Thread: What the bloody 'ell are you drunken Brits talking about...

when you say stone? 12stone? WTF is that? Why can't you just say the weight in pounds like normal people? Pretty soon you'll be telling everyone how tall you are in "hands high."

Britains are always known to be, "different". (no offense to any Brits )

Example: They say, "Pardon", more often then, "Excuse me", or, "Huh?".

Why pounds, why not just say kilo's like normal people in europe do :P

(oh, and here, 1 kilo is two pounds, not 2,2 pounds )

Originally Posted by Lion King

Britains are always known to be, "different". (no offense to any Brits )

Example: They say, "Pardon", more often then, "Excuse me", or, "Huh?".

Pardon? who the fuck says pardon? The Queen? :P (I hear excuse me/huh/eh/what? a lot more than pardon... but what do I know... I've only lived here all my life... not seen some film with dated upper class english stereotypes... :P)

Originally Posted by Von Milash

when you say stone? 12stone? WTF is that? Why can't you just say the weight in pounds like normal people? Pretty soon you'll be telling everyone how tall you are in "hands high."

We were using stones (which is 14 pounds by the way) since before your country was discovered

But don't let that bother you... please continue to call that game which mainly involves picking up a ball and carrying it 'Football'... liquid fuel 'gas' and an arse an Ass (aka a donkey... :P)

Originally Posted by BIG H

Originally Posted by Von Milash

when you say stone? 12stone? WTF is that? Why can't you just say the weight in pounds like normal people? Pretty soon you'll be telling everyone how tall you are in "hands high."

We were using stones (which is 14 pounds by the way) since before your country was discovered

...and who invented the queensbury rules

Originally Posted by AdamGB

But don't let that bother you... please continue to call that game which mainly involves picking up a ball and carrying it 'Football'... liquid fuel 'gas' and an arse an Ass (aka a donkey... :P)

lol at that pardon thing, i hate how everyone thinks brits all where bowler hats pinstripe suits and carry a briefcase and unbrella, :\ maybe a bit over the top.

We have no working class either... we all have masnions and the lowest class here is the lower middle class... made up of our butlers... :P


(who are exactly like parker off thunderbirds)

Originally Posted by uknick

lol at that pardon thing, i hate how everyone thinks brits all where bowler hats pinstripe suits and carry a briefcase and unbrella, :\ maybe a bit over the top.

It's the same as every american thinking we all wear wooden clumbs, have a windmill in every garden, all smoke weed, pot and whatever drugs you can think of, and Holland is the capital of the land Amsterdam (well it is actually, exept the rest of the dutch don't want to acknowledge that :P )

dont you have all that stuff?! you must do i saw it on tv!!!!

Originally Posted by AdamGB

Originally Posted by Lion King

Britains are always known to be, "different". (no offense to any Brits )

Example: They say, "Pardon", more often then, "Excuse me", or, "Huh?".

Pardon? who the fuck says pardon? The Queen? :P (I hear excuse me/huh/eh/what? a lot more than pardon... but what do I know... I've only lived here all my life... not seen some film with dated upper class english stereotypes... :P)

Pardon me?

Yea, ever since i came to bournemouth i have learned to say 'Pardon' for some reason.....i used to say 'What bruv?' in London, but i found out saying that to a random stranger is rather unpleasant and rude.

Anyway Von, 14 pounds to a stone...so 12 stone equals 168 pounds

lol at that pardon thing, i hate how everyone thinks brits all where bowler hats pinstripe suits and carry a briefcase and unbrella, :\ maybe a bit over the top.

I know...I don't get why other Americans think that. I mean....what about all the chimney sweeps in England? Certainly they can't wear bowler hats and pinstripe suits while cleaning your chimneys.

yeah im australian and we dont use pounds in australia . we use kg's and stone as well like the brits but seriously everyone one else who uses pounds to me .why cant you americans and whoever use pounds just use kg like the rest of us . hehe plus you sound heavier in pounds lol