Britain or America

[The Dark Lord]

Which country is better? Obviously there are a variety of issues but which country has the most pregedius history, greatest heros, even best TV shows.

Britain or America and Why

[Death]

Well, Britain has come further in passing laws to give people rights which only some states of America have.

[Camazotz]

Britain because it has a longer history, and thus more time periods for flourish. Currently, I like my United States. But in any case, each country will be better in some category, and it's in the opinions of their inhabitants to decide which is better. So I'm torn and can't vote.

[Atonement]

When it comes to this, it really reflects a quote I've heard a lot lately.

"Its not right, its not wrong, its just different."

I don't think they can be compared, but rather respected in their individual rights.

[Zero Beat]

Neither, Australia is way better then the both of them put together!

[Peace God]

America, because our food tastes better.
what do you guys eat...spotted dick and pickled eggs? ...that shit's nasty yo

[Pommy]

When it comes to this, it really reflects a quote I've heard a lot lately.

"Its not right, its not wrong, its just different."

I don't think they can be compared, but rather respected in their individual rights.

^This is correct. Apart from TV, I miss the BBC so much... :whoops:

America, because our food tastes better.
what do you guys eat...spotted dick and pickled eggs? ...that shit's nasty yo

What do you guys eat? Hamburgers with a side of heart attack? ;)

[Iron Man]

Oh snap! That just happened.

[Antares]

this is an amazingly vague question...

I mean...I say socially...probably the UK.
Economically probably the US.
Governmentally...probably the...US?
Militarially, the US; durr.

Such a vague question so its hard to compare.

Both have weaknesses and strong points

[Continuum]

Britain. Without them America wouldn't exist, and they flourished earlier than them :)

[Ryhanna]

Well, it's not like there is a war over power between the two countries so why take sides?
I'm going to say Australia.
We have a FEMALE leader now.... with RED HAIR. Growth, my children. Growth.
:P

[punkjake]

I'm American yes,but do we have to always argue all the freaking time?I think every country is good in it's own weird or different way,some may seem better but they still have their faults.I like both Britain and America,so I picked neither.

[Antares]

Im glad to see the British are so modest.....:rolleyes:

[Sage]

I can't say either country is definitively better than the other, but boiling down to a few things, I would personally rather live in the US: More varied landscape, cultural and geographically, a better (in my opinion) public schooling system, and less restrictive gun laws.

[The Dark Lord]

Im glad to see the British are so modest.....:rolleyes:

Yes America are soo much more modest and realistic;)

[CrazyGaga]

im gonna go with britain, free healthcare!!

[Magus]

Britain; for being a bit more expatriate-friendly than the U.S.

[Tiberius]

Britain. Without them America wouldn't exist, and they flourished earlier than them :)
The U.S is more powerful than england ever was and we've grown much faster than England. BTW, France is the reason the United States is it's own country and Spain discovered this side of the world.
Well, it's not like there is a war over power between the two countries so why take sides?
I'm going to say Australia.
We have a FEMALE leader now.... with RED HAIR. Growth, my children. Growth.
:P
What if your ginger lady leader is totally incapable of fulfilling her job correctly?

im gonna go with britain, free healthcare!!
You guys still pay for your healthcare, it's called taxes.

[AgusCO]

The U.S is more powerful than england ever was
More than the British Empire?(This is a serious question, I really don't know)
Anyway. I can't decide, I love both even though I'm slightly more in Britain's side.

[Peace God]

What do you guys eat? Hamburgers with a side of heart attack? ;)
...extra mayo

[Huskyboy132]

omgggggggggggggggg
i dont get british humor..
YAY AMERICA!

[MadManWithaBox]

The united kingdom of great britain, no question.

[Mattyboy2]

Isn't there quite an American heavy audience for this?

[Jess]

America, Britain's spelling is weirder. let's see....I just think America because I've never been to Britain so...yeah

but both has its good and bad....

[The Ninja]

i don't know about britain but america is going down the shit hole, we owe to much money to too many countries

[Ryhanna]

What if your ginger lady leader is totally incapable of fulfilling her job correctly?


We jump ship, persumably. That's how she got the job, anywho... :)

[Death]

America, Britain's spelling is weirder.

You're only saying that because you are used to American spelling. Myself, I find American spelling weirder; but naturally I would seeing that I'm British. Also, in my experience, on forums (such as this one), it tends to be the British people who type more coherantly.

