Captain Wales
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Ah, occifers... that explains it. Probably got their ice cream spoon-fed to them by their nannies until they left for the Academy... and their gated communities wouldn't allow ice cream trucks in anyway.
Whenurhappy, I may be a bit touchy, but it seems like every other mention of Americans on this site includes something about how ignorant, arrogant, stupid, or naive "spams" are (or similar statements)... frequently using the "American cousins" line the same way some Americans refer to "inbred rednecks", implying a lack of the ability to understand.
So your comment about how Americans "didn't get" a reference to something the vast majority of Americans do know about seemed to be another similar comment... which I see now it was not.
Whenurhappy, I may be a bit touchy, but it seems like every other mention of Americans on this site includes something about how ignorant, arrogant, stupid, or naive "spams" are (or similar statements)... frequently using the "American cousins" line the same way some Americans refer to "inbred rednecks", implying a lack of the ability to understand.
So your comment about how Americans "didn't get" a reference to something the vast majority of Americans do know about seemed to be another similar comment... which I see now it was not.
The BBC3 programme about Prince Henry of Wales serving in Afghanistan was pretty good, I thought.
It's clear that he's not overly fond of journos though.....
It's clear that he's not overly fond of journos though.....
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Although it was quite interesting to watch the show, I found myself becoming increasingly irritated by the random 'talking heads' that purported to know what they were talking about. Minor errors in terminology just made them lose credibility.
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I think the Captain spoke well enough for himself without Bacon prattling on. An admirable attitude and respect for others I thought.
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