groyster1
2316 posts
Jul 28, 2013
4:28 PM
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my dad was stationed in Birmingham,UK in WW2 in the army/airforce....he told me about the contempt the yanks and the brits had for each other,with fights in dance halls&pubs....but with time,as the war grew into the allies favor....a mutual admiration emerged...ending with VE day....it seems that the threads have not been locked as much of late.....would do you think?????same situation?
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HawkeyeKane
1919 posts
Jul 28, 2013
4:34 PM
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I'm having trouble seeing your analogy here George. Are you saying you think there was animosity between the two sides of the drink here on the forum up until recently?
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groyster1
2317 posts
Jul 28, 2013
5:56 PM
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no hawk not at all....I meant everyone in the forum....it seems with time maybe we have come to an understanding and the ability to agree to disagree....BTW,I have first cousins in southern England,near brighton....
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HawkeyeKane
1921 posts
Jul 28, 2013
6:42 PM
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I gotcha now.
I too still have relations across the pond. Mainly in northwestern Ireland.
Mmmmmm....I think to a certain extent that the majority of forum members here have gotten a feel for what each individual forum member thinks, prefers, and leans toward for the most part. We all have our schools of thought, our tastes, and our techniques. I still think occasionally that some forum members try to goad or outwit each other, but it may be simply for the goal of trying to better understand one another. Overall, I'd say Pax Romana is the general status quo here for now. We debate certain things because honestly, it's our duty to do so. And yes George, I'd say the analogy between GI's and Tommies post D-Day is probably accurate.
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didjcripey
588 posts
Jul 28, 2013
7:51 PM
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Or perhaps all the controversial stirrers (colourful characters) have been kicked off the forum or left.
Don't mind a bit of controversy and drama, myself. Can be quite entertaining.
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jbone
1314 posts
Jul 28, 2013
8:37 PM
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Half of my ancestors came from the Isles via Bavaria, half came here from Germany via the Isles. While I have no doubt there was animosity between armies- this is as old as war- I have personally not felt any friction between my friends across the water either here nor on any other forum where we intersect. Here or on several other forums I visit. In fact, granted a lotto win, one of our plans is to come visit Europe starting with the Isles and some very fine folks there I have been friends with on Blindman's for most of a decade now.
A thing I noticed some years ago about many European folks which I came to respect was that, at least with certain members on a few different forums, once these cats made the decision to learn an instrument, they would learn the living hell out of it in a very dedicated and focused way. This is much different than my own haphazard methods, which took me a lot longer to make progress with.
So be assured at least from here, no worries mate!
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groyster1
2318 posts
Jul 29, 2013
4:06 AM
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@dj
yes I agree sometimes things got amusing but when threads were locked things got a little nasty at times
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geordiebluesman
757 posts
Jul 29, 2013
4:26 AM
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Bloody Yanks!, Over paid, Over sexed and Over here.
Only joking folks, no need to get the Enola Gay out of moth balls, we love you guys really, I should have been born in the States I would have made a great Beatnik.
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The Iceman
1058 posts
Jul 29, 2013
4:40 AM
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Could it be us Yanks try too hard?
After all, real work, isn't it for "Only Fools and Horses"?
(you can call me Del Boy)
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The Iceman
Last Edited by The Iceman on Jul 29, 2013 4:40 AM
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groyster1
2319 posts
Jul 29, 2013
6:10 AM
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underpaid,undersexed,under Eisenhower....haha
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tookatooka
3416 posts
Jul 29, 2013
6:26 AM
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Never had any probs with my US harp friends. I grew up in the 50's reading US comics. I was so jealous of your bicycles and the paperboys who just threw the papers on the lawn. I wanted so bad to get one of those wrist watch crystal radios, the fishing rod set, the hypno-disc, the x-ray specs, the crewcut hairstyle and Chino trousers (Slacks). :)
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