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Nov 7, 2014 5:34 PM
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MyCatsNameIsPotato
Well, I am American and I have a kettle for tea.
MyhedgehogisnamedHonshu
Whoah. I live in America and possess multiple kettles. Though my mother is from the UK, so that may not count...
foxsake
I say!! :o
LZYRMN
England is who everyone hated until US started to go around bombing shit. Scotland, Ireland, and Pepperidge farm remembers.
MuspellsEnd
"Wait..I don't hate England? I always thought England hated US?!" - Every german in recent history
DevoutSkeptic
I have a kettle for tea. But only for proper Irish tea.
Haxk
Stating the obvious, there's a difference between UK and England.
xClaireBearx
I'm English & nice
UsChickens
"I'm just gonna leave these well-loved reposts here to whore for frontpage, like the feckless waste of skin I am." - OP
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Leonir
Harsh, bro.
elsmearsy
It makes me happy to see others define their patriotism via a distaste of the English who themselves are only proud of their achievements.
pyrobob4
ReallyBigRocks
I don't think it was ever really true, if a country has allies, then it has enemies
SadisticTea
Also, long before Isis, there was Quebec, the (genocided) native populations of Canada, and seals.
thisisntagoodusernameatall
Fuck seals. And it wasn't half the genocide america had.
Lastdarkninja
Still genocide.
martianandy
Shout out to the welsh for being too laid back to care.
darthblaker7474
Rydw i'n hoffi Coffi?
Odnamok
Diolch :)
TheBiggestCuntOnImgur
God, that watermark on the last one pisses me off. You seriously claimed ownership of a fucking screen cap? Jesus. (Not addressing OP)
britishtea
please dont talk about tea like that i cant cope
Begotten
USA is bad. cutting edge humor.
TheGingerBeardedBiologist
Scoopsy
Up vote the Frankie, sometimes overly offensive Frankie
TheLordLucifersBannedAccount02
Only the weak take offense to his words.
IwannaSeeYourpics
8bitTunes
I love Frankie
HangslikeCabbage
We do so have teapots!!
Hobbityone
If Scotland hates us so much why don't they just leave...
helloclarebear
Lyons.
BarryShitpeas
I'd argue that no-one hates England more than England
BrokeBirkin
It's the same thing here in US. We get shit & might talk smack back, but most people I talk to complain & wish they lived elsewhere
thesplashingblumpkins
It would be nice if some other nationalities could be a bit more self-depricating instead of blindly nationalistic
frankbrodie
Semi true at best. English politicians maybe. The actual indigenous Uk resident loves England. "She's your Queen too mate.."
Stupidpeoplearestpid
"England is a lovely place as long as you aren't english" - I forgot his name
nexusdog
If we judge a country by it's politicians... we're sadistic bastards who hate everyone.
BeardKhan
Disliking it doesn't equal actually hating it.
StoneTigris
Well I'm both proud to say I'm English and shameful of the fact at the same time. But the issues we face are also found elsewhere.
imhereforthepuns
As an American, I feel the same.
ZiggyArcticfur
As another American, I will second that motion
heatherkb85
Took a DNA test. I'm 85% English, 15% Italian. Sorry to literally every fucking one, ever, everywhere.
MundaneFacts
I took a DNA test and I'm 95% nazi and 5% pol pot
Flamingosbitch
God this made me laugh so fucking hard. My tummy hurts+1
TanteK
Every scottish person supports 2 teams: Scotland, and whoever is playing England.
AnalGapage
I can deny this statement as I am a thoroughbred Scottish degenerate from the North East. It's Scotland + a shitty local team usually.
Luxuria90
Wales here! Snap.
Killocity
Can confirm. Source: I'm welsh
JNapier
Well as a german mate, who ever plays england or the french!
imwatching
What happens when England play France?!
JNapier
The USA if I'm not mistaken!
TheDepartmentofRedundancyDepartment
but..but yall voted to stay with england
Monzeekee
We kiwis are similar. NZ or anyone playing against Australia
TheLordLucifersBannedAccount02
I've always been hugely supportive of NZ, but over the last few years the Hobbit came out weeks, sometimes months here, after there. FUCKYOU
Monzeekee
I'm not sorry!!!!
TheLordLucifersBannedAccount02
When I'm President, we're invading.
ziggrrauglurr
I support the dark lord
DietCokeIsTheBest
Always makes me chuckle how much the Sottish get riled up about football rivalry. The English barely even register the fact Scotland play it
spookytwigg
Wait...they have a team?