[The Dark Lord]

omgggggggggggggggg
i dont get british humor..
YAY AMERICA!

Whats the difference? Programmes like the Office and Curb Your Enthusiam have British versions (although the Office is british) and we both have quite ironic/sarcastic senses of humour and love the Simon Cowell TV talent show format

[Continuum]

The U.S is more powerful than england ever was and we've grown much faster than England. BTW, France is the reason the United States is it's own country and Spain discovered this side of the world.



Britain's 13 colonies on North America gave way for the first states of the US. Plus, the US' acquired most of its territories by buying them from France and Russia. Later on, Texas conceded to be another state. Even though US grew faster, England had more time for development than any other newbie nations.

[The Dark Lord]

The U.S is more powerful than england ever was and we've grown much faster than England. BTW, France is the reason the United States is it's own country and Spain discovered this side of the world.

Has America conquered all of Africa and America? Britain conquered the world in a way only a few powerful individuals (Julius Caesar, Adolf Hitler etc) have ever done. Why is France the reason the US is its own country, it certainly contributed to the growth of America with the Lousissana Purchase, but most Americans are of British descent.

You guys still pay for your healthcare, it's called taxes.

Not all of us do. Old people and unemployed people who don't pay taxes still get free health care.

[Peace God]

most Americans are of British descent.

no...im pretty sure most americans have german ancestors

[The Dark Lord]

no...im pretty sure most americans have german ancestors

I was under the impression that America gained its independence from Britain and a lot of brits travelled to America to live the American dream dream. Germany wasn't a country until 1871 so I doubt that

[Death]

America

How convincing.

Seriously though, how many of America's states have modern laws? Only some. And yet all of Britain does have civilised laws.

[Peace God]

I doubt that

http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/wp-content/uploads/usancestry-2000.jpg

[The Dark Lord]

http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/wp-content/uploads/usancestry-2000.jpg

I stand corrected. Sorry.

[Sage]

Seriously though, how many of America's states have modern laws? Only some. And yet all of Britain does have civilised laws.

That's a rather incendiary and debatable claim. What laws would you consider to be civilized that America lacks?

[sassy boi]

Neither, Australia is way better then the both of them put together!

errr... australia is like englands little helper! :D

[Awesome]

I live in America, but I just by the looks of it and little I have learned about Britian, I would maybe want to live there.

America has so much crime, and people and immigrants. But I like living in the powerfullest country in the world, make you fell safe sorta, because we still have crimes.

[Missing]

Has anyone considered the alternative? ...Canada...:yes:.....


Huuuge trading partner with U.S., about 80% of all goods are traded with U.S. and Canada is a primarily trade oriented country

There is no need for an army, owing to NATO and NORAD, if anyone attacks Canada, America will be on their :rolleyes: before you can say owned

+REP. "Hello i'm an American" - YOU AMERICAN DEVIL, I WILL KILL YOU INFIDEL!
"Hello, i'm Canadian" - "Oh that's swell! :D That Terry Fox is a hell of a guy!"

American+British allegiance. We're down with Roosevelt, or Churchill, we're just cool like that

Last but not least, living in Canada feels no different than living in America, idk about Britain though

But if I had to choose? England, i've always wanted to live on an island

[Patchy]

Neither, we are both fucked up in our own unique ways,

unnecessary wars
a uncooperative government that achieves almost nothing
letting the banks fuck up our countries

[Jess]

You're only saying that because you are used to American spelling. Myself, I find American spelling weirder; but naturally I would seeing that I'm British. Also, in my experience, on forums (such as this one), it tends to be the British people who type more coherantly.

Yeah I know that.

[Whisper]

Allot of popular "american" shows are actually filmed in Vancouver

To say one is better than the other would never work they're two completely different nations with entirely unique perspectives and histories.

As far as which county i personally prefer between the two? America.

