Do Americans never learn?

i've seen the film and i compleatly agree. I enjoyed the film lots, but every single car was vintage, and when the girls got the bus into town it was one of those routmasters, but the ones which are only used for tourguides. The school hadc omputers but that was the only thing that suggested it was part of the 21st century.

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As i said, despite the film i still liked it, and i hope i don't spoil the film for anyone but Poppy doesn't really turn the school around, the girls at the school help to change her, even though she does influence them slightly.

I thought angus, thongs and perfect snogging showed more what teenage britain was like, even though some of the slang used was ridiculously embarassing

as an American, i apologize. here in the u.s. stereotype is everything. instead of looking at the big picture, we prefer to fit everyone from a particular culture together. even if it's totally false or not true to everyone. thus, everyone from the U.K is from "England" (like you said, NOT a country!) and enjoys wearing big hats,drinking tea and singing God save the Queen. It's not only the U.K it's everyone, Asians,Hispanics anyone who isn't American and does things The "right way" The American way. that was actually said by our town's mayor.

"When the dad says "You're going to boarding school in ENGLAND" (By the way, England isn't actually a country)"

WTF, of course England is a country. So is Scotland and Wales. The 3 COUNTRIES make up the Union known as Great Britain. Add Northern Ireland and we have another union, the United Kingdom. The bottom line is, England is a country.


"I guess the American viewer is supossed to think "England = crap weather, posh, reserved people who all speak like the Queen"?"

Well, yes, I am English and English weather is absolutely terrible, it hasn't stopped raining for weeks and it is supposed to be summer and I live in the south!

Also, if you are American and rich enough to send your daughter to a boarding school abroad then the students at the school WOULD probably talk like the Queen because you'd obviously be paying a lot of money for a well respected posh boarding school... otherwise, why waste all that money?

"If you really want to know what England's like, This Is England, as has already been suggested, is actually a good dipiction of British youth culture and what has influenced it."

Although it is a good film, it's a poor recommendation. I seriously doubt that any person who has ever attended a boarding school was into Ska or two-tone.

"The upper-class in Britian died out in the 50s."

Are you living in England or another planet? The class system in the UK is just as strong as ever regardless of what New Labour try to tell you.


Also, I don't know why you blame Americans for this image of the UK when our own film makers/writers have been doing exactly the same thing (Four Weddings and a Funeral and just about every Hugh Grant movie) in the name of dollars. Its a great export to the US. I'm all for it. Please come to England and employ our actors, our technicians, pay our taxes etc. Thank you for helping our economy.


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This crappy little film doesn't say much about either British or Americans. According to this film, British kids are posh and straight-laced snots who go to archaic schools run like something from the Victorian age while American kids are braindead, shallow brats with useless parents. I don't know where Dahl has been for the past two decades but British kids are heavily influenced by American trends and are perhaps more brand-obsessed than their American-counterparts. And most private British boarding schools will have pupils from all over the world, including many from the States (more so because there are many American military personnel posted here who will get discounts to send their children to certain boarding schools).

The sad thing is that weaker-minded kids will sit there and watch this, assuming it is an accurate picture of the two countries.


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LOL, England's not a country? Where are you from? I really hope it's not England. England IS a country. Duh.

The film stereotypes Americans just as much as it stereotypes the English so we can't really complain.

And yes, England is a country.

By the way, England isn't actually a country

Jesus ****ing christ you're stupid.

What you're referring to is a "state". "Country" and "nation" do not have to follow borders, though are often used in lieu of the proper term. This is generally accepted by everyone except anal retentive a-holes. Oh, dear... did I just insult you? Why, yes, I think I did.

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