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What is "Great." about Britain.?

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

You thoughts (fabbers?).

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By *inky-MinxWoman over a year ago

Grantham

England

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Its the best thing since marmite

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By *icketysplitsWoman over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

The weather.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

The fact we want to perform as union to the highest standards on a world stage, and not reduce ourselves to a tiny bunch of countries facing the worlds super-economies.

Oh wait...

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

The countryside

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

The queueing system

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By *inky-MinxWoman over a year ago

Grantham

"The fact we want to perform as union to the highest standards on a world stage, and not reduce ourselves to a tiny bunch of countries facing the worlds super-economies.

Oh wait..."

We can handle that

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

LOADS of stuff! Ok there's many things bad too but I could go on for hours about all the good things ... seriously.

In the interests of space I'll name just one thing - nowhere in the world produces strawberries that taste as sweet and delish as proper ripe handpicked English / British strawberries (not the supermarket force grown ones)

Actually two : Devonshire or Cornish clotted cream. Cannot. Beat. It.

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By *iamondjoeMan over a year ago

Glastonbury

Technically speaking the 'Great' in Great Britain refers to the whole of the island that is Britain...

Geoffrey of Monmouth in his pseudo historical Historia Regum Britanniae refers to the island of Great Britain as Britannia major ("Greater Britain"), to distinguish it from Britannia minor ("Lesser Britain"), the continental region which approximates to modern Brittany (12th cent.).

The term Great Britain was first used officially in 1474, in the instrument drawing up the proposal for a marriage between Cecily the daughter of Edward IV of England, and James the son of James III of Scotland, which described it as "this Nobill Isle, callit Gret Britanee".

It was used again in 1604, when King James VI and I styled himself "King of Great Brittaine, France and Ireland".

In 1801, the name of the country was changed to United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, recognising that Ireland had ceased to be a distinct kingdom and was incorporated into the union.

So that's where the 'Great' comes from.

Who knows where it went?

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By *inky-MinxWoman over a year ago

Grantham

We can knock this country all we want but there are far worse places out there.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Technically speaking the 'Great' in Great Britain refers to the whole of the island that is Britain...

It was used again in 1604, when King James VI and I styled himself "King of Great Brittaine, France and Ireland".

In 1801, the name of the country was changed to United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, recognising that Ireland had ceased to be a distinct kingdom and was incorporated into the union.

So that's where the 'Great' comes from.

Who knows where it went?"

The fact that some of our citizens can read Wikipedia and cut and paste!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I've thought about this over my past few years here. And my answer is...the pub.

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By *ngel n tedCouple over a year ago

maidstone

"We can knock this country all we want but there are far worse places out there."

But they don't have to queue

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By *iamondjoeMan over a year ago

Glastonbury

"Technically speaking the 'Great' in Great Britain refers to the whole of the island that is Britain...

It was used again in 1604, when King James VI and I styled himself "King of Great Brittaine, France and Ireland".

In 1801, the name of the country was changed to United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, recognising that Ireland had ceased to be a distinct kingdom and was incorporated into the union.

So that's where the 'Great' comes from.

Who knows where it went?

The fact that some of our citizens can read Wikipedia and cut and paste!

That *is* why this country has that particular name

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By *yrdwomanWoman over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

Scones.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"LOADS of stuff! Ok there's many things bad too but I could go on for hours about all the good things ... seriously.

Actually two : Devonshire or Cornish clotted cream. Cannot. Beat. It.

Yorkshire puddings, Melton Mowbray pork pies, Cornish pasties, tikka masala, Cornish cider, all the cheeses ... the food and drink list goes on

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By *trawberry-popWoman over a year ago

South East Midlands NOT

Our standard of living, our history, our cultural landmarks, our beautiful countryside, our inclusive forward thinking attitude (if you remove the bigots), our democratic society, our relative lack of corruption...I could think of more things i'm sure but that's just off the cuff.

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By *verysmileMan over a year ago

Canterbury

Our freedom. ...

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Scotland sits on top!!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Looks like on a map like it's ready to take it up the arse from France .. Oh wait... Lol

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Custard creams

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

We live here

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Its Diversity

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"I've thought about this over my past few years here. And my answer is...the pub.

Agreed.

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By *entaur_UKMan over a year ago

Cannock

"Our freedom. ..."

.....which is being given away to the EU.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Our freedom. ...

.....which is being given away to the EU. "

House!!!

