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Having spent a great time in the alps at the Mega, due to a flat tyre and a big off i did not finish qaulifying, bum, i had to re register to race to affinaty, while stood in line i couldnt help hearing the guy in front kicking off in the lovely girl at the desk saying he soundnt be in the mega affinaty because he is a fast rider but he was getting held up and stuck behind other rides this guy was making such a show of himself i was ashamed to be english,
i saw 4 or 5 issues with us brits making tits of ourselfs when things dont go our way,
British or English? Make your mind up.
Cocks are cocks, english, irish, german, swedish whatever...nowt you can do about it, no correspondence to the nationality IME.
I mean do you speak say French? Doesn't this mean that you wouldn't understand them if there having a 'cock' moment in the same queue?
there maybe some muppets but it was group of itallians who i thought were more out of order than any brits i saw
the uplift queue after the saturday races in allemont were huge but everyone, especially us brits were stoically waiting our turn in the line, when another bus parked up opposite a gagng of itallians at the back of teh line made a dash for the new bus and threw all their bikes in laughing and jeering, not sure what they did but 2 buses came and went before theat uplift trailer was sorted out
the rest of the world class us as the same, im a scot but all the outsiders eyes
Terrible grammar & punctuation makes me ashamed of the British education system. Init.
Jealousy of our far superior intelligence and good looks?
this guys dummy was out, on the floor, seconded buy the guy from yorkshire who had a shouting session at the french guy after the race who fell off and took 3 other people with him, he didnt mean to do it its just the nature of the race but yeh im sure there where other cocks from other countrys being just as bad, shame i got stuck behind this one
I dont think its the brits, its just sports like mountain biking (hardly a serious sport) tend to bring out the worst in the testosterone fueled adrenaline junkies.
Being incredibly serious and competetive at a an event thats just meant to be a bit of a laugh is awfully cringeworthy. People still do it though.
Arrogance. Many other countries have it as well - sometimes in different versions. See Germans and Americans for examples
The rider - IMO in the rest of Europe people do treat scots and english separately - altho its impossible to explain I an a brit of english descnt but Scotland is my home 🙂
Cocks are cocks, english, irish, german, swedish whatever...nowt you can do about it, no correspondence to the nationality IME.I mean do you speak say French? Doesn't this mean that you wouldn't understand them if there having a 'cock' moment in the same queue?
This ^^
it's probably 'cause we've had wars with/attempted to invade most countries.
seconded buy the guy from yorkshire who had a shouting session at the french guy after the race
Was that the guy with the beard in Huez, that really was an embarrassment? That bloke was a complete and utter to55er.
I bet they were all small muscular men with shaven heads who drive "hot hatchbacks" aswell.
yeh david was a lot of that, and think you hit the nail on the head, the top guys do it to win, the rest of us just need to get on with it do as good as we can and keep smiling while we do it, if somthing happens well thats it
yeh david was a lot of that, and think you hit the nail on the head, the top guys do it to win, the rest of us just need to get on with it do as good as we can and keep smiling while we do it, if somthing happens well thats it
Exactly, Im assuming he wasnt sponsored, or getting paid to win. So just have a laugh!
therider - I agree with TJ ( 😯 ). Tell a Frenchman you're Scottish, not English and watch their demeanour change completely.
Brycey, mr beard guy yep that was him
Jesus that guy was a tool.
There's nothing better than sitting at the end of the quali/Mega eating your little pack lunch and shooting the breeze with your mates as well as complete strangers who are all as buzzing/kanckered as you; and then that d1ck appeared on the scene. Totally unnecessary.
I find that the British are actually pretty well liked in most of the world.
Having skied in many Alpine and North American countries, I always felt the British were brilliant when it came to manners, queueing, be safe and polite of the piste.
But it just takes one idiot as you mentioned to put us all in the gutter.
"The americans of europe" is how a canadian friend of mine refers to us. I was initially quite offended, but having just experienced a Thomson holidays flight to & from the Balearics, I can see where she's coming from.
i went to tenerife once. i had to share the hotel with a bunch of absolute asshats. it was the worst example of that typically english, drunken, loutish, boorish, hooliganism i've ever seen.
they were a party of glaswegians
[i]Having skied in many Alpine and North American countries, I always felt the British were brilliant when it came to manners, queueing, be safe and polite of the piste.[/i]
This is pretty much my (possibly not that objective) perception of us abroad too. Yes, there are places where drunken idiots hang out but those are hotspots for all nationalities of drunken idiots, best avoided.
Normally though, I find Brits are generally desperate to be liked abroad.
Normally though, I find Brits are generally desperately failing to be liked abroad
fixed
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The one comment that my German friends make after coming back from the French Alps/Mega is that Brits always ride the nicest/blingest bikes!
i went to tenerife once. i had to share the hotel with a bunch of absolute asshats. it was the worst example of that typically [u][b]english[/b][/u], drunken, loutish, boorish, hooliganism i've ever seen.they were a party of [u][b]glaswegians [/b][/u]
That's what I like to see...a bunch of Scots misbehaving...blame the English.
When in France I try to speak French, makes you stand out to the "other brits" less, stops(reduces) the chance of being tarred with the same brush.
When in France, I speak French. I dont
try to speak French
as it makes me appear just the same as all the other brits
When in France I try to speak French, makes you stand out to the "other brits" less, stops(reduces) the chance of being tarred with the same brush.
When I go snowboarding in France we always try to speak French.
"Bonjor, one lift pass please mate....mercy boocoop"
UNN BEER SEIVE OO PLAY
What else does one need?
UNN BEER SEIVE OO PLAY
What else does one need?
The word "GRANDE" before the word "BEER"
Noted.
DEUX GRANDE BIER - you tight barstade.
In Italy where I live the locals love the brits, hate the germans and hate other Italians even more so!!!!!
DEUX GRANDE BIER [b]SEIVE OO PLAY[/b]
?? manners cost nothing yeti.
what did you expect? a healthy discourse on alpine moraine distribution and the effect of global warming? downhill and freeride attracts chav's of below average intelligence, uncouth language and immature behavior is to be expected.
wouldnt call sam hill or steve pete below average intelligence would you mr smith lol, would be a short chat,
thats like saying xc races are grumpy bastards who dont know how to smile and all drink tea? (incorrect i know),
This thread is merd.
After having lived in Germany I can't wait to get back amongst the lovely Brits...
News just in... the world is full of asshats.
Recent Grisedale camp site experience suggests the solution is midnight owning with bombers.