40 Reasons why the US is Better than Britain (humor) - a British response.

[theDentist]

My favorite:

You elected Bill Clinton, TWICE! (I mean, come on Yanks! Once is a mistake, twice was just stupid!)

[SirLurkedalot]

72."They call me Yuckmouth/ 'cause I don't brush"

[proud American in Canada]

"We have a prettier flag than you"

I respectfully beg to differ with you. :)

[Jemian]

This is amusing. I smiled all the way through it.

Regards to the royal family.

[onja]

Well. 48. is really good. Go soccer! ( or football as everyone else calls it).

[Tijeras_Slim]

Re: #12

Pray you stay lucky.

[Fierce Allegiance]

#48 = Metric football

[massgopguy]

"We don't marry our cousins"?

The Tsar + The Kaiser + King George = WWI ; Happy 20th Century From Queen Victoria

[SmithL]

Oh, I get it.

You're trying to be funny.
;)

[massgopguy]

Yes you do have a nice flag. Is it on the Moon?

[45semi]

"29. We don't have the left wing stink hole that is Hollywood."

Ouch! I think that one caused bleeding!

[insider_uk]

You spelt 'Humour' wrong.....

[Jemian]

Actually, the guy had some palpable hits. He did mention Michael Moore. I wonder what Prince Charles thinks of Michael?

[RebelBanker]

I actually agree with about a third of these!

Of the rest, some seem to be typical British snobbery and a few I will admit are differences in culture and/or opinion where reasonable people may disagree.

[Kay Syrah]

Oh these aren't bad. You forgot to add we do know how to laugh at ourselves. Just a bit of good natured ribbing from a brother from whom we are separated by a common language.

But you do remind me of an apocryphal Churchill story I once heard. Seems during the war a certain gentleman of some importance was caught dallying with a certain young man in the shrubbery in the middle of winter. It was a situation requiring some delicacy, and so he had to get the facts correct. So he asked if indeed these two were caught outdoors to which he received an affirmative reply, and if indeed there was snow on the ground, again yes. To which he replied "makes you proud to be a Brit."

Of course it may be that the self deprecating part came from the American side. Who's to know?

But thanks for the laugh.

[APFel]

You gave the world modern Democracy? I had no idea King George was such a statesman.

Seriously though, both lists are really, really silly and miss the mark of satire. Satire is supposed to have at least one foot in reality. Neither of these lists do.

APf

[Fierce Allegiance]

2. You don't have any custard

Oh, thanks for giving us the memorable "Yellow matted custard dripping from a dead dogs eye".

[Born to Conserve]

Where's Britain?

[Fierce Allegiance]

Where's Britain?

I'd go get a map to show you, but the limeys aren't worth the effort.