There's also the fact that, you know, America isn't invading England. America is currently the major power in just about everything, internationally, and that means having a large cultural influence even over countries he doesn't invade. The same thing happened with France and England, back when they were major powers. Everyone wanted to be wearing the latest fashions from Paris, everyone in the art world had to go to Paris to make it as an artist, people on the other side of the world were wearing corsets and ruffles because it's just the latest thing in London, darling, don't you know? Everyone spoke French, and then everyone spoke English once Britain got stronger, etc. Now it's America's turn. Because of stuff like the internet and other forms of mass media today, the cultural impact is much stronger than it would have been a hundred years ago, so everyone watches American TV, people start to pick up an American accent, there's a McDonalds on every street corner, etc.
This isn't just happening in England, it's true all over the world, but we're still not simply turning into America, anymore than England turned into France in the eleventh century. Yes, we're changing, adapting to the new world, but that kind of thing is inevitable. But if England wants to preserve himself and maintain his identity as separate from America, it'd have to be something he did himself. In Hetalia turns, Ireland may be able to grab the remote off him or whatever, but there's really nothing they can do in Real World terms. That said, I'm pretty sure England's not about to become the 51st state or whatever, he may be changing, but everyone is. It's just how the world works.
That said I haven't been to England in years, it's entirely possible the situation is far more drastic than I thought. But you still have the most ridiculous English accent I've heard in some time, which you think sounds American, so I think you might be okay. Americanisation is an issue, but it's not something that's unique to England and it's nearly 1 am it's possible I'm not making sense or thinking shit.
That. Is a much longer comment than what I expected to get for something I was simply day-dreaming about. o_o
I suppose what you say is correct; we're definitely not the only country experiencing Americanization. Never said we were. I just get worried about my own country because I love it for what it is, flawed and all. It's really both myself and the media getting paranoid over nothing. More kids are growing up with American inflections to their words and it's making the nationalists and the old folks nervous that English-ness will eventually die etc etc and all that hyperbole. I'm sure back in the 11th century the old folks grumbled about French aristocratic influence as well (especially on fashion and words. Long tunics? SCANDAL.)
ANOTHER POINT what is English-ness? How would you define it and how it's being lost? Is being English having tea at the set tea time? Complaining about the weather? Cleaning chimneys?
Dude lol nobody's had a legit chimney sweep since 1950. There aren't enough houses with chimneys like that, you just get a house cleaner to do it or do it yourself.
I don't know if there's one thing I'd define as being English. It's lots of little things. It's shrugging and rolling our eyes at rain in August. It's being a bit disdainful and yet wildly jealous of other countries and their languages and culture. It's being able to tell who's from the next town over just from the way they pronounce "harvester" or whether or not it's "Pompey" or "Portsmouth". It's knocking off from work and going straight to the pub. It's calling everyone you meet "mate", if both of you are between the ages of 16 and 30. It's being able to spot a chav from 500 yards. It's standing in the freezing cold clutching a pasty and a plastic cup full of tea because the trains are running two hours late because there are leaves on the track and fuck it, if you wait five more minutes it'll probably turn up. It's giving people a long, loaded stare if they cut in front of you in a queue because you don't fucking do that, queuing is important and polite and without it civilisation as we know it would collapse!!!11!one
I could go on forever about all these tiny little things. But I will now stop gushing and drowning you in horrifically displayed patriotism. Do excuse me. /covers it up again
This isn't just happening in England, it's true all over the world, but we're still not simply turning into America, anymore than England turned into France in the eleventh century. Yes, we're changing, adapting to the new world, but that kind of thing is inevitable. But if England wants to preserve himself and maintain his identity as separate from America, it'd have to be something he did himself. In Hetalia turns, Ireland may be able to grab the remote off him or whatever, but there's really nothing they can do in Real World terms. That said, I'm pretty sure England's not about to become the 51st state or whatever, he may be changing, but everyone is. It's just how the world works.
That said I haven't been to England in years, it's entirely possible the situation is far more drastic than I thought. But you still have the most ridiculous English accent I've heard in some time, which you think sounds American, so I think you might be okay. Americanisation is an issue, but it's not something that's unique to England and it's nearly 1 am it's possible I'm not making sense or thinking shit.
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I suppose what you say is correct; we're definitely not the only country experiencing Americanization. Never said we were. I just get worried about my own country because I love it for what it is, flawed and all. It's really both myself and the media getting paranoid over nothing. More kids are growing up with American inflections to their words and it's making the nationalists and the old folks nervous that English-ness will eventually die etc etc and all that hyperbole. I'm sure back in the 11th century the old folks grumbled about French aristocratic influence as well (especially on fashion and words. Long tunics? SCANDAL.)
And my accent is not ridiculous, what ho.
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Mm, I get what you mean and everything. I'm not sure what exactly my point was, it was not a thinking hour. I just felt like rambling on the subject.
Your accent is bloody ridiculous, chap, eh wot?
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I don't know if there's one thing I'd define as being English. It's lots of little things. It's shrugging and rolling our eyes at rain in August. It's being a bit disdainful and yet wildly jealous of other countries and their languages and culture. It's being able to tell who's from the next town over just from the way they pronounce "harvester" or whether or not it's "Pompey" or "Portsmouth". It's knocking off from work and going straight to the pub. It's calling everyone you meet "mate", if both of you are between the ages of 16 and 30. It's being able to spot a chav from 500 yards. It's standing in the freezing cold clutching a pasty and a plastic cup full of tea because the trains are running two hours late because there are leaves on the track and fuck it, if you wait five more minutes it'll probably turn up. It's giving people a long, loaded stare if they cut in front of you in a queue because you don't fucking do that, queuing is important and polite and without it civilisation as we know it would collapse!!!11!one
I could go on forever about all these tiny little things. But I will now stop gushing and drowning you in horrifically displayed patriotism. Do excuse me. /covers it up again
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