Because that name is reserved for the championship game of NFL Europe: NFL.com | Official Site of the National Football League
No. I’d think it kind of cool.
For most restaurants, it doesn’t pay to serve small quantities of food. Restaurant profit margins are razor thin, so they have to eke out as much income from each seating as they can. In order to justify charging more money for each item, most restaurants pile on tons of food, especially things like potatoes and soft drinks, which really doesn’t add much to their cost.
I think it would take an extraordinarily small-minded person to be “weirded out” by such a small variation in behaviour.
You’ve made a strong case there. Part of the perception that Americans will only watch films about other Americans may be influenced by Hollywood producers’ tendency to want familiar stars playing lead roles whether they happen to be American or not. It can affect character choices too: for example, this thread is discussing the extraneous appearance of Tom Sawyer in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, but several people there have said that the producers underestimate their audience.
Another distinction spotted by Spectre of Pithecanthropus: English speaking Dopers: “Banknotes” or “Bills”?
I’m curious what you base this on because my experience is much different. I used to bitch about the Washington Metro until I lived in London and had to deal with the Tube. The Millenium Line would break down more often than the Red Line during a winter blizzard. And while I haven’t been in Paris for stretches longer than a week or so, I’d say that the NY Subway and the DC Metro are right there with it. Of course, that may be because I haven’t spent enough time in Paris to compare adequately. Same with NY, too.
The what line?
Dude, I’m on medication, I CAN’T burst a blood vessel! 
I don’t understand these sentences.
C Thomas Howell
I don’t think that anyone else initialises their first name if using their second.
What, just because they’re unreadable, you’re complaining???
"I wonder how some people THINK those jobs they keep wanting are actually created (if not by the business community that they keep running down as greedy pig dogs of capitalist oppression) (exaggerations may occur) (contents may have settled during shipment) (void where prohibited).
From that remark I assume you are young enough not to remember kids having their hands smacked for preferring the left hand over the right. As I mentioned before - it didn’t happen to me, but it happened to friends only a few years older than I am. It drove my mother-in-law to become completely ambidexterous.
Ack. The Jubilee line. I knew it had something to do with the millenium. I’m so embarassed.
Jervoise, the only one being ridiculous here is you. I have nothing to gain or lose by pretending in this. The honest to God truth is that, as I’ve said repeatedly, I cannot recall anyone ever saying “God Bless America” in my presence; outside of singing or referring to the song of that name.
You’re saying that’s an American thing? I suppose so. I wonder if it’s a defense against that other American trait - calling everyone by their first name whether you know them or not.
My opinion:
Insults are the sincerset form of flattery…
The way I see it, usually the same supects jump on the shit on America (or evolved to such) threads.
I can’t imagine anyone with such a disdain for a nation, hanging around a message board from that nation, populated by mostly Americans, but y’all do…A LOT!
Every foreigner I see on these boards I consider either a closted (or out) Americaphile…
I detest the policies of Iraq - yet, I don’t spend a good amount of my waking hours on an Iraqi (or pick yer nation of detest) message board bitching about their idiosyncracies (Sp?), policies, or what have you.
Face it, foreigners…yer OBSSESSED with us!
Truth hurts sometimes.
America (and Australia) really are the greatest natiions, IMHO!
This is getting tiring. Nobody is claiming that Americans spontaneously say “God bless America” in casual conversation. The claim is that the phrase is acceptable in political speeches, ads and certain other non-religious context. It may not carry the full religious overtone, but nevertheless it’s not unusual to read hear on TV when you live in the US. It’s quite noticeable if you’re a secular foreigner living in the US.
Yah, cool, whatever, deal with it - or whatever.
Sooooo not upsetting from where I sit.
I’m glad to hear that, since my statement was meant as fact (this is GQ after all) and not an insult.
I’ve lived in both cities too and I would remind you that the Tube covers about a zillion more miles than the Metro does.
Boofy Bloke, as for “C. Thomas Howell”, I wouldn’t consider Hollywood names to be typical of American names in any respect. An actor has to have a unique name (i.e. one that no Screen Actor’s Guild member has ever used) so of course you’re going to see a few odd configurations. I’d imagine IRL he just goes by Thomas.
Such constructions are also seen in business, law and medicine, fields where people need to represent their full legal names but wish to be known by their middle names rather than a first name or a nickname. See, as examples, F. Lee Bailey (lawyer, best known for defending O.J. Simpson), C. Everett Koop (former Surgeon General) and F. Lee Ermey (Retired Marine/actor).