The little things that make Britain great

[Matt UK]

OK, just a bit of fun this one..

But I love coming back to the UK and using a proper 3-pin plug socket. Feels nice and weighty and sits snug and secure vs the tiny little insubstantial 2-pin efforts.

It's good to be home

[Matt UK]

It's a cliche, but I also love our sense of humour / irony - it's part of our DNA and no one else seems to get it!

Example: pouring with rain, get wet running from cab to building, walk into meeting with water dripping down my face and say "Morning all, lovely weather out there"

UK response: "Yeah, great isn't it" <smiles>
Non UK respnonse: "Really? I though it not so good this morning" <puzzled looks>

Again, it's fantastic to be home

[Matt UK]

Matt Harper said:

Matt UK said:

It's a cliché, but I also love our sense of humour / irony - it's part of our DNA and no one else seems to get it!

I would suggest that it's a cliched myth. I don't know why we flatter ourselves with the self-delusion that we are somehow more humourous than others. In my (albeit limited to english language) experience we are no more accomplished than anyone else. Most people aren't funny - or ironic, they just think they are. The few that are - are by no means exclusively British.

Not wishing to spoil the tone of the thread, but if you read the example I gave in the post you quoted, I didn't claim we are more humorous or more accomplished than others.

The key word in my quote was 'our'. In my opinion, as a collective, the Brits have a rather unique sense of humour. Not better as such, just different.
And one does not necessarily have to be funny oneself, in order to enjoy humour which we find amusing.

[Matt UK]

Matt Harper said:

Agreed - I don't want to spoil the tone either - I just don't think this statement is correct:

Matt UK said:

the Brits have a rather unique sense of humour. Not better as such, just different.

I think that its only the British who believe their sense of humour is unique, or different.

Fair enough

[Matt UK]

King Herald said:

Zwoelf said:

This may well appear rude, but there we are. If I were being rude I'd simply not respond to such people as I'm tempted not to. Sadly I conform to social expectation - I do wonder though if everyone else does, smalltalk initiators included...

And having to stand next to a Brit at the urinals in a pub....

"Better out than in"

"Ooooaaarh, that's better"

"So, who's gonna win the match on Sunday?"

ad infinitum......

Oi you two! Stop Brit-bashing!


















So anyway, how's the weather down your way?
Arsenal in with a shot at the title next season?