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By *udistnorthantsMan over a year ago

Desborough

"Looks like on a map like it's ready to take it up the arse from France .. Oh wait... Lol"

You are looking at it from the wrong perspective... it's ready to take a satisfying dump on Johnny Frog

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

our eccentricities ...

like gurning

cheese rolling

barrel rolling

maypole dancing

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Bang and mashers

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By *entaur_UKMan over a year ago

Cannock

"Our standard of living, our history, our cultural landmarks, our beautiful countryside, our inclusive forward thinking attitude (if you remove the bigots), our democratic society, our relative lack of corruption...I could think of more things i'm sure but that's just off the cuff. "

Our democratic society, again being given away to the undemocratic EU. Inclusive forward thinking attitude, another reason to leave the inward looking EU and open ourselves up to the whole world.

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By *entaur_UKMan over a year ago

Cannock

"Our freedom. ...

.....which is being given away to the EU.

House!!!

Bingo!!!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Relative lack of corruption ?

MPs expenses scandal

Hillsborough disaster

Yorkshire police child sex investigations

Banking crisis( that's a biggy)

National Newspaper phone tapping

We are good at deceiving millions .

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By *udistnorthantsMan over a year ago

Desborough

The Shires and the country pubs

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

My god, some of you people are gloomy about your own country.

I'll sit in my corner of the great British pub and wave my US flag, then.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"My god, some of you people are gloomy about your own country.

I'll sit in my corner of the great British pub and wave my US flag, then. "

Your country will go to shit first.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Won 2 world wars, that's pretty great.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Won 2 world wars, that's pretty great."

Alone?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Looks like on a map like it's ready to take it up the arse from France .. Oh wait... Lol

You are looking at it from the wrong perspective... it's ready to take a satisfying dump on Johnny Frog

Fair play, you could be right... Let's hope so x

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Won 2 world wars, that's pretty great.

Alone?"

No...read a book maybe?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"My god, some of you people are gloomy about your own country.

I'll sit in my corner of the great British pub and wave my US flag, then.

Your country will go to shit first.

Ignorance is bliss, my friend. If there's one thing we're good at its thinking we're awesome. You guys should try it sometime. Maybe just for one thread, in fact. Excuse me while I polish my M1 with my stars and stripes handkerchief.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Won 2 world wars, that's pretty great.

Alone?

No...read a book maybe?"

Great burn dude.

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By *horehouseCouple over a year ago

dissatisfied

The ability to convince each other its ok to support

RACISM

SEXISM

HOMOPHOBIA

And all led by Nigel Farage and his UKIP party ..

The two faces of the great British public ...

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Won 2 world wars, that's pretty great.

Alone?

No...read a book maybe?

Great burn dude.

Ahh, I see... You are a child.

Apologies.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Won 2 world wars, that's pretty great.

Alone?

No...read a book maybe?

Great burn dude.

I know...its up there with your attitude

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Won 2 world wars, that's pretty great.

Alone?

No...read a book maybe?

Great burn dude.

Ahh, I see... You are a child.

Apologies."

Youch

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"I've thought about this over my past few years here. And my answer is...the pub.

"
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Huzzah

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By *entaur_UKMan over a year ago

Cannock

Won the Falklands war....yes alone.

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By *enard ArgenteMan over a year ago

London and France

Our democratic society, again being given away to the undemocratic EU. Inclusive forward thinking attitude, another reason to leave the inward looking EU and open ourselves up to the whole world. "

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Well it's simple and if you need to ask such a question it's time to pack your bags and leave

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By *iscean MaleMan over a year ago

Darlaston

Freedom.. education.. welfare. not many dangerous animals.. people (well most) rights. Nhs. Charity nature....

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By *horehouseCouple over a year ago

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"Won the Falklands war....yes alone.

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and all for mineral rights

http://m.huffpost.com/uk/entry/1265747.html?edition=uk

Amazing you think killing for a few shekels is justified ...

No ffffffffing way

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By *entaur_UKMan over a year ago

Cannock

British sense of humour.

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By *LCCCouple over a year ago

Cambridge

I think the diversity. We are a melting pot of cultures, cuisines etc. For centuries we have been outward looking and have imported some of the best things from around the world. I think many countries think they are already the "greatest" and focus on themselves and their own culture and forget to look outside at what the rest of the world has to offer.

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By *horehouseCouple over a year ago

dissatisfied

"British sense of humour. "
tell that to the widows created by the Falklands war all just for profit and gain in the future ....

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

GREAT...because Wales is a part of it.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

A nice beer garden on a sunny afternoon or evening with friends

The royals (knock 'em all you like but I feel so proud to be British when their is a Royal event going on.

Fish and chips and a nice Sunday roast!!

G x

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By *enard ArgenteMan over a year ago

London and France

Our democratic society, again being given away to the undemocratic EU. Inclusive forward thinking attitude, another reason to leave the inward looking EU and open ourselves up to the whole world. "

Actually our increasingly undemocratic society,

Massively increasing inequality

Increasing Exclusion of major sectors of society,

And widening of the gulf between rich and poor, reducing opportunities for social mobility.

