The things that make people ashamed to be British revealed

HAYSIE

Ignorance and boozing: The things that make people ashamed to be British revealed


https://uk.yahoo.com/news/ipsos-pride-in-britain-survey-182341479.html

TheEdge949

Being called British.

I'm a proud Englishman with no connection to those untamable beasts from the wild Celtic fringes, slipping over the borders to pillage and ravish before skulking back to their hovels.

OK OK Calm down, this is said in jest but also to make a serious point. I don't relate to Britain when it comes to heritage and I would hope that the Welsh and the Scots feel exactly the same.

I am English, @Haysie is Welsh, @rabdeniro is Scottish and surely that is the identity we have.

It's like when people used to say "I'm European" ah just **** off you idiot.

Essexphil

Everyone is different.

I am equally proud to be both British and English.

My chief gripe about the English is our belief that everyone should speak our language in their country. Followed by drinking to excess frequently-which is more of a British habit

I don't think the NHS is as great as the people surveyed. But still believe, despite our many faults, that Britain and British people are the best in the World.

We are the only Nation that automatically apologise if someone steps on our foot. Have invented way more things than our size/importance should indicate. And have an innate sense of justice and fair play. We have certainly done some wrong things in History-but we have given far more to the World than we have taken away.

goldon

Nobody want's to include the Irish then.... can you be half Welsh leek & half Sweaty Sock.

HENDRIK62

goldon said:

Nobody want's to include the Irish then.... can you be half Welsh leek & half Sweaty Sock.

Since when was Ireland in Britain?

TheEdge949

It's only a small point but that is why Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau, and Flower of Scotland have become the "Unofficial" Official anthems of Wales and Scotland because they encapsulate the essence of those counties history so much more than God Save the Queen which actually has a verse about rushing to crush Scottish rebellion so maybe it's time we got rid of it in favour of something a little less empirical.

goldon

me just thought northern Ireland was, could be wrong.

VespaPX

Is this correct?

VespaPX

A police car and a screaming siren
A pneumatic drill and ripped up concrete
A baby wailing and stray dog howling
The screech of brakes and lamp light blinking

That's entertainment, that's entertainment

A smash of glass and the rumble of boots
An electric train and a ripped up phone booth
Paint splattered walls and the cry of a tomcat
Lights going out and a kick in the balls

I tell ya that's entertainment, that's entertainment

Days of speed and slow time Monday's
**** down with rain on a boring Wednesday
Watching the news and not eating your tea
A freezing cold flat and damp on the walls

I say that's entertainment, that's entertainment

Waking up at six AM on a cool warm morning
Opening the windows and breathing in petrol
An amateur band rehearsing in a nearby yard
Watching the tele and thinking about your holidays
That's entertainment, that's entertainment

Waking up from bad dreams and smoking cigarettes
Cuddling a warm girl and smelling stale perfume
A hot summer's day and sticky black tarmac
Feeding ducks in the park and wishing you were far away

That's entertainment, that's entertainment

Two lovers kissing amongst the scream of midnight
Two lovers missing the tranquility of solitude
Getting a cab and travelling on buses
Reading the graffiti about slashed seat affairs

I tell ya that's entertainment, that's entertainment

goldon

So me wrong Holly Mosses ! slap me down with a Britain not great anymore.

HENDRIK62

VespaPX said:

Is this correct?

My understanding is that the first three are correct, honestly not sure about the last one (British Isles)

rabdeniro

VespaPX said:

A police car and a screaming siren
A pneumatic drill and ripped up concrete
A baby wailing and stray dog howling
The screech of brakes and lamp light blinking

That's entertainment, that's entertainment

A smash of glass and the rumble of boots
An electric train and a ripped up phone booth
Paint splattered walls and the cry of a tomcat
Lights going out and a kick in the balls

I tell ya that's entertainment, that's entertainment

Days of speed and slow time Monday's
**** down with rain on a boring Wednesday
Watching the news and not eating your tea
A freezing cold flat and damp on the walls

I say that's entertainment, that's entertainment

Waking up at six AM on a cool warm morning
Opening the windows and breathing in petrol
An amateur band rehearsing in a nearby yard
Watching the tele and thinking about your holidays
That's entertainment, that's entertainment

Waking up from bad dreams and smoking cigarettes
Cuddling a warm girl and smelling stale perfume
A hot summer's day and sticky black tarmac
Feeding ducks in the park and wishing you were far away

That's entertainment, that's entertainment

Two lovers kissing amongst the scream of midnight
Two lovers missing the tranquility of solitude
Getting a cab and travelling on buses
Reading the graffiti about slashed seat affairs

I tell ya that's entertainment, that's entertainment

Cannae whack the Jam boys.