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Originally Posted by neilmarr
Neither of which currently apply, by the way, Steve. More Mary Poppins than truespeak. Neil
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I was thinking just the other day about how Americans, for instance, will often throw in phrases like "pip pip, cheerio old chap" when imitating the British, and how incredibly stupid that must sound to the British.
It reminds me of the old TV series
The Avengers, which was co-produced by an American TV studio who demanded the show include such British colloquialisms and iconic imagery (bowler hats and quaint backstreet storefronts, etc) to satisfy the image of England to American audiences...