Re: Crazy British...

From: Steve Davies (Steve365@btinternet.com)
Date: Fri Sep 05 2003 - 08:04:24 MDT

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    From: "Robert J. Bradbury" <bradbury@aeiveos.com>
    To: "Extropy List" <extropians@extropy.org>
    Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 9:21 PM
    Subject: SHT: Crazy British...

    >
    > SHT = "Stupid Human Tricks"
    >
    > Can anyone on the list who understands British culture
    > better than I explain this phenomena:
    >

    (link to story about the boorish and crazy behaviour of Brits abroad)

    I think there's two main reasons for this. The UK is very expensive,
    particularly if you live in London, so if you want to spend a weekend out on
    the lash it is actually cheaper to go to places like Prague. Also, there's
    the well known phenomenon of being less inhibited in a strange place.

    Having said that, it looks as though the British are reverting to their
    historical stereotype (which applied until about 1970) - crazy, aggressive
    and belligerent, drunken, boorish, and randy. I had to laugh at the
    reference to fights breaking out when parties from Leeds, Manchester, and
    Birmingham found themselves in the same establishment while being supporters
    of their local teams - that's asking for trouble! The ones from Manchester
    can't have been Man United fans that's for sure.

    Steve Davies



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