[Antares]

wtf is with all the germans :P

[Tiberius]

Has America conquered all of Africa and America? Britain conquered the world in a way only a few powerful individuals (Julius Caesar, Adolf Hitler etc) have ever done.
Fact 1. England controlled less than 1/3 of Africa.
If you can understand French, please refer to this map:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/Africa1898.png
Fact 2. France conquered all of Quebec, England bought the rest of Canada after it won New France as a prize.
Fact 3. England conquered less than 7 of the original colonies. Treaties, money and American colonists did the rest until 1783.
Fact 4. France conquered Louisiana; America bought it.
Fact 5. Spain, Portugal and France conquered the rest of North and South America, England didn't.
Fact 6. America is the most powerful country in the world in terms of technology, economy and in some ways, it's military.
Why is France the reason the US is its own country, it certainly contributed to the growth of America with the Lousissana Purchase, but most Americans are of British descent.
http://xenophongroup.com/mcjoynt/yrtnsieg.htm
Ever heard of the Siege of Yorktown? You know, the massive ass-kicking that America and France gave the British? Did they not teach you in school that without the money, munitions, advisors, soldiers and navy that the French provided was the cause for the U.S winning the war? Do they not teach the fact that France actually won a war against England? If you don't know what you're talking about, don't say anything.

Thanks for playing.

[Antares]

I am going to extend the above statement and conclude that the United States has the most powerful military in the world.
We can literally blow you guys off the face of the earth.

Heres a bit to back me up although that doesnt take into account the capabilites we have as far as economy backing us up, the amount of money that pours into defense, and the stuff that the US government doesn't tell us about

United States
Army: 7900 Tanks (M1-A1) Navy: 74 Subs, 12 Carriers, 27 Cruisers, 52 Destroyers, 35 Frigates, & 21 Patrol Boats Air Force:3533 Combat AircraftAtomic Weapons Cap.
United Kingdom
Army: 2500 Tanks (Challenger 1&2(Best Tank In Nato)) Navy: 20 Subs, 4 Carriers, 25 Frigates, & 23 Patrol Boats Air Force: 800 Combat Aircraft Atomic Weapons Cap.
China
Army: 7000 Battle Tanks(old russian tanks most do not work or do not have spare parts) Est. 1500 working Navy: 65 subs (most not working), 20 destroyers (most old U.S or Russian most might work), 40 Frigates (Old U.S, Russian, May Work) and 368 Patrol (Small Not Heavly Armed) Air Force: 3000 Combat Aircraft (Old Soviet Aircraft, No spare parts, Out-Of-Date) Atomic Weapons Cap.
Russia Fed.
Army: 21,820 Tanks (Most If Not All Do Not work(need spare parts)) Navy: (Most Vessels Do Not work or are too old to run or be effective) 67 Subs, 1 Carrier, 7 Crusiers, 10 Frigates, 108 Patrol Boats (Not heavly Armed) Air Force: 1500 Combat Aircraft (not many trained pilots, some do not work or need spare parts, Most old Soviet Aircraft this information on it


I think its fair to put a fight in other areas but as far as military goes, I think it is wise for the UK to admit that they can't be the US militarily.
World War 1 and 2 we saved your asses lol

[Whisper]

I am going to extend the above statement and conclude that the United States has the most powerful military in the world.
We can literally blow you guys off the face of the earth.
That has to be Americas most favorite saying, pathetic
sooner or later every american brags about their nukes
Britain has nukes too....
you don't need thousands, thats the beauty and terror of a nuke....one is more than sufficient to destroy a great deal, especially considering allot of models have multiple warheads and are capable of taking out multiple cities at once.


"The nuclear arms race is like two sworn enemies standing waist deep in gasoline, one with three matches, the other with five."
— Carl Sagan

[Continuum]

Last but not least, living in Canada feels no different than living in America, idk about Britain though



For starters, it's colder :P

[Zephyr]

Being where I live, of course it'll be biased: America. It's a big place to explore, and being somebody who loves to travel, it's perfect.

There's going to be crime, idiots and assholes no matter where you go in the world, so it all comes down to which suits your interests best.

[Rutherford The Brave]

Does it really matter? The two countries are huge name countries, in both you have probably the most rights as a people in the world. You are protected by two of the best armies, that are geared with some of the best technology. The two have been successful in previous wars, and we have patched up our previous issues. I don't think you can really put one over the other. Of course someone will say Nationalism, of course america/britain is better.

[Death]

I think its fair to put a fight in other areas but as far as military goes, I think it is wise for the UK to admit that they can't be the US militarily.
World War 1 and 2 we saved your asses lol

Have you noticed that the United States is so much larger than the UK? Hell, if you look at the proportions of the British army compared to their country size and the same for America, Britain had more military wise.

[steve1234]

Britain!
If it wasn't for Britain, America could be a completley different place!

[Rutherford The Brave]

Britain!
If it wasn't for Britain, America could be a completley different place!

