Being British - interesting facts (bit long sorry)?

Question

Being British

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 the most British thing of all?
Suspicion of all things foreign!

Only in Britain can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance.

Only in Britain do supermarkets make sick people walk all the way to the back of the shop to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front.

Only in Britain do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries and a DIET coke.

Only in Britain do banks leave both doors open and chain the pens to the counters.

Only in Britain do we leave cars worth thousands of pounds on the drive and lock our junk and cheap lawn mower in the garage.

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Only in Britain do we use answering machines to screen calls and then have call waiting so we won't miss a call from someone we didn't want to talk to in the first place.

Only in Britain are there disabled parking places in front of a skating rink.

NOT TO MENTION..


3 Brits die each year testing if a 9v battery works on their tongue.

142 Brits were injured in 1999 by not removing all pins from new shirts.

58 Brits are injured each year by using sharp knives instead of screwdrivers.

31 Brits have died since 1996 by watering their Christmas tree while the fairy lights were plugged in.

19 Brits have died in the last 3 years believing that Christmas decorations were chocolate.

British Hospitals reported 4 broken arms last year after Xmas cracker-pulling accidents.

18 Brits had serious burns in 2000 trying on a new jumper with a lit cigarette in their mouth.

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A massive 543 Brits were admitted to A&E in the last two years after trying to open bottles of beer with their teeth.

5 Brits were injured last year in accidents involving out-of-control Scalextric cars.

and finally...

In 2000 eight Brits were admitted to hospital with fractured skulls incurred whilst throwing up into the toilet.




Silly facts, but i love em. lol

Do you know any more?

Answer 1

Another thing we Brits are good at is laughing at ourselves, something TaylorS, (an American?) should learn to do. The list is great and brought a big smile to my face on this dull November day. Thanks a lot.

Answer 2

Only in Britain do they refer to the United States as the Colonies. This being despite the fact that the US beat GB a best 2 out of 3 in 1776 and 1812.

Answer 3

Brilliant! I've got a Japanese TV and an Italian car. By the way - healthy people don.t buy cigarettes

Answer 4

That was great! I have been to England and yes drove in a foreign car, had a Budweiser (American) ate lots of curry. But hey, here in America I still drive a foreign car, eat Chinese food and drink Italian wine.

Answer 5

Thank you for this! It made me laugh especially since they are all true!
As for the sour grapes American at the bottom Pfffffffffffffft! Grow up a little will you? This was meant in fun not to be picked apart because you are spitting your dummy LOL!

Answer 6

Yes, only in Britain do people believe the BNF talks sense, that list explains a lot.

Answer 7

Another one for you.

Only in Britain do we have lots of disabled parking spaces outside of an ice rink.

I knew some more but they are on my work laptop.

Answer 8

LOL very funny and so very, very true!

I noticed this while on holiday: on the windiest, wettest, most miserable day of the summer, only the British will pretend it's hot and swim in the sea anyway.

Answer 9

OMG how true are they? I must admit I did the diet coke thing at McDonalds the other day! I did have a deli meal tho! Does that count? lol

Answer 10

LOL, at least I can feel better knowing that America isn't the only country with silly people! How funny! Got any more?