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What do we do/have in Britain that makes us British?
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Queuing is one thing that we seem to do really well ! Drives me mad at times, but we don't tend to try to jump queues.
Roast dinners with Yorkshire pudding.
Our regional accents.
There must be lots more, hopefully positive things.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Brits are like sheep when it comes to queuing.......fools.
You should hear the tuts I get when I see people queuing for cash points and none of them spot the free one and I dive right on in. 
Snooze you lose people. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Tea rooms with amazing wee scones... jam and clotted cream!!! "
Oh yes. Quirky tea rooms. I go to one that has an Alice in Wonderland theme. It's very eccentric, I love it. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Oh definitely tea, not that Earl Grey stuff either , proper tea. You're right - in a crisis - tea and sympathy is always the order of the day.
Red telephone boxes and post boxes. I know a lot of the red telephone boxes have gone, but you still see the odd one that has been saved or someone has in their garden. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"As much as it pains me to mention… Morris Dancing
Are you one secretly ? 
Is dancing round the May pole British? "
Believe it or not there's still a Great Britain when you travel out of the cities. |
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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago
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"Oh definitely tea, not that Earl Grey stuff either , proper tea. "
I drink Earl Grey out of a pint mug 
Toleration and openness to other cultures and a willingness to give people a fair chance are the British (but not uniquely British) values I cherish the most. |
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"Our ability to make tea in almost any situation
This is true - at the D-Day landings, men would stop and make tea once they'd got off the beaches. I think I'd need a cuppa after that too! "
Admiral Lord West told an anecdote about the attack on HMS Ardent that resulted in her sinking during the Falklands War. While all hell was breaking loose as they tried to get things under control, he was approached by a wardroom steward carrying a tray with a silver teapot, cups and saucers etc. When he exclaimed not unreasonably "what the f*ck are you doing?", he receive a calm reply of "it's tea time sir". |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Ray Winston , jellied eels , marmite, crumpets , Micky Flanagan , ttrifle ..
sarcasms , rain , peeble beach ..fish and chips ... music ... i could go on all day !! love it ... |
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Cadburys is definitely a fine Brit brand, although now sold on.
There's a certain aloofness that abounds still, as well as willingness to ignore petty trivia.
Our humour is fantastic.
Television is great.
Our NHS is wonderful. |
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