Well, blimey! I'd much rather be British than say, for example, German or American.
There are many very great things about being British:
1. Our sense of fair play and justice (even though it does go horribly wrong sometimes)
2. Our ability to laugh at ourselves
3. Our ability to grasp the concept of irony
4. The elevation of eccentricity as a great virtue
5. Marvellous unsung regional cheeses (far better than the French)
6. Our rich, deep and incredibly versatile language, which constantly borrows from other languages, welcoming new words and concepts, enriching itself over the centuries into the most expressive language in the world.
7. Our sentimentality towards small furry creatures
8. BBC2 and Channel 4
9. Earl Grey tea, warm hoppy beer and fine baked and steamed puddings
10. Encouragement and support for the underdog
11. Island nationhood (harder to invade)
12. Not having a written constitution. I like concept of the law of precedent. Much more flexible -like our language! Look at America - the right to bear arms was pretty important in the 18th century on that continent. It no longer is, but because its in the constitution its as though its written in stone. Its bollocks.
13. Private Eye - and the right of publishers to print it
14. Pork sausages
15. Rabies-free
There are a bunch of shite reasons, too, about being British which may include:
1. Not being part of the European Monetary system
2. Margaret Thatcher (that was SOOOO embarrassing and an affront to my gender)
3. Being a tad too hung up about sex, esp. when all one wants to do is get one's tits out and get down to it
4. Being a bit too friendly with America, probably just because we (on the face of it) speak the 'same' language (ha! proper English is surely spoken with an ironic accent)
5. Eight months of winter
I could go on, but I'll spare you. Any other ideas, anyone?
Welcome to friday afternoon!
Jxx
