Why is everyone on these forums either British or American... Or am I seeing things? It's just that I see British and American flags EVERYWHERE in every single post lol.

Not everyone is from the UK or the US.

Sure they are.

As a Canadian, sorry.

Sorry.

Anyways, it's a conspiracy to take over the world, and to split it between those two countries. I say we kill 'em all.

 Blacksails wrote:
As a Canadian, sorry.

Fine, fine.

"or a puppet state controlled by"

Satisfied?

Maybe those who aren't native speakers of English aren't confident enough in their use of it to get into the kind of debates that go on in this forum?

 thenoobbomb wrote:
Sorry.

Anyways, it's a conspiracy to take over the world, and to split it between those two countries. I say we kill 'em all.

Better people have tried...

As to the OP: Is it that hard to believe that users from two primarily English speaking countries are the large part of the membership of an English speaking forum?

 Devizz wrote:
Why is everyone on these forums either British or American... Or am I seeing things? It's just that I see British and American flags EVERYWHERE in every single post lol.

I'm Texan.

I'm Spartacus.

This thread is Britishist. Will somebody think about the children!

It's also Amurikanist but you know, whatever thems the internetz.

These colors dont run

The majority of posts tend to be from those two countries. However if you look in other forum sections on dakka, it's less noticeable (IE not just posting in 40k and off topic)

There are other sections? Really?!

...You're just having us on, right?

Its a mythical animal, like the Chupacabra.

 Frazzled wrote:

 Devizz wrote:
Why is everyone on these forums either British or American... Or am I seeing things? It's just that I see British and American flags EVERYWHERE in every single post lol.

I'm Texan.

Same thing, what I mean is that your native language is English, am I right?

Do I get extra brownie points for living in a village with this sign?

 Devizz wrote:

 Frazzled wrote:
I'm Texan.

Same thing, what I mean your native language is English right?

Have you ever tried to speak to a Texan? I'm not sure you are correct.

 Devizz wrote:

 Frazzled wrote:

 Devizz wrote:
Why is everyone on these forums either British or American... Or am I seeing things? It's just that I see British and American flags EVERYWHERE in every single post lol.

I'm Texan.

Same thing, what I mean your native language is English right?

My father spoke Texan. My mother spoke Cajun French, German, and Bronx accented English.

 Frazzled wrote:
My father spoke Texan. My mother spoke Cajun French, German, and Bronx accented English.

I'm pretty sure none of those counts as English.

 ironicsilence wrote:
These colors dont run

These colours do. Except in the Olympics.

 pretre wrote:

 Devizz wrote:

 Frazzled wrote:
I'm Texan.

Same thing, what I mean your native language is English right?

Have you ever tried to speak to a Texan? I'm not sure you are correct.

Forgive me for my ignorance then.

 Avatar 720 wrote:
There are other sections? Really?!

...You're just having us on, right?

Basically segregation...
Dakka is racist!
Stop the racism caused by facist MOD and their baning!

Quite a bit of AUS brahs around - Most of the people I PM/talk to on here are AUS/NZ

So is a "kiwi" an Aussie or a New Zealander?

 Frazzled wrote:
So is a "kiwi" an Aussie or a New Zealander?

Kiwi is New Zealand.

thanks

 purplefood wrote:

 Frazzled wrote:
So is a "kiwi" an Aussie or a New Zealander?

Kiwi is New Zealand.

Silly nilly. Kiwi is fruit:



Or Bird:

 LordofHats wrote:

 purplefood wrote:

 Frazzled wrote:
So is a "kiwi" an Aussie or a New Zealander?

Kiwi is New Zealand.

Silly nilly. Kiwi is fruit:



Or Bird:

Silly hat aristocrat...
A Kiwi is not a bird of a fruit.
A Kiwi is

TERRIFYING!

Canadian

 thenoobbomb wrote:
Sorry.

Anyways, it's a conspiracy to take over the world, and to split it between those two countries. I say we kill 'em all.

I'm from the South, although I'm often not particularly happy about that fact, given stereotypes and people who seem to wish to confirm those stereotypes. That said, some stereotypes have a reason behind them. Now, I'm not going to say we would welcome an attempted invasion, but... *cough* more guns than people *cough*... sorry, had a cough there... I think we'd come out okay.

 grayshadow87 wrote:

 thenoobbomb wrote:
Sorry.

