Your favourite thing about the UK?

[Vanguard_Ex]

Our sense of humour is just boss. We should be in charge of the world's comedy.

 

[ConstantJoe]

Wow out of 2 pages I can only agree with whiskey and guiness.

em, that's not British, that's Irish...

OK

a) Northern Irelands in Britain.

b) Whiskey is Scottish, Irish whiskey isn't for drinking its for cleaning car bumpers and driveways with.

c) I dont care

a) Irish Whiskey is famous too, and not just as a cleaning tool.

b) Guinness is from Dublin, in the Republic.

c) I don't care either =P

 

[Vanguard_Ex]

Now. This may seem a bit of a weird question, especially comming from someone who is English too as it may seem quite vain, but I recently realised that quite alot of people, many of whom are American, freaking love the UK.

For instance, my Spanish friend's favourite thing about the UK, is that we can all take a joke. Which I'd have to agree with.

It can be anything, from accents to brown coloured beverages.

Oh, and just to throw this out there: Don't flame.

I like the face that your country has created a list of people who cannot enter the UK. That is a good thing to have. Also, the people in the UK seems to be very cultured and respectful of everyone else.

The more intelligent of us are, yes. But you wouldn't believe the amount of people who seem so intelligent and sensible that'll comment about "bloody pakis". Ah, god, there's very few phrases that can make me cringe, and that's one of them.

 

[WolfLordAndy]

Britain... what to like hmmm. Well being from England I like it a lot. I enjoy the fact that its overcast most of the time, I'm not a fan of it being too hot or too cold. Rain hides the fact I can't be bothered to do anything to my hair outside of showering. Driving on the left hand side of the road is nice and quirky.

The fact we were once one of the most powerful empires the world had ever seen, owning most of North America, a chunk of Africa, all of India and Australia, and Hong Kong, with reasonable influence on China.

I also love the fact we consider the Eurovision song contest a giant joke at the expence of all the Euro countries that take it oh so serious.

Home of many great artists, writers, game developers and other creative people. (David Hockney, Banksy, David Bowie, Tolkien, Terry Pratchett, Bill Bailey, Monty Python, Muse, The Who, Rare Design, Team 17, Cliver Sinclair)


What I HATE: Simon Cowell, Gordon Brown, The British National Party, dodgy MPs, chavs, reality tv (including Big Brother, Britains Got talent, Pop Idle, etc), That we've stole art and culture from around the world, put it in our museum, and won't give it back to them (as much as I love the London Museum.)

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Yet Gordon Brown is Scottish

 

[SmartIdiot]

Well besides Little Britain, i love that show!

What is wrong with you?

 

[bigolbear]

were not french

 

[AkJay]

The Accents and beautiful women.

 

[Trace2010]

Beer so think I can look directly at the sun through!!

And the legal drinking age being 18 is a plus!!

 

[ChromeAlchemist]

- Gravy
- Comedy
- The Television
- Perfect Dark
- GoldenEye 64

 

[dpw100]

You Hate the French

Im taking a french class right now, and i havnt learn a bit of the language but i learned one thing. I really really really hate the french.

 

[FightThePower]

Personally my favourite two things are our music and comedy.

Great bands like:

The Whip
Late of The Pier
Arctic Monkeys
The Automatic
Foals
Does it Offend You, Yeah? etc.

(The Beatles and Queen as well, just not my type of music)

And as for comedies:

Peep Show
Green Wing
That Mitchell and Webb look
Faulty Towers etc.

NOT Little Britain. That's awful, if you think that's the best of UK comedy you are sorely mistaken.

 

[nova18]

the weather

you heard me!

i love the indecisive weather =D its so random and british

i also love complaining, it makes me feel better, and its a fun way to start a conversation with someone

I was going to say that I hate this country.
But your right, nobody can complain as well as us Brits.
We have built our whole culture around complaining about EVERYTHING.
Especially the weather.

In the winter, all you hear about is how cold it is.
In the summer, all you hear about is that its too hot.

 

[r4ndom]

Well i live in Devon in England and i think its beautiful here....

Agreed. Spent an absolutely awesome summer there once in Kingsbridge.

Reminded me of home. (I'm Welsh, and it felt like somewhere on the Gower Peninsula in South Wales)

EDIT - I love how it's so regional. The sheer volume of dialects makes for some great listening.

 

[Ludaen]

Top Gear, enough said.

And I am the Stig, too.

 

[Bat Vader]

Now. This may seem a bit of a weird question, especially comming from someone who is English too as it may seem quite vain, but I recently realised that quite alot of people, many of whom are American, freaking love the UK.

For instance, my Spanish friend's favourite thing about the UK, is that we can all take a joke. Which I'd have to agree with.

It can be anything, from accents to brown coloured beverages.

Oh, and just to throw this out there: Don't flame.

I like the face that your country has created a list of people who cannot enter the UK. That is a good thing to have. Also, the people in the UK seems to be very cultured and respectful of everyone else.

The more intelligent of us are, yes. But you wouldn't believe the amount of people who seem so intelligent and sensible that'll comment about "bloody pakis". Ah, god, there's very few phrases that can make me cringe, and that's one of them.

Excuse my stupidity but what is a Pakis? I live in the usa.

 

[saxist01]

I've been to England twice and loved it.

Best: Only about 2% of the country are very religious.
Worst: That whole inviting jewish people and palestinians to the same area. Thanks.

 

[MaroonPlatoon80]

I love the UK for many reasons but most of all because they gave us Monty Python, who else would be able to think of/ get away with things like this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxDJMn-534Y&feature=PlayList&p=08B151DAAE61D36A&index=0&playnext=1

or this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es0t50H44IE&feature=PlayList&p=08B151DAAE61D36A&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=1
or this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlmGknvr_Pg&feature=PlayList&p=08B151DAAE61D36A&index=19

or this (my personal favorite)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6tAW7bbnAU&feature=related

 

[JWAN]

Now. This may seem a bit of a weird question, especially comming from someone who is English too as it may seem quite vain, but I recently realised that quite alot of people, many of whom are American, freaking love the UK.

For instance, my Spanish friend's favourite thing about the UK, is that we can all take a joke. Which I'd have to agree with.

It can be anything, from accents to brown coloured beverages.

Oh, and just to throw this out there: Don't flame.

I like the UK and Ive been through Europe a few times. I like your classic fish and chips stuff. And also your flying women with umbrellas.

I don't have any issues with any European country except for France.

 

[JWAN]

Top Gear, enough said.

And I am the Stig, too.

oh yea, this^

also my uncle worked with the British Royal Marines in the 60's and beings that any Marine regardless of country of origin are pretty damned awesome. I have to say GB is doing pretty well feeding them ammunition and communications equipment.