Retrograde and reactionary thinking,

Increasing xenophobia .

The changes in the last 20/30 years have been quite alarming, especially when compared to other nations.

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By *ackdd72Man over a year ago

the valleys

Personally I think of myself as Welsh first and British second but am proud to be both and think it's a lot of things in our history that put the Great in Britain from exploration of the worlds seas and land,colonising two other continents and having one of the largest empires in history.In more modern times maybe we haven't been so great with some of the scandals mentioned above and that's why people tend to use the UK term more these days but it's still a great country

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By *entaur_UKMan over a year ago

Cannock

"Won the Falklands war....yes alone.

and all for mineral rights

http://m.huffpost.com/uk/entry/1265747.html?edition=uk

Amazing you think killing for a few shekels is justified ...

No ffffffffing way "

So you think we should have just rolled over and handed the Falklands to the Argies on a plate?

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By *horehouseCouple over a year ago

dissatisfied

"Won the Falklands war....yes alone.

and all for mineral rights

http://m.huffpost.com/uk/entry/1265747.html?edition=uk

Amazing you think killing for a few shekels is justified ...

No ffffffffing way

So you think we should have just rolled over and handed the Falklands to the Argies on a plate? "
its just off there costal waters so yes negotiations should have taken place ..it was death for profit we stole it in the first place !!!!!!!!!!!

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By *LCCCouple over a year ago

Cambridge

"Personally I think of myself as Welsh first and British second but am proud to be both and think it's a lot of things in our history that put the Great in Britain from exploration of the worlds seas and land,colonising two other continents and having one of the largest empires in history.In more modern times maybe we haven't been so great with some of the scandals mentioned above and that's why people tend to use the UK term more these days but it's still a great country"

I always think of myself as British first and English second. I'm interested in how others think.

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By *iamondjoeMan over a year ago

Glastonbury

It's got a ship named after it?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I've spent the last few minutes thinking about this and all I can come up with is

Music

Literature

Art

Comedy

Tolerance

Sport

Science

Engineering

And most of all... Eccentricity

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman over a year ago

little house on the praire

Red arrows

Supporting the underdog

Royal family

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By *iamondjoeMan over a year ago

Glastonbury

"I've spent the last few minutes thinking about this and all I can come up with is

Music

Literature

Art

Comedy

Tolerance

Sport

Science

Engineering

And most of all... Eccentricity"

I imagine the Chinese will say they invented all that... and Shakespeare

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

It's simple WE ARE!!!

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By *exysuzi and Mr.SCouple over a year ago

CONISTON .Stoke Suburbia. Staffs. BARMOUTH. The Lakes (Monthly)

"Scotland sits on top!!

Then in that case I am happy to be English and underneath xxxxx Suzi

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

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By *ackdd72Man over a year ago

the valleys

Incidentally we have the one of the longest country names in the world with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"I've spent the last few minutes thinking about this and all I can come up with is

Music

Literature

Art

Comedy

Tolerance

Sport

Science

Engineering

And most of all... Eccentricity"

Pfft It's the frggin' pub. Science? Engineering? No. Beer. Cider.

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By *iamondjoeMan over a year ago

Glastonbury

"It's pretty terrible to thing that some people thin war is crowning achievements of their countries.

The only thing that's worse than war is people who think it's a good idea.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"It's pretty terrible to thing that some people thin war is crowning achievements of their countries.

The only thing that's worse than war is people who think it's a good idea."

Sorry, I deleted for the spelling errors but w/e.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Every time I see the initials "GB", I think to myself, mmmmmm gang bang.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

what makes Britain Great!

*cue Jerusalem*

The fact that we are having this very discussion, on a site like this, free from the tyranny of evil dictatorships...the fact we have been through horrors of war and terrorism and still stand strong and live in hope...the fact that yes our weather can be shit, but we can joke about it...Shakespeare, Dickens, Milton and Chaucer...The Beatles, The Who, Led Zepplin and the Rolling Stones...a grounded sense of reality and modesty...The Queen for fuck sake, the world loves her...inventions like the world wide web and geniuses like Stephen Hawking...the NHS, anyone who needs it can get it...the fact we can use the word "c*nt" and not in an offensive way ("aye, he's not a bad wee c*nt") AND the fact most of the world hates us and we just don't fucking care because we are BRITISH and fuck the rest of you!!!!!!!!

"LAND OF HOPE AND GLORY,

MOTHER OF THE FREE"....

