Being British

[seckle]

Being British is about being related to nearly every other country and them not wanting to acknowledge it.

+1
not many people can accept, even today, that queen victoria, one of the most famous monarch's was essentially.... german. the kaiser, the guy that was largely responsible for WW1 and killing hundreds of thousands of english troops....was queen victoria's grandson! so the fact is that british soul food runs deeper than battered fish and chips. its really a lot of weissbrod, schitzel and pints of warsteiner or becks.

I'd say the same goes for America and the USA in terms of us all being crossbreeds. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maps_of_Am ... ancestries Americans have a good deal of German ancestry in many areas too - not that that isnt ok..

of course. the english kicked in our heads for a long time, so by default most americans like to brush that history under the rug. the puritans from the mayflower were largely English protestants, with irish and other countries mixed in. you can imagine what effect that's had over 300 years.

[slothrop]

yeah but to be fair the idea that people 'cant handle' the truth about our Royal Families German heritage is bollocks because most people i know (who actually live here btw) know and dont care...

Yes, agree.

TBH I don't think that even the racist fuckwits put too much stock in the idea of The British People as a race seperate from other white europeans...

[BLAHBLAHJAH]

On a more light hearted note...

A true Brit knows 'is mam is the best cook on Earth

[WhosZena]

Get In!!!

I thought it was made by the Americans

[noam]

Get In!!!

I thought it was made by the Americans

it is. and Tea is made by... your mum??

Tea's a foreign import and is drank more widely than any other drink on earth. Tea is nothing to do with being British.

[WhosZena]

Get In!!!

I thought it was made by the Americans

it is. and Tea is made by... your mum??

Tea's a foreign import and is drank more widely than any other drink on earth. Tea is nothing to do with being British.

How could you say that? of course my mother makes tea.
Anyway what if it is a foreign import?..I thought thats what being British is all about

[BLAHBLAHJAH]

Nah fuck foreign imports
It's about chips and potatoes...

[WhosZena]

Chips yes

British or not

[BaronVon]

European food is a piece of cake in comparison.

Agree with most of what you've said, but I think comparisons between different styles of cooking don't make much sense. It's always going to be as deep, complex, subtle or involved as you make it. I mean, Heston Blumenthal could probably spend three days making beans on toast...

Fair point but i was more referring to everyday cuisine as apposed to masterchefs. If you compare the average Italian or french dish to even a basic indian meal than the latter will usually be more complex.

[archer]

british culture- enough to say I envy you (just a little) for being british

[stappard]

Nah fuck foreign imports
It's about chips and potatoes...

potatoes are a foreign import

[tr0tsky]

british culture- enough to say I envy you (just a little) for being british

Hey man, don't be like that.



You've got...err....Codreanu!

[DJ Dom]

Being British is about being related to nearly every other country and them not wanting to acknowledge it.

+1
not many people can accept, even today, that queen victoria, one of the most famous monarch's was essentially.... german. the kaiser, the guy that was largely responsible for WW1 and killing hundreds of thousands of english troops....was queen victoria's grandson! so the fact is that british soul food runs deeper than battered fish and chips. its really a lot of weissbrod, schitzel and pints of warsteiner or becks.

i swear you're american though mate

stop beggin it

do you want some tissues now? i don't care where you're from, but stop being a baby about historical facts.

listen mate i don't know what you are trying to do here and i don't understand the above post about tissues

but u are in no position to talk about english history or london for that matter

im sure i recall u telling a fellow poster that there was a travelodge on tulse hill

[BLAHBLAHJAH]

Nah fuck foreign imports
It's about chips and potatoes...

potatoes are a foreign import

Nah man, Christine Columbus planted them in India when she got there