Someone asked me why should they be proud to be British earlier, all I could think of is fish'n'chips!

Question

Please give me suggestions because I'm proud to be British but can't think of any true reasons with this stupid Labour government that we currently have.

Answer 1

Only in Britain ...
... can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance.
... 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.
... do banks leave both doors open and chain the pens to the counters.
... do we leave cars worth thousands of pounds on the drive and lock our junk and cheap lawn mower in the garage.
... 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.
... 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 cracker pulling accidents.
... 101 people since 1999 have had broken parts of plastic toys pulled out of the soles of their feet.
... 18 Brits had serious burns in 2000 trying on a new jumper with a lit cigarette in their mouth.
... A massive 543 Brits were admitted to A&E in the last two years after opening bottles of beer with their teeth.
... 5 Brits were injured last year in accidents involving out of control Scalextric cars.
AND FINALLY !! ...
... In 2000, 8 Brits cracked their skull whilst throwing up into the toilet.
RULE BRITANNIA!! - Britannia waves the rules...

Answer 2

I am proud of my country but not proud to be British. Does that make sense? The country is beautiful, but the laws stink and the government stinks. On my honeymoon in a couple of months im spending a week in Cumbria because it is so lovely and a part of my country. I could go anywhere in the world but i'd rather stay here.
The government makes it a place where no one wants to be anymore. What can we do? Emigrate to a place where we are alien in unfamiliar territory? I don't have a clue.

Answer 3

I’m British and it takes me a long time to think of some thing to be proud of being British. i can think of things done years and years ago. though i do like our speak, the good one. and the people are bit nice. although half them don't speak our language now. but we have crappy BBC Tony Blair and many more bad things.

Answer 4

3 cheers for the dole and the Health Service! Did you know that in all other countries they have to do whatever work they can get all the time and can never shop around for a job that suits them?!

Answer 5

Princess Diana

Kings and Queens

You call cigarette's fags

You banned slavery before anyone else.

You banned capital punishment.

Answer 6

British (as a stereotype) were never short on tenacity and
regality-- don't forget "proper" teas etc.

Answer 7

Just think yourself lucky you were not born in some of the countries i have been to.

Answer 8

we ruled most of the world and still could, we have buildings older than most country's, most of the world speak's english.

Answer 9

Thats better than curried goat,,,

Answer 10

FREEDOM OF SPEECH!!!!!!!!!!