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By *entaur_UKMan over a year ago

Cannock

And widening of the gulf between rich and poor

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By *elnkazCouple over a year ago

cheshire

I always think of myself as British first and English second. I'm interested in how others think."

I have always regarded myself as British first and Scottish second and proudly support the Red White and Blue

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"I've spent the last few minutes thinking about this and all I can come up with is

Music

Literature

Art

Comedy

Tolerance

Sport

Science

Engineering

And most of all... Eccentricity

Pfft It's the frggin' pub. Science? Engineering? No. Beer. Cider.

"
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May I present item number 1.

Richard trevithick.

Invented the high pressure stream engine and the first working steam railway locomotive. (Engineering and science).

Took said locomotive to pub and got pissed(Eccentricity).

Left loco outside running while getting d*unk and blew up said invention (comedy)

Huzzah

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By *entaur_UKMan over a year ago

Cannock

"Won the Falklands war....yes alone.

and all for mineral rights

http://m.huffpost.com/uk/entry/1265747.html?edition=uk

Amazing you think killing for a few shekels is justified ...

No ffffffffing way

So you think we should have just rolled over and handed the Falklands to the Argies on a plate? its just off there costal waters so yes negotiations should have taken place ..it was death for profit we stole it in the first place !!!!!!!!!!!"

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By *horehouseCouple over a year ago

dissatisfied

And widening of the gulf between rich and poor

Due in part to the mass uncontrolled immigration from the EU, which has kept wages low and lead to a drop in people's living standards in this country. The rich get richer from an over supply of cheap labour which is a race to the bottom in people's wage packets, the minimum wage fast becomes the maximum wage for many people in society while the poor get poorer and the rich get richer. "
ah back to more ridiculous stories ..when you were proclaiming earlier its ok to kill and wage war for the sake of less than 3000 people and yet you and the party you support think ist ok to cut adrift over 2000000 UK citizens in the EU !!!!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

lol,,its no longer "great"

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"I've spent the last few minutes thinking about this and all I can come up with is

Music

Literature

Art

Comedy

Tolerance

Sport

Science

Engineering

And most of all... Eccentricity

Pfft It's the frggin' pub. Science? Engineering? No. Beer. Cider.

May I present item number 1.

Richard trevithick.

Invented the high pressure stream engine and the first working steam railway locomotive. (Engineering and science).

Took said locomotive to pub and got pissed(Eccentricity).

Left loco outside running while getting d*unk and blew up said invention (comedy)

Huzzah

I would present you with my exhibit A...but I drank it

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By *icketysplitsWoman over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"Won the Falklands war....yes alone.

and all for mineral rights

http://m.huffpost.com/uk/entry/1265747.html?edition=uk

Amazing you think killing for a few shekels is justified ...

No ffffffffing way

I really want to challenge you to spend one session on the forum without proselytising. No thread is safe to open.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"I've spent the last few minutes thinking about this and all I can come up with is

Music

Literature

Art

Comedy

Tolerance

Sport

Science

Engineering

And most of all... Eccentricity

Pfft It's the frggin' pub. Science? Engineering? No. Beer. Cider.

May I present item number 1.

Richard trevithick.

Invented the high pressure stream engine and the first working steam railway locomotive. (Engineering and science).

Took said locomotive to pub and got pissed(Eccentricity).

Left loco outside running while getting d*unk and blew up said invention (comedy)

Huzzah

I would present you with my exhibit A...but I drank it

"
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Americans... If we taught you nothing it's that you should always have exhibit A with a shot of exhibit B!!

Oh and don't build your white houses out of wood!... Don't you know the British are all firebugs

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Our democratic society, again being given away to the undemocratic EU. Inclusive forward thinking attitude, another reason to leave the inward looking EU and open ourselves up to the whole world. "

its not democratic,,wtf is the house of lords,,why is that allowed in this day n age

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By *horehouseCouple over a year ago

dissatisfied

"Won the Falklands war....yes alone.

and all for mineral rights

http://m.huffpost.com/uk/entry/1265747.html?edition=uk

Amazing you think killing for a few shekels is justified ...

No ffffffffing way

Astonished you still hold that view given a recent vote in the Falklands showed over 95% of the population that live there want to continue to remain under British rule. No wonder you are a staunch supporter of the EU though, with such blatant disregard for the democratic wish of the people, maybe you should apply for a job in the EU commission? "
a vote in which less than 3000 people voted it was the British lives and money that tough for the m it should have been the 40 million British citizens who should have had a say so pretty undemocratic but then I expect no better from you

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By *entaur_UKMan over a year ago

Cannock

And widening of the gulf between rich and poor

Due in part to the mass uncontrolled immigration from the EU, which has kept wages low and lead to a drop in people's living standards in this country. The rich get richer from an over supply of cheap labour which is a race to the bottom in people's wage packets, the minimum wage fast becomes the maximum wage for many people in society while the poor get poorer and the rich get richer. ah back to more ridiculous stories ..when you were proclaiming earlier its ok to kill and wage war for the sake of less than 3000 people and yet you and the party you support think ist ok to cut adrift over 2000000 UK citizens in the EU !!!!"

