Some of those top comments on hys would be really funny if they did not have such a truthful stigma about them.
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What does it mean to be British?
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What does it mean to be British?
"Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain -
Today, I got my sons British Citizenship - he wasn't born in the UK.
When you live in a country that did zilch to defeat the Third Reich you realise there is something very real to be proud of being British.
I couldn't care less about the queen/royalty/morris dancing/etc.
And I hope my son as an 'immigrant' will make a useful contribution. -
The August Bank Holiday has been suggested as a possible "Britishness" day by the Home Office ministerComment
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I think the theme of the opening ceremony in 2012 should be "we did all this...and we invented all this - so you can all can get stuffed".
I think it's a winner - shall I tell Lord Seb?Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God? - EpicurusComment
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Originally posted by Fishface View PostWhen you live in a country that did zilch to defeat the Third Reich you realise there is something very real to be proud of being British.How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't thinkComment
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British!
Don't see a lot of them about do you
I thought they went the same way as the dinosaursConfusion is a natural state of beingComment
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Originally posted by Troll View PostThat would be Ireland then?
And even so there were many Irish that fought with/as the British - like my great uncle who died in Battle of Arnhem and was decorated for his bravery.Comment
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We could commemorate being British with a new tax, £250 a year for being a working citizen, £150 if you are a pensioner?
TuRbO- DD, North West, United KingdomOh, I’m sorry….I seem to be lost. I was looking for the sane side of town. I’d ask you for directions, but I have a feeling you’ve never been there and I’d be wasting my time.Comment
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Originally posted by Fishface View PostNot not Ireland.
And even so there were many Irish that fought with/as the British - like my great uncle who died in Battle of Arnhem and was decorated for his bravery.
So Swiss or South America? don't be coy - we celebrate diversity in this countryHow fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't thinkComment
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How long would Switzerland have survived if they'd caused problems for the Axis powers? Given that they had German and Austria to the North and East, Italy in the South, and occupied France in the West? They'd have starved into submission pdq.
That's not to say that there weren't some disgraceful actions on the part of the Swiss, or that the myth of "pluckly little Switzerland retaining its independence" is anything other than a myth.Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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