Britishness!
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 12:40 am
Well the UK government wants kids to be taught "Britishness"
Here is one definition of "Britishness":
"Being British is about driving in a German car to an Irish pub to drink some Belgian beer. Then, on the way home, you stop for a takeout Indian curry or Turkish kebab. When you get home, you sit on Swedish furniture and watch American television shows on a Japanese television set. And the most British thing of all? Suspicion of anything foreign..."
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So does anyone else have things that define "Britishness"?
Here is one definition of "Britishness":
"Being British is about driving in a German car to an Irish pub to drink some Belgian beer. Then, on the way home, you stop for a takeout Indian curry or Turkish kebab. When you get home, you sit on Swedish furniture and watch American television shows on a Japanese television set. And the most British thing of all? Suspicion of anything foreign..."
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- Being a good loser (we are very good at losing)
Free speech (scratch that, we dont have free speech anymore).
Being able to drink 12 pints of larger in an evening.
Inability to drive when there is a little bit of fog or snow.
Making a complete arse of oneself on holiday.
So does anyone else have things that define "Britishness"?