As I said a recent vote by Falkland islanders showed over 95% of the population that live there want to remain living under British rule. Please continue with your anti democratic attitude though.

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By *entaur_UKMan over a year ago

Cannock

"Won the Falklands war....yes alone.

and all for mineral rights

http://m.huffpost.com/uk/entry/1265747.html?edition=uk

Amazing you think killing for a few shekels is justified ...

No ffffffffing way

I really want to challenge you to spend one session on the forum without proselytising. No thread is safe to open.

I will continue to post what I like within the forum rules. Thanks all the same though.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

the house of lords,,hmmm very democratic

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"the house of lords,,hmmm very democratic"

actually the house of lords, realising its position as a non elected body, very rarely blocks bill from the commons.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"the house of lords,,hmmm very democratic

actually the house of lords, realising its position as a non elected body, very rarely blocks bill from the commons."

bullshit,,they have done for centuries,,fuck the lot of em

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By *horehouseCouple over a year ago

dissatisfied

"the house of lords,,hmmm very democratic

actually the house of lords, realising its position as a non elected body, very rarely blocks bill from the commons."
it amends many bills pu before it ..and many amendment's are put in place before it goes to the house of lords that's what the party whips are for in the house of lords

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

https://youtu.be/6lD_VIbgEZY

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"the house of lords,,hmmm very democratic

actually the house of lords, realising its position as a non elected body, very rarely blocks bill from the commons.it amends many bills pu before it ..and many amendment's are put in place before it goes to the house of lords that's what the party whips are for in the house of lords "

AND?,,its undemocratic

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

And widening of the gulf between rich and poor

That's it! The Great British whinge, that's what does it. Heard in pubs across the land after a few pints too many, it doesn't have to be based on any facts at all and it should always end up with either 'it's the poor wot gets poorer and the rich wot gets richer' or 'bleedin foreigners stealin are....fuck me she's got nice tits'

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

People with tattoos and pit bulls that don't work can still afford sky + fags + booze + car + holidays in sun all paid for out of benefits

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

God you are a dour and negative bunch.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"what makes Britain Great!

*cue Jerusalem*

"LAND OF HOPE AND GLORY,

MOTHER OF THE FREE"...."

A lovely Churchillian (Hacker)-esque soliloquy, started with a bizarre song about a city in the desert 2,547 miles ago that we've tried and failed to occupy loads of times and therefore are going to - sometime in the future - build it in our Green Belt and ruin the goddam countryside

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

fuck al great bout Britain,,its divided,corupt,and sinking

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

And widening of the gulf between rich and poor

... alas my local hasn't seen great tits since 1976, their rare on the ground these days

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By *horehouseCouple over a year ago

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And widening of the gulf between rich and poor

Due in part to the mass uncontrolled immigration from the EU, which has kept wages low and lead to a drop in people's living standards in this country. The rich get richer from an over supply of cheap labour which is a race to the bottom in people's wage packets, the minimum wage fast becomes the maximum wage for many people in society while the poor get poorer and the rich get richer. ah back to more ridiculous stories ..when you were proclaiming earlier its ok to kill and wage war for the sake of less than 3000 people and yet you and the party you support think ist ok to cut adrift over 2000000 UK citizens in the EU !!!!

As I said a recent vote by Falkland islanders showed over 95% of the population that live there want to remain living under British rule. Please continue with your anti democratic attitude though. "
well a vote of less than 3000 out of over 40million voters is undemocratic..the British fought for and paid for the Falkland's but hey if that's UKIPS idea of democracy you can keep it ......

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"what makes Britain Great!

*cue Jerusalem*

"LAND OF HOPE AND GLORY,

MOTHER OF THE FREE"....

utter insanity sir...2,547 miles ago? Bending the space/time continuum?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Won 2 world wars, that's pretty great.

Alone?"

You'll find Russia enabled us as a group of nations to "win" WW2

without them we'd be an extension of Germany along with the rest of Europe so there wouldn't of been an EU

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"God you are a dour and negative bunch."
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No no no no no no...

No, that's the scots and the welsh... Oh I'm sooo unappy

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By *hocolateRodMan over a year ago

London and over UK

If Farage has his way, GB will leave Europe and then Scotland will leave the Union.

What makes this country great, is we don't tolerate bigots like Trump

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"what makes Britain Great!

