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Greatest British Pride

What are the British most proud of? There are several things I could think of:

1.

The English Language

2.

The Discovery of DNA

3.

The Beatles

4.

The Premier League

5.

Winston Churchill

6.

The WorldWideWeb

7.

James Bond

8.

The BBC

9.

Margaret Thatcher

10.

William Shakespeare

11.

(any other thing)

What do you think a Briton is most likely to brag about?
HP Sauce.
13. British empire/commonwealth
The National Health Service.

Although if I had to brag about a politician it would be Attlee or Benn, not Thatcher or Churchill.
Reply 5
The Queen
The Cricket
Rugby
Harrypotter
Micheal Cane
Sean Connery
stephan hawkins
charles darwin
issac newton
david bowie
mick jagger
freddie mercury
elton john
chritian bale
Diana
and the list goes on :smile:
Original post by Kendrik Lamar
What are the British most proud of? There are several things I could think of:

1.

The English Language

2.

The Discovery of DNA

3.

The Beatles

4.

The Premier League

5.

Winston Churchill

6.

The WorldWideWeb

7.

James Bond

8.

The BBC

9.

Margaret Thatcher

10.

William Shakespeare

11.

(any other thing)

What do you think a Briton is most likely to brag about?


Britain is full of opportunities, gayest nation in Europe, highest wages in European powers, richest island in the world, one of the most powerful nations, caring, heart of democracy thats why I'm proud to be British.
(edited 7 years ago)
Swap 'the Premier League for league football. William McGregor's idea.
Original post by Kendrik Lamar
What are the British most proud of? There are several things I could think of:

1.

The English Language

2.

The Discovery of DNA

3.

The Beatles

4.

The Premier League

5.

Winston Churchill

6.

The WorldWideWeb

7.

James Bond

8.

The BBC

9.

Margaret Thatcher

10.

William Shakespeare

11.

(any other thing)

What do you think a Briton is most likely to brag about?

The thing I most like is our monarchy
Reply 9
Never been but 2014 was reportedly a good one
People
-Queen
-David Bowie
-Elton John
-Mick Jagger
-Stephan Hawkings
Much more obvs
Places
Big Ben
London Bridge
StoneHenge
London Eye
Much more obvs
History
Colonizing 1/8th of the land on the earth
Numerous Invention
Much more obvs
(edited 7 years ago)
Adding onto what you said, having everybody else learn your language and not vice versa
Judging by how much time we devote to achieving it, I'd say most Brits are proud with their obesity. Number one in Europe. Take that France.
British Empire


Original post by Quantex
Judging by how much time we devote to achieving it, I'd say most Brits are proud with their obesity. Number one in Europe. Take that France.


In two years time they will be number one in europe
Original post by PrincessBO$$
People
-Queen
-David Bowie
-Elton John
-Mick Jagger
-Stephan Hawkings
Much more obvs
Places
Big Ben
London Bridge
StoneHenge
London Eye
Much more obvs
History
Colonizing 1/8th of the land on the earth
Numerous Invention
Much more obvs


Big Ben is just the bell in the tower


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Quite a long list

Behaviour

British humour particularly sarcasm
Politeness
Weird social rules
Stiff upper lip
Disdain for overt nationalism

Notable Ideas/achievements

Empiricism
Liberalism
Freedom of speech
Eugenics
Various scientific. (Eg gravity)
Secularism
Democracy
Internationalism
Gothic Horror
The EU and ECHR

(With European influences)

People

JS Mill
John Locke
George Orwell
Bertrand Russell
Marx (lived in Britain for a long period)
Christopher Hitchens
Jk Rowling
Roald Dahl
James Clavell
Tolkien
Charles II
Prince Philip
Dudley Moore and Peter Cook
The Beatles
Ricky Gervais
Richard Dawkins
David Attenborough
David Dimbleby


Fictional characters

Sherlock Holmes
James Bond
Only fools and horses cast
Black adder cast
(edited 7 years ago)
Original post by Davij038
Quite a long list

Behaviour

British humour particularly sarcasm
Politeness
Weird social rules
Stiff upper lip
Disdain for overt nationalism

Notable Ideas/achievements

Empiricism
Liberalism
Freedom of speech
Eugenics
Various scientific. (Eg gravity)
Secularism
Democracy
Internationalism
Gothic Horror
The EU and ECHR

(With European influences)

People

JS Mill
John Locke
George Orwell
Bertrand Russell
Marx (lived in Britain for a long period)
Christopher Hitchens
Jk Rowling
Roald Dahl
James Clavell
Tolkien
Charles II
Prince Philip
Dudley Moore and Peter Cook
The Beatles
Ricky Gervais
Richard Dawkins
David Attenborough
David Dimbleby


Fictional characters

Sherlock Holmes
James Bond
Only fools and horses cast
Black adder cast

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