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The myth of bad British teeth
BBC News Magazine ^ | 27th May 2015 | Justin Parkinson

Posted on 05/27/2015 3:23:50 AM PDT by the scotsman

'Britain has become "internationally renowned" for having "really lousy" teeth, according to TV doctor Chris van Tulleken, with people not caring enough about staining and decay. Is this label fair?

Having bad teeth is one of the stock American jokes about British people. In the world of film, spoof super-spy Austin Powers cavorts around London as a would-be sex symbol, not realising that his discoloured, crooked grin is being mocked.

In one episode of the Simpsons, a dentist scares a young patient into better oral hygiene by exposing him to a horrific publication called The Big Book of British Smiles. It features mocked-up pictures of gappy, unaligned teeth belonging, among others, to Buckingham Palace guards, the Prince of Wales and Sherlock Holmes.

Chris van Tulleken, a British doctor and TV presenter, has joined the criticism by telling Radio Times magazine that British dental standards are globally infamous and having "brown, foul teeth doesn't really bother us".

But are British mouths really in such a state and is there such a lack of vanity?.'

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...


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To: the scotsman

BFL


41 posted on 05/27/2015 7:27:42 AM PDT by Oshkalaboomboom
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To: USARightSide
"I heard many years ago that the British consume much candy - could that be true?

Candy plus minimal toothbrushing - well - - -"

All I know is what I saw on the BBC...a documentary called "Britain's Worst Teeth." It followed several people in their twenties whose teeth were so rotten they couldn't eat without pain.

One of the girls had a habit of eating sugar right out of the bag. She told the dentist she had no idea she was supposed to brush the inside of her teeth.

42 posted on 05/27/2015 7:27:48 AM PDT by CatherineofAragon (("This is a Laztatorship. You don't like it, get a day's rations and get out of this office."))
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To: the scotsman

I admit you’re probably correct.


43 posted on 05/27/2015 8:00:41 AM PDT by gattaca (Republicans believe every day is July 4, democrats believe every day is April 15. Ronald Reagan)
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To: the scotsman
Just look at Kate's teeth. Beautiful and white, that should be on a 40 year old woman.
44 posted on 05/27/2015 8:14:07 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage? (Held my nose to vote.)
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To: the scotsman

Oh, come on now. Next thing you’re going to claim is that they don’t all clump around in wooden shoes in Amsterdam...


45 posted on 05/27/2015 8:19:08 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: the scotsman

I know THAT. Just an example of bad teeth.


46 posted on 05/27/2015 8:42:13 AM PDT by Safetgiver ( Islam makes barbarism look genteel.)
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To: Safetgiver

How is Shane McGowan alive?.


47 posted on 05/27/2015 10:20:54 AM PDT by the scotsman
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To: the scotsman

Because of youtube. And jukeboxes in my favorite Irish bars. BTW, did you know he was born in Pembury and lived in Brighton?


48 posted on 05/27/2015 10:33:00 AM PDT by Safetgiver ( Islam makes barbarism look genteel.)
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To: Safetgiver

Yes.
I pretend he is Irish born and bred, lol.

I am not a fan of the Pogues except for one song. And grew up in the 80’s when they used to spout pro-IRA drivel at concerts.


49 posted on 05/27/2015 10:50:35 AM PDT by the scotsman
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To: rrrod
In Colombia the comments about people from the UK are not so polite LOL. Bad teeth, they stink and no manners LOL.

Honestly, I've heard the same of "Spaniards" in Colombia.

50 posted on 05/28/2015 3:56:21 AM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: spokeshave

Do you really wanna know what people think of Americans?......


51 posted on 05/28/2015 9:47:29 AM PDT by the scotsman
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To: the scotsman
Latest from the UK....

Elderly face NHS discrimination under new UN death targets Elderly people will be treated like second-class citizens and denied medical care under new targets which give priority to saving the lives of young people

Thread here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3294511/posts

..and the highest male mortality rate in Europe:

Mystery of Glasgow's health problems | Society | The Guardian www.theguardian.com › Society › Health The Guardian Nov 6, 2012 - Glasgow has a reputation for ill health, but that alone can't explain Scotland's largest city's shocking mortality rates. ... or suicide, Glasgow's mortality rates are easily the highest in Britain, and among the highest in Europe.

Ha...easy to explain...a diet of butties and beer.

52 posted on 05/28/2015 6:41:23 PM PDT by spokeshave
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