I will give them this, England is great at geography. Can't colonize if you can't get there.
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It's all still on the curriculum from when everything was part of the Glorious Empire
That doesn't excuse the Americans though
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Military bases != Colonization.
One is an outpost. The other is making the people there subservient to you. I get the point you're making, but it's not the same and it trivializes actual colonization(which yes, the US does do). India wasn't just a military base for the British. They ruled over them and collected taxes and imposed laws. Same with Ireland. It's be offensive to compare their plights to placing a military base.
I don't think they need the soldiers to know where the fuck they are, just that "you're protecting ~corporate interests~ freedom!"
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The taste of fine English cuisine, and the beauty of English women made the English men the best sailors in the world.
Having grown up in both countries, the joke here is about colonialism more than American stupidity.
The British know everywhere spices, sugar and coffee come from innately
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I love Noel Fielding
Man I wish they still made The Mighty Boosh. So brilliantly surreal.
Have you heard the radio version that came first? If you thought the TV version was surreal...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OZN1zyS7gY
(Yes, I know it's weird to link to a radio series on a video streaming site. Welcome to the future.)
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Noel has no chill
While I do like him as a comedian, there are some stories about his time spent with barely of age girls and his time with Russell Brand that make him less likeable.
Damn it.
Me too man.
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This has little to do with American vs British schooling and a lot more to do with the specific people involved. The UK has lots of comedians dumber than Noel and the US has plenty smarter than Chelsea
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Wow, Richmond looks so joyful there.
He went from goth to boss
Is she a right wing personality? Not remembering much about Nicaragua is a serious career booster in those quarters. They should have had Oliver North on the show. No one doesn't remember more about Nicaragua than him.
...no one is going to get this one.
Oh I got it, but then, I wasn’t schooled in America
Most of us aren't 60 years old or are going to remember every detail of every major GOP scandal. The short version, Ollie North took the fall for Reagan's Iran-Contra weapons sales, is sufficient without knowing that the Contras were Nicaraguan.
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As someone totally ignorant about a lot of pop culture, who is that lady?
Chelsea Handler
She's a football manager?
Thank you. I still didn't know who she was, but I looked her up. She's clearly ignorant, but it seems like her heart is in the right place.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_Handler#Political_views
I consider myself ignorant of only about 2/3rds of pop culture and I still have no idea who any of these people are.
The two at the bottom are British comedians Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt, most famous for a very weird, partially-improvised show called The Mighty Boosh, which has quite a cult following. But I have no idea who the lady is.
Isn't the left one the goth guy from IT Crowd?
Yes. He also is one of the current hosts of The Great British Bake-Off.
Best part of the show imo. His stints on 8/10 cats are also top tier
There's nothing I don't like about bake-off. I hate reality shows because everyone is mean to each other... except bake-off, where everyone's friendly and nice and encouraging. It's so refreshing to see.
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