Obligatory Americans on BBC Radio

[amateur51]

There's one near here which says 'Slow - Pupils Crossing' which does indeed make it hard to see things clearly.

[prokkyshosty]

My favorite dumb American story, probably apocryphal, but surely one that would've given even Oscar Wilde a chuckle... supposedly, when Pizza Hut first entered the UK market they ran a promotion with signs that read "Buy a Large Pizza And We'll Toss In Your Salad For Free!"

[Panjandrum]

I knew a Californian who used to crack up whenever they saw the sign, "Way Out".

[Purposebuilt]

This thread is totally off topic, thanks to the trolls that police BBC forums.
It is obvious to anyone who listens to BBC output that, at some level, a decision has been taken to increase the input of a foreign power, one with obvious imperial aims. In a just world an enquiry would be instituted to see how this has come about at the BBC.

Maybe another thread should be started on whether ordinary Americans are nice people or not. Duh....

[DracoM]

Well, whatever, it is certainly way, way off topic from how it started, and devolved rather uncomfortably into a series of fairly xenophobic snipes. Not quite what was intended at the start.

Sigh.

[french frank]

This thread is totally off topic, thanks to the trolls that police BBC forums.

Trolls 'police' this forum too, even though it's not a BBC one, and they feel once an individual opinion has been honestly raised and expressed it doesn't need to be repeated ad nauseam. This thread has developed in a way that I hope reflects this forum: friendly and, most of the time , in a good spirit.

[Don Petter]

North Atlantic Drift?

[french frank]

Better than Transatlantic Rift!

[Maclintick]

Better than Transatlantic Rift!

Indeed, but isn't it time you curtailed this trollfest. Not only is it off-topic, but mostly off-network since there don't seem to be many regular American contributors to Radio 3, apart from Margaret Juntwait. I agree that the situation on Radio 4 and BBC TV is rather different, in that they do seem to think we're all obsessed with the latest gossip on Mitt Romney, or whoever. Incidentally, I did catch some of the Radio 4 Michael Sandel: Public Philosopher series at the LSE, and have to say I found it a monumentally dull listen. You probably had to be there.

Best Wishes

[french frank]

Indeed, but isn't it time you curtailed this trollfest. Not only is it off-topic, but mostly off-network

Quite right. I shall remove this to Platform 3, where nothing is off-topic and most topics are off-network.

[maestro267]

Quite right. I shall remove this to Platform 3, where nothing is off-topic and most topics are off-network.

At long last!

[Maclintick]

At long last!

.....Oh, and of course I'd forgotten Geoffrey Smith. He's probably naturalised, anyway....or should I say "naturalized" ?

[Panjandrum]

How's Audrey, Mac?

[Maclintick]

How's Audrey, Mac?

....positively suicidal !

[Panjandrum]

....positively suicidal !

You're better off without her!