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iadom
23-01-2006, 00:11
One of the British national daily newspapers is asking readers "what it means to be British" Some of the emails are hilarious but this is one from a chap in Switzerland...
"Being British is about driving in a German car to an Irish pub for a Belgian beer, and 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."

About right Download Failed (1)

Ramrod
23-01-2006, 00:19
Thats about spot on! :rofl:

danielf
23-01-2006, 00:20
Very good, and so true :)

Hom3r
23-01-2006, 00:22
Vg

marky
23-01-2006, 00:27
Saying "I thinks we have done this several times before" And the fact that my pc wont play tennis, And why wont insurance companies come to there senses, and realise its women that cause the accidents.

Ahh yes sorry MOANING :D

homealone
23-01-2006, 00:27
/posts to admit I can laugh at myself :D

- but it took the Dutch bloke & the Latvian guy to point it out ;)

Stuart
23-01-2006, 00:45
Where are the Welshies when you need them?

Maggy
23-01-2006, 00:46
Saying "I thinks we have done this several times before" And the fact that my pc wont play tennis, And why wont insurance companies come to there senses, and realise its women that cause the accidents.

Ahh yes sorry MOANING :D

The last two accidents I was involved in were the fault of a MALE driver.:p:

Frankly I think being British has changed completely from when I was younger.I think the main one is that we are much less polite than we used to be.I would never have given an adult any cheek as a kid but today you get a mouthful if you look at them if they are behaving poorly.

Ramrod
23-01-2006, 00:48
The last two accidents I was involved in were the fault of a MALE driver.:p:'course, the common denominator in both of those was you.....:Sprint::D

Paul
23-01-2006, 00:51
Classic, made me laugh. :)

marky
23-01-2006, 00:51
'course, the common denominator in both of those was you.....:Sprint::D

:rofl: Exatly :D

Ramrod
23-01-2006, 00:54
'kinell.....I'm a dead man when she sees that! :disturbd:

Maggy
23-01-2006, 00:54
The last two accidents I was involved in were the fault of a MALE driver.:p:'course, the common denominator in both of those was you.....:Sprint::D

Oh so sitting quietly minding the traffic on the entrance to a roundabout while some jerk rams the back of my car is MY fault just because I'm female. :rolleyes:.

Russ
23-01-2006, 00:56
Where are the Welshies when you need them?

Eh? What? Did someone call?

Maggy
23-01-2006, 01:16
'kinell.....I'm a dead man when she sees that! :disturbd:

Correct!:disturbd:

marina
23-01-2006, 02:29
Now when i received this quote via email, months ago, i remember thinking it was a 'joke' disguised as fact.... and i'm not referring to Coggy being responsible for most of the car accidents on english roads either ;) But i've just found the original survey in the Telegraph online and the comment by the swiss chap is there, as well as many others that are just as entertaining and enlightening :)

Link to Telegraph...... i hope (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/07/28/uviewbritish2.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/07/28/ixhome.html)

Orior
23-01-2006, 23:18
What a wonderful thread. So glad it dont apply to the North of Ireland :-0

Ramrod
24-01-2006, 12:55
What a wonderful thread. So glad it dont apply to the North of Ireland :-0Oh, so you want some as well do you?:D

---------- Post added at 11:55 ---------- Previous post was at 11:54 ----------

Oh so sitting quietly minding the traffic on the entrance to a roundabout while some jerk rams the back of my car is MY fault just because I'm female. :rolleyes:. :nworthy: :D

Salu
24-01-2006, 13:23
If you were cynical you could say that being British is anything that involves multiculturalism except whites, any ethnicity except whites, gender equality except males, any religion except Christianity, any classe except Royalty and any UK resident except those that were born here.

:)

Oh and anyone older than 24 years.

Nugget
24-01-2006, 14:24
If you were cynical you could say that being British is anything that involves multiculturalism except whites, any ethnicity except whites, gender equality except males, any religion except Christianity, any classe except Royalty and any UK resident except those that were born here.

:)

Oh and anyone older than 24 years.

Or, if you were ultra-cynical, and didn't hold with the popular opinion often expressed, you could say that being British involves moaning about multiculturalism, ethnicity, gender equality, religion, class and other UK residents getting anything that they're (allegedly) not entitled to.

:dozey: ;)

Salu
24-01-2006, 15:36
"Stupid Boy..."

[Dad's Army for you young 'uns}

Nugget
24-01-2006, 16:49
"Stupid Boy..."

[Dad's Army for you young 'uns}

"Don't tell him your name, Pike" ;)

Salu
24-01-2006, 17:31
"Don't tell him your name, Pike" ;)

Why? What is it?

Nugget
24-01-2006, 17:41
Why? What is it?

Mainwaring :)






























Oh - hang on ... ;) :D