2007-02-08 10:02:35 · 9 answers · asked by Lilian D 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
A Nation of Shopkeepers - which is utter rubbish of course, all our corner shops are owned by Indians and Pakistanis
2007-02-08 10:05:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Nation of shopkeepers is a mistranslation. It should read more like Nation of Traders. That reflected Britain's worldwide trading interests.
2007-02-09 08:17:21 · answer #2 · answered by john b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perfidious Albion.
2007-02-08 18:11:03 · answer #3 · answered by sickmates 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A nation of shopkeepers.
.....................but we showed him !
and he couldn't even come up with something original. This expression was first used by Adam Smith in his work "The Wealth of Nations"
2007-02-08 18:09:13 · answer #4 · answered by the_lipsiot 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Nation of shopkeepers", I believe it was. That or "stupid English pig-dogs" and "sons of a silly person".
EDIT: cross posted with the last two...great minds think alike, I see.
2007-02-08 18:05:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
England is a nation of shop keepers!
2007-02-08 18:06:57 · answer #6 · answered by Buffy Summers 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A nation of shopkeepers.
Brilliant!!
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GLH -- you edited your answer to copy mine after the fact. Is ten points from Yahoo worth so much to you, mate?
2007-02-08 18:05:29 · answer #7 · answered by Murphy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"A nation of shopkeepers".
2007-02-08 18:07:43 · answer #8 · answered by mark t 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"English pig dogs", "your mother was a hamster" and "Your father smelled of elderberries".
2007-02-08 18:05:48 · answer #9 · answered by SIMONJESTER 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