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Brettsplain by Fishbowl1976 May 10, 2023
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Britsplaining
A post-colonialist mindset which makes British people mistake the global spread of their language as the global acceptance of their lifestyle.
It is a consequence of ethnocentrism: (evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one's own culture).
Example: in an international working environment, during a meeting, British native speakers explain “how things work” to colleagues from other countries.
It is a consequence of ethnocentrism: (evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one's own culture).
Example: in an international working environment, during a meeting, British native speakers explain “how things work” to colleagues from other countries.
British native management person: “You should rather have answered I AM NOT SURE to our client instead of Saying no”.
Colleague: “Thank you so much for the britsplaining. The client is French and I am Turkish and we perfectly understand each other”.
Colleague: “Thank you so much for the britsplaining. The client is French and I am Turkish and we perfectly understand each other”.
Britsplaining by Barabbaz June 30, 2021
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buttsplain by buttsplain February 25, 2018
britsplaining
To explain or translate a lower form of english into a more smarter sounding "British" version.
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To correct a lower form of english into a higher form while in the process of belittling the victim
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To correct a lower form of english into a higher form while in the process of belittling the victim
Person 1"Are all ar y'alls as totally stoked about that dive as i am dudes?"
Person 2 "Why yes, i was rather feeling quite impressed by that fair drinking estblishment"
Person 1 "Dude why y'all always Britsplaining to me, it could be Kryton or Lister, but dude, always me!"
Persone 2 "im British"
Person 2 "Why yes, i was rather feeling quite impressed by that fair drinking estblishment"
Person 1 "Dude why y'all always Britsplaining to me, it could be Kryton or Lister, but dude, always me!"
Persone 2 "im British"
britsplaining by British Apple Worm April 21, 2018
Britsplaining
When someone from another culture, usually an American, believes they know British culture better than British people because they've watched Harry Potter/Downton Abbey/Peaky Blinders/Derry Girls.
Seppo: It's 4 o'clock, shouldn't you be taking your afternoon tea?
Brit: Stop with the Britsplaining already.
Brit: Stop with the Britsplaining already.
Britsplaining by leonxxr March 3, 2023
Shackteâu
A Shackteau is a humble, weather-beaten, structurally questionable shelter located in a spectacular or highly coveted place—Wales, Jackson Hole, Sun Valley, Crested Butte, coastal Maine, the Alps—where the building itself may be worth almost nothing, but the dirt, view, access, and mythology make it absurdly valuable.
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