ShabbaLife
Some of us Scots are more mature than that, especially nowadays
TheLordLucifersBannedAccount02
Go back to England.
ayeayeaidan
I'm english so i support the english national team, but my family come from glasgow, so I support Celtic, im confused where i fall in this
cheesus309
Same here! *high fives*
apolloin
Yeah, because we're constantly reminded of Scotland's football ascendancy in FIFA, World Cup... Err....
JimmiesRustler
pretty much the same in Ireland
AerysIITargaryen
I remember that week a few years ago when Ireland beat England in cricket and rugby, stopping them from winning a grand slam. That was a (1)
AerysIITargaryen
good week.
urkadee
I'm not even a sports person but I'm Irish so I remember the rugby score was Ireland 43 - England 13. That was a really good day.
JimmiesRustler
*great week
AerysIITargaryen
They even had England Grand Slam jerseys made for them. I was so happy.
IwishIwasdecisiveenoughtomakeacoolusername
I giggle maniacally every time I re-read these. Someone should make a polandball thingy out of them.
notme222
No offense, but they're a little shallow for Polandball comics. Most of the jokes here are present in those but with better context.
NormalNorman
Commenting for dilivery
redsky33
I think the tea one already was
chelsearey
Definitely read that as "mathematically" and I thought, ahh yes, Vulcans on Imgur. What is happening to my brain?
AmazingAnus
Logically speaking, it would seem you're now mistaking comments.
fizix00
I read mechanically...
omgsomeoneactually
Oh god yes! Upvoting this to get a polandball thingy comic!
vehkiya
Upvoting the upvoting because I support it.
NowThatsWhatICallACoincidenceVol1
Upvoting the upvoting upvote because I support it, and shits and giggles
soulburner14
Here you go mate http://imgur.com/t/polandball/gDiX9jL
alphabetta
Wait, what? We have kettles. Who told you that we don't have kettles? wat
BreadyStinellis
I microwave the water and use a tea bag. 'Murica!
thesplashingblumpkins
in UK kettles are electric and are v. fast
stinethebean
we have electric ones in the US...
thesplashingblumpkins
oh ok. I got the impression everyone had metal ones from what the guy said above
stinethebean
I mean...we have both. and we call them all kettles. I'm not sure what else they would be called.
TheTiredBunny
Good! I was worried for you guys.
peridotstar
we have them, theyre just very easy to miss. the Kmart in our area has a whole aisle of coffee pots and like 4 kettles
patotheduck
Do you even knife bro? That Jamie Oliver in one of your schools fixing the dinners & the school didn't give children knives to eat with.
thosecowsarefaraway
....so i heard ye dont have egg cups or hot water bottles either....
whistlethistle
We use hot water bottles all winter in my (American) household, but my grandad is British!
bwk2421
My American family has hot water bottles but they are used more for treating injury/soreness than staying warm.
alphabetta
They're not common, but I've seen them in hobby/craft stores and Daiso
RedroverRedrover
No hot water bottles?! How do you warm up in winter?
lookimawave
what the heck is a hot water bottle for?
RedroverRedrover
Heat! :) Personally I put it on my feet when I'm cold, sitting at my desk or watching TV. More effective than turning the heat up, really.
thosecowsarefaraway
Mystery. I dont know how they manage without them. I had to import one to survive the winter over here.
HateWinslet
We had this argument last year, and all the Brits went nuts when they learned that we often heat water in the microwave.
JhericFury
https://31.media.tumblr.com/6b34452ac5f9a2cd069d2721ebffbced/tumblr_n2lhxs5kQo1rkvl19o1_400.gif
bwk2421
The only kettle I've seen in modern America was my grandmas. She used it to make coffee. Everyone else I know just has coffee makers.
Hedgehogsareadorable
We don't call them that though. I have one permanently on my stove top
Elle19
So do you heat your water on the stove top? And not in an electric kettle?
Hedgehogsareadorable
Exactly
IDriveABlueberry
What else would you call it? I call the one that lives on my stove top a kettle, what do you call yours?
kevinallover
Tea pot.
Chocolatesporks
Like the old kind you heat on the stove? Not just an electric one? And what do you call them?
Hedgehogsareadorable
I call it a teapot
kevinallover
What he said. We call them "tea pots I guess, I'm a coffee drinker." We're coffee drinkers.
DrunkInRlyeh
I don't know what these guys are talking about. Everyone I know calls it a kettle, or rarely "tea kettle"
Berrypickerasfuck
Tea pots I guess.... I'm a coffee drinker.
RedroverRedrover
What do you call tea pots then?
BreadyStinellis
What is the point of tea pots? Fanciness?
NosferMarki
We don't really use tea pots. Literally never seen one used.
magila
Not in Murica.
PeaceAndFlowers
But... England gave us Led Zeppelin.....
JediKnight
They also gave us One Direction. So I think it balances out.