*cue Jerusalem*

"LAND OF HOPE AND GLORY,

MOTHER OF THE FREE"....

utter insanity sir...2,547 miles ago? Bending he space/time continuum? "

You know quite well what I meant + I've had wine

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"God you are a dour and negative bunch..

No no no no no no...

No, that's the scots and the welsh... Oh I'm sooo unappy"

funny,,it looks like itsengland that's crying

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"God you are a dour and negative bunch..

No no no no no no...

No, that's the scots and the welsh... Oh I'm sooo unappy

funny,,it looks like itsengland that's crying"
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Nah were just topping the beer up

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"God you are a dour and negative bunch..

No no no no no no...

No, that's the scots and the welsh... Oh I'm sooo unappy

funny,,it looks like itsengland that's crying.

Nah were just topping the beer up"

ah is that why yer beer is crap

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By *horehouseCouple over a year ago

dissatisfied

"If Farage has his way, GB will leave Europe and then Scotland will leave the Union.

What makes this country great, is we don't tolerate bigots like Trump"
well we could be farage has some in the nation believing homophobia sexism racism ok ok under the UKIP banner and he's a lot like trump only not as successful

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Me.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"If Farage has his way, GB will leave Europe and then Scotland will leave the Union.

What makes this country great, is we don't tolerate bigots like Trumpwell we could be farage has some in the nation believing homophobia sexism racism ok ok under the UKIP banner and he's a lot like trump only not as successful "

farage is a fucking lunatic bigot,,if anyone cant see that I despair

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"God you are a dour and negative bunch..

No no no no no no...

No, that's the scots and the welsh... Oh I'm sooo unappy

funny,,it looks like itsengland that's crying.

Nah were just topping the beer up

ah is that why yer beer is crap

"
. Beer!!

Don't ask me, I drink Carlsberg, you need a very good beard to drink beer, especially dark beer, ohhh your beard needs to be like Brian blessed for that and mine is frankly rubbish

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By *horehouseCouple over a year ago

dissatisfied

"If Farage has his way, GB will leave Europe and then Scotland will leave the Union.

farage is a fucking lunatic bigot,,if anyone cant see that I despair"
sorry for your despair but 4million.didn't at the last election ..unless they thought it was a joke to put x in that box

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Pork sausages with apple

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"If Farage has his way, GB will leave Europe and then Scotland will leave the Union.

farage is a fucking lunatic bigot,,if anyone cant see that I despairsorry for your despair but 4million.didn't at the last election ..unless they thought it was a joke to put x in that box "

4 million idiots

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Seriously though, is it a national past time? Someone asks a British person what is great about them and they just name lots of bad things and finish off with "but I guess we're alright."

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I'm an idiot xx

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"I'm an idiot xx"

you said it

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Seriously though, is it a national past time? Someone asks a British person what is great about them and they just name lots of bad things and finish off with "but I guess we're alright."

I don't think pork sausages with apple sauce is a bad thing.. tbh I think they are rather good

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"I'm an idiot xx

you said it

I most certainly did x

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By *horehouseCouple over a year ago

dissatisfied

"If Farage has his way, GB will leave Europe and then Scotland will leave the Union.

farage is a fucking lunatic bigot,,if anyone cant see that I despairsorry for your despair but 4million.didn't at the last election ..unless they thought it was a joke to put x in that box

4 million idiots"

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Seriously though, is it a national past time? Someone asks a British person what is great about them and they just name lots of bad things and finish off with "but I guess we're alright."

We're modest realists.

Your country should try it some time (no really, it should).

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By *anchestercubMan over a year ago

manchester & NI

Custard

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Seriously though, is it a national past time? Someone asks a British person what is great about them and they just name lots of bad things and finish off with "but I guess we're alright."

"
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Don't listen to this rabble.... Unlike me and you chuck they've not got no class(and there sober, sober people are very miserable but sshhh keep it shtum)

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Roast chicken with stuffing

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

The fact that I can criticise you for implying Great Britain and not the United Kingdom thus pissing off our fellow citizens of Northern Ireland.

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By *imjohnCouple over a year ago

Clacton on sea, Essex

"You thoughts (fabbers?)."

I will need a few weeks to think up at least one good point lol.

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By *iamondjoeMan over a year ago

Glastonbury

"The fact that I can criticise you for implying Great Britain and not the United Kingdom thus pissing off our fellow citizens of Northern Ireland."

Touché

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By *entaur_UKMan over a year ago

Cannock

"God you are a dour and negative bunch..

No no no no no no...

No, that's the scots and the welsh... Oh I'm sooo unappy

funny,,it looks like itsengland that's crying.