Anyways, it's a conspiracy to take over the world, and to split it between those two countries. I say we kill 'em all.

I'm from the South, although I'm often not particularly happy about that fact, given stereotypes and people who seem to wish to confirm those stereotypes. That said, some stereotypes have a reason behind them. Now, I'm not going to say we would welcome an attempted invasion, but... *cough* more guns than people *cough*... sorry, had a cough there... I think we'd come out okay.

*cough* we have *cough* gak ton *cough* gunz here *cough*...

We'd be alright.

Besides, Frazzled will unleash the weiner hoards.

 gossipmeng wrote:
Canadian

You can't lie to me.

It's very clear you're Cadian.

 whembly wrote:

 grayshadow87 wrote:

 thenoobbomb wrote:
Sorry.

Anyways, it's a conspiracy to take over the world, and to split it between those two countries. I say we kill 'em all.

I'm from the South, although I'm often not particularly happy about that fact, given stereotypes and people who seem to wish to confirm those stereotypes. That said, some stereotypes have a reason behind them. Now, I'm not going to say we would welcome an attempted invasion, but... *cough* more guns than people *cough*... sorry, had a cough there... I think we'd come out okay.

*cough* we have *cough* gak ton *cough* gunz here *cough*...

We'd be alright.

Besides, Frazzled will unleash the weiner hoards.

What's wrong with you?!? You don't speak of the hordes!

 grayshadow87 wrote:

 whembly wrote:

 grayshadow87 wrote:

 thenoobbomb wrote:
Sorry.

Anyways, it's a conspiracy to take over the world, and to split it between those two countries. I say we kill 'em all.

I'm from the South, although I'm often not particularly happy about that fact, given stereotypes and people who seem to wish to confirm those stereotypes. That said, some stereotypes have a reason behind them. Now, I'm not going to say we would welcome an attempted invasion, but... *cough* more guns than people *cough*... sorry, had a cough there... I think we'd come out okay.

*cough* we have *cough* gak ton *cough* gunz here *cough*...

We'd be alright.

Besides, Frazzled will unleash the weiner hoards.

What's wrong with you?!? You don't speak of the hordes!

*looks sheepishly*

What hordes? o.O

LOOK THERE! There's Frazzled queso bowl!

Ich bin ein Britisher!

...on a more analytical note - I think it's fair to say the bulk of posters here either play, or have played GW games. GW is a British company, with more years' groundwork here, and its other big export business is to the US. It's expanded into Europe mostly and a few countries elsewhere besides over the last decade or so, but it's not like those markets are anywhere near as prolific for GW as the first two.

Dang Engrish spreakers =P

Canadian, and proud to be. I am pretty sure that The Emperor himself is from Canada

First Aussie in this thread, woo.

Primer Mexicano en este hilo...

There are enough of us Dutch fellers around actually. :I

 Skarwael wrote:
Maybe those who aren't native speakers of English aren't confident enough in their use of it to get into the kind of debates that go on in this forum?

Just read the OP again and realised he wasn't referring to this subforum, just the forums in general. D'oh.

Yeah, well. anyway, I see people from all different countries posting on here actually. Not long back I impressed my family with my knowledge of different countries' flags, and I realised it was because of this forum.

 n0t_u wrote:
First Aussie in this thread, woo.

I thought we were all staying out of this thread because we're superiour and don't need to involve ourselves with the petty squabbles of lesser forms.

Lots of nationalities here on DD.

 Snrub wrote:

 n0t_u wrote:
First Aussie in this thread, woo.

I thought we were all staying out of this thread because we're superiour and don't need to involve ourselves with the petty squabbles of lesser forms.

Well we have to raise their morale somehow, right? What better way to brighten their day.

 gorgon wrote:

 Blacksails wrote:
As a Canadian, sorry.

Fine, fine.

"or a puppet state controlled by"

Satisfied?

Hey, that's patently untrue.

We won't be a fully anointed puppet state until the US finally runs out of natural resources and comes knocking for ours with more than trade treaties in hand.

MURICA- U better run europeean scum, wer comin fer yer resources all shooty like (pardon if my muricaneese offends anyone)

I believe the correct term is "Yuropoor".

