<story><title>If PHP were British</title><url>http://www.addedbytes.com/blog/if-php-were-british/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>peacemaker</author><text>As a Brit living in the US I&apos;m getting a bit tired of the strange fascination you guys have with everything British.&lt;p&gt;Yes, it was fun at first being asked to say all sorts of words which sound so funny to you guys.  Convincing the more provincial of Americans that yes, we do in fact get to meet the Queen for a cup of tea on occasion and yes, she is a very nice lady.&lt;p&gt;But when I see posts like this I can&apos;t help but be reminded of a tired old joke that no-one thinks is funny anymore but they keep on telling it anyway because they don&apos;t know how to stop.&lt;p&gt;Or perhaps I&apos;m just being a grumpy old sod.  We&apos;re famous for that too.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>untog</author><text>I&apos;m also a Brit living in the US, and honestly, I&apos;d say just have fun with it in return. I have, variously:&lt;p&gt;- Told people my name is Rupert, Tarquin, or Archibald (no-one will question it for fear of sounding rude- doubly so because they think we&apos;re very particular about manners)&lt;p&gt;- &quot;Where are you from?&quot; &quot;Iowa.&quot; &quot;Oh...&quot;&lt;p&gt;- &quot;Harry? Oh yeah, good lad. Bit racist but what are you going to do&quot;&lt;p&gt;And so on, so forth. I certainly don&apos;t begrudge an interest in all things British, because it&apos;s preferable to the situation Americans often find themselves in when abroad, where they&apos;re considered cheeseburger eating morons.&lt;p&gt;Just think- they &lt;i&gt;could&lt;/i&gt; all be asking you when your last football riot was.</text></comment>
<story><title>If PHP were British</title><url>http://www.addedbytes.com/blog/if-php-were-british/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>peacemaker</author><text>As a Brit living in the US I&apos;m getting a bit tired of the strange fascination you guys have with everything British.&lt;p&gt;Yes, it was fun at first being asked to say all sorts of words which sound so funny to you guys.  Convincing the more provincial of Americans that yes, we do in fact get to meet the Queen for a cup of tea on occasion and yes, she is a very nice lady.&lt;p&gt;But when I see posts like this I can&apos;t help but be reminded of a tired old joke that no-one thinks is funny anymore but they keep on telling it anyway because they don&apos;t know how to stop.&lt;p&gt;Or perhaps I&apos;m just being a grumpy old sod.  We&apos;re famous for that too.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>jpswade</author><text>Although I want to agree, that post was written by a Brit.</text></comment>