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[Closed] A list of words that "Sum up The British"?

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Infidels


 
Posted : 11/08/2011 6:54 pm
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Jam
Weather
Cardigans
Fish and chips

Oh, and some of us are both Scottish and British and equally content with both.


 
Posted : 11/08/2011 7:03 pm
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Whiney
Self important
Turgid
Status obsessed
Xenophobic


 
Posted : 11/08/2011 8:16 pm
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kings of the queue!


 
Posted : 11/08/2011 8:21 pm
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Marmite.
Tea bag.
Fag.
Umbrella.
Dick.
Fanny. (Enid Blyton)
W*nker; it's an awfully British word.
Dogging.
Chav.

Pinches of salt (and vinegar) not included.

Wry.
Scone.
Empire.
Teenage pregnancy.
Ever widening socio economic chasm.
Lashings of ginger ale.
Oh Matron.
Multicultural.
Xenophobic.
Wet.
Beautiful.
Ugly.
Polite.
Binge drinking.


 
Posted : 11/08/2011 11:10 pm
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Poisoned
Dispassionate
Xenophobes
Hate-makers


 
Posted : 12/08/2011 12:08 am
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nectar points


 
Posted : 12/08/2011 12:13 am
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Wife says:

Hard-working
Proud
Sense of community

She's always positive 'it's only a small minority of people that poison the perception of British people'


 
Posted : 12/08/2011 12:14 am
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Boring,hypocritical,bigoted,divided,brainwashed peasants.


 
Posted : 12/08/2011 12:24 am
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Miserable


 
Posted : 12/08/2011 1:45 am
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Poms


 
Posted : 12/08/2011 4:45 am
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Delusions of Grandeur.
Drunk
Loud

Fantastic sense of humor
Healthy cynicism
Friendly


 
Posted : 12/08/2011 5:38 am
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Apathetic


 
Posted : 12/08/2011 8:07 am
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past their sell by date


 
Posted : 12/08/2011 8:13 am
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(In Fast Show style)

Aren't the British Brilliant?

In my job I regularly visit people in their homes. The ones who seem proudest of being British are the ones who were born overseas.


 
Posted : 12/08/2011 9:31 am
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Delirious
Incredible
Superficial
Complicated
Oh, oh, oh


 
Posted : 12/08/2011 9:42 am
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Judging by the majority of the replies:

Self Loathing
Small Minded


 
Posted : 12/08/2011 9:47 am
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Lost


 
Posted : 12/08/2011 9:51 am
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We've had some French guests over and they were amazed at the fruit and veg with "honesty boxes" outside peoples's houses.
Also, they were very impressed with children's toys in play areas inside churches.
Both things they say would be stolen in France. Sweeping statement and surely exaggerated but made me feel a little proud nonetheless.

They see us as very honest and trusting, even amid the rioting/looting!


 
Posted : 12/08/2011 9:54 am
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I like the Welsh, they're great. As are the Scots and the Irish. Although, together, we're all British

Being lumped together with the English must really pi$$ off the Welsh & Scottish ...


 
Posted : 12/08/2011 10:09 am
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'it's only a small minority of people that poison the perception of British people'

True is this.

Media attention focuses on the negative, creating a false perception of reality. So much for 'balanced' reporting.

Nice people doing positive things isn't newsworthy so we generally never hear about it.

The media has lot to answer for in my opinion. There's nothing responsible about constantly reporting only the bad news.


 
Posted : 12/08/2011 10:16 am
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Divided.

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Being lumped together with the English must really pi$$ off the Welsh & Scottish ...
A lot of my fellow countrymen make a point of saying that they are scottish when they are abroad. The conversation tends to go something like this:

"where are you from?"
"Glasgow"
"Ah Englishman"
"No! Scottish!"
"Ah Scottishman, very very friendly"

It is amazing to see how people treat you differently when they think you are english and then you tell them you're scottish.

It's great being scottish.


 
Posted : 12/08/2011 10:19 am
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Creative
Individual
Fighters
Whingers

... and demonstrably no longer Apathetic


 
Posted : 12/08/2011 10:57 am
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shitty!


 
Posted : 12/08/2011 11:03 am
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disappointing


 
Posted : 12/08/2011 11:05 am
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Proud
Resilient
Lucky

People and especially the media focus too much on the negative & bad things going on in the country.


 
Posted : 12/08/2011 11:11 am
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arsonists
looters
common thieves
idiots
incredibly thick


 
Posted : 12/08/2011 11:22 am
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float - Member
adidas

Thats German you plonker 😕


 
Posted : 12/08/2011 11:25 am
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Being lumped together with the English must really pi$$ off the Welsh and Scottish

I long ago gave up trying to explain to US immigration officials that Wales isn't in England.


 
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Hope


 
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