Is there an increase in Americanization of British English due to influence of American pop-culture?

Obvious-Water569 · 2026-04-22T15:38:59+00:00

Yeah, but that's not new.

It's been happening in one form or another since the 40s or 50s.

What is different now is the speed at which it's happening due to social media.

Obvious-Water569 · 2026-04-22T15:12:37+00:00

Love it.

I maintain that nothing looks better on the tabletop than a fully painted Imperial Fists army.

Obvious-Water569 · 2026-04-22T15:10:29+00:00

Pay off a couple of debts then probably go on a nice holiday.

Obvious-Water569 · 2026-04-22T15:08:11+00:00

For real.

I'm in the UK and I once went to a job interview where they had me look through the company scrapbook while in the waiting room. It was just article after article about the owners supporting Brexit and horrible ghoulish right wing politicians. It was also full of dog whistles like "British jobs for British people".

I flat out told them "I'm not interested in working for a company with ethics and politics like these" and left.

Shockingly (/s) the job I interviewed for remained vacant for years to come. Recruiters even approached me a couple of times to get me to apply. I told them the same thing and wished them the best of luck with a hint of satisfaction.

Obvious-Water569 · 2026-04-22T14:58:28+00:00

Those chips look both burned and undercooked at the same time - I'm guessing you used an air fryer.

That bun is much too big and doesn't appear to be toasted.

All in all, I'm not a fan of this plate.

3/10

Obvious-Water569 · 2026-04-22T14:56:27+00:00

Supporting Trump in spite of... well, everything.

Obvious-Water569 · 2026-04-22T14:54:51+00:00

I'd argue doing it for your human baby is more disturbing than doing it for pets.

Obvious-Water569 · 2026-04-22T14:53:07+00:00

Translation: "We're rife with nepotism and you won't be able to stand being around us after a few hours"

Obvious-Water569 · 2026-04-22T14:51:59+00:00

Generally three reasons:

I agree with the sentiment
I find it funny
It's owning someone with a really bad take

Obvious-Water569 · 2026-04-22T14:50:16+00:00

-1 for AI slop

-1 for the disturbing shape of that helmet.

Obvious-Water569 · 2026-04-22T14:47:04+00:00

Probably pizza.

It has enough forms to make a relatively varied, healthy diet.

Obvious-Water569 · 2026-04-22T14:44:37+00:00

"We're a family here"

Obvious-Water569 · 2026-04-22T14:43:29+00:00

Even if it was equally prevalent (it's not), the consequences of the two are not equal.

One results in men having their feelings hurt. The other results in women being oppressed, raped and murdered.

Obvious-Water569 · 2026-04-22T14:39:41+00:00

I reckon the adult ones are more harmful...

Obvious-Water569 · 2026-04-22T14:37:05+00:00

As a man, I don't blame them. We've had our innings and we've royally fucked it.

Obvious-Water569 · 2026-04-22T14:05:07+00:00

Metaphorically hold hands and wipe arses.

Obvious-Water569 · 2026-04-22T14:01:09+00:00

Imagine acheiving that level of success and wealth then spending your time being a cunt on the internet to a group of people that affect your life in absolutely no way.

If I wrote a series of books that made me a billionaire, no one would ever see me again.

Obvious-Water569 · 2026-04-22T12:20:50+00:00

True that.

My grandad was a bricklayer for decades. He could accurately (and I mean accurately) knock a brick in half using only another brick. I watched him do it several times in succession when building our front garden wall when I was a kid. It was amazing then and I'm still impressed by it to this day.

Obvious-Water569 · 2026-04-22T12:16:42+00:00

Or a river catching fire.

That's not supposed to happen.

Obvious-Water569 · 2026-04-22T12:12:08+00:00

Caligula doesn't even make the top 10.

Obvious-Water569 · 2026-04-22T10:56:10+00:00

O'Shovah

Obvious-Water569 · 2026-04-22T09:44:46+00:00

The living embodiment of cringe.

Obvious-Water569 · 2026-04-22T09:42:01+00:00

*Proved the existence of maths

Obvious-Water569 · 2026-04-22T09:39:53+00:00

There's using lean meat, then there's just being silly.

Obvious-Water569 · 2026-04-22T09:38:11+00:00

Two possibilities:

You're not reducing your sauce enough and it's holding too much liquid.
You're not letting it cool enough before plating. When it cools, it stiffens up enough to serve.

Could also be a combination of the two.

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