How Not To Be American

[seldear]

This person is a Speshul American Snowflake!

Only Americans Speak English! TRUFAX!

When confronted by their misconception, however...they bravely press on, missing the point, insisting that only Americans speak English properly, and trying to tell everyone that, oh, it was just a rant and shouldn't have been taken seriously, and you're being MEEEEEEEEAN to me!

Uh, yeah. Sure. Uhuh. Right.

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Dear Person From America,

When you sound and behave like an idiot, people will treat you like you're an idiot.

When you sound and behave like an ignorant and close-minded American, people are going to treat you with contempt - both people from outside America (yes, Virginia, there is a world 'outside America'), and Americans who don't enjoy being advertised as arrogant twits by one of their own.

Do you need me to translate that into 'proper English' for you?

Comments

[slm76.livejournal.com]

I always just laugh and remind them that "football" is a game where you kick the "ball" with your "foot."

American football, of which I am a fan, is really rugby with pads *g*

[seldearslj.livejournal.com]

The spelling isn't an issue so much; it's the idea that the only right way is the American one. That everyone else is wrong and should adjust to America.