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[danwarb]

And that's just the first page. I guess all yanks are non passport owning, ignorant fatfucks.

It's probably true that the upper class have relatively ugly teeth, what with all the inbreeding. Also TV personalities here can get away without perfect cosmetic dentistry, less so in the US. Older actors of French TV are a whole lot worse I've noticed.

The average person in the UK has relatively straight and white teeth. If there's anything really wrong it's covered by the NHS (if you're under 18).

 

[Bulzeeb]

this thread reminded me of madagascar 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92yogXeUheA


this part to be exact, don't mind the spanish dub btw

 

[Newline]

And that's just the first page. I guess all yanks are non passport owning, ignorant fatfucks.

Us brits were on a winning streak till you came along

 

[Red Liquorice]

Sometimes no. Just look at the Walking Dead. Aren't both Rick and Maggie brits? Could have fooled me

Egg will always be a British boy <3

Spoiler

Just checked wikipedia, his mother is South African

 

[keuja]

This is completely off topic but I just realized that this girl is french :

and the daughter of this actress :

My mind is so blown it's all over the walls. I seriously doubt this woman even speaks french, she seems british as all hell to me.

Since she spent her whole life in France and is French, yes she does speak French...

 

[Toxi]

Laurie's accent in House is seriously really, really shite.

I don't watch House, so I have no idea if this is true or not.

I just think it's rather funny if foreigners really are better at distinguishing fake accents than people with said accents.

 

[Valhelm]

The fact that Laura Fraser is British totally surprised me.

 

[lefantome]

I think this thread is about people that you can't tell where they are from.
You can definitely spot that she's brittish.

That said, this is my fav video from her
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY66ZJ0TFUI

I think I've seen similar situation in the IT crowd

http://i.imgur.com/3yVFD3o.jpg

I doubt this chart is legit, I hardly know people of my age(20s) who have rotten or replaced teeths, if you count children will be even better.

 

[danwarb]

That chart says it includes filled, or teeth that need filling. A lot of kids have fillings.

 

[Rad-]

I always thought I was good at this but then:

He looks very American to me.

 

[endresults]

I'm good at guessing Russians. The sunken eyes mostly.

 

[Chinner]

spot the british person

 

[MarkMclovin]

You don't need to see an American to spot one. You can hear the gentle sound of the trans fats slowly seeping out of their pores.

 

[Dark Octave]

Easily. There is a thread where I could tell the (normal dressed) guy was European just be looking at a gif and I was right.

It's something I can't put my finger on but I know when I see it.

Edit: Actors are different most of the time. Alien actors can easily throw you off with their faked American accents and mannerisms.

 

[Dark Octave]

USA vs. UK

Round 1! Fight!

LOL! Dead.

 

[Not Spaceghost]

Yeah, there is something about the eyes and in general more "squarish" features for british males at least.

 

[Bodacious]

Pretty sure I saw something recently showing that whites in the USA are predominantly descended from German immigrants, not English. There's a reason we look different.

 

[mantidor]

And that's just the first page. I guess all yanks are non passport owning, ignorant fatfucks.

I was joking about the teeth hence the "", I knew it was just a stereotype.

And actors really don't count, their job is to portray people from different places and accents it's expected they will be confusing, or at least it should, if they want to be called good actors.

 

[mclem]

I'm now most distracted wondering why Michael Pachter is now a dentist. I've seen Marathon Man, and now I'm terrified.

 

[Lautaro]

Of course not, a gringo is a gringo is a gringo.

But, please keep discussing about all your flavours of vanilla.

 

[SteveWD40]

USA vs. UK

Round 1! Fight!

Brazil won overall though.

Look at his little tongue

 

[Massive Nights]

Hugh Laurie's accent in the first season of House was laughably bad, but it did get better. And all this talk of Rick in Walking Dead and no one mentioned this guy:

His accent is ATROCIOUS, it sounds like he watched Taken over and over and then decided to base it on Liam Neeson's hilarious American acent

 

[Inversive]

People still think we have bad teeth? I guess Mericans being totally ignorant of all things outside the US is still a thing then.

 

[Aeriscloud]

I guess all yanks are non passport owning, ignorant fatfucks.

How dare you think that I don't have a passport.

That hurts man.

 

[IceCold]

Is there a name for this type of person: white american man from the Midwest (or states like Utah) who is religious and typically wears badly fitted button up shirts and is married by the age of 23. I have this image in my head of this but I don't know if its a stereotype.

 

[Miles X]

I'm British and have lived in Canada for 7 years. I used to work with a black-british guy and we were friends, somebody came up to me in the office once and asked "why does that African American guy speak with a British accent?"

So apparently you can only spot Britons abroad if they're pastey-white and have bad hair/teeth.

btw, could have sworn I just read an article in the paper about the UK having one of lowest rates of gum disease in the world - above the US.

You read correct, lowest amount of fillings as well.

 

[Frankenstein]

Pretty sure I saw something recently showing that whites in the USA are predominantly descended from German immigrants, not English. There's a reason we look different.

