[SGT Yarbles]

What is ENGLISH or BRITISH culture?



What would you personally define as traditional English or British culture?

Is it under threat of being diluted or even disappearing?

Do you actively promote or contribute to something that you would define as English or British culture?

[DirtyGirl]

What about Scottish culture?

I eat haggis all the time, I wear tartan daily and I say "auch aye the noo" and "see you Jimmy" to the postie every morning!

[SGT Yarbles]

[Bombasticspastic]

There isn't a single English or British culture. I’m British born, a Londoner; and, have experienced different cultures across time and place in England and Britain.

[DirtyGirl]

[SGT Yarbles]

[imlooking]

is following your local customs where you live, like what vibes said eating haggis and speaking the local language,
if you are British then following a bit of everything that is British england ,
Scotland,wales, Ireland etc me i fly the flag of st George and do english things like moaning about the weather other stuff about wales scotland ireland and so on and so forth.
its tradition to moan perhaps thats why oz types call us wingeing poms

[imlooking]

i class my self as English not British i was born in england my ancestors were English as far back as i can find, try telling a scot that they are British and not Scottish, you wont leave Scotland alive.

[LittleMinX]

[quote="imlooking"]is following your local customs where you live, like what vibes said eating haggis and speaking the local language,
if you are British then following a bit of everything that is British england ,
Scotland,wales, Ireland etc me i fly the flag of st George and do english things like moaning about the weather other stuff about wales scotland ireland and so on and so forth.
its tradition to moan perhaps thats why oz types call us wingeing poms[/quote]

I think Aussies tend to say this cause when the Brits come out to Aus they whinge about it being nothing like home...which is kind of the point- its nothing like home, and why should it be....why travel half the world to have things (aside from the weather) exactly like home!!! Personally I find the Brits aren't the worst at this....Americans....feck sake, if they aren't talking at ear deafening levels they are moaning about how the world doesn't get them and isn't anywhere near as fabulous. Ego-monkeys!!!!

[jango]

I'll yell you what it isn't

[SGT Yarbles]

[imlooking]

strange i thought the thread was about being english not muslim bashing,

[SGT Yarbles]

[imlooking]

fine

[SGT Yarbles]

For me, British or English culture is about a large number of things

Some of which are...

Regional dialects/traditions/customs/festivals - the UK is really one big melting pot full of weird and wonderful little gems. Where else would you find people chasing cheese down hills and bog snorkelling?


Eccentrics - The traditionally emotionally repressed Brits have long expressed their true personalities and interests behind (semi) closed doors. Look no further than the outstanding book 'men and their sheds'

Speaking of repressed emotions....why do you think come summer time throughout the land people flock to the countryside spending weekends under canvas getting ripped to the tits at music festivals?


English grub - fish n' chips, roasts, pies...

English beer - where do you start?

British music - Now here is something we really can be proud of

British comedy - World class

Sport - er, ok, maybe not at the moment

In my opinion, these examples of typical British culture are in no danger of being diluted or wiped out as has been suggested could happen with the influx of different cultures to these shores.

Come on folks, we spend enough time slagging off Britain, whineing about the weather, bitching about the people, complaining about this and that, but at the end of the day we still have a hell of a lot to be proud of. We're lucky.

[politician]

be proud of ya passport every filthy fukka wants one

[SocialMisfit]

It's funny, when you analyze Britshness in recent films, they all seem to be about fighting for our dying way of life and surviving an invading force: Shaun of the Dead, 28 days later, the film about infertility in the future (can't remember name). Strange though eh?:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=GVnCadjkquQ

[KillerK]

The pub.

[secksy_politician]

POWK PIEZ AND SUNDY ROWST DINNA

[politician]

fat twat

[KillerK]

[politician]

i dont hate myself arsehole n i certainly aint fat nor a twat .you really are pathetic arent u cretin do u have no conversation in your body at all.

[Bluey]

[Stroppy Cow]

There is no such thing as British culture. There are things the English do better than anyone else, such as drinking and puking in the streets, their foul mouth, the worst behaved children, the worst food in the world and the most unattractive people I have ever seen.

[imlooking]

[quote="Stroppy Cow"]There is no such thing as British culture. There are things the English do better than anyone else, such as drinking and puking in the streets, their foul mouth, the worst behaved children, the worst food in the world and the most unattractive people I have ever seen.[/quote]so why are you living in this country