Being British is about driving in a German car to an Irish pub for a Belgian beer, whilst 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.
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.
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.
2007-10-28 03:06:23 · 31 answers · asked by ? 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Senior Citizens
Only in Britain do we let millions of foreigners come over, dilute our democracy and send all our money back to their own run down sh!tty countrys.
2007-10-28 03:11:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 16⤊ 2⤋
Sounds more like everywhere in America to me. Although here we also have places where people live in huge mansions and have wrecked cars all over their front lawns and their lawns are mostly weeds or dirt. Then again if you have ever seen a redneck bass boat which is a lawn chair sitting on a pair of two-by-fours with a trolling motor (2 and a half horse power) you will know that as far as stupidy goes and us being the younger country, we still have you beat.
2007-10-28 04:42:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Every word...true! Just as well we have a sense of humour coz we all need one to live here. Only in Britain there's a War Against Terrorism but once a year it's ok for EVERYONE to set off bombs in the name of fun! (Nov 5th Bonfire Night). Only in Britain are we told to be careful who we answer the door to especially at night and we tell our children to not accept sweets from strangers except at Halloween. It's a funny ol' world! (sorry we know the terrorism isn't just in Britain)
2007-10-28 10:45:03 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
properly I stay in Australia so with a bit of luck i will help. reward of england: *no longer almost as severe climate. it quite is 40 c or greater in some aspects. consumer-friendly is around 25 - 30 c. *no longer as many risky animals - we don't have as many as human beings think of, yet in some aspects. they at the instant are not all on your outdoor. disadvantages of england: *extra populated *no longer almost as sunny Hmm i can't think of of lots else on the 2nd. And to the guy who mentioned they have seasons in England - it is an identical for the the remainder of the international too.
2016-10-02 22:57:33 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds just like the US to me. LOL
I know people think it's so wierd for people to drink diet coke and at the same time order something fattening.....but I'm one who does. It was so tough to get used to the taste of saccarin or the other sugar substitutes and once you do...drinking sugared sodas was like drinking syrup.
Forgot something, I think....if it's anything like I've heard that is similar to areas here......only hear do you need a translator to order your burger and fries in your own country or get customer service questions asked and answered.
2007-10-28 06:17:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Sounds an awful lot like the good old U.S. of A., except the supermarkets do have their pharmacy counters in the front or center of the store. It's the drugstores that have them in the back!
2007-10-28 03:28:52 · answer #6 · answered by felines 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Sounds like Canada
2007-10-28 03:46:22 · answer #7 · answered by Grand pa 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I gotta agree with the others, you could substitute USA for Britain in that. So living there sounds like it would be a lot like living here.
2007-10-28 06:31:14 · answer #8 · answered by luvspbr2 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Sounds like New Haven, CT to me. It's not only in Britain.
A difference I noticed--British curries are very sugary and sweet, while actual Indian curry actually has some kick to it. We have both of those available here in New Haven. Mix the two together and you have sweet and sour ;)
2007-10-28 03:10:18 · answer #9 · answered by Danagasta 6 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Not only in Britain. America, Canada, and many other modern countries follow suit.
2007-10-28 03:24:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
That is so true, as ever you are a keen observer of life around us and find laughter in every day things. Sorry I am at the end as usual.
2007-10-28 10:39:06 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