PeaceAndFlowers
I took that news like a goddamn shotgun blast to the chest....
MoodyOfNorway
No mention of f*cking MILK BAGS? who the fuck has BAGS of milk?!
misanthropicmidget
Cows.
declaredsomnium
I do
dorenavant
Algeria also has milk bags:
ScholasticaParable
California does, actually.
TheOBanger
In australia we only bag wine, and vodka.
Yoshiru
YouTube "Canada five iron frenzy" you're welcome. Also, fuck you, ska IS still awesome
RCSlyman
TheHeroOfTwilight
Well.. They are bags of milk.
thepsudo
Canadians.
Mos2414
And Yoopers. And Wisconsin.
TheBuffaloKing
Only those weirdos out East. In the West we have jugs and cartons. Also seen the occasional glass bottle. I have never seen milk in a bag.
indref
-peeks into fridge-, Yep, checks out.
Voidjumper
South Africa has milk bags.
MarcusPlautusMolesworthus
India.
THECANADIANOVERLORD69420
We do
MundaneFacts
Who is"we"? Ohhhh...
magila
YOUR MAMA!!!!!!!!!
MasonJKnight
Women have milk bags
KaesekopfNW
I grew up with milk bags in Wisconsin, so it's definitely not just a Canadian thing.
BreadyStinellis
I've lived in wisconsin my whole life and have never seen a bag of milk. I've seen a bag of soup though.
Inamedmycatafterfood
It's only like a half Canadian thing. Western Canada has jugs and cartons and the east has bags which are weird.
Inamedmycatafterfood
"I pay to shop here!" "Well I pay with my soul to work here."
n0bodyofimportance
You take this![]()
. Ta-duuuh! :]
MoodyOfNorway
Doesn't it go to shit once opened though? or are there preservatives added?
ImgurnariumOfDoctorGiraffus
It stays fine for just as long as a carton, if you have particularly high acidity foods in your fridge though, I put a clip on the opening.
n0bodyofimportance
The ones my mom used to get were good for 2-3 days after being opened. You put the whole bag in the plastic thing, you don't pur it out. ^^"
MoodyOfNorway
I see. A carton will keep for a around week-ish in the fridge, based on my experience
n0bodyofimportance
Most of the milk is UHT treated so I think now the bagged ones are good for that long, too. Not sure, I live abroad and buy cartons.
drwert
I'm English and I will never, ever not love the idea of Germans, Irish, and Scots uniting against us in football. Proper rivalries.
ziggrrauglurr
OY! Remember us Argies and our "Hand of God"?
drwert
I knew I was forgetting someone. Bloody Maradona and Diego Simeone, the gits.
Jdude433
Germena will wreak alone.
drwert
Well, yes. Football is a simple game; 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win.
Jdude433
Germans*
RationPack7
So do Americans have kettles?
thewidowsson
Nope
solosysygy
They are available for purchase in stores, so a few do, but if you go into a random home there is a good chance they won't have one.
RationPack7
i honestly don't think you could walk into any british kitchen and not find a kettle
JediKnight
Some do. Most Americans prefer coffee though. I'm a tea-drinking American.
bippityboppitybuttsex
I highly doubt that Scotland hates the UK more than the Irish do...
goldeline
Post referendum it's getting closer
thesplashingblumpkins
55% of Scots agree with this statement
bippityboppitybuttsex
If that were true, Scotland would be an independent nation today.
YouCantSpellSlaughterWithoutLaughter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29-LRuuqFT0
bippityboppitybuttsex
How did they build things without any trees?
YouCantSpellSlaughterWithoutLaughter
...good question...
bippityboppitybuttsex
No, seriously... did they send raiding parties into England?
YouCantSpellSlaughterWithoutLaughter
Actually, the lack of trees would explain all the stone catsles.
goldeline
Post referendum it's getting closer
youcantrustmeimanexpert
My Irish father-in-law will certainly attest to that. Any day of the feckin week.
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youcantrustmeimanexpert
Don't ask an actual Irish what they think of the Boston "Irish".
Nemain
We hate being referred to as part if the UK more than anything though
Nemain
Should've said I was Irish first....derp
kevinallover
Apparently not on paper...
DoctorRickSanchez
"You, alright? I got it from watching you!" ~The U.S. to England
MountainYankee
Archer: Oh my God, a whole bunch of shit started making sense. any other character: Really?
YamatoIouko
Yeah...pretty true, though. ^.^;;
IChangedMyUsernameSoMyEmployerCantFindMe
Probably
ExitVanLeft
Dad!
playingshortstop
A little father son moment?
southboundpachyderm
How small is the father though?
