What started a rather a luverly albeit drunken heartfelt thread quickly degenerated into ner ner ne nerrrrrrrr WW2 bollocks really swiftly.

Quelle surprise!

What I see is a lot of gun control this and gun control that.
All this after the shootings...
And people believe the government, which is the strangest thing for me. As if they care about you. What they want is for you to be a good little servant, and serve their wishes and system, like a dog, whilst they completely do the opposite.
People still believe the government. Why do the people have to lay down their guns, when the same government are going round the world bullying and murdering people everywhere?
Most of the people commenting against the right to bear arms are the kind of people I'm talking about, the kind of people who aren't doing nothing to change the world or anything, who jump when they say jump, who lay down, roll over and give paw, when told to.
Those same people would be the first one's to run for safety behind a weapon, behind someone bearing a weapon.
I'm not one of those bashing the Americans. Let them own their guns. If we had the right to bear arms in Spain, like in the US, I'm sure it would be a different story here right now, but no, we get smacked with truncheons and all sorts.
This board is rampant with mindless drones who don't actually know what they're talking about. Just STFU and go wait in line at the supermarket for your GM foods or go sit in a McDonald's and enjoy your 100% beef burger.
You're all a bunch of fancy pants, basement dwelling, subservient frankensteins.
This is my opinion, don't take it personal.
I don't comment much on those threads because I'm not from there, but....
Enough with the American bashing?
Of course.
Stick to your own business. Just be a good little monkey and carry on performing tricks, they love it.

'Yanks" is only offensive if you are offended. I don't care. It better then what i normally get called. I haven't seen any topics lately of yank bashing and I can't say how much yank bashing has been going on in the gun control threads cuz i don't even bother reading them. Its the same ol same ol. You either for it or against it and there is no middle ground, so naturally it would lead to bashing each other. I am just a person like everyone else, i work, and take care of my family and play when i can, If someone wants to generalize me in with their opinion of Americans have at it, i know what, and who i am. My government or what you see on tv about Americans is not a representation of myself, and to assume so is just ignorant.

Don't dislike or hate me just for being a American, get to know me and you can have a personalize dislike our hatred for me if you would like. I still wont care.

I have to say it's amusing to see the posts both showing some offense at the term 'yanks' as well as those who claim no bashing threads seem to exist.

'Yanks' IS a friendly term as I've ever heard it and I've heard it used clear back to the period vids of World War II reporting. One really has to be looking for ways to be offended to get their back up over that IMO.

...and no threads bashing or focused on anti-American? Well... I guess some of us are on much more than others to see MUCH more than others. That's all I can imagine if those statements are sincere and honest from the perspective of the one saying it.

I've lost count on how many America-Bash threads have run. That includes those just HEAVILY FOCUSED on being anti-American. lol.... No biggy. This isn't always a perfectly family friendly PG-13 environment....but I do appreciate the OP's sentiments to be sure.

Aw, go ahead and bash us Yanks. We can take it, and often we deserve it. Doesn't bother me. I've known a few Brits in my time, and the ones I've known are really good people once you get to know them.

But I do get a laugh when Brits tell us that we need to "get with the times" or "join modern civilized society." Maybe we should get a royal family. Sure, the Obamas spend tax money like royalty, but you're not really royalty until the paparazzi get pictures of a topless princess. That's modern royalty!

And we need to get rid of American football and adopt soccer like other civilized countries. Did you know that some NFL teams go through an entire season without a hooligan brawl? How can you be a civilized country without regular riots at sporting events?

And, for God's sake, somebody start making American judges and lawyers wear white wigs. How can anyone take a judge seriously if he's not wearing a white wig? Preferably with a little bow in it.

Originally posted by EvanB
Here in Britain us limey royalist redcoats call you Yanks..

Shouldn't that be "presumtious limey royalist redcoats".

But feel free to take offense..

Why would I take offence if I'm NOT A "YANK"...silly boy.

I was sticking up for American's and some of us limey redcoats left that pitiful island to get away from the stunted knee-jerk mentality you have shown with your reply.

Greetings ATS

I consider American Citizens as my brothers and sisters , you might disagree with this because i am not a American , but the Americans i know Personally are very friendly giving folks.
My country had Units in Iraq Afghanistan , F16's to maintain the No Flight restrictions above libia , we back you up no questions asked , this is what allies do , same as marriage , in good and bad times.
Second World war has been over for 60 years , but not a day goes by i am thankfull the Sacrifices American Soldiers made for our Freedom.

In my oppinion The American People and the American Government are 2 totally different groups , with Agenda's miles apart.

But how can i bash you for being born American , nor bash you for being proud or being a Patriot , Its amazing from even a outsider perspective to see how Big America has become in only 400 years , you got to give them Credits for that atleast and ignore the Political aspect for a second.

TheGreazel.

There's far more bashing of non-americans by yanks than the other way round.

And OP don't dare claim that you speak for Brits.

I find being referred to as a limey or redcat deeply offensive. In much the same way I imagine americans find being called yanks distasteful. The difference is I don't go on whining about it all the time.

And OP you are stating that the playing field should NOT be level. It's ok for yanks to call us limeys but not ok for limeys to call them yanks. Thats pathetic.