<p>Don't Generalize people</p>
<p>your argument that everyone should give up beer because the allmighty british don't like it is pretty silly. or absurd. or just plain ol stupid. and for your information, beer is consumed in england. i have a house there and family from there. everyone is always popping down to the pub for a pint of guiness. maybe they don't do that where you're from, but i'm talking london.</p>
<p>London? That's not even British. London is literally full of foreigners, and if your family is American, then enough said.</p>
<p>No I'm from a more British area..elsewhere.</p>
<p>"family from there" generally means... family from there. meaning there british. from the manor born. you get my point. maybe out in the wilds they do things differently, i only know metropolitan areas.
ANYWAYS (this is your cue to give up your silly argument)
beer is slightly bitter, and quite the acquired taste. its not the kind of drink that you should use to get drunk because itll take too long and you'll just get fat. its better for like a hot day while you're chilling by the pool. then its very refreshing.</p>
<p>WHO SAID THE BRITTISH DON'T LIKE BEER???? Totally NOT true! I just got back today from England (i was gone two weeks) and beer was like the biggest thing...we have friends in England and they will tell you that beer is widely consumed. I'm not saying the English are drunkiards or anything like that but they definately like beer...which (as I recently found out) is very good tasting in England.</p>
<p>Ok I just wanted to point out that anyone with knowledge of England knows that London has no manors. It's not a rural countryside capable of housing manors.</p>
<p>It's just a place full of immigrants and tourists while the actual British population is dwindling. London is crap compared to the rest of the country. Even the ghetto bits are over-priced. It's also full of chavs.</p>
<p>As for beer, who cares. Frankly I don't see why people like to get drunk or simply pretend to drink at soirees--there's plenty more things to do for fun.</p>
<p>Sozo..I'm originally from England. The English majority are admittingly drunkards and many do not like beer but prefer other forms of alcohol.</p>
<p>Unless you have statistics to back that up, then I suggest again that you stop making generalizations.</p>
<p>wow. it's official. EVERY thread in CC turns into HEATED DICUSSION and/or BASHING FEST. cheers to that <em>holds up any alcoholic besides beer</em></p>
<p>its the hormones. apparently, puberty is a b*tch.</p>
<p>zipzoopzabulous-
You don't have to live in Europe to realize the importance of beer! I was just in München 2 weeks ago and everywhere I turned I saw the Löwenbräu Lion or the Hofbräuhaus sign. I think with insitutions knownas BIERgartens, the largest being in the DEAD CENTRE of the main city park, beer is important. You can't make generalizations about an entire based on a particularly "british" area in one country. I could live in Spain and only drink sangria, but does that mean that is consistent throughout europe? Of course not. Yes Europeans drink more (per capita) but alcoholism (as in the disease-booze taking over your life) is lower in Europe than here. Binge drinking is not a problem in Europe like it is here. Sure University students like to go out and party, but the ones I drank with knew their limits and didn't drink more than necessary.</p>
<p>And what's with the hating on London? When I was there I loved it and know many BRITISH people who love living there notwithstanding the ridiculous real-estate prices. What is wrong with it being an international city and having foreigners? If you make comments like that at Berkeley, you will be asking for it...</p>
<p>I was a British citizen nirvana. Who cares. seriously, You sound like a pseudo-popular-prevaricator. Honestly, just cut it out. Ask any British citizen whether or not London is a **<strong><em>hole, and they will agree with me. It is a *</em></strong>*hole. Honestly, you're a tourist. You know nothing about what the actual British people think. So cut it out. </p>
<p>I've already been at Berkeley for one year, and frankly most people there are short...so I won't be asking for anything.</p>
<p>good god man calm down. i know you are bitter that you didn't get accepted to stanford and had to go to berkely but don't take it out on others.</p>
<p>btw its a friendly joke, so dont go cussing me out or anything :)</p>
<p>this argument is so three hours ago...
lol, honestly, does it all matter?
(dont hurt me)</p>
<p>Coqui: Actually I didn't apply to Stanford, but I applied to U Penn and got admitted.......oh and im female..so calm down "woman" (sucker)</p>
<p>and it's Berkeley with an e..</p>
<p>haha film..i won't hurt you, just nirvana because of his pseudo-knowledge</p>
<p>it's more like Jerkeley. damn that was lame.</p>
<p>anyway, i'm going to stanford so i couldn't miss an oppurtunity to make fun, since were supposed to be rivals and all, or that's what i've been told.</p>
<p>i actually meant to put man/woman, but i always think it sounds like i'm calling you a transvestite. well, there are some weird people at berkelEy. jp. i went there with a friend to visit. nice place. lots of interesting people. great school. but you didn't hear that from me. go cardinal biatches...</p>
<p>Yeah..you're right. That was pretty lame. I thought that being a TREE (not a cardinal) would make you come up with wittier things than that.</p>
<p>Yawn. Rivals schmivals..no such thing. I could care less for football or whatever crap there is. "The big game"</p>
<p>hmmm there are weird people at berkeley though--but usually those flunk out haha</p>
<p>even if they flunk out, they still show up to class or roam around campus. haha.</p>
<p>and stanford cardinal = the color cardinal, not the bird.</p>
<p>hmmm you guys have lame mascots--a color, and a tree..wow..tough mascots.</p>
<p>as for them flunking out and still showing up hahah..so true..even homeless and male pervs attend class</p>
<p>haha it always bothered me that stanfords mascot is a tree...</p>
<p>it's gotta be, like, the most prestigious tree ever. I wonder if it likes beer...</p>