Can anybody tell me whats supposed to be great about the UK?

Answer 1

Being British is about driving a German car to an Irish pub for a Belgian beer, then travelling home, grabbing an Indian curry or a Turkish kebab to sit on Swedish furniture and watch American shows on a Japanese T.V.
The best thing of all, only in Britain can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance
Only in Britain do the Supermarkets make sick people walk all the way to the back of store to get there prescriptions while healthy people can get there cigarettes at the front of the store
Only in Britain do people order Double Cheese Burgers, Large Fries, and a Diet Coke
Only in Britain do banks leave both doors wide open but chain the pens to the counter
Only in Britain do we leave cars worth thousands on the drive and lock our junk in the garage
Only in Britain do we put disabled parking spaces in front of a skating rink
YES BRITAIN IS GREAT
Respect Dekker
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Answer 2

Well we have the fourth richest economy in the world, but Blair is giving it away to the Eastern Europeans.
We had the largest commonwealth in the world. What is the saying, the sun never sets on the British empire that was.
We have invented the most widely spoken second language to our detriment, as we have so many Eastern Europeans wanting to come and learn our language and get paid 4-5 times more than what they would in their own country.
What is great about Britain is what it once was, Admiral William Penn founded with Captain Venables Jamaica, most places in Jamaica are named after places in Britain. Admiral Penn son founded Pennsylvania and two other states in America.
Vancouver was named after a captain that came from Kings Lynn in Britain,
A whole country was named after a man called Cecil Rhodes and he was British. Captain cook had an importance on the history of Australia and 70% of Australians and New Zealanders have British ancestry, and so it goes on. The British Quakes started the industrial revolution, Britain was the first industrial country.
So basically Britain was a great country, but it still keeps the name even though it isn't so great these days, as it is going down hill in everyway.
Check out the empire on the web and the industrial revolution.
What is supposed to be great about the UK, is what it was, not were it is going.

Answer 3

Beans, Bangers And Mash, Fish And Chips, Bangers Beans And Mash, Fish Chips And Beans, English Breakfast (Beans, Sousage, Hash Browns, Backon, Tomatos, Fried Toast, Ect.), Curry-Houses, Cheap Flights To The Rest Of Europe, British Women, Any Other Kind Of Women 'Cos Everyone Emigrates Here, The Most Powerful Currensy In The World, The Prospect Of Leaving, Leagly Gay Marrige,

Answer 4

I saw a times on line bill board which stated. 'If Britain were a person would it be sectioned'. I thought that was quite funny.

Anyway London has been my home since 2005 and I will be leaving in 2008. I enjoy the restaurants, the shopping, bus rides, parks etc.

There are also lots and lots of things I dislike as well most of all the untidiness (poo, garbage and spitting in the streets) and the fact that the government seems to bleed the working people of their money more and more.

I don't understand why people who are able to work stay home and claim benefits. I got a job and a good job within 7 months of living here (I am here legally).

I am happy to be here for the experience but also happy that it is not my permanent home.

I think all the taxes/charges present and proposed are very harsh especially since salaries are not moving at all or at the same pace.

It is home for the time being and I make the most of it and enjoy the positive things.

Answer 5

Politicians are the only ones that can tell you what is still great about the UK. Notice, it used to be referred to as Great Britain, the Great has been dropped, and now it is the UK (a different entity to Britain, but that's semantics in everyday parlance.)
But a question politicians should be asking is why so many Brits are retiring or moving to France, Spain, Australia, inter alia. The reason has been hit on already, but I can't afford another violation.
But England are the holders of the World Cup Rugby title, and are still in with a chance for the 6-Nations. But that's only part of the UK, and small consolation.......

Answer 6

I have lived in a few places in the world and I do say that Britain is a great place and I intend staying here. . The crime and the tax system worries the hell out of me but I will never bad mouth the UK. Your question is what is great about it. For a little tiny country it has an amazing amount going for it. Lovely scenery, fairly full employment, a good educational system and it is a wealthy country. You can come here with nothing and work hard and be as rich as Dick Whittington in no time. It is a country of opportunity

Answer 7

A country is great if its people and politicians want it to be. I grew up in Ireland and was always told to be proud of where I'm from, its why Irish traditions still hold very strong, like Paddy's day and the music and dance. The UK, and England in particular don't seem to have that pride, and any one who did was seen as almost fascist, IE its only in the last decade that St Georges cross flag has become so prevalent..
Having said all that it's like the English are beginning to delight in their Englishness, but can only do it by being aggressive. (my opinion only).
Never apologise for being who you are, and the only thing that makes a place great is its people.

Answer 8

Beans, Bangers And Mash, Fish And Chips, Bangers Beans And Mash, Fish Chips And Beans, English Breakfast (Beans, Sousage, Hash Browns, Backon, Tomatos, Fried Toast, Ect.), Curry-Houses, Cheap Flights To The Rest Of Europe, British Women, Any Other Kind Of Women 'Cos Everyone Emigrates Here, The Most Powerful Currensy In The World, The Prospect Of Leaving, Leagly Gay Marrige,

Do You Want Me To Go On?

Oh And The Beatles As Well.

Answer 9

Whats not great (putting it lightly) are the immigrants, the bums and the losers who live on nothing but benefits and the seeming inevitability that if you need anywhere to live on earth, we seem to be willing to provide it.

I love my country, i love pubs, i love tea, i love sunday roasts, i love everything about it, however, I hate what it has become due to our innate attempts to please everyone. And as most people on here are Americans, im gonna go with that you are too...

So maybe you should be grateful that you exist? Cause without us, you wouldn't and ive actually recently found out, that the only reason you wanted independance wasnt because of high taxes, in fact you were being taxed less than half what we were at the time, you just wanted a govern

Answer 10

The great thing about the UK is its history. Great Britain a tiny island that is totally insignificant however it had the strength and power to build an empire that at its peak controlled one quarter of the worlds surface. The tiny nation was even respected by Hitler whose favourite film was about the British conquest of India. Britain unlike America has history that goes further than 100 years. Britain has a monarchy and many great buildings.

Answer 11

It is very simple ,
Where on this planet can you live, like you can in UK
the answer is no where ,UK is the only country who live in harmony with it's Multi-culture society ,people from all
over the world are living in UK with their languages ,cultures
,every thing intact to do with their own ways without loosing any of their identity and still live in UK as a British citizens ,,