The chef at the Red Onion in Stockport. Ok, so he's not the stereotype but he is British and his 'meal for three deal' brings a tear to my eye.
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Name a person who makes you proud to be british...
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Not forgetting the distaff side...
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can't believe no one has posted this chap yet...
JEREMY CLARKSON
... brilliant, we should have him for PM!
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It's got to be Abu Hamza for me. He's fighting really hard to retain his British passport.
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Essentially, what clubber, idave, molgrips and others said above.
But, I'll throw Richard Francis Burton (the explorer, not the actor) into the mix- I'm not British, and he's not too well known these days, but to me he seems to have all the characteristics that the British hold dear.
From my own country- Ed Hillary, for the same reason as I chose Burton.
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I'm impressed that the forum here assembled instantly recognise Jonathan and Camilla...
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I once saw him playing Captain Hook at the Yvonne Arnaud in Guildford. Came on in the second half completely pissed. Fell over twice. Hugely entertaining.
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Two people for me that have made an impact on my life personally, Sir David Attenborough and John Peel and I think define to me what being British means.
I genuinely mourned John Peel's death, a real character whose shows used to get me through many a long shift as a chef.
Sir David Attenborough, i think again the day that anything happens to him will be a very sad day.
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Christopher Draper - The Mad Major
Ray Mears for his unfailing ability to be able to extract a cup of tea out of any landscape
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Blimey, struggling to think of one....maybe that doctor that goes to Russia and does brain surgery for free.
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The captain of the Italian liner is making me quite proud to be British at the moment!
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All those fine Britons that fell defending these lands against the foreign Saxons, Angles and Jutes (Englisch).
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TandemJeremy - Member
Still Leonard Cheshire.Not one person on this thread to touch him
Leonard Cheshire's missus.
just to prove the above statement wrong
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rightplacerighttime - Member
For all your rationalisation, I"m not sure it's possible to be quite so "lone fox"
My old English teacher once gave me a 5 word quote as a report: "No man is an island" (John Donne)
I've always been proud to be an individual.I've never really 'got' team sport either.
As for the tour, I'd be happier to see Jens Voigt win a stage than Cav...Posted 4 months ago # -
Living:
Jonathan Ive
Ian CallumDead:
I.K. Brunel
Alan TuringPosted 4 months ago # -
Equal tie between Wordsworth and Darwin.
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George W
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Hmmm,
Having the same nationality as someone else who's successful, bringing about pride in ones own nationality?
Interesting concept...I am neither Proud nor displeased at being born British, it was an accident of birth...
I contributed in no way to the achievements of other notable British citizens, therefore for me to take pride in their work sort of denegrates it to my mind and is a tad jingoistic really...Are you asking us to name British people whom we admire for their achievements?
If so then I'd go with...
Brunel...
Maybe Leonard Rossiter...
Or Lady Di cos she hugged that AIDS kiddy, defused some mines or something and had lovely hair...
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Equal tie between Wordsworth and Darwin.
To be decided on penalties?
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DLG
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slowrider - Member
"TandemJeremy - Member
Still Leonard Cheshire.Not one person on this thread to touch him"
Leonard Cheshire's missus.
just to prove the above statement wrong
LOLZ
Do you know who it was? Sue Ryder
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yunki - Member
"Christopher Hitchens"
troll surely..?
Why would it be a troll ? Many people recognise Christopher Hitchens as a towering giant of a man who's life had a profound effect on millions of people throughout the world.
As this letter published in the Guardian shortly after his death clearly shows :
Christopher Hitchens, by common consent the greatest man of the last century and probably in the entire history of the world, has just died. But this fact has been shamefully ignored by the Guardian. So far I have only found half the front page, a double-page news spread, a cartoon, a leader, a full-page obituary and half Simon Hoggart's column. Where are your priorities? Can I look forward to a special supplement soon?
Linda Evans
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Having the same nationality as someone else who's successful, bringing about pride in ones own nationality?
Of course - basic psychology.
1. See someone from the same place as you achieve something.
2. Somewhere in your soul you would like to achieve something too.
3. Being proud of that person who shares something with you (nationality) is telling yourself you could share the other thing (achieving) too.
Not sure what the psychology of trying to rationalise that away is?
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Sir David Attenborough and
David Niven, who was a man of integrity, a gentleman, clever and funny.Posted 4 months ago # -
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George Mallory.
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