Why do people say Britain has no culture?

Do you not identify yourself as British then?

Why do people say Britain has no culture, question whether British culture exists or say "British culture is just eating fish and chips and getting drunk"?

This Wikipedia article confirms that, yes, Britain does have a culture, and quite a vibrant one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_the_United_Kingdom

Do people say this as part of the self-deprecation Britons are known for and which ironically is part of British culture? Or is there some other reason for why people say Britain has no culture?

The problem with people trying to define British culture is the definitions predominately focus on past achievements, which just highlights how much the British have fallen.

its not a problem at all.. in fact is the norm all around the world. Cultures grow and build over time, and every culture is defined as a mix of the present and of its own history..

Hence why here in China, ancient China and their dynasties are still considered a huge part of their culture - even though they are much more successful then us British people are today. Every country looks back as well as to the present to define who they are and what gives their country its own identity. The french look to their artists and revolutionaries, the Germans/Austrians to their musicians, the Italians to their painters and the Romans before.. etc.

I would say with the British, looking back does not highlight how far we have fallen, but rather how much we over-achieved in the past. For a country of our size and stature, who were never a powerful force and had a history checkered with being invaded and occupied, to go on and achieve what we did in the 17th-early 20th century is nothing short of amazing. Obviously it was not all good, and the empire did its fair share of barbaric things, but considering there has never been a peaceful benevolent empire (or kingdom for that matter), its not something I will loose sleep over. It could easily be argued that Britain played one of the largest roles in creating what we now know of as the modern world. We shaped international affairs for centuries, paved the way for modern democratic values to flourish, kick-started the industrial revolution, brought collective world-wide learning to new levels, helped defeat the nazis.. and then went on to do something pretty unheard of historically: gave up an empire without catastrophic wars/loss of life. Now we are settling into a position that's much more in keeping with our size, resources and position, A wealthy, small but not dominant nation.

As the British-born and raised daughter of immigrants, I love Great Britain and British culture and mentality. Till the death of me

Because they don’t appreciate it and much of the culture has been widely adopted to become the norm of society.. probably why it’s not appreciated

Because the place has been invaded by outsiders who dilute what being British is and they pose themselves as the norm (non Christian like Jewish or non-British/non English/Scottish EU white people changing their names to Anglo Saxon ones; EU nationals being raised here and picking up on social cues and accent while still practicing their own culture), confusing the rest of the world with what our culture is.

It doesnt entirely help that Roman and British culture is globally practiced as the default due to their imperialism and colonialism, so the appreciation of British tradition and ways is nonexistent cos we're not exotic, simple as that.

Plus, I'm convinced that actual English people are a minority in England nowdays

From Wikipedia:
"The Anglo-Saxons were a people who inhabited Great Britain from the 5th century. They comprise people from Germanic tribes who migrated to the island from continental Europe"

What is an 'actual English' person?

Why do people say Britain has no culture, question whether British culture exists or say "British culture is just eating fish and chips and getting drunk"?

This Wikipedia article confirms that, yes, Britain does have a culture, and quite a vibrant one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_the_United_Kingdom

Do people say this as part of the self-deprecation Britons are known for and which ironically is part of British culture? Or is there some other reason for why people say Britain has no culture?

why are you quoting me with this..????

You complain about European immigrants disguising themselves with Anglo-Saxon names. You ignore the fact that the Anglo-Saxons were also European immigrants.

They were not "immigrants." They discovered the place...back to the thread, yes I do have a problem with Polish Jews changing their surname to Ellis. It's just deceitful. It's like a man tucking and pretending to be a woman...it's just a lie, and it confuses foreigners with what the British norm is. It certainly isn't EU/European Judaism.

Well there were already Celts living in Britain so they weren't the first to 'discover' it. Ironically the name Ellis comes from the name Elijah which is a Jewish name.

Don't play games. All names come from somewhere, but it's called ANGLICISED. When a name becomes converted to English.

Like Mcdonagh is anglicised from MacDonchadha. So on and so on My name Conner is anglicised from Cobhair. Ellis is anglicised from Elias which is Greek, for Elijah. Ellis is NOT a Jewish name.

Anyway back to the point, again, that when a non English person changes their name to an English one it's deceitful and gets foreigners thinking that they're English. They're not.

I would just like to know how you define English. Do you have to be of Anglo-Saxon origin?