Nah were just topping the beer up"

in between England, Wales, and Northern Ireland games in Euro 2016. One team missing though

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By *entaur_UKMan over a year ago

Cannock

"The fact that I can criticise you for implying Great Britain and not the United Kingdom thus pissing off our fellow citizens of Northern Ireland."

You're in euro 2016 though.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

The Channel.......God didn't give us the Channel for nothing....(one of my old dads sayings....he wasn't a fan of Europe and just about remembered the war)

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By *horehouseCouple over a year ago

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"The Channel.......God didn't give us the Channel for nothing....(one of my old dads sayings....he wasn't a fan of Europe and just about remembered the war)"
we could have saved our old soldiers the trouble by having a referendum then and just handing it to them on a plate ..

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

And widening of the gulf between rich and poor

... alas my local hasn't seen great tits since 1976, their rare on the ground these days"

Ah you see - that in itself would be a great British whinge. Besides in 1976 wouldn't you have been tucked up in bed whilst in local we whinged about the demise of the Hillman Imp, the heatwave and drought, inflation at 16%-24%, public spending cuts and IMF loans to the UK...it's the poor wot get poorer and the rich wot gets richer, God Bless yer, guv

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman over a year ago

little house on the praire

"Red arrows

Supporting the underdog

Royal family

Oh dear now you say royal family mmm really now go look up about them and where her family decent from opps German oragine "
i dont need to look anything up. The question was what are your thoughts and they are mine.

Are germany holding parties all over the country for the queens birthday

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Open borders.. oh hang on a minute I might be wrong!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Technically speaking the 'Great' in Great Britain refers to the whole of the island that is Britain...

It was used again in 1604, when King James VI and I styled himself "King of Great Brittaine, France and Ireland".

In 1801, the name of the country was changed to United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, recognising that Ireland had ceased to be a distinct kingdom and was incorporated into the union.

So that's where the 'Great' comes from.

Who knows where it went?"

Good stuff Joe

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Every time I see the initials "GB", I think to myself, mmmmmm gang bang.

Idea time...if we put these GB stickers on the backs of our cars, fellow gang-bangers could recognise each other...

Make sure you give a big broad wink and a knowing smile to the driver the next time you see a car van or lorry with a GB sticker on it...you never know, it could be your lucky day...

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Our democratic society, again being given away to the undemocratic EU. Inclusive forward thinking attitude, another reason to leave the inward looking EU and open ourselves up to the whole world.

Actually our increasingly undemocratic society,

Massively increasing inequality

Increasing Exclusion of major sectors of society,

And widening of the gulf between rich and poor, reducing opportunities for social mobility.

Retrograde and reactionary thinking,

Increasing xenophobia .

The changes in the last 20/30 years have been quite alarming, especially when compared to other nations.

Finally someone is real about the greatness of Britain

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

So despite starting with a promising question, we have managed to spiral downwards in a wave of negativity and backbiting. The shame of it.

Yes, there are problems within Great Britain but then again, show me a country that doesn't have any. Even if you were able to, I'm staying put.

Despite most pointing the finger at all our various problems, and agreed politicians are always suspect at best, put in the situation of addressing the problems we face as a country, I'm not entirely sure any of the critics on here could offer a solution as quickly as they are able to highlight the problems.

So here's to a country of dog lovers, inventors of the full English breakfast, the tradition of football, burgers and a few pints, Olympian champions and above all else, the freedom to choose our path in life. That's good enough for me.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

cheese! not enough emphasis on cheese! nowhere has cheese as good as here,even france!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Have to agree x

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By *isaB45Woman over a year ago

Fabville

Tea.

And the fact that there are so many ways to make it, and everyone has their preferences...

Me...I like Yorkshire tea, made in a pot, kept hot by a tea cosy. On a tray, with a little jug of milk.

Preferably d*unk while curled up on the sofa with a good book.

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By *pal2Man over a year ago

cumbria

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By *pal2Man over a year ago

cumbria

"cheese! not enough emphasis on cheese! nowhere has cheese as good as here,even france!"

agree cheese...and fish and chips... but not at the same time

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Tea.

And the fact that there are so many ways to make it, and everyone has their preferences...

Me...I like Yorkshire tea, made in a pot, kept hot by a tea cosy. On a tray, with a little jug of milk.

Preferably d*unk while curled up on the sofa with a good book.

Xx"

Csn you actually grow tea in Britain?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

The freedom of choice to fuck off somewhere else if you don't like or want to be part of the country and its traditions and lifestyle if only some of the whingers would take up this option

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"The freedom of choice to fuck off somewhere else if you don't like or want to be part of the country and its traditions and lifestyle if only some of the whingers would take up this option"

Bye then

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Seriously though, is it a national past time? Someone asks a British person what is great about them and they just name lots of bad things and finish off with "but I guess we're alright."

