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24 Jan 10
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1 Going on long train journeys - you get to see miles and miles of rolling countryside that you would otherwise never know existed
2 Fish & ***** shame they're not allowed to wrap them in newspaper any more :(
3 The BBC
4 Red phone boxes
5 Pillar boxes that still have GR or even VR on stamped on them
6 Old fashioned seaside towns... Hastings, Whitby, Sandown etc., where the smell of ozone mixes happily with the deep fat fryers selling warm doughnuts on the pier :)
7 The NHS
9 The singsong after racing at Royal Ascot
10 Her Majesty the Queen... god bless yer maam!
2 Fish & ***** shame they're not allowed to wrap them in newspaper any more :(
3 The BBC
4 Red phone boxes
5 Pillar boxes that still have GR or even VR on stamped on them
6 Old fashioned seaside towns... Hastings, Whitby, Sandown etc., where the smell of ozone mixes happily with the deep fat fryers selling warm doughnuts on the pier :)
7 The NHS
9 The singsong after racing at Royal Ascot
10 Her Majesty the Queen... god bless yer maam!
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Cornish pasties.
The icy chill of going for a dip in the Atlantic on a blazing July day.
Keira Knightley.
The icy chill of going for a dip in the Atlantic on a blazing July day.
Keira Knightley.
i fight to rememberthe things i love, because of the state its in. dog eat dog, greed and selfishness amongst others.
4 Red phone boxes
They were always white in Hull, because we're special! :)
They were always white in Hull, because we're special! :)
I HATE the sing-song after racing at Ascot.
Horrible songs.
Horrible songs.
come on study, nothing wrong with a bit of knees up mother brown! :D
.......errrrrr.............no.........nothing......
1. lovely countryside
2. brilliant at sport
3. sense of humour
2. brilliant at sport
3. sense of humour
Things that you love about this country.
The Sun and the Daily Mail
The Sun and the Daily Mail
Rachel Riley
being close tolots of historical places that are not in this country (europe)
our rock bands
our literature
our tv
being close tolots of historical places that are not in this country (europe)
our rock bands
our literature
our tv
Best sense of humour bar none.
Horse Racing, esp Cheltenham
Traditional pubs
A good night out in London
Aston Villa
Aston Martin
Some of the best music and tv ever produced.
Horse Racing, esp Cheltenham
Traditional pubs
A good night out in London
Aston Villa
Aston Martin
Some of the best music and tv ever produced.
People speak English (apart from those nasty foreigners and scousers).
aston martin a great shout :)
had the chance to buy a db4 for 30k a few years back but bottled it... try and find one for that price now :(
had the chance to buy a db4 for 30k a few years back but bottled it... try and find one for that price now :(
National hunt racing
Last night of the proms
Test match special radio 4 commentary
Countryside
Last night of the proms
Test match special radio 4 commentary
Countryside
Being able to get to the beach or the unspoilt countryside within a 45 min drive reardless of where you happen to be (apart from perhaps when you're stuck in rush hour traffic of course).
Mint, varied architecture (let's face it, many foreign resorts are total sh!t holes and are only any cop because of the weather)
North Yorkshire
The Lake District
Sunderland
Manchester
The banter
The north/south divide
The telly
The musical talent
Not being Irish, Scottish or Welsh (NAP)
Etc
Etc
What a GLORIOUS nation
Mint, varied architecture (let's face it, many foreign resorts are total sh!t holes and are only any cop because of the weather)
North Yorkshire
The Lake District
Sunderland
Manchester
The banter
The north/south divide
The telly
The musical talent
Not being Irish, Scottish or Welsh (NAP)
Etc
Etc
What a GLORIOUS nation
Ulster Fry's
11th Night Bonfires
The Abominable NoMen
Barnbrack (the group not the bread)
My footy team
Miss the odd riot though.
11th Night Bonfires
The Abominable NoMen
Barnbrack (the group not the bread)
My footy team
Miss the odd riot though.
eboue - nothing - it's just not as good as being English
1960's=Virtually everything.
1970's=Ditto
1980's-Ditto
1990's-Most things
2000---Still most things apart from the crippling regulations/Data Protection Act/PC/Human Rights/EU Law/Health and Safety that combined stop most people doing most things that they did naturally before.
1970's=Ditto
1980's-Ditto
1990's-Most things
2000---Still most things apart from the crippling regulations/Data Protection Act/PC/Human Rights/EU Law/Health and Safety that combined stop most people doing most things that they did naturally before.
Relaxed gambling laws is one of the best things about this country :)
Good thread, Tev. I agree with much of what has been said so far.
In addition, and despite what the alarmist media would have us believe, this is still one of the wealthiest, most tolerant and most civilised countries on earth. You only have to travel abroad to appreciate these facts.
