Being an American, I was stunned a few years back to hear there were people who were not American. This was a particularly eye-opening event because I learned a few other facts as well:
–Some people live in a place they call “England.” They claim to have invented the American language (although they seriously mispronounce everything and their spelling is atrocious). I honestly thought they all went extinct in some war against some other prehistorics a few hundred years ago when movies were all black and white. Apparently they still cling to life, however.
–They sometimes have tornadoes in England. Full stop, no shit–actual tornadoes that pick up stuff and throw it back down.
–They have trailer parks there, too. And the tornadoes sometimes strike the trailer parks, just like here.
This all led me to wonder, after some time spend pondering…what would the stereotypical English trailer trash be like? Are their teeth all, like, white and straight? Do they all drink and smoke too much and vote for Republicans?
When you account for land area, tornadoes are actually more common in the UK than in the US as a whole. (Tornado alley in the US is balanced by huge areas, including pretty much everywhere west of the Rocky Mountains, where tornadoes are extremely rare.)
Shameless is the best example of British trailer trash- the UK version, of course, not the American copy. A very few people do live in trailers - caravans - but they’re Gypsies and Travellers, distinct ethnic groups, not ordinary white trailer trash, who live in perfectly ordinary if rather run-down houses and flats. Most of our trailer parks are for holidays, not permanent residence.
There are trailer parks here, and not just for pikeys. It’s not a popular mode of living though, even for poor people - probably because it’s cold and damp in winter.
I think the American view of England is skewed because if you see someone from the UK on American TV or movies they are usually a charming charmer, an evil genius, or a sarcastic wit.
Dammit to hell, the SDMB has rurnt me. My first reaction was Wait a minute…if they’re in England there ARE no Republicans and Democrats!
Right?
You all have totally messed with my Suspension of Disbelief/Appreciation of Humor.
But say there were some…nope, you’ve got it all wrong. The dude, who would preferably be"staying there," not paying rent, would be a Democrat fer sure. Because if we can’t all share the crumbs we’ve been fighting for, what’s the point?
I don’t think England has tornados. I think it has thick fog-like farts, which is why all royalty look like they smell somthing…
Re-watching Scandal recently, I noticed that Christine Keeler came from a trailer park. Maybe the UK’s TT component isn’t smaller proportionately than the US’s, but more concentrated; and has the power to bring down governments.