Because we're bilious souls but it would be unbecoming to be disparaging of the under developed colonials.

Which leaves us with naught but ourselves as the only target worthy of our cutting wit.

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By *isaB45Woman over a year ago

Fabville

"Tea.

And the fact that there are so many ways to make it, and everyone has their preferences...

Me...I like Yorkshire tea, made in a pot, kept hot by a tea cosy. On a tray, with a little jug of milk.

Preferably d*unk while curled up on the sofa with a good book.

Csn you actually grow tea in Britain?"

No...but we make a bloody good cuppa.

And afternoon tea. No-one does it better.

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By *trawberry-popWoman over a year ago

South East Midlands NOT

Relative lack of corruption ?

MPs expenses scandal

Hillsborough disaster

Yorkshire police child sex investigations

Banking crisis( that's a biggy)

National Newspaper phone tapping

We are good at deceiving millions .

RELATIVE being they keyword here...we have it much better than hundreds of countries!

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By *trawberry-popWoman over a year ago

South East Midlands NOT

Wow...there are some right miserable so and sos on this thread. If you don't like GB do something about it rather than whinge. Alternatively get yourself off elsewhere.

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By *rightonsteveMan over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

Tea. Much nicer here than in other countries I've visited.

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By *uzzy NavelWoman over a year ago

so near and yet so far....

"Tea. Much nicer here than in other countries I've visited. "

Very true, I live in China and I always bring back some well known brands of British tea... I'd love to see the faces of the people in customs when they see I'm bring tea into China..

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By *ophieslutTV/TS over a year ago

Central

The people. Huge variations across the land but we're great people.

The countryside is lovely. Our wildlife is good.

eccentrics flourish here. lots of quirks. Reasonably fair minded people.

Beer.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

And widening of the gulf between rich and poor

... alas my local hasn't seen great tits since 1976, their rare on the ground these days

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Nah mate, I meant great tits!! we've still got blue tits and coal tits though

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Our eccentricities - Morris dancers, knitters who undercover of dark put it on park benches etc, cricket and the cricket teas in lovely pavilions, cream teas, and a cup of tea solves everything. Lack of horrible creatures like giant spiders. Our accents too and sense of humour. Our landscape, it's hard to beat anywhere in the world. That'll do. We both love it here.

Sarah

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By *horehouseCouple over a year ago

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"The freedom of choice to fuck off somewhere else if you don't like or want to be part of the country and its traditions and lifestyle if only some of the whingers would take up this option"
would be great if farage and his mob of brexiters would sod of to their own tiny island ..but still its good to dream ..

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Dry stone walling

Being able to wear wellies all year round

Pubs with open fires

Rarely having to worry about sunburn

We don't have wildlife that tries to kill us

Beautiful old houses

That's all I've got until I have my second cuppa

Mrs x

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

And widening of the gulf between rich and poor

... alas my local hasn't seen great tits since 1976, their rare on the ground these days

Nah mate, I meant great tits!! we've still got blue tits and coal tits though"

Ah the great British whinge has no need at all to based on fact as we've seen time and time again. Great tits are given green status by the RSPB and have increased by 50% in population since 1970. Gawd bless you DEFRA for "Wild bird populations in the UK, 1970 TO 2014 a truly Great British publication

Cor lummy those bleedin foreign birds using up all our nesting spaces....blimey mate I wouldn't mind showing urr a lesser spotted wood... pecker.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

It used to be the "We can do it" attitude

sadly today its more "we cant do it without help of EU"

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Dry stone walling

Being able to wear wellies all year round

Pubs with open fires

Rarely having to worry about sunburn

We don't have wildlife that tries to kill us

Beautiful old houses

That's all I've got until I have my second cuppa

Mrs x"

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

northumberland and whitley bay !!!!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"The freedom of choice to fuck off somewhere else if you don't like or want to be part of the country and its traditions and lifestyle if only some of the whingers would take up this optionwould be great if farage and his mob of brexiters would sod of to their own tiny island ..but still its good to dream .."
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I'm crowd funding tickets for fuerteventura for them

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Our eccentricities - Morris dancers, knitters who undercover of dark put it on park benches etc, cricket and the cricket teas in lovely pavilions, cream teas, and a cup of tea solves everything. Lack of horrible creatures like giant spiders. Our accents too and sense of humour. Our landscape, it's hard to beat anywhere in the world. That'll do. We both love it here.

Sarah

Careful Sarah! Morris dancing may well have its roots in Spanish and Moorish culture. A treasured part of English tradition could be Islamic and European!