I won’t ask about what it is to be British as I feel there are cultural differences between England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales.
What do you see as being in the montage which makes up the English (amend if you are one of the other lot – but it is St G’s Day) culture.
Some of my thoughts are:
The Sunday roast.
Sunday is a day of boredom to relax if you are not religious.
Green lawns.
Fish and chips.
Deck chairs.
99's at the seaside.
Queuing.
Family gatherings must involve getting pissed.
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Stiff upper lip
'Making do'
Brushing things under the carpet (figuratively)
Stripes on lawns
Smell of Sunday roasts in winter
Convertibles in such a wet isle
Nutters in costumes running London Marathon |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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expectin everyone to speak english...
moanin about the weather....
sunday lunch ...
pub beer gardens....
big expensive christmasses.....
trips to the seaside with a fish supper...
being able to stand in a que!!
tea.....
god there loads of things even for a scot lol xx  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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For me as an outsider :
Most of the above plus the following - hope I have not overlooked any in the posts above
Scones and cream the afternoon tea
Bacon buttie
Bread and butter pudding
Elgar
Last of the Proms
The Antique Show
Amazing Indian and Chinese restaurants
Polite shop assistants
Courtesy on the roads
Acceptance of eccentricity (Lets face it they let me stay...)
A great country this is
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By (user no longer on site)
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Polite shop assistants
Courtesy on the roads
Are you in a parallel universe???  "
Well, Stu, it is relative... I invite you to spend a few days in Germany where shop assistants do NOT walk along with you showing you the aisle and even find you the product.
I have done a lot of driving in this country and abroad, not quite so much now but still a fair bit and I really find British people more courteous on the roads.
But hey, it is an outsider's perspective - come to my country and do some market research and while you are at it.. do a report on the swing clubs too (different thread, mind you) |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"..........
Polite shop assistants
Courtesy on the roads
Are you in a parallel universe???
Well, Stu, it is relative... I invite you to spend a few days in Germany where shop assistants do NOT walk along with you showing you the aisle and even find you the product.
I have done a lot of driving in this country and abroad, not quite so much now but still a fair bit and I really find British people more courteous on the roads.
But hey, it is an outsider's perspective - come to my country and do some market research and while you are at it.. do a report on the swing clubs too (different thread, mind you) "
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and the german sausage?? |
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By *aucy3Couple
over a year ago
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"For me as an outsider :
Most of the above plus the following - hope I have not overlooked any in the posts above
Scones and cream the afternoon tea
Bacon buttie
Bread and butter pudding
Elgar
Last of the Proms
The Antique Show
Amazing Indian and Chinese restaurants
Polite shop assistants
Courtesy on the roads
Acceptance of eccentricity (Lets face it they let me stay...)
A great country this is
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they do make mistakes. they go to the world cup every 4 years.with a team good enough to win it,and come back with f*** all.thank god theres somethings you can rely on. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"For me as an outsider :
Most of the above plus the following - hope I have not overlooked any in the posts above
Scones and cream the afternoon tea
Bacon buttie
Bread and butter pudding
Elgar
Last of the Proms
The Antique Show
Amazing Indian and Chinese restaurants
Polite shop assistants
Courtesy on the roads
Acceptance of eccentricity (Lets face it they let me stay...)
A great country this is
they do make mistakes. they go to the world cup every 4 years.with a team good enough to win it,and come back with f*** all.thank god theres somethings you can rely on. "
I feel so bad now... I never mentioned square sausages;-) |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"sorry only joking.we love the english.well weve loved, quite a lot of them. "
I love them all, English, Welsh, Irish and especially the Scots... such lovely people... girls and boys alike
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By *ebzStarWoman
over a year ago
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Cuppaa tea
Jelly and ice cream
Fish and chips
Yorkshire pudding
Banger and mash
Good old english pubs
High taxes
Crap Tube network
Crap public transort full stop
Queues
More queues
Our great open mindedness
Our acceptance
Our multiculture
Our football teams (even tho we never win)
Our weather - come on - we wouldnt have such lush greeness if we didnthave so much rain
Andmost of all - our optimism |
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