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Being British is about driving a German car to an Irish pub for a Belgian beer, then travelling home, grabbing an Indian curry or a Turkish kebab to sit on Swedish furniture and watch American shows on a Japanese T.V.
The best thing of all, only in Britain can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance
Only in Britain do the Supermarkets make sick people walk all the way to the back of store to get there prescriptions while healthy people can get there cigarettes at the front of the store
Only in Britain do people order Double Cheese Burgers, Large Fries, and a Diet Coke
Only in Britain do banks leave both doors wide open but chain the pens to the counter
Only in Britain do we leave cars worth thousands on the drive and lock our junk in the garage
Only in Britain do we put disabled parking spaces in front of a skating rink
YES BRITAIN IS GREAT
Respect Dekker
p.s. If any one wants a copy of this email me with your email address and i will forward it to you:) |
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Adrian T
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The powerful British Pound (£) (GBP) |
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djp6314
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Mmmmm Have no Idea....Unless of course you are an immigrant and it's great, Pop along get yourself a nice house, and rent and stuff paid, a new mobile phone on then get your self down the Cashpoint (DSS for UK residents) and ask the nice man for some cash to buy a new car! So while there quality of life gets better the UK people who paid in the system for years, get sh*t on and pay higher tax's! Mmmmm so depends where you come from if your an outsider UK is great, one big hand out, if you a local, is sh*t!!! |
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CakeOrDeath?
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The vast history of the country, the stamina and resolve of it's people through the years, the beautiful countryside, the fashion, the charm of the pubs, the fact that so many people live on such a small island and are more connected because your not 50 little countries, the passion for sports, especially football, the music, the humor, the train system, the architecture, the art, the great advances in civilization. I hope you never forget those things. |
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stephen d
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Well perhaps if you are American you should actually be grateful for us inventing your country. You could say that that is what is great about us. Don't forget that most Americans at the time of the Civil War were actually very proud British Citizens, unfortunately we tended to ignore them and tax them too high. That is why you wanted independence, and that alone. |
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david UK
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there is nothing great about the UK anymore,it has been brought to its knees by immigrants,,AND IT LOOKS LIKE 32 IMMIGRANTs HAS GIVEN A THUMBS DOWN |
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Michelle C
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Not a F*cking lot unless you are an imigrant.
Oh - there is one thing - The strength of The £!!!! - Gotta love that when you're travelling outside GB.
It has gone to the dogs but this isn't down to the British Public, It's down to the hundreds of thousands of imigrants coming over and spoiling our once powerful and beautiful country.
Also Labour governant is to blame for A LOT.
And those Islamic extremists who LIVE here and slate Britain - why don;'t the just F*ck off back to whereever they came from if they hate it so much - I don't think they will however and leave thier 5 bedroom council houses and DSS handouts behind somehow.
Shut up - or ship out --- thats what I say. |
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PAUL H
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I suppose the Great would be the fact that people can freely ask questions like this? Would you want to ask the same sort of question in say Liberia?
be happy |
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Tiggs
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We do have some great architecture and some lovely people here its just that most of the time in the news our pm and select minority areas and certain groups of people are dickheads. But most of us are ok. |
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Jimbobarino
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Legally we still give assholes like you the right to ask stupid questions! |
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starlet108
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It's great that you can sneak your way in easily, claim asylum, get a nice comfy house from the council, use our health service, be educated at our expense, claim loads of benefits and the great part is .......................... if ANYONE dares criticise you for doing this you can shout RACISM and a whole new bunch of people come to your aid . The gov't will even buy you a car then to get to work or take the kids to school - in case you get bullied on the bus !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bloody disgusting !!! |
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Dj' s
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Britain is a Great place it's just the odd twat that spoils it for the rest of us! |
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hard as nails
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Jees,
Some of you people need to lighten up a bit.
If you don't like it here go somewhere else.
Moaning about no jobs is just ridiculous. There are jobs all over the place.
Anyone who wants one can have one.
The Cities are great
The countryside is great.
Weekends are great.
Even Rugby is great at the moment. |
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shally schumacher
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patriotism for a start.
