What are British famous for in the whole world?

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Reply 40

-raisa

as a Canadian, I have to say... hot boys & sexy accents :biggrin:

Reply 41

madcat1

being the best counrty in the world

Reply 42

Teveth

Charles Darwin, the disprover of creation.

Reply 43

mehhh.....hi.

Original post by escape

Do you always quote Hugh Grant?

Actually, Hugh Grant! He's quite famous innit!

High Grant has a fetish for women pissing on his hand :holmes:

Reply 44

LysFromParis

Original post by Ferrero Rocher

I mean what they are well-known for in the whole world? :smile:

From France :

Bad :
obesity
English girl
hooligan
disgusting food

Good :
University
Football
The British "gentleman"
English "weirdness", eccentricity
Monarchy

Probably other I can't think about.

Reply 45

tehFrance

Original post by LysFromParis

From France: Disgusting food.

You serious? the fry up is amazing... better Bacon than France too :wink:

Well the fry up, queen, football, hooligans, british politeness, british snobbery, Hugh Grant, David Beckham, the empire and the NHS... although it isn't what it used to be... hello Cuba :tongue:

Reply 46

Kenny_uk

Original post by Renner

In China at least:

Football, Harry Potter, Monarchy, the Empire, Football.

I keep being told that Britian is a strong and powerfull country, why we Brits talk ourselves down is beyond me

Because the media in this country has changed the way we think about ourselves the same way bullies change the opinion of victims in schools so they consider themselves worthless etc.

Reply 47

Ruvermillion

slave trade,opium wars,colonialism (invasion of weak countries),tea,"poshness",complaining,bad teeth etc.

Reply 48

WILL :)

FOOTBALL.

Also, fish and chips and Oxbridge... And Harry Potter :biggrin:

^ I win

In the words of my Taiwanese friends: "Before we met you we thought that all British people are arrogant. Why else would you have put the word 'Great' in front of Britain?" Fair point.

Reply 51

Lamptastic

Complaining (behind someone's back rather than full on confrontation)
Waiting in lines

Reply 52

Persephone.

Ugly women, ugly men, good literature, good humour.

Chavs

Original post by tehFrance

You serious? the fry up is amazing... better Bacon than France too :wink:

Well the fry up, queen, football, hooligans, british politeness, british snobbery, Hugh Grant, David Beckham, the empire and the NHS... although it isn't what it used to be... hello Cuba :tongue:

that is why he added obesity

Reply 55

LysFromParis

Original post by tehFrance

You serious? the fry up is amazing... better Bacon than France too :wink:

Well the fry up, queen, football, hooligans, british politeness, british snobbery, Hugh Grant, David Beckham, the empire and the NHS... although it isn't what it used to be... hello Cuba :tongue:

We tend to not considering frying stuff as good cuisine :biggrin:

Reply 56

tehFrance

Original post by LysFromParis

We tend to not considering frying stuff as good cuisine :biggrin:

Stop generalising, I'm from France and love it... even top chefs say that some british food is better than the French counter-parts :wink:

Reply 57

street.lovin'

Original post by Miss Communication

Good-looking guys. :P :P :P

I found a website in my language that suggests England has the most good looking guys! :smile:

I am not posting it here because you guys won't understand it. Don't know how they measure that, probably just asking hundreds of women XD

But before coming to UK, I heard that England is very posh country! I didnt know about Scotland/Wales/Northern Ireland though.

(edited 13 years ago)

Reply 58

Limoncello

I KNOW THAT THEY ARE Stereotypes :

Yellow teeth
Tea (with milk)
English breakfast : bacon, eggs and baked beans
Bad weather, "It rains everyday"
Don't speak foreign languages
Girls are easy and "dress inappropriately" (no offence)
Drink till they get drunk
Rude
Snobbish
Bad food
Cold people
Fat girls
Reserved people

Reply 59