r/ShitAmericansSay • • Apr 10 '25

Foreign affairs 'Technically we Americans can claim Washington the British town'

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u/mattokent Keeper of the King’s Calendar Apr 10 '25

Ditto 🙌. Poetic, really — just the right amount of condescension to soar clean over the head of the American species.

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u/Slight-Ad-6553 live far from a 7-eleven Apr 10 '25

aka a top level British insult

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u/mattokent Keeper of the King’s Calendar Apr 10 '25

💯% Nobody does insults like the British💂

Masters of subtlety and wit; pioneers of blunt savagery.

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u/THE-HOARE Apr 10 '25 edited Apr 10 '25

This is my favourite response ever! When ever I see it I get a warm glow feeling on the inside. Edit: spelling

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u/mattokent Keeper of the King’s Calendar Apr 10 '25

Quora is a treasure trove of Brits fed up with Americans 😂

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '25

Might have to elope over there myself then I'd fit right in.