Why do the British and Americans spell differently?

[Classic Anycar]

Check vs. Cheque
Color vs. Colour
Tire vs. Tyre

Why are all the British words different? Although I do believe we could use those words to distinguish definitions, such as "to check" versus "to cash a cheque" or "i am tired" versus "i have a flat tyre".

[Rockefella]

The British think they're cool, don't ask.

[fpv_gtho]

I wouldnt be surprised if its a knock-back effect from the Americans fighting for independance..

[spi-ti-tout]

Oh here come the British and Scottish Brigade

[pimento]

The americans decided to be different I guess, hence all the different volumetric measures (ie, US gallons are smaller than everyone else's...though you'd think they'd have made them bigger...)

[crisis]

Perhaps the influence of Spanish, African and South America. Combined with the fact they removed themselves , rather acrimoniously, from the British Empire.

[Egg Nog]

Perhaps the influence of Spanish, African and South America. Combined with the fact they removed themselves , rather acrimoniously, from the British Empire.

*Akrimoniuslee

[PsychoChimp22]

lol..i dono.
there special.

btw i say colour

[crisis]

*Akrimoniuslee

Wow you guys really f$#% with the language!

[henk4]

Wow you guys really f$#% with the language!

but he is Canadian....

[crisis]

but he is Canadian....

I know, must be the French influence. The Yanks would never cop to that.

[henk4]

I know, must be the French influence. The Yanks would never cop to that.

Well, zey might try

[Suka]

'You don't frighten us, English pig-dogs! Go and boil your
bottoms, sons of a silly person. I blow my nose at you,
so-called Arthur-king, you and all your silly English kaniggets.'

[crisis]

What a strange man!

[Suka]

There is a Monty Python quote for every eventuality.