Wut amrka is only bestr annddf yiu km nmoiw it!1

I'm Kiwi as, mate

(Actually I'm a deep cover American on a safari to observe the kiwi in its native habitat)

 zman111 wrote:
MURICA- U better run europeean scum, wer comin fer yer resources all shooty like (pardon if my muricaneese offends anyone)

Only my grammatical sensibilities.

 EmilCrane wrote:
I'm Kiwi as, mate

(Actually I'm a deep cover American on a safari to observe the kiwi in its native habitat)

The bar?

the shrouded lord wrote:

 EmilCrane wrote:
I'm Kiwi as, mate

(Actually I'm a deep cover American on a safari to observe the kiwi in its native habitat)

The bar?

In England?

Wait, that seems to mostly be Australians

Do Australians speak Canadian?

No they speak 1970's best as I can tell.

I see Cell Block H is back you flamin' Galahs!

 snurl wrote:
Do Australians speak Canadian?

Nope. We speak in the language of the chest bumpers
edit: ninga'd

It's an Alien conspiracy!

Don't mind the Flag, i am Dutch.

 Snrub wrote:

 n0t_u wrote:
First Aussie in this thread, woo.

I thought we were all staying out of this thread because we're superiour and don't need to involve ourselves with the petty squabbles of lesser forms.

I just figured you guys were busy keeping the man eating spiders from dragging away your children.

Also, I will agree that what Texan's and southern Americans speak in general probably doesn't count as English, if only because it seems like no one else can understand us. Weirdly enough, we can usually understand you guys just fine.

Unless they're from the New York area. Don't get me started on how those yanks in the Northeast talk. That's an even more screwed up version of English than ours.

 LordofHats wrote:

 purplefood wrote:

 Frazzled wrote:
So is a "kiwi" an Aussie or a New Zealander?

Kiwi is New Zealand.

Silly nilly. Kiwi is fruit:



Or Bird:

The horrific truth it that a Kiwi is both a fruit AND a bird.

 MrMoustaffa wrote:
I just figured you guys were busy keeping the man eating spiders from dragging away your children.

The kids can do that themselves mate.

There isn't exactly an enormous amount of Portuguese either

 Devizz wrote:
Why is everyone on these forums either British or American... Or am I seeing things? It's just that I see British and American flags EVERYWHERE in every single post lol.

There are places besides America and Britain?

Irish here, I moved to the US though.

Oirish here as well. I moved to Germany.

Based on this threads title I expected something way more offensive...

OP I am dissapoint.

And Dutch.

Aussies for the win!

 Soladrin wrote:
Based on this threads title I expected something way more offensive...

OP I am dissapoint.

And Dutch.

So Dutch...

Reppin' the Aussies.
Brb, the wildlife broke through my fortifications again
Someone hand me more bug spray!!

 Snrub wrote:

 MrMoustaffa wrote:
I just figured you guys were busy keeping the man eating spiders from dragging away your children.

The kids can do that themselves mate.

All we have to worry about is the man-eating Roos, @xendark, do you need spider or roach repellent? il send it with my wombatt.

Games Workshop started in the UK, there is a GW in most big cities over here, and we have warhammer world. And America is just a big country.

Well....I can understand Bronx talk....Jersey slang...Boston Irish Americanized accent....Wisconsin burr...California "Dude"....Two that tripped me out. Louisiana deep Cajun and German females talking like their hosting MTV. Asians depending if I know them...trying to make the "L" sound.

This thread has been an enjoyable foray into lighthearted stereotypes of our nations... With that being said...

Back to back World War Champs!

*drops the mic and walks out*

 Alfndrate wrote:
This thread has been an enjoyable foray into lighthearted stereotypes of our nations... With that being said...

Back to back World War Champs!

*drops the mic and walks out*

Now I know why you guys like WWE - because someone can jump into the ring most of the way through the fight, and then claim victory

 SilverMK2 wrote:

 Alfndrate wrote:
This thread has been an enjoyable foray into lighthearted stereotypes of our nations... With that being said...

Back to back World War Champs!

