Opinions on the UK

[steverivers]

Al Murray plays the Pub Landlord, and gives a very 1940s oldy stereotype of how we used to be. (bulldog british etc)

This is an excert from one of his shows about how his fictional character sees the world...
(and now makes us laugh)


(Spin on to 6 mins 40 for the Beachball World explanation of the world.)

 

[darksky]

American shows like Family Guy stereotype us as posh, tea-drinking, Empire-pining wafflers.

For the most part good sir, they are indeed correct. *Sips tea and adjusts monocle*

 

[mikecoulter]

Well, I'm a Brit, and I wouldn't mind moving away some day. I just don't want to pay this government my money. They are the most evil and poisonous government in the world.

Also, the vast majority of the population would sooner mug you than give you directions. It's disgusting here.

 

[mikecoulter]

Terrible double post.

 

[mr_rubino]

My opinion is they need to stop complaining whenever someone calls them by the wrong obsolete name. Kingdom this. Great that. This island is this, and these two countries when counted as one is that. Just be glad you still exist after losing your worldwide empire.

Excuse me, you appear to have missed the douchebag thread by several pings. Aur0ra145 will show you the way, he made the same mistake.

You lose, Albionder.
Please try again.

No, seriously, you seem to be highly misinformed. It's like when Americans think that were it not for them everybody would be, and I quote, "speaking German." By the time they created and dropped the A-bomb (a weapon that may cause the total devastation of human civilization, 'grats guys) on Japan the war in Europe was just about over. I aliken it to when people throw up the bible to justify their baseless homophobia.

I'll believe that when you admit we 'muricans speak True English (TM) while you Anglers just added a bunch of francophonic vestigial letters to sound more Normy.
*chomps down on a burger and swims to Japan to befriend whales*

 

[BlumiereBleck]

Its alright. Ireland and Scotland have made my places i want to go thou.

 

[fullbleed]

My opinion is they need to stop complaining whenever someone calls them by the wrong obsolete name. Kingdom this. Great that. This island is this, and these two countries when counted as one is that. Just be glad you still exist after losing your worldwide empire.

Relinquishing, actually.

Piece by piece, and you're still holding the little green island close to your bosom in case Iceland feels like swooping in and taking it.

What? I mean what the fuck are you on about? Iceland are you fucking kidding me? You must joking, either that or you're serious and a fucking idiot.

That aside I have to say I do love Britain, people are very cynical about everything but I love it, it easy to look at the negatives but when you look past it you'll see a brillaint, fair, multicultural, diverse, cultural capital of the world with a rich and intersting history dating back millenia, rather than centuries.

 

[shaneriding]

as you can clearly see, we brits do love to put ourselves down. we complain about chavs and crime etc but seem to forget all the good stuff. we have an amazing history second to none, we have castles, beaches, the lake district, hadrians wall, we invented the computer, internet, telephone, jet engine etc. we learned of democracy from the french and took it around the world. we had concorde, we have an amazing music, gaming and film culture, james bond the beatles. we have a queen, buckingham palace, the tower of london, changing of the guard. the red arrows.
we effectively created america, canada, new zealand, australia etc. we had the industrial revolution. for such a tiny little island we have accomplished a hell of a lot. we always get good medal counts in the olympics, we have a commonwealth to be proud of.
i really am sick of this whole not proud to be british agenda. i am damn proud. as i type this i am sat below the st georges cross and union flag that drape over my bed so that when i wake i am reminded of who i am.
yes we english, scots welsh and northern irish don't always see eye to eye but we have done more united than we have done divided. once people put their petty squabbles behind them, perhaps we can all rally together and stand for what we believe in. what happened to manners and stiff upper lip and just getting on with it. an example is when i see who i would assume are "gamer type folk" (i use that term loosely) who would rather sit there on the bus and not tell teh chavs to turn their music off. its about time these people were put in their place and not allow this great nation to do down the pan.
sorry for the rant but at heart i think we brits are just as patriotic as the next, its just with our crappy media and brussels eurocrats we arent allowed to show it. hell even the french now riot when they see what is happening to their country (i salute you for it)whilst we roll over like dogs.
something will happen soon if people dont stand together revolution!!!!!!!!

 

[shaneriding]

My opinion is they need to stop complaining whenever someone calls them by the wrong obsolete name. Kingdom this. Great that. This island is this, and these two countries when counted as one is that. Just be glad you still exist after losing your worldwide empire.