Technically, there really wouldn't be an America. It's debatable. It would either be a bunch of seperate colonies, or a bunch of trible territories. However, colonizing an area that is already pretty much inhabitited is not a admirable feat.

[Jess]

I should've chose 'neither'. my mom doesn't like America for several reasons and I have to agree

12 years and we still haven't gotten the papers for our citizenship

[Ryhanna]

I said neither.

Because both countries have their good and bad, both countries are great places to live and have heaps of culture and hertitage.

Entertainment wise, America has better TV shows and movies (apart from Harry Potter of course), but the UK has far superior comedians. In my opinion, anyway.

[billium183]

well, the britain version of the office sucks ass. but the american one is awsome

[Sage]

For starters, [Canada's] colder :P

Not really. The vast majority of Canada's population lives within 100 miles of the US border.

[Death]

well, the britain version of the office sucks ass. but the american one is awsome

Yeah, well the American version of "small" (*cough* *cough* large! *cough*) sized coke and fries sucks - unlike the British one.

[Peace God]

Yeah, well the American version of "small" (*cough* *cough* large! *cough*) sized coke and fries sucks - unlike the British one.

If you are comparing an american fast food chain to your local restaurants then of course its better. But unless you've actually been to a real restaurant over here idk how you can say that.

Edit: And for record Belgium has the best fries in the world...imo.

[Death]

I wasn't comparing the restaurants/fast food areas as such, but more the portion sizes. I believe that a video called Supersize me was done to reflect this. One of the British people actually tried eating out using their smallest portion sizes (but "upgrading" to king sized when asked) for a week or something, and he endedup vomitting because he had to eat it all and it was all too much.

[Peace God]

I wasn't comparing the restaurants/fast food areas as such, but more the portion sizes. I believe that a video called Supersize me was done to reflect this. One of the British people actually tried eating out using their smallest portion sizes (but "upgrading" to king sized when asked) for a week or something, and he endedup vomitting because he had to eat it all and it was all too much.

Yeah i saw that movie
1. It was mcdonalds...not a real restaurant.
2. the guy was american
3. how does larger portion sizes make our food worse?

[Death]

If he's American than I heard wrong since I was told he was British. So I take that back. As for the portion size thing, it doesn't make your food inferior, but it is rather annoying when people only want a smallish amount of something and can't get it making them have to pay more for what they don't want.

[Sith Lord 13]

If he's American than I heard wrong since I was told he was British. So I take that back. As for the portion size thing, it doesn't make your food inferior, but it is rather annoying when people only want a smallish amount of something and can't get it making them have to pay more for what they don't want.

You can get a small if you want, or take the leftovers to go. It's very bad practice for a restaurant of any kind to have it's patrons go hungry. Better to serve more and have the person take home the extra than to serve too little and have the person hungry after they finish eating.

[Tiberius]

If he's American than I heard wrong since I was told he was British. So I take that back. As for the portion size thing, it doesn't make your food inferior, but it is rather annoying when people only want a smallish amount of something and can't get it making them have to pay more for what they don't want.

Food in America is cheaper...

[Peace God]

it is rather annoying when people only want a smallish amount of something and can't get it
When does that happen?

making them have to pay more for what they don't want.
you can just take it home

[Death]

You shouldn't have to take food home if you just want a snack. I'm just saying they could have more options like Britain does for your fast food.

[Peace God]

You shouldn't have to take food home if you just want a snack. I'm just saying they could have more options like Britain does for your fast food.

what are talking about man? what makes you think you cant buy a snack?... there are several fast food restaurants within a few miles of my house and almost all of them have small portions, snacks and/or value menus

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BaWeTAWt3VI/SbfARS-LIoI/AAAAAAAAKdY/Rfr1W35rHCU/s400/McDonalds-dollar-menu.gif
http://fastfood.freedomblogging.com/files/2008/06/kfc-value-menu-panel.jpg
http://fastfood.freedomblogging.com/files/2008/05/tacobell_valuemenu_web2.jpg

and what fast food options does britain have to offer that america doesnt?

[Death]

Then you're lucky. It's just I heard that there are many places which don't allow that. But heck, they may be wrong for all I know - it's just what I heard.

[Rutherford The Brave]

Then you're lucky. It's just I heard that there are many places which don't allow that. But heck, they may be wrong for all I know - it's just what I heard.

If you don't want a large portion you can order an appetizer or from the bar menu...