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Both of these are scarily true of me, especially the BBC one. Give all the arguments you want regarding free press, but there's something slightly comforting about having a News Network that is mandated by law to be as un-bias as possible. Doesn't always happen thoughbrownstudies said:
My two favourites are "Berk" (as in Berkshire Hunt, figure it out) and Brahms and Lizt (Pissed).Jazoni89 said:
To carry things on, you know you're British when:
You think 22 men standing in a field for 4 days is a real sport.
You automatically for a single queue for multiple checkouts without being told too. I work in an extremely chavvy town, but the queue in the Macdonalds is always perfect.
You use comedic understatement, irony and sarcasm without realising it.
You hate your country, but will defend even its most stupid aspects whenever a foreigner says a bad word about it. The anger in the UK regarding American comments about our health service wasn't what you were saying (we've been saying it for years), but that it was somoene else saying it.
Also this. Whats even better is when American shows try to show they have a British character by using 2 fingered swearing, Bugger, Bollocks and Wanker, but getting the contexts completely wrong.snugglesgold said:
When you get mistaken for Liquid Snake over the phone, you know you are British.
Or at least sound like it.
Or at least sound like it.
When you understand why Seagoon has the best user-name ever.
*salutes*
I wish I'd thought of that.
*salutes*
I wish I'd thought of that.
When you understand why Seagoon has the best user-name ever.
*salutes*
I wish I'd thought of that.
*salutes*
I wish I'd thought of that.
You quote the Goon Show almost non-stop, and various characters from it are your role model...
I've met Englishmen who like Thatcher. Most of them are from the South.
Ask the average Northerner what they think of Thatcher? Prepare to hear foul language that would make a sailor blush. There are some Northerners who like Thatcher, but they're very few and far between, and have little if anything to do with the old heavy industry she smashed.
I myself am Northern (and British, having close relatives from all 4 parts of the UK), but am completely indifferent to Thatcher.
YKYBW...
You frequently remind people that England =/= Britain, and vice-versa.
You enjoy smoking pipes or cigars (or both, at the same time)
You buy a box of 70 tea bags - and finish it all by yourseld in 6 days. When the box states it should last a family of 4 for 2 weeks. I'm addicted damnit!
Americans frequently shoot/bomb you when you're out on opperations with them
Practically all elected politicians in your country for the past 20 years are self-serving, inefficent, corrupt, journalist-fondling little cretins who should be put against the wall and shot
You use the word cretin as your worst insult
The majority of newspapers in your country are filth, unworthy of being used as toilet paper
But despite all of that, and the other negative stuff mentioned in this thread- you're still proud to stand by your flag, and call yourself British.
I've met Englishmen who like Thatcher. Most of them are from the South.
Ask the average Northerner what they think of Thatcher? Prepare to hear foul language that would make a sailor blush. There are some Northerners who like Thatcher, but they're very few and far between, and have little if anything to do with the old heavy industry she smashed.
I myself am Northern (and British, having close relatives from all 4 parts of the UK), but am completely indifferent to Thatcher.
YKYBW...
You frequently remind people that England =/= Britain, and vice-versa.
You enjoy smoking pipes or cigars (or both, at the same time)
You buy a box of 70 tea bags - and finish it all by yourseld in 6 days. When the box states it should last a family of 4 for 2 weeks. I'm addicted damnit!
Americans frequently shoot/bomb you when you're out on opperations with them
Practically all elected politicians in your country for the past 20 years are self-serving, inefficent, corrupt, journalist-fondling little cretins who should be put against the wall and shot
You use the word cretin as your worst insult
The majority of newspapers in your country are filth, unworthy of being used as toilet paper
But despite all of that, and the other negative stuff mentioned in this thread- you're still proud to stand by your flag, and call yourself British.
When you run out to the mailbox and back to the house and you already have sun-burn.
When you pester Americans for being fat and unhealthy yet scoff down fish, chips and pork pie.
When you clutch your valuables tighter when near an Australian.
When you lose at cricket.
When you have no qualms about calling an American a Yank but feel incredibly insulted when called a Pom.
When you pester Americans for being fat and unhealthy yet scoff down fish, chips and pork pie.
When you clutch your valuables tighter when near an Australian.
When you lose at cricket.
When you have no qualms about calling an American a Yank but feel incredibly insulted when called a Pom.
You know your British when;
1. You support a fellow national athlete/team in a sporting event that you know little of or don't follow normally, and then angrily complain that said athlete/team is useless when they lose, *cough Wimbledon.
2. You bring up the war at every chance you get around Germans
3. You bring up Waterloo at every chance you get around the French
4. You bring up the Armada at every chance you get around the Spanish
5. You constantly bring up America spellings of words and refer to NFL Football as Soft Lads Rugby around Americans
6. You judge people based on the football team that they support
7. Are inconsistent when deciding to use either imperial or metric measurements
8. You ever use the phrase "Tally Hoe"
1. You support a fellow national athlete/team in a sporting event that you know little of or don't follow normally, and then angrily complain that said athlete/team is useless when they lose, *cough Wimbledon.
2. You bring up the war at every chance you get around Germans
3. You bring up Waterloo at every chance you get around the French
4. You bring up the Armada at every chance you get around the Spanish
5. You constantly bring up America spellings of words and refer to NFL Football as Soft Lads Rugby around Americans
6. You judge people based on the football team that they support
7. Are inconsistent when deciding to use either imperial or metric measurements
8. You ever use the phrase "Tally Hoe"
You silly twisted boy.MadMechanic said:
When you're 'abroad' and you start whining that things around you aren't British enough. And you can't believe they don't have HP sauce.
Someone ran over your friend and tried to sue your friend for putting a dent in their car?! >_> *facepalm* I thought it was bad last week when some man rammed his fucking massive pram into the back of me and when I turned round he gave me a filthy look like I had jumped in front of his pram last minute to spite him, even though I obviously don't have eyes in back of my head.jck4332 said:
I think it's cause people won't get the joke if it's not glaringly obvious. Like Frenchmen wear berets and stripey white tops, Russians wear those funny hats and do a dance... >_<PeacanPie said:
I was surprised at the number of Brits on here, but more surprised most of the competitions this website does are for America only *boo hiss*
Good news everybody, We don't actually worship her because half of us have never even heard of her. Sorry make that more then half really. What all did she do to make everyone so pissed off at her because she got mentioned and like three or four of you guys, so far, went off right away.Jazoni89 said:
Also Meryl Streep is able to make even the worst person awesome.
You know you're British han you say USA are your trouble making son and Canada his civilized little brother.
