)Do you put pollution in your arse?

Thanks for reading :)

SCoTTKiCKSArSE:
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So true so true. I know Frank and Joe even that Stephen Guy, you know with the last name Harper/sarcasm.

Sorry, double posted somehow.

Funny the TC should say so, because whenever I hear British (or Australian, but not many people in this country can tell the difference) accents, I know something grim is coming down the pipe. I never have my headset in unless I'm in a chatroom with a friend, so I can't add anything to it, but it doesn't take long for shit-flinging to start on both sides: directed at the Queen, the Revolutionary War, apple pie, both World Wars (which confuses me, since we were allies in both of those), gas-guzzling cars, George Bush, and Congress vs. Parliament (which is stupid, since neither one ever accomplishes anything).

The other warning sign is a squeaky eight-year-old-sounding voice. I like to wager with others around me which party will turn into a douchebag-fest first: the children who really should not be in the company of such players, or the assholes who give themselves giggling fits and erections by pointing out the same.

Pyre1million:

"With American English the words are sloshing about in your mouth on their way out. With English english each word is pushed to the front of the mouth and let out in the most precise way possible". Of course, that only applies to the 'posh' British accent, but hey, it's a start, and I found it pretty easy to hop to a more casual one from there when I was teaching myself.

You're friend sounds pretentious, or does he know that American English is a regional dialect and not an accent?

@Uncompetitive: I like your name, there should be more names like that because I'm getting sick of seeing xX D4rkness Xx and similar "cyberjock" bs.

I don't see a problem with cultural jokes like all the Brits and Ausies here seem to. As long as they're not negative.

Sniper_Zegai:
And on a final note, what the fuck is it with Americans and the word "faggot" seriously? Some sort of odd homosexual fascination in American teen culture.

Oh my god, I know, right? It's all nothing but "fag lol ur ghey h4x noob fag gay fag homo fuck lol". That's the point where I start to act the most effeminate man you will EVER meet and then end up being the top player on the game. So satisfying.

Zealot_Guy:

Sniper_Zegai:
And on a final note, what the fuck is it with Americans and the word "faggot" seriously? Some sort of odd homosexual fascination in American teen culture.

Oh my god, I know, right? It's all nothing but "fag lol ur ghey h4x noob fag gay fag homo fuck lol". That's the point where I start to act the most effeminate man you will EVER meet and then end up being the top player on the game. So satisfying.

Its here to. The new insult seems to be gay. I just say "bugger" (I don't know if its a swear or not all I know is I can say it around anyone without getting in trouble).

Hell, in warhark, my jet plane is PURPLE with a PURPLE PANDA on it for a decal!!
You have just been owned by A MAN WITH A PURPLE PANDA ON HIS JET!!!!!!!!!!!1111111
HOW DO YOU FEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLL??!?!!?!?

Ive been called so many things by idiots on live its not even funny..
Does the term "Nazi Jew" make sense to you people? I may be jewish and i am pretty sure i am german on my dads side, but WTF?

The only time I've ever had any kind of racism (more stereotype than racism, really) was on Resistance.

I told some American kid to get his act together, and he must have picked up on the accent (it's not obvious, but it's enough to hint at the fact that I'm not either American or British), and did the whole "riding the kangaroo to work" thing. I told him (and his gullible friends who laughed with him) that I didn't ride a kangaroo, but I did work on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, keeping the koala's off. The little prick says "No you don't, I've never seen any koalas on the bridge", to which I reply, "That's cause I'm doing my fucking job, kid."

No-one needed to know that I in fact live 1000km north of Sydney.

Zealot_Guy:

Sniper_Zegai:
And on a final note, what the fuck is it with Americans and the word "faggot" seriously? Some sort of odd homosexual fascination in American teen culture.

Oh my god, I know, right? It's all nothing but "fag lol ur ghey h4x noob fag gay fag homo fuck lol". That's the point where I start to act the most effeminate man you will EVER meet and then end up being the top player on the game. So satisfying.

PMSL, I've done that aswell, I won with 35 kills and at the end I put on a really girly laugh and told him I own his arse............6 of them left the game haha