The following picture demonstrates a normal event in the USA that is both illegal in Britain and would probably end with the woman being shot by police:
Why would anyone want a rifle in a supermarket. Madness.
Edit. Thank you to the many Americans who pointed out this is a shotgun not a rifle. Kind of prove my point seeing I have never been close enough to either to know the difference.
Lots of Americans have posted comments justifying this picture, which wasn’t really necessary as the question is about difference and the picture highlights the difference between a culture of ‘no guns’ and a culture of ‘any guns you want’.
I love the good ol’ boys’ claim that this picture represents ‘liberty’. Liberty to carry guns means other people have the liberty to carry guns, which in turn means you have the liberty to be shot or your family to be shot. Here in Britain we want the liberty not to be shot.
To let our kids go to school and know they aren’t coming home in a body bag. Or the shopping mall, church or wherever. To us that is liberty. We choose not to have guns. We choose life over potential death. Now how much more liberty can you get than that?
American tv dramas: You have to be a model first to act in American cop shows.
British tv Dramas: You have to be an actor first to get a job on British police dramas.
In the UK talent comes first, in the US it doesn’t.
Having a few more thoughts, so adding these that demonstrate the real differences, which are in sport.
The words big, girls and blouses come to mind!
:o)
US House
UK House
US School
UK School
Oops, wrong picture, here we go
US Cop stops motorist
UK Police stop motorist
US Beef farm
UK Beef farm
Yes, of course I’ve cherry picked, to balance up
US Seaside
UK Seaside
US Skiing
UK Skiing
American deadliest wild animals
(one of many venomous varieties!)
UK deadliest animals
(our only venomous snake)
Admittedly I wouldn’t fancy my chances any better against a charging Highland Coo than a Bison!
How about these two?
British: More concerned with appearances. Socially conscious. Polite, tactful, and stoic—perhaps even a bit cold. Indirect and inoffensive. Observant of customs. Better at small talk. Worldly, cultured, and genteel, broadly speaking.
Americans: In the words of Benjamin Franklin in 1776, “Rougher, simpler, more violent, more enterprising, less refined.” More excitable. More individualistic. Harder-working. Assertive and forceful. Iconoclastic. Direct to the point of earthiness. Also drink a lot less, generally.
