God bless America

[bumpkinblue]

I gather we are renaming the territorials the 'Army Reserve' - just so happens to be the same name as the American ones,we have 'Homeland security' after the American ones - Great Britain Olympic team is nowaday 'Team GB' named after Team USA - i have heard pundits on 5 live saying during Premiership games that some teams tactics are 'left field' as well as 'throwing a curved ball' which i am pretty sure are not British expressions and don't forget the 'stepping up to the plate' sort of sayings that are freely used.
Now don't get me wrong,i am not a little Englander,i love the yanks,i've been there a couple of times and found them lovely people,but our medias fascination with them (wall to wall coverage of the annual hurricane and the yawnathon presidential election) is starting to get on my nerves as well as everything being renamed after anything American - anyone out there agree or am i lone voice in the wilderness?:sad:

 

[leeblue]

The two nations always have and always will be linked in so many ways, they love rounders and stop start rugby with pads on and of course they have taken netball to new heights. Look at the names of the places out there boston, New York, new england etc etc etc the cultural flow shall we say has been a two way street