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The most British thing you have ever seen
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Well what is it?
A post on another thread got me thinking, what image or text or even overhead conversation has made you think "my god, that's so british of you"  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Last year on holiday in Cornwall.
It was throwing it down and blowing a gale and there was a family sat on the beach, windbreak and brollies up, waterproof coats on, blankets over their legs. Kids in swimsuits building in the sand.
Only the british would do that. Against all the odds....."You WILL have a play on the beach and you WILL enjoy it. We are on holiday!
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Sandals n socks
Pure britishness.
That's irish was aswell. Particularly if the socks are white  "
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Nah the French have that habit as well.... The mozzies bite the fuck out of your ankles while you're having dinner otherwise |
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"Well what is it?
A post on another thread got me thinking, what image or text or even overhead conversation has made you think "my god, that's so british of you" "
There two things that the British do with passion, panache and style...
Pageants and riots.
One prime example was the last London riots where Charles and Camellia got stuck in Soho, trying to get back to Buckingham Palace. Camellia got poked with a stick by a member of the public.
The palace denied it ever happened. I know who to believe.... And it's not the palace...
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Gangs of families trying to find an English pub on holiday and complaining about the lack of full English breakfast on offer.
Or
Lads on tour tshirt
So sad |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Getting on a BA flight after months abroad in some god awful, humid, third world hell hole and the attendants meet you at the door of the plane, hand you a copy of the times and ask you if you would like a cup of tea.
It's almost like you're already back in blighty. I love you BA. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Queuing. No-one queues like we do! "
This is true I recently worked a UK Event. There were 2 entry points both clearly marked, however a queue began to form at one and once established (more than 3) everyone else joined. People even stopped and took note of the other entrance but still joined the queue.
It was fascinating to watch |
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By (user no longer on site)
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During the other week when we had wonderful weather I went for a walk round one of the local parkland areas. I saw an adorable old couple sat out with, presumably their grandkids, on a picnic blanket, flask pouring tea out, and a picnic with triangle sandwiches, seabrooks crisps and apples. Spread out right between the duck lake and a cricket pitch.
I think that is the most recent think that made me talk under my breath "so sodding British." |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Tea at Bettys.......  "
Done this before at the one in York whilst there was a brass band playing somewhere nearby. Not sure if that screams British to me, or Yorkshire? :P |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Tea at Bettys.......
Done this before at the one in York whilst there was a brass band playing somewhere nearby. Not sure if that screams British to me, or Yorkshire? :P"
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By *ezebelWoman
over a year ago
North of The Wall - youll need your vest |
"Last year on holiday in Cornwall.
It was throwing it down and blowing a gale and there was a family sat on the beach, windbreak and brollies up, waterproof coats on, blankets over their legs. Kids in swimsuits building in the sand.
Only the british would do that. Against all the odds....."You WILL have a play on the beach and you WILL enjoy it. We are on holiday!
xx"
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By *ezebelWoman
over a year ago
North of The Wall - youll need your vest |
"Getting on a BA flight after months abroad in some god awful, humid, third world hell hole and the attendants meet you at the door of the plane, hand you a copy of the times and ask you if you would like a cup of tea.
It's almost like you're already back in blighty. I love you BA."
And they have worcester sauce for the tomato juice |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Corner shops with painted adverts from the 70s 60s and 50s on one side
Colliery brass bands
The rolling hills of Yorkshire
Jumpers for goal posts
Hose pipe bans directly after some of the worst flooding that century
Half an inch of slushy snow, closing the whole country
Half of Birmingham turning up in Weston super mare on a bank holiday
A 99 with a full size flake |
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By *igeiaWoman
over a year ago
Bristol |
"Queuing. No-one queues like we do! "
Not just queuing. But walking into a busy environment where they have failed to put out queue management ropes and not being embarrassed to ask where the back of the queue is. Then everyone snaking around in a neat spiral for half an hour, with the most recent queue joinee bearing the important task of beckoning anyone new in with a 'queue end is here' wave. It's almost an art form. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"James bond Pierce Brosnan wasn't even british
Neither was George Lazenby"
Ben Kingsley isn't Indian but didn't stop him playing gandhi.
What's your point? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Corner shops with painted adverts from the 70s 60s and 50s on one side
Colliery brass bands
The rolling hills of Yorkshire
Jumpers for goal posts
Hose pipe bans directly after some of the worst flooding that century
Half an inch of slushy snow, closing the whole country
Half of Birmingham turning up in Weston super mare on a bank holiday
A 99 with a full size flake "
Jumpers for goalposts 100%
I did once kick off quite badly in Italy because I couldn't get a decent cup of tea. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Corner shops with painted adverts from the 70s 60s and 50s on one side
Colliery brass bands
The rolling hills of Yorkshire
Jumpers for goal posts
Hose pipe bans directly after some of the worst flooding that century
Half an inch of slushy snow, closing the whole country
Half of Birmingham turning up in Weston super mare on a bank holiday
A 99 with a full size flake
Jumpers for goalposts 100%
I did once kick off quite badly in Italy because I couldn't get a decent cup of tea."
If you had any self respect you would take your own
-10 British points for you! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Corner shops with painted adverts from the 70s 60s and 50s on one side
Colliery brass bands
The rolling hills of Yorkshire
Jumpers for goal posts
Hose pipe bans directly after some of the worst flooding that century
Half an inch of slushy snow, closing the whole country
Half of Birmingham turning up in Weston super mare on a bank holiday
A 99 with a full size flake
Jumpers for goalposts 100%
I did once kick off quite badly in Italy because I couldn't get a decent cup of tea.
If you had any self respect you would take your own
-10 British points for you! "
Well luckily I don't have any self respect... oh wait, never mind |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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My village's Flower Show, with a Morris dancing extravaganza and chucking wet sponges at the local vicar.
The local restored 1950's fire engine that goes round all the streets at Christmas, covered in lights and playing festive music. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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The most British thing I have ever seen is our statistics on Teenage Parenthood.
Such a shame it isn't an Olympic Discipline (yet), we would win it hands down.
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d*unk people waving to a packed trent bridge on the last day of a beautifully sunny test match, as they are peacefully escorted from the ground by stewards in green blazers, to a mass standing ovation by the whole stadium except those in the members enclosure. this takes about 20 mins as the stewards kindly let them collect their belongings together and stop occasionly to acknowledge the applause on their way out. |
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