*drops the mic and walks out*

Now I know why you guys like WWE - because someone can jump into the ring most of the way through the fight, and then claim victory

We always liked a good climax, why draw out the boring bits when there's fun to be had

 Alfndrate wrote:
We always liked a good climax, why draw out the boring bits when there's fun to be had

It's all about the foreplay

Cliffy_3 wrote:
There are places besides America and Britain?

There totally are.

You see them all the time on the news, often preceded by "bombing has begun in".

 Forar wrote:

Cliffy_3 wrote:
There are places besides America and Britain?

There totally are.

You see them all the time on the news, often preceded by "bombing has begun in".

I laughed... I'm a horrible person >_<

 Alfndrate wrote:

 Forar wrote:

Cliffy_3 wrote:
There are places besides America and Britain?

There totally are.

You see them all the time on the news, often preceded by "bombing has begun in".

I laughed... I'm a horrible person >_<

That's ok, we know you here.

 Forar wrote:

Cliffy_3 wrote:
There are places besides America and Britain?

There totally are.

You see them all the time on the news, often preceded by "bombing has begun in".

"Bombing has begun in Canada. Canadian Government officials have offered their sincere apologies to all involved. There has been global condemnation of the widespread bombings, with the US and Britain offering their condolences to those affected and calling for tighter security to be put in place to stop it happening again. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged for talks between the groups involved in the latest spate of bombings, and has warned that sanctions may be put in place if a suitable agreement and conclusion is not reached.

Meanwhile, authorities across the globe have been asked to be alert for anyone attempting to carry out copycat bombings in the wake of this latest tragedy. There is split opinion amongst the public, however, with people quoted as saying that current regulations are "already too restrictive" and that "not enough is being done to allow for this sort of thing to occur under freer conditions", although most people hold a different view, with some saying that "[the] rules are there for the good of everyone" and that "bombing is a reckless act that risks the lives of innocent people, as well as ruining lives.".

Whilst there is difference of opinion, the fact that there are clear warnings against this sort of act speaks only of the need for further action to be taken against those who ignore such signs, and those who allow these acts to occur under their watch.

Avatar 720 - Dakka News.

"Rules are there for the good of everyone" - The opinion of one swimmer affected by the latest bombing.

 SilentScreamer wrote:
Games Workshop started in the UK, there is a GW in most big cities over here, and we have warhammer world. And America is just a big country.

You know that wargaming was pretty big in UK before Citadel existed set up right?

Games Workshop wrote:No it didn't we invented wargaming one night down the pub when Jervis Johnson said "Waaagh" and we all laughed and then John Blanche drew the Emporah and we were all like "dood that could be a game!" and then Jes Goodwin made a Space Marine out of beer mats and then Tom Kirby said "Its all mine, mine I tells ya" and that's how it happened basically.

Seems pretty legit to me.

 Durfast wrote:

 SilentScreamer wrote:
Games Workshop started in the UK, there is a GW in most big cities over here, and we have warhammer world. And America is just a big country.

You know that wargaming was pretty big in UK before Citadel existed set up right?

What are you talking about? There was nothing before "The Hobby"!

In my defense, the flag is from where my proxy is, not where I am. Usually.

 gorgon wrote:

 Blacksails wrote:
As a Canadian, sorry.

Fine, fine.

"or a puppet state controlled by"

Satisfied?

Sadly it's true. And another Canadian.

 BaronIveagh wrote:
In my defense, the flag is from where my proxy is, not where I am. Usually.

Then where are you?

 Mr Nobody wrote:

 BaronIveagh wrote:
In my defense, the flag is from where my proxy is, not where I am. Usually.

Then where are you?

Everywhere and yet, nowhere.

 Mr Nobody wrote:

Then where are you?

That's classified.


Nah, I am in an undisclosed location though. And enjoying a nice cold bottle of sobe, to ward off the fear, out of the ice chest we squeezed into Náströnd. It's a whale of a time. The internet in my lap, a 90mm and controls for four anti-tank missiles on my one side, a beer dispenser on my other. The US Army may have the most advanced weapons in the world, but they are novices when it comes to the fine art of carrying one's drink into combat. I've seen how they do it. Putting that delicate case of glass bottles out on top the tank, exposed, as part of their exterior stowage, where running into the shuck might bounce it off. For the love of god, what if it goes arseways and the enemy were to shoot the Gat? Then what?

