Your Favourite British Thing(s).

[Faulty Turmoil]

I really love doctor who, top gear, and this one weird British cookie whose name I cannot recall.

EDIT: It's called hob somthing

I believe you mean Hob Nobs. And they are good, especially when dipped in tea...MMMMmmmmmm!

 

[Slaanax]

Monty Python is my favorite thing and John Oliver is pretty funny on Daily Show.

 

[lewism247]

I'm proud of the fuck ton of stuff we've invented (mostly the stuff by us Scots), our comedy (Some of the best in my opinion), the English language itself, our contribution to literature (Woo Shakespeare!) and our military.

EDIT: OH OH OH

A guy from my home town is called "The father of modern economics and capitalism"

 

[Katherine Kerensky]

[HEADING=1]The NHS![/HEADING]
I cost the state Eight Million Pounds.
I would've died almost anywhere else in the world!

I propose a toast to our most marvelous National Health Service!
Without it, it seems we would both be dead, pretty much anywhere else in the world.
Although, I didn't cost that much to save, just a couple of tens of thousands. I think >.>
So yeah, anyway, I'm proud of the NHS. Still putting up with Tory crap, and not yet dead, helping everyone it can.

 

[EOD Tech]

Personally, I'm most proud of our Comedy:'].

I wasn't aware that Britain had comedy. Thought it was against the law there.

In all seriousness, the British Empire. Thanks for civilizing huge portions of the planet, Britain. You might get called Imperialist scumbags by balding, loser neo-hippy history profs at Dickhole Community College, but they're just pissed off they spilled bong water on all the ungraded term papers. Your empire produced: Australia, which is awesome; India, which is also awesome; and America, which is the best country in the history of the world. This is not to mention the tons of other countries which are better off than the countries around them simply because at one time they were colonies. Way to go.

A close second is your military. I worked with a British Major as part of an exchange program at my last installation and I've worked with Brits in Iraq. Your soldiers are all fantastic.

 

[loc978]

Dry humor, strong ale, and Patrick Stewart.

 

[Stroggo]

MARMITE! Now I know what you must be thinking, but where I live (New Zealand) it's quite hard to get the stuff. That and New Zealand's take on the Marmite is quite frankly horrid!

And don't even get me started with Vegemite!

P.S. Look NZ you didn't Invent Marmite, and you didn't invent bloody Weet-Bix!!

P.P.S. You did however invent Pavalova, so hats off to you in that department.

 

[YouBecame]

Oddly, northern girls' accents. They really get me going, I have no idea why. Or Irish girls. Why do I like them so much? I could quite happily just listen to a cute Irish voice for...ever? Luckily, I'm British too so I at least have something of a chance of finding a semi regular supply of Irish girls xD

 

[Togs]

Our sense of humour
the ole "stiff upper lip"
How noone on this green earth has the foggiest idea about beer, except us Brits of course
How weve taken inspiration from the best parts of other cultures
A predominantly logical and nonsuperstitious outlook on life
The ability to utilize self deprecation and not take ourselves too seriously, so many countries need to learn this.

 

[mayney93]

queen ( the band, not the monarch ) and tetley tea bags

 

[The Funslinger]

I'm British. I love our sarcasm, Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams and Stephen Fry.

We also have Stephen Hawking.

My favorite thing is YORKSHIRE!!!!!!!! And Yorkshire's Black Labradors

 

[JackandTom]

The best things about Britain have to be James Bond and Doctor Who
And of course, TEA!!

 

[^=ash=^]

As so many others have said; Stephen Fry
..And James May and Yorkshire.

 

[The SettingSun]

Yorkshire.

Damn Straight.

 

[Blazing Steel]

Hugh Laurie from House, Stephen fry for teh lolz, the whole top gear team, doctor who and [HEADING=1]CRUMPETS![/HEADING]

 

[icyneesan]

Doctor Who, Top Gear, and Wales [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/comics/critical-miss/8513-Critical-Miss-Y-Ddraig-Cach]

 

[theriddlen]

Your accent, Yahtzee, HarryP, Monty Python, strange but amazing sense of humor, hundreds of jobs for Polish people

BTW: Some of you said something about Doctor Who, but that's mostly British phenomenon, not really commonly favored outside of your country. When i saw it first, i didn't know it's name, it just felt like some mildly interesting and bit stupid tv series. Nothing special.

 

[Brockyman]

Doctor Who; Monty Python; and the fact that ya'll use to kick the crap out of the French every few decades

 

[CHIMP MAGNET]

Free health-care! Trust me Americans stop bitching about the health-care reform it's amazing.
take this scenario for example

"Oh Deary me! I appear to have spilled this delicious tea on myself and my top hat!" says Gentleman 1

"Cant have been an earthquake or tornado that caused it to spill, we never have any environmental hazards in good ol' blighty" replied gentleman 2

"Well I was just watching the greatest television channel in history; the BBC, When I got so distracted by the most genius comedians world has to offer, brought to you with absolutely no advertisements. That I must have spilled this delicious heated beverage."answered gentleman 1

"Ah! someones on the ball today!" chuckled gentleman 2 "well we better get you to a conveniently placed NHS hospital, and we'll be back in time for the amazing designated snacking period known as 'Tea time'

 

[BENZOOKA]

The comedy: Monty Python, Peep Show, QI.

And dozens of other things, but mostly the comedy.