Kenny wrote:

I thought that I would try and explain where my, and that of many other of my compatriates, stereotypical view of Americans came from.

Stop right there. How dare you presume to speak for other people.

If I were you I would blame Ricki, Jerry, Ophra et all. We vget these programmes sent over here and they seem to show those people on stage as being (delete where applicable) fat, lazy, transvestites who go out with strippers.

If I were you, dear Americans, I wouldn't blame Ricki, Jerry, Ophra er all, I'd blame Kenny. My favourite programme is "Eurotrash", where we spend half an hour every week being treated to hilarious exposes of Italian porn stars, Germans who dress as babies for sexual kicks, and Swedes who make jewellry out of moose poo. At no point has it seemed to me that this is normal behaviour across the channel. That's because I am smart enough to know the difference between television and real life. There's been a lot of crap talked here recently about Americans, and while I have certain reservations about American government policy (I have certain reservations about British government policy too), I'd suggest that those responsible for this patronising "I don't like the rest of your people, but you're OK" attitude grow up, or shut the fuck up.

And my mate in America says that lots of people in New Jersey, are fat, so they must be. That is my reasoning, No offence intended again.

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