Being British

BloodOmen

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Being British

Being British is about driving in a German car to an Irish pub for a
Belgian beer, then travelling home, grabbing an Indian curry or a
Turkish Kebab on the way, to sit on Swedish furniture and watch
American shows on a Japanese TV. And the most British thing of all?
Suspicion of anything Foreign.
Oh and...... Only in Britain ... Can a pizza get to your house Faster
than an ambulance.

Only in Britain do supermarkets make sick people walk all the way to the back of the shop to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front.

Only in Britain do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries and a DIET coke.

Only in Britain do banks leave both doors open and chain the pens to the counters.

Only in Britain do we leave cars worth thousands of pounds on the drive and lock our junk and cheap lawn mower in the garage.

Only in Britain are there disabled parking places in front of a skating

Rink.



NOT TO MENTION..

3 Brits die each year testing if a 9v battery works on their tongue.

142 Brits were injured in 1999 by not removing all pins from new shirts.

58 Brits are injured each year by using sharp knives instead of

Screwdrivers.

31 Brits have died since 1996 by watering their Christmas tree while the

Fairy lights were plugged in.

19 Brits have died in the last 3 years believing that Christmas decorations

Were chocolate.

British Hospitals reported 4 broken arms last year after Xmas

Cracker-pulling accidents.

18 Brits had serious burns in 2000 trying on a new jumper with a lit cigarette in their mouth.

A massive 543 Brits were admitted to A&E; in the last two years after trying to open bottles of beer with their teeth...

5 Brits were injured last year in accidents involving out-of-control Scalextric cars.

And finally...

In 2000 eight Brits were admitted to hospital with fractured skulls incurred whilst throwing up into the toilet.
 

old.Tohtori

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Only in Britain do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries and a DIET coke.

Pet peeve, not even only british, but it's not diet, it's "sugarfree" and i HATE people who think i'm being stupid for ordering a diet coke with my tummyfiller because i'm diabetic.
 

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being british is moaning about things that we didnt know were a problem untill someone told us it was.
 

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You guys got a good national anthem compared to any other country tho ;)
 

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Got to say that diet coke one is a bit off placed.

Personally always drink diet coke, not because I think it is healthier, contrare, it is much more of a foul liquid, but I just can't stand the feel of sugared drinks. I feel my teeth, tounge and cheeks going all sticky inside and got a terrible feeling in my mouth hours after drinking a class of regular cola and drinking anything but diet coke fails to remove it, water just runs right over it and leave it sticky.
 

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Would love to know which cleft decided not adding sugar to a drink made it diet. Even more so the **** who started the saying 'full fat coke'. :eek:
 

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Would love to know which cleft decided not adding sugar to a drink made it diet. Even more so the **** who started the saying 'full fat coke'. :eek:


im guessing its because the natural human state is to be a greedy fucker eating everything in range with as many calories as possible. not doing so means youre on a "diet". youd be suprised how many people think eating 'healthy' means youre on a diet. i was suprised anyway, people always ask me how the "diet" is going.
 

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Would love to know which cleft decided not adding sugar to a drink made it diet. Even more so the **** who started the saying 'full fat coke'. :eek:

"The beginning of the diet soda or refreshment era was in 1952, when Kirsch Bottling in Brooklyn, New York launched a sugar free ginger ale called No-Cal. It was designed for diabetics, not dieters, and distribution remained local."

:eek:
 

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WTF is British? Dont lump me in with sweaty socks , taffs and paddys thank you very much i`m English!
 

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5 Brits were injured last year in accidents involving out-of-control Scalextric cars.


That's just bloody hilarious (+1 for the post, made me laugh). I'm sure every country has a percentage of stupid people.

We certainly get plenty over here. Only yesterday I saw an Indian guy on a motorbike doing 30 mph dragging a lawn mover behind him. This is not a rare event in Dubai so not even worth filming.

Just after Christmas dog woke me up one night barking went down to check out why and saw someone in the garden. So I let the dog out, the guy froze and then fainted. Even the dog looked bemused and stayed sat next to him. Called the police and they came to literally pick him up. He got a year in jail followed by deportation for tyring to steal plants/toys from the gardens in our compound. He claimed he was stuck in the garden by accident and could not remember how he got there.
 

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Always had a soft spot for the Russian/Soviet national anthem, I used to have it on my mobile phone and I still probably listen to it once a month. When the Red Army choir sing it you get goosebumps, such a powerful melody.
 

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