What makes you feel English?

[highland fox]

Blimey, that's nigh on my idea of a perfect day at the seaside :icon_conf

Seasides are only orth visiting out of season

 

[Melton Fox]

Seasides are only orth visiting out of season

Not always, but yes, I largely agree.

 

[Boy Genius]

out of season is best, no tattooed women around.

 

[OldGit]

out of season is best, no tattooed women around.

You obviously haven't been to Southsea

 

[Boy Genius]

You obviously haven't been to Southsea

No as I don't do british sea side towns. Too much rif raf there.

 

[Leesoh]

Walking around a town centre at night and seeing the streets full of drunk kids behaving like twats.

Don't the schools break up any time now? You should be able to watch them during the day then.

 

[Darth Vodka]

i would say things that make me feel english are:-

speaking a language that everyone understands and consequently, never bothering to learn any others
having pubs that close at 11
having a train network that costs twice as much as flying
being able to slate anything you want in public, god, the queen, tony blair, muslims
being able to have snow, sunshine, rain then hail on the same day

 

[Melton Fox]

twice as much as flying
being able to slate anything you want in public, god, the queen, tony blair, muslims

I noticed you missed Holloway and Hume off that list. You'd get slaughtered if you dared blaspheme them.

 

[Hector]

So, having a full 'Irish' breakfast then?

No, it wouldn't be full Irish without white pudding.

 

[Hector]

No, it wouldn't be full Irish without white pudding.

Sorry, I missed Dour getting there earlier!

 

[Hector]

Enjoying a decent pint of bitter - how I miss the English pubs :icon_sad:

 

[Brauny Blue]

Enjoying a decent pint of bitter - how I miss the English pubs :icon_sad:

There wont be many of them left soon:icon_conf

 

[Macky]

No, it wouldn't be full Irish without white pudding.

My point was that there is nothing 'English' about having a fry-up

 

[SJN-Fox]

Having a language named after us. Americans don't speak American, Australians don't speak Australian, etc etc. They speak English!

 

[Macky]

Having a language named after us. Americans don't speak American, Australians don't speak Australian, etc etc. They speak English!

Ah yes, you have to love the legacy of a failed colonial power.

 

[SJN-Fox]

 

[FIF]

Better to be a fialed colonial power than never to have tried at all.

 

[Macky]

Better to be a fialed colonial power than never to have tried at all.

I doubt any of the countries that were raped and pillaged would agree with that.

 

[Dickovforengland!]

My point was that there is nothing 'English' about having a fry-up

You'd be wrong then. There is nothing exclusively English about a fry up but plenty of them are sold everyday so its fair to say its part of a typical English diet. Football was invented in England but that doesn't mean its not a massive part of the French, German, Spanish etc etc way of life

Back on the broader topic I'm proud of being both British and English but specifically English because of our history, landscape, architecture, achievements in science, sport and last but not least vast range of accents in such a small place.

 

[Macky]

You'd be wrong then. There is nothing exclusively English about a fry up but plenty of them are sold everyday so its fair to say its part of a typical English diet. Football was invented in England but that doesn't mean its not a massive part of the French, German, Spanish etc etc way of life

The second sentence in your specious argument negates the first part.

There is nothing particularly 'English' about having a fry-up, same as it isn't particularly Scottish, Welsh or Irish to have a fry-up even though it is just as common in those countries.