How to be British?

Original post by Welsh_insomniac

It's funny because from what I've discovered about you from your posts on here you are quintessentially British. The very fibre of your being and the people you live around has molded you into who you are. All of this has been done on UK soil. You are a product of this culture, whether you want to be self hating about or not.

I'm not "quintessentially British", I'd like to know where you've got that from.

And I'm not self hating - I'm half British, not fully British, and I don't really like British culture. I'm entitled to have an opinion.

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slade p

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Definitely drinking, clubbing, curries and kebabs are part of it.

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pinkteddyx64

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Moan and groan in every single situation possible, (especially when the sky turns grey) that we are THE worst of in the world at every single thing possible.

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Maker

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Original post by Welsh_insomniac

- Yeah... food from these parts isn't very popular these days.

- German beer? You're missing out on the craft beer scene here in the UK. You'd be mad to do so. Even if you're not a fan of traditional or craft ale then Belgian beer definitely beats German beer anyway.

- Australian TV? What tv shows are you talking about? I could understand if you said American TV. HBO/AMC produce some of the most popular tv right now.

- 85% of my music is from UK artists and I imagine most people in the UK mostly listen to UK artists.

- Italian clothes? To be fair most people in the Western world wear clothes manufactured in Pakistan or Bangladesh.

- Holidays are a non point for Europeans. To go on holiday is to escape. No need to confine yourself to your very nation (completely different from those from large nations like the U.S, Canada, China, Brazil, etc.)

Your post doesn't seem relevant!

You are obviously a unique person.

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Dr Alcoholic

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How to be british?

British is a legal identity. You simply need to acquire the legal status of british.

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Original post by Welsh_insomniac

- Yeah... food from these parts isn't very popular these days.

- German beer? You're missing out on the craft beer scene here in the UK. You'd be mad to do so. Even if you're not a fan of traditional or craft ale then Belgian beer definitely beats German beer anyway.

- Australian TV? What tv shows are you talking about? I could understand if you said American TV. HBO/AMC produce some of the most popular tv right now.

- 85% of my music is from UK artists and I imagine most people in the UK mostly listen to UK artists.

- Italian clothes? To be fair most people in the Western world wear clothes manufactured in Pakistan or Bangladesh.

- Holidays are a non point for Europeans. To go on holiday is to escape. No need to confine yourself to your very nation (completely different from those from large nations like the U.S, Canada, China, Brazil, etc.)

Your post doesn't seem relevant!

90% of the food we eat is British. I refuse to buy meat from anywhere else because of the inadequate animal welfare standards in europe and the lower quality of the produce.

Any time we eat something non-british we specifically say it, like "chinese" or "indian".

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Original post by Welsh_insomniac

It's funny because from what I've discovered about you from your posts on here you are quintessentially British. The very fibre of your being and the people you live around has molded you into who you are. All of this has been done on UK soil. You are a product of this culture, whether you want to be self hating about or not.

dismissing british culture and naively thinking you'd be happier living elsewhere is itself a quintessentially british characteristic.

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whitenoise

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Not really possible without specifying which part of Britain you mean! So different between quintessentially English, Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish.

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Original post by cole-slaw

dismissing british culture and naively thinking you'd be happier living elsewhere is itself a quintessentially british characteristic.

No it isn't. My dad's family are from a different country and I definitely think the culture is better than here. I've also been to a few countries myself, and always find the same thing - their culture is better than British culture. It's just my opinion and I don't understand why people are getting annoyed about it

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Original post by Tyrion_Lannister

No it isn't. My dad's family are from a different country and I definitely think the culture is better than here. I've also been to a few countries myself, and always find the same thing - their culture is better than British culture. It's just my opinion and I don't understand why people are getting annoyed about it

The grass is always greener

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Original post by cole-slaw

The grass is always greener

I see what you mean but honestly it's not that, it's that there are some elements of British culture that I think are abhorrent

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Original post by Tyrion_Lannister

I see what you mean but honestly it's not that, it's that there are some elements of British culture that I think are abhorrent

Meh, same with every culture.

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Awesome-o

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Original post by Drewski

Complain about everything, but when someone non-British complains about the same thing, instantly defend those things with your life.

I'll complain about and later defend exactly what I want, thank you very much. If you don't like it, you know where the train to Calais departs from.

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Original post by cole-slaw

Meh, same with every culture.

Yeah so you have to pick the one which has the least annoying things for you

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