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T_i_B

(14,738 posts) Wed Jun 11, 2014, 07:19 AM Jun 2014

22 Exact British Versions Of Important American Things

Not sure about all of these, but some of them are decent analogies.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/lukebailey/britain-vs-america

1. Shoreditch = Williamsburg
2. Hawaii = Cornwall
3. Texas = Yorkshire
4. Great American Desert = Scottish Highlands
5. Route 66 = M1
6. Rocky Mountains = Hadrians Wall
7. Silicon Valley = Old Street Roundabout
8. Vegas Strip = Blackpool Pleasure Beach
9. Wall Street = The City Of London
10. Statue Of Liberty = The Walkie-Talkie
11. New York Yankees = Manchester United
12. Confederate Flag = St. Georges Flag
13. NFL = FIFA
14. Thanksgiving = Christmas
15. 4th of July = Bonfire Night
16. Beer in Red Solo Cups = Cider in 2-litre plastic bottles
17. Taco Bell = Chicken Cottage
18. Pick-up truck = Ford Fiesta
19. Country & Western = Heavy Metal
20. Home = Pub
21. Enthusiasm = Disappointment
22. Piers Morgan = Piers Morgan

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22 Exact British Versions Of Important American Things (Original Post) T_i_B Jun 2014 OP

The Walkie Talkie tower shoots flames at people? sakabatou Jun 2014 #1

The concave shape of the building... T_i_B Jun 2014 #5

They need to get that fixed sakabatou Jun 2014 #7

Sometimes architects get it wrong T_i_B Jun 2014 #8

We probably do. sakabatou Jun 2014 #9

One minor nitpick. LeftOfSelf-Centered Jun 2014 #2

But the FA doesn't get to change the laws of the game Ron Obvious Jun 2014 #3

Compare how FIFA awards the World Cup to how the NFL awards the Super Bowl. Iggo Jun 2014 #4

Well... T_i_B Jun 2014 #6

The TV show, "The Office" = The TV show, "The Office" Yavin4 Jun 2014 #10

Nope. Dallas Cowpies = Man Utd. KamaAina Jun 2014 #11

Nope. I'm with the article on that one T_i_B Jun 2014 #13

I was thinking of Man U supporters being tossers KamaAina Jun 2014 #14

I may not know much about American sport.... T_i_B Jun 2014 #15

Indeed KamaAina Jun 2014 #16

But why? T_i_B Jun 2014 #17

Well, they were fairly dominant decades ago KamaAina Jun 2014 #18

I'd have thought that the 49ers would be the glory hunters choice T_i_B Jun 2014 #19

Many folks between the coasts have issues identifying with San Francisco KamaAina Jun 2014 #21

That's Williamsburg, Brooklyn. KamaAina Jun 2014 #12

Don't 'cha mean.... whistler162 Jun 2014 #20

I think some Yorkshire natives would be offended by the Texas comparison... nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #22

sakabatou

(42,152 posts)

1. The Walkie Talkie tower shoots flames at people?

Reply to T_i_B (Original post)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 07:56 AM

Jun 2014

O.o?

T_i_B

(14,738 posts)

5. The concave shape of the building...

Reply to sakabatou (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 12:47 PM

Jun 2014

...has been known to concentrate sunlight, which has been known to cause problems for any car parked in the wrong place near the building.

sakabatou

(42,152 posts)

7. They need to get that fixed

Reply to T_i_B (Reply #5)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 03:02 PM

Jun 2014

T_i_B

(14,738 posts)

8. Sometimes architects get it wrong

Reply to sakabatou (Reply #7)

Thu Jun 12, 2014, 07:23 AM

Jun 2014

Another example of that is Bridgewater Place in Leeds, which is a wind hazard. I'm sure you have examples of similarly bad buildings in the states that have been built more recently then the Tacoma Narrows Bridge that collapsed in 1940.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgewater_Place
http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/council-knew-of-aedas-bridgewater-place-wind-danger/8654602.article

sakabatou

(42,152 posts)

9. We probably do.

Reply to T_i_B (Reply #8)

Thu Jun 12, 2014, 12:55 PM

Jun 2014

LeftOfSelf-Centered

(776 posts)

2. One minor nitpick.

Reply to T_i_B (Original post)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 09:34 AM

Jun 2014

I think a better equivalent to the NFL would be the Premier League instead of FIFA. FIFA is the international governing body of football (and it's based in Zürich, Switzerland), while the Premier League is the actual league that the English clubs play in...

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)

3. But the FA doesn't get to change the laws of the game

Reply to LeftOfSelf-Centered (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 09:41 AM

Jun 2014

Even FIFA can't change them wily-nily every year as seems common in the NFL.

It's not a great analogy in either case.

Iggo

(47,552 posts)

4. Compare how FIFA awards the World Cup to how the NFL awards the Super Bowl.

Reply to LeftOfSelf-Centered (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 10:47 AM

Jun 2014

I think that's what they're getting at.

T_i_B

(14,738 posts)

6. Well...

Reply to Iggo (Reply #4)

Wed Jun 11, 2014, 12:53 PM

Jun 2014

...given that the world cup is an international tournament only held once ever 4 years, and the NFL is an annual domestic tournament, maybe the RFU in rugby union would be a better analogy?

Yavin4

(35,438 posts)

10. The TV show, "The Office" = The TV show, "The Office"

Reply to T_i_B (Original post)

Thu Jun 12, 2014, 01:35 PM

Jun 2014

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

11. Nope. Dallas Cowpies = Man Utd.

Reply to T_i_B (Original post)

Thu Jun 12, 2014, 03:46 PM

Jun 2014

T_i_B

(14,738 posts)

13. Nope. I'm with the article on that one

Reply to KamaAina (Reply #11)

Fri Jun 13, 2014, 07:16 AM

Jun 2014

It's actually quite funny when Americans over here if Man U are a bit like the New York Yankees, and are told very firmly Yes by us Brits. At that point said Americans start looking at somebody like Fulham as possible team to support instead.

Man U would have to suck like they have this season for a longer while yet to be like the Dallas Cowboys.

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

14. I was thinking of Man U supporters being tossers

Reply to T_i_B (Reply #13)

Fri Jun 13, 2014, 12:12 PM

Jun 2014

especially those who couldn't find Manc on a map, like Cowpies fans in, say, Ohio.

T_i_B

(14,738 posts)

15. I may not know much about American sport....

Reply to KamaAina (Reply #14)

Fri Jun 13, 2014, 12:50 PM

Jun 2014

....but I know that NY Yankees fans have quite the reputation for being glory hunters.

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

16. Indeed

Reply to T_i_B (Reply #15)

Fri Jun 13, 2014, 12:59 PM

Jun 2014

but a great majority of them live in the Tri-State area surrounding NYC. Not so with the Cowpies (actually Cowboys ), who are the most popular team as far west as Bakersfield, CA! Similarly with Man U, most actual Mancunians support Man City.

T_i_B

(14,738 posts)

17. But why?

Reply to KamaAina (Reply #16)

Fri Jun 13, 2014, 01:06 PM

Jun 2014

Is it just people who've been watching too much 70's porn? Cos it's not like they dominate the NFL as Man U dominated the English Premier League when they were managed by Alex Ferguson.