It would be a terrible war crime what follows, I tell you.

90mm Eh....

There's a community of Canadians on here.

Were a happy mix of American and British. So we get along just fine. Hell the Englishmen and the Yanks get along just fine too.

Just don't mention a certain tea party and revolt.

MSRC27 wrote:
Aussies for the win!

Except the cricket...

English born and bred. I'd like to say proud as well, but these days....maybe not.

 Shadowbrand wrote:
Just don't mention a certain tea party and revolt.

Hey! We invited you guys to that party, it's not our fault that you didn't show up and we hit the sauce. What would you do if you'd been shunned by your mates and were pissed (in both the American and the British sense of the word)? We said, "Ya know what, feth those guys, they don't wanna come to our tea party, we'll make the largest cup of brown joy the world's ever seen!" And then they started tossing crates into the ocean.

Total frat move on our part guys.

 Jihadin wrote:
90mm Eh....

I know I know, I want to upgrade to 105mm but have not had the money to do it. The French are picky about who they sell upgrade packages for tanks to.

You can't deny that the beer is dangerously exposed though when stowed externally though.

 Shadowbrand wrote:
There's a community of Canadians on here.

Were a happy mix of American and British.

And French (or do we not mention them I forgot who's side I'm on).

He said 'happy mix' so I assume the omission of French was purposeful.

 Avatar 720 wrote:
He said 'happy mix' so I assume the omission of French was purposeful.

Well, you know Quebec is not part of Canada. Ask anyone living there outside the cities.

 BaronIveagh wrote:

 Avatar 720 wrote:
He said 'happy mix' so I assume the omission of French was purposeful.

Well, you know Quebec is not part of Canada. Ask anyone living there outside the cities.

Um, what? Is this a joke?

 Cheesecat wrote:

 BaronIveagh wrote:

 Avatar 720 wrote:
He said 'happy mix' so I assume the omission of French was purposeful.

Well, you know Quebec is not part of Canada. Ask anyone living there outside the cities.

Um, what? Is this a joke?

Well they at least don't want to be...
Though I imagine Quebec is just like Canadian Wales or something...

 purplefood wrote:

Well they at least don't want to be...
Though I imagine Quebec is just like Canadian Wales or something...

I always thought of them as Canadian Scotland. Or Canadian Ireland, but without the bombings.

 BaronIveagh wrote:

 purplefood wrote:

Well they at least don't want to be...
Though I imagine Quebec is just like Canadian Wales or something...

I always thought of them as Canadian Scotland. Or Canadian Ireland, but without the bombings.

Ireland is a bit different...
Though so is Scotland I guess... though Scotland isn't that different...

Well Cheesecat were on the wrong side of the country to really see the majority of the French-Canadian population. And I can honestly say having lived in BC and the Western states. People don't act terribly diffrent.

I'd fething love to go see Seattle again. But right now i'd settle for a trip back to PG or Van.

 BaronIveagh wrote:

 purplefood wrote:

Well they at least don't want to be...
Though I imagine Quebec is just like Canadian Wales or something...

I always thought of them as Canadian Scotland. Or Canadian Ireland, but without the bombings.

Oh, there have been bombings in Quebec. A while back some politicians got a "surprise" in their mail.

 Mr Nobody wrote:

 BaronIveagh wrote:

 purplefood wrote:

Well they at least don't want to be...
Though I imagine Quebec is just like Canadian Wales or something...

I always thought of them as Canadian Scotland. Or Canadian Ireland, but without the bombings.

Oh, there have been bombings in Quebec. A while back some politicians got a "surprise" in their mail.

Yeah, but I don't see the Canadian government sending in the troops and establishing internment camps. Maybe it is more similar to the Basque region.

 Mr Nobody wrote:


Oh, there have been bombings in Quebec. A while back some politicians got a "surprise" in their mail.

Meh. Those barely qualify as a bomb. If it didn't at least blow up a car, it's not a bombing, it's an assassination with an explosive device.

 Devizz wrote:

 Frazzled wrote:

 Devizz wrote:
Why is everyone on these forums either British or American... Or am I seeing things? It's just that I see British and American flags EVERYWHERE in every single post lol.

I'm Texan.

