what`s the different between UK and USA?


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a difference?  howabout 10,000 gun murders a year?

Go live in Russia or better yet Africa, Iran or North Korea and you'll soon find out how lucky you are to live in a place like the US or UK.

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;) the name is spell different , UK . US , between K and S :whistle: :p

:rolleyes: US is in America , UK in europe

;) US called American , UK called British

:alien: Alien has been visited US , not sure did they came UK before? :woot:

:shifty: finally US girls are hottest then UK girls :whistle:

:sleep: am i talking rubbish?

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,Jan 12 2004, 12:22] UK English accent rocks!!!

UK music is generally better, but some US bands are awesome tho

UK culture (literature for example) is superior

UK architecture is awesome

just some points... ;)

Agreed :D

On the culture thing...I like how non-conservative people are. Not just in the UK but in Europe too. Here you can't even show nudity/swear on the telly :rolleyes: It's a bit more lax here than in the states but still....

And on the accent topic... I love accents. Anything British, really, be it Scottish, English, whatever. There are so many and they all sound great.

/moves to UK to be among all the guys with hot accents :woot:

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Also the UK is more open minded rather than the US... US is closed minded to many things and has many stupid laws.. lol... i know this will fall into sex cat. but in North Carolina you can't even get .. head by anyone period.. it's against the law! LOL... how wud they know uf your doin that... lemme guess Bush would have the CIA looking in everyones room 24/7.. haha..

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Look at it this way guys. ITS NOT A COMPETITION. Don't go off flaunting your country. He just wants differences, not which is better. :)

I like USA and UK both. They both have their pros and cons. Get used to it. Theres no better/best. :)

|( No flames please :happy: )|

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Go live in Russia or better yet Africa, Iran or North Korea and you'll soon find out how lucky you are to live in a place like the US or UK.

i'm originlly from iran and livin in canada right now. after the USA screwed everythin up for us persians, most of us had to move to places like europe and americas for better livin. so basically the USA is at fault. they have the tendency to believe they are like "WORLD POLICE" and think they can fix whatever they want, but really they just screw it up even more.

lol. Sometimes I'd rather live in UK (no RIAA)

Canada doesnt have RIAA either and we can download music freely here, but when it comes to buyin mp3 players and stuff we juss have to pay like a few bucks extra (between 2 and 15 canadian dollars)

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,Jan 12 2004, 17:37] like what?

Surrealism? its european

Cubism? ok, from south american with european roots

Dadaism? european

Any important humanism? France, Germany, England

I was thinking more modern, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, Minimalism. As far as music goes, Blues, Jazz, and Rock and Roll. The canon of writers moved into America as well (Hemingway, Faulkner, Steinbeck, Fitzgerald, etc). I think most of what is left of New York can attest to our architectural movement.

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i'm originlly from iran and livin in canada right now. after the USA screwed everythin up for us persians, most of us had to move to places like europe and americas for better livin. so basically the USA is at fault. they have the tendency to believe they are like "WORLD POLICE" and think they can fix whatever they want, but really they just screw it up even more.

Could you please elaborate on how exactly the US is at fault? Yes I know the US had a hand in the Israeli/Palestinian conflicts but to be fair they have been fighting each other for decades. Everyone just likes to use the US as a scapegoat. I also wasn't aware the leaders of Iran were just puppets being controlled by the US.

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The US culture is still very young, so in reality it isn't really fair to compare American culture to UK culture. Europe's history extends MUCH farther back in time than ours (US), and since we basically destroyed the Native American culture (people coming from the UK to settle here, I might add), that makes our culture very, very young. Much of what we do is based off of the UK, but since the settlers wanted to break away from England and be DIFFERENT from their government, you notice it in the American attitude and way of life, even still today.

So that is one difference... and another thing, Saint Dark, when you are giving examples of modern culture, all you are doing is giving examples of artistic movements (only painting, too), which are no longer AS indicitive of our (US) culture, UK or World Culture, there are now many other things that determine modern culture; we aren't living in France in the 1700's - 1800's anymore. I mean, come on, you didn't even name any "modern" musical movements (classical). No, what most of us mean is that American culture is pouring into all of the world, and most NEW modern culture and thought comes from America. Where have all of the NOW modern forms of music originated? America. What about art? As in, motion pictures, modern music recording, etc.? America. What about the technologies we use every day? The telephone, the television, digital computers, the Internet, the microwave (which made a HUGE difference in how a family operates a kitchen, what and how they eat, etc.)? America.

So I would say another big difference between the UK and the US is that as open-minded and liberal as the British are, their culture doesn't seem to be progressing, it seems stagnant, while in the US, out culture is so new, and our thinking so innovative, our culture is evolving, changing and advancing every day. I don't think either is "better" or anything, but I think the largest difference between our culture (US) and the UK is what I have just said.