HaughtyHottieWithHotTea
I read it in Scott Evil's voice :)
Deadpo0l
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv4Uh6r1i2g
CrazyBeaner
Holy shit that comment brought back memories.
BeansButNotTheOneFromEvenStevens
+1 for cleverly veiled Scrubs reference!
albinoscion
Cabin in the woods.
GangleKhan
That's what I thought man...
BeansButNotTheOneFromEvenStevens
Was it in there? I only saw that one once.
youcantrustmeimanexpert
Scrubs? Seriously? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-Elr5K2Vuo
BeansButNotTheOneFromEvenStevens
Yes, seriously. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv4Uh6r1i2g
kjoch08
"Guess I'm gonna look like a pornstar when I'm older."
TheFinalDoctor
England from ye old'n days "Do as I say, not as I do"
Stupidpeoplearestpid
Ye odle reference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5MLF1o2gN0
BenadrylCuminbitch
That is a hilarious video.
GordonTorn
First time I heard it was from this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPmLa_wtaXU
q00u
My favorite: http://youtu.be/EFKaLfs68Sk
WhimsicalCalamari
ye odle-ay odle-ee hooo
oldmanjenkins1
Bless you.
Nopemeansnope
Who taught you how to use this????
TheManWithNoNameZappBrannigan
Can someone turn this into one of the country-ball comics?
NotSoSmartAlek
it probably has been already
nelshai
It already has been. One of the longer polanball strips had England being father to Can, Aus and USA. USA was oldest and always vying for-
Kazzack
They are of callings Polandball
InterruptingA10
nelshai
-Attention. It was a good strip. Sadly, I cannot find it anymore. :(
AxelYamanaka
Why are you cannot of findings it?
DARfuckinROCKS
I love that the most offensive thing our founding fathers could think to do was throw all the tea in the harbor. And it fuckin was.
ZebraStripedRose
Wanna fuck with England? Fuck with their tea.
goseaward
To be fair, the quantity of tea they dumped was worth something like $10 million in modern dollars...
Mrcheezle420
nexusdog
Yeah... see, then there was that whole thing with the First Nations.
EposSatyr
Bankrupting an entire company for a statement about not being represented in parliament-What is American?
DaleCarter
Fun fact: it was a bunch of drunks who decided to dress up like native americans and go toss tea over. Makes sense when you think about it.
eggplantonia
The story goes that it was really the sugar tax (used to make rum) that they were upset about, but they weren't about to throw away the rum.
DARfuckinROCKS
A lot of the first rebellions were done by drunks who were fed up. Shays Rebellion started in a bar.
DaleCarter
That one that got me was John Wilkes Booth and his buddy George Atzerod(sp?) went bar hopping before the Lincoln Assassination. In the (1/?)
DaleCarter
(3/3) in and shooting Mr. Pres. Meanwhile, George was off to shoot Johnson, but ended up too drunk to do so.
DaleCarter
middle, they split up and and continued at separate bars. Booth sat there getting drunk with Lincoln's only body guard before walking (2/?)
ThatMomentWhenImgurJokesAreOnlyFunnyToImgurians
switch it with starbucks to make the kids get how series it waqs
JediKnight
I'd say oil would be a better analogy. Because basically everyone drank tea back then, just like basically everyone uses gas now.
eskamobob1
it wasnt exactly offensive. It was a statement about taxes more than something meant to offend england
Creeponomist
And in actuality it screwed over some poor Quaker, but nobody liked Quakers so nobody minded.
UpvotesForCalicos
I hate oatmeal.
hugh705
It wasn't about taxes really, it was more like they couldn't smuggle tea in anymore and still profit 1/2
hugh705
2/2 because Britain lowered the prices so much. This pissed off the sons of liberty, aka drunken terrorists, so they destroyed the cheap tea
eskamobob1
history major? great knowledge base. and while this was a great sideffect what was (more or less) officially said was it was about the taxes
hugh705
And the fact that the sons of liberty liked to party and fuck shit up.
OverlyCynicalImgurian
People keep saying this but I heard that entire ordeal was because Americans wanted to smuggle shit.
eskamobob1
That was likely the real reason, but not the one they told the people
AStainlessSteelRat
And it was taken as high treason. And shortly afterward... pewpewpew!
FreakinSatan
Didn't the tea they were exporting tax free actually cost more even with the tax and was lower quality than what we threw in the harbor?
eskamobob1
yup. It was the simple idea of being taxed that pissed them off, not the actual cost.
nking12
i was told it was to protest the monopoly on tea by the east india company or some shit??
eskamobob1
yup. I dont know they would have cared if it wasnt taxed though.
LastSonOfGallifrey
It wasn't the idea of being taxed, it was that they were being taxed without a say in it.
bentwrenches
Taxation without representation.