Same thing, what I mean your native language is English right?

Hardly. It's very hard to understand them in their native environment.

As for myself, I just use the LCD language because the exquisite forms of French are very ill-translated by "da Googlz."

I kid, I kid.


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 Cheesecat wrote:

 BaronIveagh wrote:

 Avatar 720 wrote:
He said 'happy mix' so I assume the omission of French was purposeful.

Well, you know Quebec is not part of Canada. Ask anyone living there outside the cities.

Um, what? Is this a joke?

Sadly, no. My father's most fervent dream is of separation. He gets quite embarassed when I ask him what'll happen afterwards. Being a *somewhat* bilingual individual in Québec can get lonely, as you're eyed as a traitor by some.

Look at the "values charter" debate going on this week, for instance...

 Mathieu Raymond wrote:

Sadly, no. My father's most fervent dream is of separation. He gets quite embarassed when I ask him what'll happen afterwards.

Tell him not to be. Economically speaking, Quebec is actually in a better position than any other state or province in the US or Canada combined to be it's own economic entity. Not only does it hold 51% of Canada's total venture capital, it also has 61% of it's high tech industry, and is home to the world's largest producer of aluminum. Each year, Quebec exports 68 billion Canadian dollars+ worth of goods per annum, and it's primary imports are crude oil and cars.

This beats out Texas (the only other state or province with a serious interest in separation) due to it's diversity in major exports. (though Texas makes more money, it's also beholden to a single market, meaning it's less stable.). Interestingly enough, a joint venture between the two would effectively allow them to create two stable, viable states, as long as they don't piss off the rest of the US and Canada in the process.

Frankly, if they manage to elect a government even half as smart as the US Congress, they should be stable (meaning they could elect utter morons and probably remain economically viable). The real issue would be maneuvering through the ethnic minefield and making each ethnicity in Quebec feel fully invested in it. Which would be the tricky part.

 Mathieu Raymond wrote:

 Devizz wrote:

 Frazzled wrote:

 Devizz wrote:
Why is everyone on these forums either British or American... Or am I seeing things? It's just that I see British and American flags EVERYWHERE in every single post lol.

I'm Texan.

Same thing, what I mean your native language is English right?

Hardly. It's very hard to understand them in their native environment.

As for myself, I just use the LCD language because the exquisite forms of French are very ill-translated by "da Googlz."

*ahem* It's "le Googlez"

I live in a state that bro-fives the planet. We allow America to say we are together.

Are there no Swiss? Are there no Mexicans?

Sure there was, second page...

 Tyran wrote:
Primer Mexicano en este hilo...

He was being a Mexican not a Mexicant!

Respect due!

 BaronIveagh wrote:

 Mathieu Raymond wrote:

Sadly, no. My father's most fervent dream is of separation. He gets quite embarassed when I ask him what'll happen afterwards.

Tell him not to be. Economically speaking, Quebec is actually in a better position than any other state or province in the US or Canada combined to be it's own economic entity. Not only does it hold 51% of Canada's total venture capital, it also has 61% of it's high tech industry, and is home to the world's largest producer of aluminum. Each year, Quebec exports 68 billion Canadian dollars+ worth of goods per annum, and it's primary imports are crude oil and cars.

This beats out Texas (the only other state or province with a serious interest in separation) due to it's diversity in major exports. (though Texas makes more money, it's also beholden to a single market, meaning it's less stable.). Interestingly enough, a joint venture between the two would effectively allow them to create two stable, viable states, as long as they don't piss off the rest of the US and Canada in the process.

Frankly, if they manage to elect a government even half as smart as the US Congress, they should be stable (meaning they could elect utter morons and probably remain economically viable). The real issue would be maneuvering through the ethnic minefield and making each ethnicity in Quebec feel fully invested in it. Which would be the tricky part.

Technically, our aluminium industry does not belong to us anymore, it's owned by a company in another country. Although our electricity is still, at the moment, making it viable to ship bauxite all the way to us.

The only reason my father wants to separate, and not everyone but an important part of the population, is to sever ties with the Anglophone world. With the laws being proposed or discussed right now... it feels a little xenophobic at the moment in here.

And please, no joint venture between Texas and Québec, it would be enough for my ex-wife to come knocking on my door.