What is Britishness?

~~Gareth Brown~~ · 06-12-2009, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Piss Me Off

Fave strip? Blatantly Calamity James for me.

I was also partial to the Bash Street Kids, i actually forgot about CJ i had to google him and it all came flooding back, he was pretty good from my memory.

TheBig3 · 06-12-2009, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

The ability to drink alcohol without the words 'lite' written on the frickin can.
To be so damn polite it can almost be annoying.
To be bare chested even in December (bred tough over here)
to still have the balls to say no to the Euro and long may it reign.
To drive on the wrong side of the road.
For middle class men to always have umbrellas in the rain and the working class to refuse them even in the worst downpour since the great flood.

Woo theres something British for you. This distinction in America is so tough to pick out that there may not even be one.

~~Gareth Brown~~ · 06-12-2009, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

The ability to drink alcohol without the words 'lite' written on the frickin can.
To be so damn polite it can almost be annoying.
To be bare chested even in December (bred tough over here)
to still have the balls to say no to the Euro and long may it reign.
To drive on the wrong side of the road.
For middle class men to always have umbrellas in the rain and the working class to refuse them even in the worst downpour since the great flood.

Maybe if you're from Newcastle!

~~Gareth Brown~~ · 06-12-2009, 07:16 PM

Piss Me Off · 06-12-2009, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Gareth Brown

Wanker gesture.. check.
Unkempt school uniform... check.
Terrible teeth.... check.

jackhammer · 06-12-2009, 08:02 PM

My teeth are lovely. I guess I'm a minority!

~~Gareth Brown~~ · 06-13-2009, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Piss Me Off

Wanker gesture.. check.
Unkempt school uniform... check.
Terrible teeth.... check.

The wanker sign is the best british thing ever.

Merkaba · 06-13-2009, 06:19 PM

I recently heard an englishman call someone he was with a "cork". That was fantastic.

Blood$hot · 06-15-2009, 02:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Vanilla

When I think of British I think of Coronation St characters!

What you mean characters like Dev and his uncle Uhmed?

I would have to say that VIZ comic represents a lot of real British adult humour,you have to be British to understand fully the humour lol.

TheCunningStunt · 06-15-2009, 09:44 AM

Tennis. Tea and crumpets. Being up your own arse. Bad teeth. From London.

So the Yanks think anyway.. even though it's total bollocks.

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Merkaba Whitewater! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,885	I recently heard an englishman call someone he was with a "cork". That was fantastic. __________________ She thinks I'm a reclusive genius, she's going to be very disappointed when she finds out i'm a reclusive wanker

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TheCunningStunt love will tear you apart Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Manchester, UK. Posts: 5,107	Tennis. Tea and crumpets. Being up your own arse. Bad teeth. From London. So the Yanks think anyway.. even though it's total bollocks.