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One of the British national daily newspapers is asking readers "what it means to be British?".
This is one from a chap in Switzerland........
Being British is about driving in a German car to an Irish pub for a Belgian beer, then travelling home, grabbing an Indian curry or a
Turkish kebab on the way, to sit on Swedish furniture and watch American shows on a Japanese TV. And, when they are overseas and trying to be popular, they pretend to be Irish.
DISCUSS
This is one from a chap in Switzerland........
Being British is about driving in a German car to an Irish pub for a Belgian beer, then travelling home, grabbing an Indian curry or a
Turkish kebab on the way, to sit on Swedish furniture and watch American shows on a Japanese TV. And, when they are overseas and trying to be popular, they pretend to be Irish.
DISCUSS
Irish said:
One of the British national daily newspapers is asking readers "what it means to be British?".
This is one from a chap in Switzerland........
Being British is about driving in a German car to an Irish pub for a Belgian beer, then travelling home, grabbing an Indian curry or a
Turkish kebab on the way, to sit on Swedish furniture and watch American shows on a Japanese TV. And, when they are overseas and trying to be popular, they pretend to be Irish.
DISCUSS
i saw that on another forum and was trying to find it!...made me laugh, kind of sums up things today.
Or alternatively:
Being British is about driving in a German car made in South Africa to a fake Irish pub run by an Australian conglomerate for a Belgian beer brewed under license in Swindon, then travelling home, grabbing an Indian curry cooked by a guy who’s never been outside of Bradford or a Turkish kebab cooked by a guy who’s never been outside of London on the way, to sit on Swedish furniture made in Vietnam and watch American shows filmed in Mexico on a Japanese TV made in Taiwan. And, when they are overseas and trying to be popular, they tell people they are Irish because their father’s second cousin’s grandmother lived in Cork for a couple of years.
Being British is about driving in a German car made in South Africa to a fake Irish pub run by an Australian conglomerate for a Belgian beer brewed under license in Swindon, then travelling home, grabbing an Indian curry cooked by a guy who’s never been outside of Bradford or a Turkish kebab cooked by a guy who’s never been outside of London on the way, to sit on Swedish furniture made in Vietnam and watch American shows filmed in Mexico on a Japanese TV made in Taiwan. And, when they are overseas and trying to be popular, they tell people they are Irish because their father’s second cousin’s grandmother lived in Cork for a couple of years.
That about sums up being British for me.m1spw said:
I really hate it when people end a post with "DISCUSS". No, I don't want to and you shouting at me to do it doesn't exactly encourage me to do it.
So no I won't discuss it, bugger off and leave me alone
Ooops, i would edit the post but it is locked. It appears to be an upside down, topsy turvy PH day.
Irish said:
One of the British national daily newspapers is asking readers "what it means to be British?".
This is one from a chap in Switzerland........
Being British is about driving in a German car to an Irish pub for a Belgian beer, then travelling home, grabbing an Indian curry or a
Turkish kebab on the way, to sit on Swedish furniture and watch American shows on a Japanese TV. And, when they are overseas and trying to be popular, they pretend to be Irish.
DISCUSS
Exactly the same as a Swiss national then, except they have to drive slower and quieter but at least they can check their progress on a Cuckoo clock.
Irish said:
One of the British national daily newspapers is asking readers "what it means to be British?".
This is one from a chap in Switzerland........
Being British is about driving in a German car to an Irish pub for a Belgian beer, then travelling home, grabbing an Indian curry or a
Turkish kebab on the way, to sit on Swedish furniture and watch American shows on a Japanese TV. And, when they are overseas and trying to be popular, they pretend to be Irish.
DISCUSS
Irish said:
One of the British national daily newspapers is asking readers "what it means to be British?".
This is one from a chap in Switzerland........
Being British is about driving in a German car to an Irish pub for a Belgian beer, then travelling home, grabbing an Indian curry or a
Turkish kebab on the way, to sit on Swedish furniture and watch American shows on a Japanese TV. And, when they are overseas and trying to be popular, they pretend to be Irish.