Monarchy, The Navy, Helping USA out when they decide to fight illegal wars! Better leaders than most, NHS (Sometimes!!), And FISH AND CHIPS Mmmmmmmmmmm |
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Simon D
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Fish and Chips, diversity of culture, black pudding and mushy peas, roundabouts (it's fun to watch our American friends navigate them), pies that are savoury, Human Rights, Yorkshire Pudding, Edmund Blackadder; England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales; unpredictable weather ensures we always have something to talk about and complain about, and politicians incapable of telling the truth ensure we always have something to mock; France within spitting distance of an ICBM; being within spitting distance of cheap booze, cigarettes and tobacco (perched precariously on the back of a croaking ICBM with do-you-know-Bill-from-London on it); Play School, Jackanory and Rainbow; women who shave their armpits and legs; men who last longer than 60 seconds; a rich and diverse history; the nonproliferation of the swastika in Europe; public transport that generally works; the NHS; getting over not being invited to the Boston Tea Party; mucky Abdul down the road who is willing to feed me from 5.30PM to 2AM, his brother at the shop around the corner who'll feed me from 6AM to 10PM, and his other brother who'll drive me around for a fair sum when the bus just doesn't want to run after 11.15PM; oh, and my dear old mummy and daddy (who happily feed me on a Sunday); and the British folk...
Need I go on? |
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fivetoze
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well if you have to ask, i'd say you dont deserve to be here |
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Laila
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Great big pints of lager!!! |
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"Joe Public"
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We used to be called GREAT BRITAIN, now it is the DIS-UNITED KINGDOM. Great shame as we were once so proud of all we stood for and we had belief in ourselves. |
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Tod Teddy
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The coastline the amazing scenery, the hills and mountains, the lakes, the old castles, the industrial architecture, the bridges, the art galleries, museums, theatres gardens, landscape, art, history,
music. Surfing, climbing, walking,caving, sailing, boating, canals rivers, and where I live great people who welcomed me into their community, tolerance, a joy of life and sense of humour.
I could go on but my typing finger is running out of ink.
Our government, taxes and pensions are rubbish, but our country is GREAT |
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Milo
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The White Cliffs of Dover, Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, Cheddar Gorge, the Cotswolds, Rock (the town), Isambard Kingdom Brunel's legacy, our quality of life because if we can complain about things it means we have freedom of speech and things to complain about, The Clifton Suspension Bridge, Isle of Mull Cheddar (delicious), Brancaster Beach, Pinewood Shepperton Film Studios, Pall Mall and Green Park, Ben Nevis and the view from its summit, Sgwd yr Eira in Wales (a waterfall you can walk behind), a train journey over the Settle Carlise Railway, the person who ran after me and handed me my wallet that I had dropped who reaffirmed my belief there are decent people in the UK, the kids who helped my mum up when she fell over on the snow recently, Stowe School, Buckingham Palace, Silverstone at 5am on a balmy summer's morning on British Grand Prix day, Wensleydale (in fact most of Yorkshire), Alton Towers, Cornish Pasties (in Cornwall), Winstone's Ice Cream (Stroud, Gloucestershire), Nyetimber Sparkling Wine (in blind tasting, I prefer to Champagne), all those who look after children, our older generation and the sick... It may seem to many that all is falling apart, just take a moment to see what's over the fence in our own back garden...
Please add more!!! |
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Shona L
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What's great? Our bloody good sense of humour. Where else would your get the likes of Monty Python, Little Britain, League of Gents, Eddy Izzard, Jo Brand, Paul Merton... I could go on and on...not to mention the fabulous satire we produce, and our sense of self-deprecation? Oh and the BBC, which produces the best documentaries in the world. Our country may be going down the pan, but we're still laughing! |
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JULIE D
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A Sunday roast, especially roast beef all the trimmings and horseraddish sauce. |
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pstzqueen
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The NHS, the citizens advice bureau and the countryside. |
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frankturk50
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Yes its a great place to emigrate from.I did. |
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Oel Pezlo
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Beans, Bangers And Mash, Fish And Chips, Bangers Beans And Mash, Fish Chips And Beans, English Breakfast (Beans, Sousage, Hash Browns, Backon, Tomatos, Fried Toast, Ect.), Curry-Houses, Cheap Flights To The Rest Of Europe, British Women, Any Other Kind Of Women 'Cos Everyone Emigrates Here, The Most Powerful Currensy In The World, The Prospect Of Leaving, Leagly Gay Marrige,
Do You Want Me To Go On?
Oh And The Beatles As Well. |
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knowlesy
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have you not seen any of our countryside some of the views are breathtaking with beautiful waterfalls and forest you could pick anyware in the uk and there wil be somewhere you could go and enjoy the views you just have to open your eyes |
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chameleonGA
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Oh come on Brits, you can be little less harsh on yourself!!
countryside.
polite people (not passionate or anything, but definitely polite)
london nightlife
some great restaurants in London
and boozing- in no other country an alcholic can get by without knowing it. |
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R M
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For one, the Brit's make Great Beer! |
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squidb8becham
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From their earliest days, the British have counted loyalty among their most cherished traits. |
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tilly
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It's the only country in the world that will let anyone in !!!! Great ! |
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SS4
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The absence of George W Bush as our head of state |
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