Why do American think Brits have bad teeth?

We don`t live in castles just because you don`t know your own history stop assuming about ours. We do have doctors dentists and I just don`t get this teeth thing at all. I should point out its called English because it comes from England duh

Why do American think Brits have bad teeth?
Most Americans don't think this way, they are EDUCATED. Some of the answers on here are hilarious, I must thank Apple for those sweet comments about us! Why do all the nasty people have to come on here and spout vitriol? This is a perfectly straightforward question that requires an honest answer. The media and films portray us as having bad teeth and some of the uneducated masses have decided that it must be true. Now don't think I'm making all Americans out to be illiterate bumpkins, just the bigoted few. Just for the record, I have good teeth, my husband has good teeth and our children have good teeth. What else can I say except WE DON'T ALL HAVE BAD TEETH, and in case you weren't aware, Austin Powers was a fictitional character dreamed up by an American and played by a Canadian.
Reply:Well when you have a candy shop on every corner that helps to keep Brits with bad teeth. Your candy is really good and your public health sucks and looks like we may be more like you guys and gals soon.
Reply:Maybe you don't, but we get pbs, we see quite a few Brits that haven't seen a dentist in a quite a while, if ever. These are current actors so I'm sure it's not a history thing. Look around you more I'm sure you'll see it's pretty clear.


Sorry, you asked.
Reply:Have you not seen Austin Powers baby... those teeth are hideous...
Reply:Brits and europeans in general has the worst teeth, however that doesn't mean Americans have the best, I have lived in both countries and I've seen ugly teeth as anywhere else in the world
Reply:because its protrayed that way on television and for us who have not been to England i guess we just associate it with some place we've never been or know about. Ya know Austin Powers..well thats one brit that tv protrays with bad teeth. America and almost anywhere else believes too much of what they see on tv. Dont let it bother you...im from the south....we get sterotyped as rednecks, trailor trash, and inbred.....none of that is true...well at least some of us arent..haha..anyways everywhere u go youre gonna find someone thinking things are like they are not because someone said something one day and people started believing it.
Reply:i thought it was because Brits do not have fluoridated water, and teeth were noticeably yellow.





However I think these differences are now a thing of the past.
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Reply:I'm not sure where the rumor came from, i think that it has something to do with the candy there or something. You don't have to get all fussy about it either, i know that the English don't all have bad teeth nor do you live in castles. Not everybody is that stupid.
Reply:Do they?


I did not know that!
Reply:Americans are stereotypical.And think they are better than everybody else.My opinion.Don't hate me
Reply:Americans think? Thanks for that.
Reply:I personally dont think that and I'm American. I think it really depends on who wants to take care of their teeth...it doesnt matter where they live
Reply:Come now - it's only a stereotype. Stereotypes exist so we can laugh at the others while we ignore our own faults. Not all American women have blond hair and huge knockers either. There are still some English people who live in a castle, like the Windsors. You are always welcome in my castle for a cup of tea.
Reply:It's not just the Yanks...the state of dental health amongst us Brits is a world joke. Latterly picked upon by the Yanks in such films as "Whoops My Botty Farty and My Dentures fell Out." I know many Scandinavians that also take the piss out of British teeth.





Having said that, you won't hear a word said against our teeth state of affairs in such as the nether regions of Turkey where you have toothless old women cackling at the thought of entering the EU.





Hope that helps.





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Reply:Well, Candy, "Tea Time", its a joke, but the real reason is that whenever you see any Brits on TV one of which Tony Blair (its not just him that gives the stereotype) When I saw him on TV I knew he was British before I knew he was the prime minister (Teeth) haha, sorry but its not just him he is one of many If you ever see Americans teeth overall they are white and overall when Americans see British/Irish Teeth they are brownish. I don't like being cruel or creating stereotypes I'm sure there are many Brits with good WHITE teeth but overall whenever I meet or the average American meets a Brit or and Irish they have brown teeth. Don't say im ignorant, stuiped, "Don't know my history", whatever I'm not. Im not trying to be mean but the main reason is almost every Brit we(Americans) meet has brown teeth not white. Maybe you go to the Dentist maybe you dont ( Many Americans dont either)





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Reply:Shut your mouth limey! We kicked your asses in World War II! Just remember that!
Reply:You can thank the media for that. No country has the perfect teeth or the worse teeth. It just depends on the person.
Reply:MY KNOWLEDGE OF HISTORY TELLS ME 'ALL WE MUST FEAR IS FEAR ITSELF."(WINSTON CHURCHILL).


THIS QUESTION SHOULD BE FOR THE AMERICAN MEDIA AT LARGE, RATHER THAN THE YAHOO CROWD. SO PLEASE DON'T COME ACROSS AS A 'BLOODY' IGNORAMUS WITH YOUR POST.
Reply:From what I've seen in the media and on here I think Americans are obsessed with having perfect, unlife like teeth. crooked and or slightly yellow teeth does not necessarily equal unhealthy teeth. What's wrong with Tony Blair's teeth? I don't get it. Personally I would far rather see a little imperfection and character in a person's teeth, than really perfect looking, plastic type teeth.
Reply:I thought it was the other way around, that ppl with the worse teeth are those in America
Reply:You do have nasty teeth. My teeth unlike yours are naturally straight . Most of you are distant relatives to royalty and they did inbreed.



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