What is it to be British?
What is Britain all about?
What symbolises Britain?
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What Is British?
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, Aug 26 2008 04:02 PM
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Posted 26 August 2008 - 04:02 PM
Ok, so after watching panorama last night i thought i would present the question:
What is it to be British?
What is Britain all about?
What symbolises Britain?
fire away! boom boom
What is it to be British?
What is Britain all about?
What symbolises Britain?
fire away! boom boom
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Posted 26 August 2008 - 04:04 PM
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Posted 26 August 2008 - 04:04 PM
What is it to be British? To put up woth imergernts
What is Britain all about? imergrents
What symbolises Britain? pass...
What is Britain all about? imergrents
What symbolises Britain? pass...
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Posted 26 August 2008 - 04:04 PM
...i seem to have made the fatal error of spelling Britain with a "b"
please don't have a go, I can't seem to change it
please don't have a go, I can't seem to change it
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Posted 26 August 2008 - 04:06 PM
well, when the chinese presented the handover to the British Olympics, and handed the whatever it was, to an Asian girl, I think that pretty much sums it up.
I'm not proud to be British anymore. We've gone to the dogs!
I'm not proud to be British anymore. We've gone to the dogs!
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Posted 26 August 2008 - 04:06 PM
have to agree with Dog, it means F all to be british anymore...
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Posted 26 August 2008 - 04:09 PM
well, when the chinese presented the handover to the British Olympics, and handed the whatever it was, to an Asian girl, I think that pretty much sums it up.
I'm not proud to be British anymore. We've gone to the dogs!
Yep i didnt see it on tv but when i read her name in the papers yesterday i thought oh yes that's a great British name !
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Posted 26 August 2008 - 04:11 PM
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Posted 26 August 2008 - 04:16 PM
to be british means to be under rule of a govenment who doesnt care about keeping britain british, ie, letting foregners in and letting them change the country to how it was back in theirs.
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Posted 26 August 2008 - 04:20 PM
Ok well im not proud to be British, but im proud to be English.
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Posted 26 August 2008 - 04:22 PM
British doesn't mean what it did 100 years ago but try and look at it at a different angle.
Ok yes we have immigrant issues - who doesn't? To put it into perspective every American is an immigrant!
To me Britain means a whole bunch of things we've done more for the people of this world than every other country!
And it still gives me tingles down my spine to hear the national anthem on T.V,
However it doesn't mean I am happy with the current state of affairs we still have a certain togetherness that other countries don't have but it seems to have been left behind in the 50s. And don't get me started with the sell-out government, which seems to have ditched its labour roots to become a completley different and divided party.
Ok yes we have immigrant issues - who doesn't? To put it into perspective every American is an immigrant!
To me Britain means a whole bunch of things we've done more for the people of this world than every other country!
And it still gives me tingles down my spine to hear the national anthem on T.V,
However it doesn't mean I am happy with the current state of affairs we still have a certain togetherness that other countries don't have but it seems to have been left behind in the 50s. And don't get me started with the sell-out government, which seems to have ditched its labour roots to become a completley different and divided party.
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Posted 26 August 2008 - 04:31 PM
Well recently, with current personal issues, I've decided I don't like England.
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The Pound is no where near as stong as it was, who's idea was it to bring the Euro in?
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Living costs, people are struggling!! Doesn't matter if your poor, average or rich, we're all in the same boat! We're over taxed, there are other issues but I am not going air them all.
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Property. As a young lad, I, aswell as others, want my own place, but thats not going to happen with the current "credit crunch", and the goverment playing silly buggers with taxes.
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Poor country managment. Seems, like this country has no structure of organisation any more. Putting a bad on domistic disapline was a bad move. Kids aren't being slapped, or disaplined like I was when I was a lad, so they get away with blue murder! Litrally!
With all the thing above, I've decided to do my life plan, Work my fingers to the bone, and get as much cash as I can pysically get, and bugger off. I know other countries have there own affairs, but here... its just silly.
one.
The Pound is no where near as stong as it was, who's idea was it to bring the Euro in?
two.
Living costs, people are struggling!! Doesn't matter if your poor, average or rich, we're all in the same boat! We're over taxed, there are other issues but I am not going air them all.
three.
Property. As a young lad, I, aswell as others, want my own place, but thats not going to happen with the current "credit crunch", and the goverment playing silly buggers with taxes.
four.
Poor country managment. Seems, like this country has no structure of organisation any more. Putting a bad on domistic disapline was a bad move. Kids aren't being slapped, or disaplined like I was when I was a lad, so they get away with blue murder! Litrally!
With all the thing above, I've decided to do my life plan, Work my fingers to the bone, and get as much cash as I can pysically get, and bugger off. I know other countries have there own affairs, but here... its just silly.
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Posted 26 August 2008 - 04:32 PM
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Posted 26 August 2008 - 04:39 PM
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Posted 26 August 2008 - 04:40 PM
Oh dear
British in a civic sense is having British nationality and a British Passport. But anyone can get those.
To be truly British, my belief is that you need to have had at least three direct generations of your family have lived here.
Am I proud to be British?
Well, proud of the country the people before me built, and fought for. Not proud of what we are today. I can't seem to find one person who actually likes the current government or believes the country is in a fit state. That says it all really
It is amusing to think that 2 years ago a friend said that Labour are good, yeah they've failed on immigration, the NHS, the Police Force, etc... but they've built up a good economy! Look at it now
British in a civic sense is having British nationality and a British Passport. But anyone can get those.
To be truly British, my belief is that you need to have had at least three direct generations of your family have lived here.
Am I proud to be British?
Well, proud of the country the people before me built, and fought for. Not proud of what we are today. I can't seem to find one person who actually likes the current government or believes the country is in a fit state. That says it all really
It is amusing to think that 2 years ago a friend said that Labour are good, yeah they've failed on immigration, the NHS, the Police Force, etc... but they've built up a good economy! Look at it now
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