Posted by: Doctor Bee July 15, 2004
Two Countries divided by a Common Language
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The US Government is more decisive and straightforward and the British Government, as shown and said in the article. Even with people, the British generally tend to be more passive (not taking Simon Cowell from American Idolý as one of the people though. lol) and Americans are more straightforward. An example of this would be kicking someone out of his or her job. Traditionally a letter of resignation is demanded in Britian. However, in the US, if the employer says "You're fired!" (like Donald Trump in The Apprenticeý), one is most definitely kicked out of the job. Doctor Bee
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