Being British
K received one of those email forwards the other day and we thought it would be apropos to post it here. It states that "one of the British national newspapers" is taking a survey about what it means to be British. I've done a bit of Googling and I can't seem to find anything about that, so I'm not sure if that part is true. However, the "chap in Switzerland" makes an interesting point ("it's funny cuz it's true").
The email:
Subject: The world's gone crazy
One of the British national daily newspapers is asking readers "what it
means to be British?". This email is from a chap in Switzerland ....
"Being British is about driving in a German car to an Irish pub for a
Belgian beer, then travelling home, grabbing an Indian curry or a
Turkish kebab on the way, to sit on Swedish furniture and watch American
shows on a Japanese TV. And the most British thing of all? Suspicion of
anything foreign ".
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Some other related articles on the matter:
Getting Drunk Is What It Means To Be British
What It Means To Be British
2 comments:
Hi Richard
I'd agree with the comments entirely -especially regarding drunkeness and the hypocritical suspiciousness of anything foreign- and would like to add my two pen'orth. A great example was my Grandma (although its by no means just an elderly thing). She would openly say things like 'Blacks are getting everywhere these days'.
Her finest moment -and perhaps a good summary of attitudes to foreigners- came when she was trying to recall where a friend had been on holiday. 'Somewhere beginning with A..' she said. Thinking a little bit, she suddenly remembered what it was that began with 'A' - 'Abroad'.
Roll on Saturday night!
Stephen
That's a great definition. I suppose the American would be quite similar but vehemntly deny that any of it was imported. Especially the little flag they're waving.
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