I am no jingoist or xenophobe but there aren't many places I'd rather live.
In addition, and despite what the alarmist media would have us believe, this is still one of the wealthiest, most tolerant and most civilised countries on earth. You only have to travel abroad to appreciate these facts.
I am no jingoist or xenophobe but there aren't many places I'd rather live.
Our sense of humour
The music scene
Horse racing
Supermarkets
beautiful villages and countryside
The music scene
Horse racing
Supermarkets
beautiful villages and countryside
if you have travelled the world like i have you will understand what i mean by our supermarkets.they are the best in the world imo
Our supermarkets dont compare to those of Ghana, the Philipenes or Argentina imo.
Mr Eboue you won`t even go to Prestbury park if its cold.How can i respect what you are saying i think you talk nonsense
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Goal of The Thread so far...
Goal of The Thread so far...
Good shout tevez but i can`t abide the fortnight of fireworks scaring all the animals
The climate and the weather and the soil. ideal conditions for us growing so much great food
cheers Tev
good antidote thread against the cynicals
good antidote thread against the cynicals
I agree bamboo, would be better if it was limited to one night only
is there a reason 8 is missing in the initial post?
Yes punter, number 8 is:
A nice cup of tea, poured through a proper strainer, milk first :)
A nice cup of tea, poured through a proper strainer, milk first :)
Most things ,except traffic congestion and the awful 'food' served up in restraunts .
best thing about being scottish....not being english.
i'll second the sausage rolls,though they seem to be getting smaller!
Our freedom to live our lives without too much worry and to be able to sleep peacefully at night. I know we have chavs and drug crazed fools but they ain't nothing really compared to somethings going on in the world.
no hurricanes , how dare you mr hawker will be turning in his grave
When Stuart Hall laughs at the Germans and the Frogs we all laugh.
i once poisened my wife with adder venom, got 5 years as police said it was a calculated crime
I love the fact that if you are in power you can cover up the murder of government employees.
All he did FFS was invent a staking paln.
All he did FFS was invent a staking paln.
the way we welcome all the dreg-ends from every crap hole anywhere in the world1
how we can constantly build up our football team into "credible" challengers for every competition they ever play in!
how it pays you more to be sick/incapacitated/mentally ill than it does to go out and graft for a week!
how the government seem hell**on teaching children that its totally the way to go...to be a gayer!.....wtf is this crap all about?
i could go on all night!
how we can constantly build up our football team into "credible" challengers for every competition they ever play in!
how it pays you more to be sick/incapacitated/mentally ill than it does to go out and graft for a week!
how the government seem hell**on teaching children that its totally the way to go...to be a gayer!.....wtf is this crap all about?
i could go on all night!
jeez....sexual athelete would be stretching things considerably!
unless we are talking "right arm action"....ive got a right bicep like popeye!
how...whenever anyone snuffs it, no matter how much of a w&nker they were,are always described as a "great bloke"!
how whenever i go to the supermarket,i end up feeling like im on holiday,struggling with the "lingo"....my sri lankan isnt what it should be!
how we have to copy everything that america does......if this trend is to continue then i reckon we must be due lenny henry as next prime minister!
how whenever i go to the supermarket,i end up feeling like im on holiday,struggling with the "lingo"....my sri lankan isnt what it should be!
how we have to copy everything that america does......if this trend is to continue then i reckon we must be due lenny henry as next prime minister!
A lot of naivety here if you really believe these things only apply in Britain.
we have best choice of sweets and chocolates here - though you can still get a Bar Six in South Africa
i know they dont just apply in britain....but as i have no passport its only britain that concerns me!
BBC and NHS - interestingly, the two institutions that that rucking fag, the Daily Mail seem to have launched a vendetta against (the editor should be deported)
NH Racing
The Isle of Purbeck
Sutherland
Real Ale
The Guardian
The Isle of Purbeck
Sutherland
Real Ale
The Guardian
FFS how can nobody mention REAL ALE!!!??
We also have a great fod culture now and the BBC is also a good call.
The Highlands
History
We also have a great fod culture now and the BBC is also a good call.
The Highlands
History
Puddings.
Proper english breakfasts.
Chicken Tikka Masala.
I've noticed a theme to mine.
Proper english breakfasts.
Chicken Tikka Masala.
I've noticed a theme to mine.
Cornwall
Cornish Ale
Cornish Pasties
The rest you can keep ;)
Cornish Ale
Cornish Pasties
The rest you can keep ;)
custard creams, bourbons, in fact much of the sweet industry.
The shape, reminds me of the side view of Alison Lapper.
evski,I particularly enjoy the real ale on sale at Sandown Park racecourse (likewise Kempton),courtesy of the 'Hogs Back' brewery.
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