# The U.S.A and the British Commonwealth of Nations.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-u-s-a-and-the-british-commonwealth-of-nations/375040>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [October 2, 2006, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-u-s-a-and-the-british-commonwealth-of-nations/375040 "2006-10-02T22:27:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2013, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-u-s-a-and-the-british-commonwealth-of-nations/375040/41 "2013-06-25T11:13:28Z")

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> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#):
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> Wouldn’t we Americans have to … start caring about Manchester United?

You’re not required to _like_ them, tho.

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**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2013, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-u-s-a-and-the-british-commonwealth-of-nations/375040/42 "2013-06-25T15:13:50Z")

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> [@Nava](#):
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> You’re not required to _like_ them, tho.

We can’t take that chance.

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**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2013, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-u-s-a-and-the-british-commonwealth-of-nations/375040/43 "2013-06-25T15:22:29Z")

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> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#):
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> And start caring about Manchester United?

That boat has already sailed. NBC has been advertising the snot out of their Premier League telecasts. The ads are filled with menacing-looking Brits in tattoos giving off a vibe of, “If you don’t watch this, we’ll trash your house.”

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