Many Brits (probably the better looking ones) also descended from German immigrants .

 

[Captain Chaos]

This question reminds me of when I asked a Chinese business partner whether there was a visual difference between the Chinese and Japanese. He said no and there was then an uncomfortable silence for about a minute (felt like an hour)

 

[Trent Strong]

And that's just the first page. I guess all yanks are non passport owning, ignorant fatfucks.

Most of those posts were probably just jokes. But that chart, wherever it comes from, doesn't prove that British teeth look good. It's possible that British people have healthier teeth than Americans, but that their teeth are still less straight and white and good looking on average than American's teeth. When it comes to TV, I could post at least a dozen actors on English TV that have bad teeth, but I probably couldn't post one actor on American TV with bad teeth.

 

[diamount]

Most of those posts were probably just jokes. But that chart, wherever it comes from, doesn't prove that British teeth look good. It's possible that British people have healthier teeth than Americans, but that their teeth are still less straight and white and good looking on average than American's teeth. When it comes to TV, I could post at least a dozen actors on English TV that have bad teeth, but I probably couldn't post one actor on American TV with bad teeth.

Lol, I'm sure nobody on US TV has had dental work done for perfect and bleached teeth. People don't care about teeth unless they're fucking disgusting and it's obvious they don't brush/floss, not unnaturally white and straight teeth. Healthy teeth aren't 100% straight or perfect unless again, they've had dental work done.

 

[Screaming Meat]

When it comes to TV, I could post at least a dozen actors on English TV that have bad teeth, but I probably couldn't post one actor on American TV with bad teeth.

INDISPUTABLE TRUTH

 

[daviyoung]

When it comes to TV, I could post at least a dozen actors on English TV that have bad teeth, but I probably couldn't post one actor on American TV with bad teeth.

a quality metric indeed

 

[C.Dark.DN]

Lol, I'm sure nobody on US TV has had dental work done for perfect and bleached teeth. People don't care about teeth unless they're fucking disgusting and it's obvious they don't brush/floss, not unnaturally white and straight teeth. Healthy teeth aren't 100% straight or perfect unless again, they've had dental work done.

Pretty sure people do care with all the braces kids have and home whitening methods...

 

[Trent Strong]

Lol, I'm sure nobody on US TV has had dental work done for perfect and bleached teeth.

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Yes, I'm sure those US actors got dental work done. I'm guessing that a lot of Americans get dental work done to get perfect and bleached teeth, more Americans than British, and that that's were this stereotype comes from. My point was that that chart that keeps getting posted may prove that the British have healthier teeth than Americans, but it doesn't prove that British people have better looking teeth. Maybe more Americans get braces and orthodontic works that's only about appearance than British people.

 

[daviyoung]

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Yes, I'm sure those US actors got dental work done. I'm guessing that a lot of Americans get dental work done to get perfect and bleached teeth, more Americans than British, and that that's were this stereotype comes from. My point was that that chart that keeps getting posted may prove that the British have healthier teeth than Americans, but it doesn't prove that British people have better looking teeth. Maybe more Americans get braces and orthodontic works that's only about appearance than British people.

healthier > better looking, at least one can be measured and defined as 'bad'

once again America proves it can't separate fantasy from reality

 

[diamount]

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Yes, I'm sure those US actors got dental work done. I'm guessing that a lot of Americans get dental work done to get perfect and bleached teeth, more Americans than British, and that that's were this stereotype comes from. My point was that that chart that keeps getting posted may prove that the British have healthier teeth than Americans, but it doesn't prove that British people have better looking teeth. Maybe more Americans get braces and orthodontic works that's only about appearance than British people.

But you're using it as a ridiculous metric to gauge an entire population. Sure, people with money and who care will get their teeth bleached and straightened but the Joe Bloggs from either countries when compared, it's obvious who will come on top. On top of subsidised healthcare which helps people with low income.

 

[Raistlin]

And that's just the first page. I guess all yanks are non passport owning, ignorant fatfucks.

The lack of orthodontia is the stereotype being made fun of. Decayed, missing, and filled teeth have nothing to do with it.

 

[Xun]

lol at this comparison

I can tell the American from a mile away. Rooney is a proper English lad, 95% of Britain look like him.

Haha seriously? Come on now.

Also I can tell the difference most of the time.

 

[Tragicomedy]

Somewhat relevant:

 

[Moze]

The fact that most American celebrities have perfect teeth shows how fake American culture is.

Perfect teeth in Britain is something to be ashamed of

 

[Loofy]

And that's just the first page. I guess all yanks are non passport owning, ignorant fatfucks.

To be fair, none of those simpsons characters are 12.

 

[youngwerther]

But you're using it as a ridiculous metric to gauge an entire population.

That's......what this thread is...

 

[Xanadu]

The fact that most American celebrities have perfect teeth shows how fake American culture is.

Perfect teeth in Britain is something to be ashamed of

perfect white teeth look stupid as hell imo