Relinquishing, actually.

Piece by piece, and you're still holding the little green island close to your bosom in case Iceland feels like swooping in and taking it.

What? I mean what the fuck are you on about? Iceland are you fucking kidding me? You must joking, either that or you're serious and a fucking idiot.

That aside I have to say I do love Britain, people are very cynical about everything but I love it, it easy to look at the negatives but when you look past it you'll see a brillaint, fair, multicultural, diverse, cultural capital of the world with a rich and intersting history dating back millenia, rather than centuries.

do not feed the troll. he is far too uneducated. let him continue with his britain bashing and then ask him politely what language he is speaking and who he has to thank

 

[Distorted Stu]

There really is fuck all to do here and the stuff that gets made for us, it gets ruined by anti-social scum.

 

[Squarez]

I'm in Newcastle Upon Tyne which is in the North East of England after having been born and raised a "soft southern shandy drinker" and lived in the beautiful city of Milton Keynes (people find both places amusing).

People in the North are definitely more friendly, they just are. The accent/dialect up here is tricky and sometimes I have to just nod and smile.

We have the best history. Tomorrow I could go and sit on: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadrian%27s_wall and the day after I could visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindisfarne What's not to love!

We are a diverse and inclusive people who largely believe in fair play and know how to queue. We are also pretty generous and would like to do the right thing, although we may not always agree on what the right thing is.



Oh and the wobbling on about Empires...yeah...people don't give a fuck about that, it belongs to the past.

This is the best description of the country I call home I have ever read. Congrats.

 

[fullbleed]

I think the fact is that we British love to put ourselves down, but we can't stand it when someone else does.

 

[Furious Styles]

I tend to see most English people as arrogant narcissistic pricks, that still can't get over the fact that they fucked up and lost their world empire.

That was called not being able to afford it any more thanks to a ************ of a world war started by the Germans during which every other nation caved in at the drop of a hat save Russia, and the Americans stayed out just long enough to make us desperate then capitalize on that desperation. The fact is, had the japanese not bombed Pearl harbour you would have stood by and let Europe be invaded by the nazis which is worse than anything we've done.

And arrogant, narcissistic pricks? If that describes us, god knows what the Americans are.

As for my view on my beloved home nation: great music, great cinema/actors, shit weather, rich history, the invention of the industrial revolution, food that has gotten much better recently, mild politicians, a wide range of cultural influences (hence the improved food), a fantastic history of civil liberties, gentle countryside, hideous inner cities and a fat, lazy, complacent populace.

And an empire I feel no love for in any sense

 

[Faine']

I think the fact is that we British love to put ourselves down, but we can't stand it when someone else does.

Hey, only we can make fun of ourselves.

 

[fullbleed]

I don't get this whole shit food thing? I guess steak and kidney pie, black pudding and jellied eels must be an aquired taste.

 

[Irridium]

Its overcast. Its in London. There's an old woman wearing a shaw and has a baby in her arms. She's running as a deadly dragon is terrorizing the local knights. Also everyone has a top hat and a monocle. And looks like this:

To the UK users, how close was I to the mark?


Also:
A place where the sun doesn't shine.
Ever.
All pictures I've seen from the UK have all been overcast. Does the sun ever shine over there?

 

[Purplefood1]

It rains too much.
Tea is nice though.
Overall nice place very green and oddly enough almost every single pub looks the same on the inside.

 

[Squarez]

Its overcast. Its in London. There's an old woman wearing a shaw and has a baby in her arms. She's running as a deadly dragon is terrorizing the local knights. Also everyone has a top hat and a monocle. And looks like this:

To the UK users, how close was I to the mark?


Also:
A place where the sun doesn't shine.
Ever.
All pictures I've seen from the UK have all been overcast. Does the sun ever shine over there?

I believe someone took a picture of it being sunny once, along with some guys who'd just won a trophy or something.

But in all seriousness, the sun does shine, but only when it feels like it. Example, it's been sunnier and warmer over these last two days in October than it has been 90% of the summer this year.

 

[Buzz Killington_v1legacy]

I'm an American living in London. People ask me why I love it here, and I tell them the UK is a nation of sixty million introverted pessimists who like to drink a lot.

I fit in ridiculously well.