Post by: goldencup on June 27, 2006, 09:19:41 am
I expect lots of people have seen this before but I liked it and thought it was vaguely topical at the moment.
Being British is about driving in a German car to an Irish pub for a
Belgian beer, then travelling home, grabbing an Indian curry or a
Turkish kebab on the way, to sit on Swedish furniture and watch
American shows on a Japanese TV
And the most British thing of all?
Suspicion of anything foreign.
Oh and...... Only in Britain ... can a pizza get to your house faster
than an ambulance.
Only in Britain ... do supermarkets make sick people walk all the way
to the back of the shop to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front.
Only in Britain ... do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries
and a DIET coke.
Only in Britain ... do banks leave both doors open and chain the pens
to the counters.
Only in Britain ... do we leave cars worth thousands of pounds on
drive and lock our junk and cheap lawn mower in the garage.
Only in Britain ... do we use answering machines to screen calls and
then have call waiting so we won't miss a call from someone we didn't want to talk to in the first place.
Only in Britain ... are there disabled parking places in front of a
skating rink.
NOT TO MENTION...
3 Brits die each year testing if a 9v battery works on their tongue.
142 Brits were injured in 2005 by not removing all pins from new
shirts.
58 Brits are injured each year by using sharp knives instead of
screwdrivers.
31 Brits have died since 1996 by watering their Christmas tree while
the fairy lights were plugged in.
19 Brits have died in the last 3 years believing that Christmas
decorations were chocolate.
British Hospitals reported 4 broken arms last year after cracker
pulling accidents.
101 people since 1999 have had broken parts of plastic toys pulled out of the soles of their feet.
18 Brits had serious burns in 2005 trying on a new jumper with a lit
cigarette in their mouth.
A massive 543 Brits were admitted to A&E in the last two years after
opening bottles of beer with their teeth.
5 Brits were injured last year in accidents involving out of control
Scalextric cars.
and finally.........
In 2005 eight Brits cracked their skull whilst throwing up into the
toilet.
Post by: Jamsi on June 27, 2006, 02:29:34 pm
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Post by: oldspice on June 27, 2006, 07:31:29 pm
I have seen this before but it is a great reminder of some of the contradictions and eccentricities of being British.
Post by: on June 27, 2006, 08:09:23 pm
Post by: on June 27, 2006, 11:30:59 pm
I am not proud to be British. Far too many of us are Sun reading, lager drinking, union jack short wearing oiks who think it's OK to write apostrophes before every es.
Post by: oldspice on June 28, 2006, 08:01:21 am
"Far too many of us are Sun reading, lager drinking, union jack short wearing oiks who think it's OK to write apostrophes before every es."
If you're not happy with your life Bounty, you can always change. We'll help you.
Post by: on June 28, 2006, 08:21:56 am
Ho ho ho, my sides have split!
Post by: loulou on June 28, 2006, 09:09:18 am
Post by: smurfboy on June 28, 2006, 01:09:47 pm
I am not proud to be British. Far too many of us are Sun reading, lager drinking, union jack short wearing oiks who think it's OK to write apostrophes before every es.
The actions of a few are not a reason to give up your national pride.
Post by: on June 28, 2006, 01:18:35 pm
I feel that my country is an accident of birth. I enjoy the geography of The Lake district, upland Wales and Northern Scotland but I cannot admit any affinity with its people or government. I love its birds and its foxes but I don't like the dog mess on my streets.
On a similar subject when will we get a proper national anthem? How can I feel proud when I hear God save the Queen? Change it to Jerusalem and I might change my mind.
Post by: smurfboy on June 28, 2006, 02:12:58 pm
Post by: Cherry_Ripe on June 28, 2006, 03:52:47 pm
Post by: oldspice on June 28, 2006, 05:59:48 pm
Post by: on June 28, 2006, 07:43:08 pm
Yes, I always think a hymn named after a Middle Eastern city is the ideal choice for the British national anthem...
It's not about the city it's about our (or at least my) saviour Jesus Christ. Whether or not he ever came to the UK, it should be our national anthem. IMO
Post by: smurfboy on June 28, 2006, 07:52:32 pm
A religious national anthem is completely inappropriate. What about the millions of atheists and non-Christians in this country?
Post by: on June 28, 2006, 08:16:46 pm
Jerusalem is so much more than a religious piece of music. It encapsulates everything which is wonderful about humanity.
Post by: smurfboy on June 28, 2006, 08:52:03 pm
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Post by: on June 28, 2006, 10:17:59 pm
BBC Scotland (news) are currently having a dreary debate every night this week on what should be the new Scottish anthem.
NEWS!? Just tell me what happened in the country today. Not some parochial meeting of the WRI!
Separate anthem. As Billy Connolly says tho....."Not some dreary long winded thing that'll have all the other countries lapping us (careful now) at the opening ceremony to the Olympics"
Post by: oldspice on June 28, 2006, 10:31:17 pm
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