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I don't know who said it farther back about having to worry about being shot but that is not everywhere. I like in North Dakota which is 49th if I recall correctly when it comes to people/mi^2. I have never worried about being killed. The only time I've worried about it is if I get into a car accident or something like that. I don't know but I would say that gun violence is only a big deal in the major cities. I've know how to properly use a gun since I was around 10 and that is normal around here. The opening for deer hunting could just as well be a state holiday for how many people don't go to work or school that day. A great majority of my friends it is when they have their fondest memmories with their dads.

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well lets see.? one is west of the atlantic, while the other is east.

:DD

actually from talking to Dazzla so much, 2 differences that pop to mind are

1) Things in the UK are more expensive than the US

2) Mustard in the UK is hot mustard.. US has many different types

lol

lol u need to pay a visit to asda or tesco's... just came back from uk a week ago, and i can tell ya they have a selection of mustard aswell lol :DD :DD

edit: oh the difference... northamerica, a linear road system... uk, non linear road system, hate those junctions/roundabouts and roads that change names every 100 metres.

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Everybody who is talking about the amount of gun violence in America is crazy. You make it sound like we live in fear every day of our lives. I've never worried about gun violence in my life. I love going into New York City or Philadelphia, there is nothing to worry about.

Sure if you are in the wrong place at the wrong time something bad could happen but it's slight and it could happen just as easily in London as it could in New York. Instead of being shot you'll be stabbed.

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Could you please elaborate on how exactly the US is at fault?  Yes I know the US had a hand in the Israeli/Palestinian conflicts but to be fair they have been fighting each other for decades.  Everyone just likes to use the US as a scapegoat.  I also wasn't aware the leaders of Iran were just puppets being controlled by the US.

ok, you see, back in the day before Iran went through an islamic revolution and was still a kingdom ruled by a king (not too long ago, juss about 20 years or so i blv), Iran and US has very good relations and stuff as far as i'm concerned but then i cant remember exact details but the 2 countries got into some conflicts and there was the islamic regime who had been trying to take over for a long time, so the US decided to help these guys and takes out the Shah (the king) and helps these muslims take over. it was done at a great time, because the king was gettin too old and people were loosin favour in him, cuz of the things he was doin. so, the US assisted in placing these idiots that are in charge right now, and now Iran and US arent really good with eachother. also in the 8 year war between Iran and Iraq over boundaries, US helped Saddam Hussein and Iraq by supporting them and providing them with weapons and etc. basically what my main point is that, US screws something up, and becomes the enemy of the person they helped.

great examples include:

the mullahs of Iran : whom US helped put into power

Saddam Hussein of Iraq : Was helped by the US to try to defeat Iran

Osama Bin Laden : trained by the US' own CIA

edit: sorry for being offtopic, just trying to answer ANova's question.

@ANova: if you wanna talk more of this PM me

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the mullahs of Iran : whom US helped put into power

Saddam Hussein of Iraq : Was helped by the US to try to defeat Iran

Osama Bin Laden : trained by the US' own CIA

don't even get me started on the how many colonies that England created that didn't work out themselfs and created monster dictators and rulers... UK and USA and every other country in the world have their problems that they are responsible for...

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unfortunately bluebsh, i dont think people here in north america, including some of my peers, dont really understand what is going on in the middle east and asia, unless they've actually lived there!

read my post again, i edited it, i've included that i was just tryin to answer ANova's question

yes, US is not alone, many other countries have made mistakes as well, no doubt about that!

but please kindly do include countries UK has created problems for, i just would like to know for personal knowledge!

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unfortunately bluebsh, i dont think people here in north america, including some of my peers, dont really understand what is going on in the middle east and asia, unless they've actually lived there!

read my post again, i edited it, i've included that i was just tryin to answer ANova's question

yes, US is not alone, many other countries have made mistakes as well, no doubt about that!

but please kindly do include countries UK has created problems for, i just would like to know for personal knowledge!

countires UK has created problems for? well for example, pulling out of colonies with out help setting up a stable goverment before pulling out the rug from under everyones feel leaveing the country in civil war? is that a good enough example? It happened in a lot of the African nations the UK just suddenly pulled out of... It to this day is one of the sources of the unrest in a lot of the African nations.. the stability of a goverment was removed and anyone and everyone wanted to run the countries, which created civil wars pretty quickly

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Well, I know in which country I'd feel safe ordering/consuming a hamburger and not have to pay for extra ketchup. :woot:

Let's not dabble in the pronunciation of the word aluminum. :whistle:

*toasting a New Castle Brown Ale to our friends across the pond*

BH

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Stuff usually comes out first in the US (like games and movies and crap) The economy in the US is also larger, many foreign companies depend on the N.A market. I don't think I could judge on modern culture until I experience it first hand.

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