DISCUSS
It means being able to ride above the tw@ts that pose such banal questions
m1spw said:
I really hate it when people end a post with "DISCUSS". No, I don't want to and you shouting at me to do it doesn't exactly encourage me to do it.
So no I won't discuss it, bugger off and leave me alone
Always reminds me of school and dodgy exam questions that end in blah blah blah, discuss.
t1grm said:
Or alternatively:
Being British is about driving in a German car made in South Africa to a fake Irish pub run by an Australian conglomerate for a Belgian beer brewed under license in Swindon, then travelling home, grabbing an Indian curry cooked by a guy who’s never been outside of Bradford or a Turkish kebab cooked by a guy who’s never been outside of London on the way, to sit on Swedish furniture made in Vietnam and watch American shows filmed in Mexico on a Japanese TV made in Taiwan. And, when they are overseas and trying to be popular, they tell people they are Irish because their father’s second cousin’s grandmother lived in Cork for a couple of years.
Good stuff.
Btw, why the hell do so many Englanders seem to crave an almost apologetic link to one of the Celtic realms?
Odd.
derestrictor said:
Good stuff.
Btw, why the hell do so many Englanders seem to crave an almost apologetic link to one of the Celtic realms?
Odd.
No idea. I had a mate at uni like that. I was watching an England v Ireland six nations game down the pub with him once and he was telling me he had split loyalties over who he wanted to win. I never did get an exact explanation of his Irish heritage but it was something mumbled along the lines he was born in Ireland because his mother was on holiday there when she was pregnant!
An Irish pub I used to drink at in Brighton had loads of fake Irish in there. There was one bloke who used to sing when they had live Irish folk music on Sundays. He used to sing and talk with a raucous deep “Iorish” drawl. One day one of the student barmaids told me he used to be their English teacher at school and spoke perfect Queens English when giving lessons. Not sure which accent he was putting on but I suspect it was the Irish one.
Oddly enough I’m the opposite. My Mother was born and grew up on a farm in Cobh, Co Cork and emigrated to London in the 60’s where she met and married my English Dad. However I don’t consider myself Irish at all. I had quite a drunk and animated discussion with a bloke in a hotel bar in Dublin once who was trying to tell me I’m half Irish whether I like it or not. I begged to differ.
>> Edited by t1grm on Saturday 21st January 15:42
LOL why is everyone getting het up about the word discuss?!?
So if this post was the same but with out it no one would moan??
Anyhoo, British. Part of a great country, slowly turning into a police state by the current governemnt, you can't express any national pride incase you upset a minority or another, good place to work at present IMO, great diversity but hampered by previous statement, generally not bad.
So if this post was the same but with out it no one would moan??
Anyhoo, British. Part of a great country, slowly turning into a police state by the current governemnt, you can't express any national pride incase you upset a minority or another, good place to work at present IMO, great diversity but hampered by previous statement, generally not bad.
Irish said:
One of the British national daily newspapers is asking readers "what it means to be British?".
This is one from a chap in Switzerland........
Being British is about driving in a German car to an Irish pub for a Belgian beer, then travelling home, grabbing an Indian curry or a
Turkish kebab on the way, to sit on Swedish furniture and watch American shows on a Japanese TV. And, when they are overseas and trying to be popular, they pretend to be Irish.
DISCUSS
Oi - he missed out speaking loudly and slowly in English wehn abroad as all "foreigners are apparently deaf!" and they should all speak English anyway of course
To me personally as a born country bumpkin... means cricket on a Sunday afternoon or bowls, brass band in the park, village bobby on the beat, foamy beer, darts and setting the world to rights in the snug, red telephone boxes and post boxes, real log fire in the living room, my wife stirring my tea for me and putting my slippers on for me, Cumberland sausages, Yorkshire puds and all the trimmings, Moggie cars, old Minis and MGs - complete with tartan rug on back seat! And gentlemanly behaviour of course
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