Americans often confuse turtles and tortoises.

It really annoys me but it happens frequently, they are not the same creature!

The worst is when I hear people referring to Aesop's fable as "The Turtle and the Hare", dammnnn, that's bad.

So yeah, stop it.

They often confuse many things :P

And the Brits often confuse a television and telly.

[QUOTE="blackngold29"] That's all I can say.0Tyler0

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortoises

pancakes and sausage reminds me of this

It really annoys me but it happens frequently, they are not the same creature!

The worst is when I hear people referring to Aesop's fable as "The Turtle and the Hare", dammnnn, that's bad.

So yeah, stop it.

Memberino

[QUOTE="Memberino"]

It really annoys me but it happens frequently, they are not the same creature!

The worst is when I hear people referring to Aesop's fable as "The Turtle and the Hare", dammnnn, that's bad.

So yeah, stop it.

General_X

In Heroes season 3 Matt has a pet tortoise and everyone refers to it as a turtle, he got it in the middle of the Desert for goodness sakes!

[QUOTE="0Tyler0"][QUOTE="blackngold29"]

That's all I can say.RobboElRobbo

Whoever came up with that is a genius That looks really good

Ah another generalize America thread.:roll:LJS9502_basic

Oh good, it's been a while since there was a "stereotype america" thread. :roll:

Also, that pancake and sausage thing looks kinda good... :lol: Maybe I'm just that hungry right now....

So your basing your assumption off of a tv show. So most europeans have yellow teeth.

Yep, totally true, I agree.

Incidentally,Latinos love beans, are or have beenillegal immigrants and wear sombreros.

So why don't you read the thread title before you type another eye-rolling reply?Memberino

I'm an American and I've never confused the two. I don't know where you're getting your data from.

Merriam Webster Definition of turtle:

any of an order (Testudines syn. Chelonia) of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine reptiles that have a toothless horny beak and a shell of bony dermal plates usually covered with horny shields enclosing the trunk and into which the head, limbs, and tail usually may be withdrawn

TC FAIL

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And the Brits often confuse a television and telly.

PlasmaBeam44

Don't forget a biscuit and a cookie.

Or a *** and a cigarette.

pancakes and sausage reminds me of this

weezyfb

It would be godly on buffalo burgers.

Wait... There's a difference? O.O

And I'm not American btw

[QUOTE="PlasmaBeam44"]

And the Brits often confuse a television and telly.

Theokhoth

Don't forget a biscuit and a cookie.

Or a *** and a cigarette.

Here we go..

Google "cookie" and "biscuit"

Sigh, people are ignant. Apparently any thread that attempts to see a general trend in a population is automatically wrong.Memberino

There isn't a huge difference between a turtle and a tortoise. One lives in water, the other on land.

They look very similar, so it's conceivable that people who don't take the time to learn the differences between them could mix them up. If you saw a jackrabbit would you just call it a rabbit? If you do, then you're making the same mistake that you are assuming most americans make.

You don't have any statistics to back the validity of your question up, which makes your attempts to defend it even more ridiculous. Honestly, next time you try to make a thread like this, do your homework.

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]Ah another generalize America thread.:roll:Memberino

Wow Americans sure are stupid :roll:

Really, turtles and tortoises? That's what you're bashing Americans over? Is it really that big a deal?

Americans? Interesting generalization. Anyway its a subtle difference, why does it bug you so much?

What? There's a difference between those two? Holy Mary..! Seriously, I didn't know... But well, I ain't american either.

Most people, of any nationality, probably cannot tell the difference between turtles and tortoises, hares and rabbits, crocodiles and alligators, and any other similar looking animals.

Ah another generalize America thread.:roll:LJS9502_basic

Turtles are the ones that go 'ribbit' right?

Turtles are the ones that go 'ribbit' right?

dhyce

*Cricket sound*

Turtles are the ones that go 'ribbit' right?

dhyce

No. Those are gators.megagene

Ah, okay. Which one meows?

When will this make-fun-of-Americans fad end? Or has it always been like this? I'm not even American and it's teeing me off...

To be honest, most Americans confuse watching TV with exercise, so your revelation doesn't really startle me.

bangell99