Your favourite thing about the UK?

[Trilby]

We probably have a better selection of Indian resturaunts than... India, but British food is actually very weak IMO.

Fun fact: Glasgow exports chicken tikka to India.

 

[Sokrias]

Our stand up comedy. It's just awesome.

Agreed.

 

[mangus]

I am canadian, but I find british slang inexplicably creeping into my vocabulary.

pussied out in the American Revolution,

Don't forget that the 'American' revolution was English people fighting other English people, they didn't get to call themselves Americans untl after the war had ended, so technically we won...

BUTTTTTTTTTTTT you slao lost that war. Possible to win and lose a war, oh yes just ask us Americans.

I would like to point out that by that logic, You lost the civil war. Owned.

 

[Schneebly]

I love the fact that the British are generally pretty rude, which gives you in turn a thick skin if you live there. For example you can go into the local shop and buy something without exchanging a single word with the cashier, which gets things done a lot quicker.

I think cricket is also a fantastic game and play it regularly.

Finally, the drinking and driving ages are pretty spot on, unlike the stupidly high age of 21 in USA and 17 is a good time to start driving.

 

[bodyklok]

No one has mentioned the SAS, I'm disappointed. But other than that the advances in sciences and various other fields that have been made here, great sense of humour, and fish and chips are awesome to.

 

[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.

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

'Paki' is short for Pakistani. It's an offense term that a lot of people here just use for generally anyone who looks vaguely from the Middle East. It's as flawed and stupid as it sounds. You're not stupid, it's just that word isn't used in the US.

 

[curlycrouton]

Everything. We win.

Thread closed.

Tea anybody?

Got any Earl Grey?

Us British have the best of a hell of a lot of things. We have the best comedians, the best music, the best food, the best accents, the best beverage, and the best films.

I'm not exaggerating either.

But are you joking? Best food?!?

We probably have a better selection of Indian resturaunts than... India, but British food is actually very weak IMO.

The bacon buttie, fish and chips, the pasty, pie and mash, the full english breakfast....I could go on.

 

[Fairee]

This may have already mentioned, but Escapism UK! Oh yeah, we decide we're gonna do something, then we do it. We only started thinking about it a month ago, now it's all being booked up.

(Reminder for anyone who hasn't paid me yet - get it here ASAP! I have to pay the deposit on Friday)

 

[sirdanrhodes]

Everything. We win.

We're great at lying.

 

[Crumblebumble]

Muffins (the bread kind), all the trees and lots of nice green fields.

 

[goatzilla8463]

Oh, I forgot.

Britain's also great for alternative and Indie.

 

[FallenRainbows]

I'm English, and I have absolutely new patriotic visions to this country at all. All I can say is the people... wait no there crap too... My girlfriend then.

i must say i am appalled and disgusted, it's 'they're crap' not 'there crap'. honestly, it's terrible!

I see no mistake >.>

i've highlighted it, you did there as in 'over there' but it should have been they're, as in 'they are'

I see no mistake in my first post I meant, I edited it

 

[D_987]

I like the fact it never rains here...

 

[Lukeydoodly]

The knife crime. It really makes me feel safe.

 

[timmytom1]

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.

Hooray for xenophobia!!!!

 

[timmytom1]

Oh, I forgot.

Britain's also great for alternative and Indie.

Hearing people say this is driving me insane......... IT`S NOT INDIE IT`S POST-PUNK!!!!!!!! THERE ARE INDIE SIDES TO EVERY GENRE CONCEVABLE!!!!!!!! IT`S THE LABEL THAT DECIDES WHETHER YOUR INDIE OR NOT THE THE SONGS YOU PLAY!!!!!!!! *deep breaths* sorry about that ,had to get it off my chest

 

[murphy7801]

GIN

 

[foreverer]

And Top Gear probably.

 

[Nickolai77]

We have some great TV (minus Big Brother...)actors, authors (Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams FTW!) and musicians (we invented METAL!) but I'm really disappointed no one has mentioned Blackadder.

Our history is pretty awesome, the modern world is the way it is largely because of us- we where the first to pioneer Free Frade, globalisation, modern law system and modern democracy, science as we know it today, the creation of countries such as Canada, US, Australia and New Zealand, the dominance of the English Language (although with language the Americans have helped a lot)oh and the modern business suit was invented by an Englishman.

On the other hand, we have a huge problem with Chavs, our best food is only Fish and Chips, our politicians are corrupt, the weather is, well, odd. Someone before said that Gorden Brown is Scottish, i think Tony Blair was Scottish as well- England has been ruled by Scottish people for over 10 years now lol, not that that's a bad thing.

 

[InvisibleSeal]

Rain!

It sounds backwards I know, but living in a country where it hardly rains is depressing.