U.K. Commentary Has A Party - Ridiculing The Way Americans - Particularly BabyBoomer Women - “Par-tay”
February 17, 2009 · Print This Article
I’m still steamin’ a month after reading this one. What I thought was going to be to be a “witty” article about the Obama Inauguration/Celebration snipes at everything from the way Americans “par-tay” to Prince (the funky one, not one of theirs) to Hershey’s chocolate. Hershey’s chocolate?
Wow. I thought Obama’s message of “We Are One” was somewhat about unity and finding the best in others. And that maybe, just maybe, a new positive spirit was being felt around the world - partly because of a bit less stereotyping. Obviously it hasn’t reached across the pond yet.
Imagine reading this commentary immediately after seeing “Last Chance Harvey”. You come home all Kumbaya after seeing Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson bring out the best in each other. Then, feeling all warm and fuzzy about your friends in the U.K., you read this gem: Barack’n'roll! America finally gets the chance to prove it can throw a par-tay.
ClassicRockForever has just two words for ya: lighten up.
Ahh, Mr. Moran, I think you Brits ought to take some notes on how we do things.
The UK’s performance at the 2008 Olympics closing ceremonies was sad, even scary. They best the UK had to offer the world was a shrivelled up, burned out, geriatric shell of a performer who had to be propped up to keep from falling off the top of a bus? Here’s a clue; “Get relevant.”
A person who points an accusing finger at someone has three fingers pinting back.
Pip, pip, cheerio!
Par-tay indeed. Lighen up …yah baby!!
We are one..but we are many and from all great lands we come…
A lyric from ‘we are Austrlaian’.
Hard to party with no money. I know when times are tough we turn to chocolate and comfort food. America needs to get back its MoJo mate!
If you want to really party, come to Australia mate.
DC
Maybe someone didn’t get invited to the “par-tay” in DC and decided to take their toys and go home.