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Re: Being British

Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 12:12 pm
by dubloke
.onelove. wrote:Although, our beer >>> Belgian lager.

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brewed near my house :D

got to love a pint of pride!

but british food is not awful!! roasts, sausage and mash, pies, fish and chips

Re: Being British

Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 1:34 pm
by WhosZena
I thought this applied to most developed countries (which is kinda ironic).

I wouldn't say multicultural, I would say we mix and match good bits out of different cultures and put a little British stamp on them.

Patchwork culture is pretty enjoyable.

Re: Being British

Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 1:43 pm
by .onelove.
symmetricalsounds wrote:i think the only thing that is really unique about the british is our sense of humour.
:W:
symmetricalsounds wrote:league of gentleman
wat

:partridge:

Re: Being British

Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 1:56 pm
by noam
Phigure wrote:Image

confirm/deny
more shit graphic design that just brain storms a word... like "Globalisation" for example.

crap.

but true.

Re: Being British

Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 3:32 pm
by symmetricalsounds
.onelove. wrote:
symmetricalsounds wrote:i think the only thing that is really unique about the british is our sense of humour.
:W:
symmetricalsounds wrote:league of gentleman
wat

:partridge:
partridge definitely figures but there is comedy from yank that is similar in some ways whereas league of gentleman is totally unique.

Re: Being British

Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 3:37 pm
by clifford_-
symmetricalsounds wrote:
.onelove. wrote:
symmetricalsounds wrote:i think the only thing that is really unique about the british is our sense of humour.
:W:
symmetricalsounds wrote:league of gentleman
wat

:partridge:
partridge definitely figures but there is comedy from yank that is similar in some ways whereas league of gentleman is totally unique.

fawlty towers ftw

Re: Being British

Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 3:37 pm
by mashmash
everything apart from 'irish pubs'. you only get those abroad don't you? and i myself had a sunday roast today, not a curry :)

Re: Being British

Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 3:40 pm
by mashmash
symmetricalsounds wrote:i think the only thing that is really unique about the british is our sense of humour. league of gentleman could not have been made in any other country, i think our sense of humour is one of the only things that saves us from being a waste of space.
and our music :D

Re: Being British

Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 3:43 pm
by MidnightMassDubstep
(for me) everything there is lovely and british, except the american tv. i hate american tv!
apart from that, yeah.

Re: Being British

Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 4:09 pm
by *grand*
That's just called international trade. Which is actually something which the British pioneered in the first age of globalisation before the onset of the first world war. So actually it is very British. But interesting nevertheless.

Grand

Re: Being British

Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 4:33 pm
by ahier
oli90 wrote:Who drives to the pub, has one beer and is then drunk enough to actually want to eat a kebab?
who needs to be drunk to want to eat a kebab? as long as you are buying the right kebabs then a kebab is always delicious

Re: Being British

Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 5:21 pm
by kidshuffle
symmetricalsounds wrote:i think our sense of humour is one of the only things that saves us from being a waste of space.
its a shame most people (here anyways) really hate your sense of humor. they are morons though, so that might be the cause.

Re: Being British

Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 5:22 pm
by BaronVon
ahier wrote:
oli90 wrote:Who drives to the pub, has one beer and is then drunk enough to actually want to eat a kebab?
who needs to be drunk to want to eat a kebab? as long as you are buying the right kebabs then a kebab is always delicious
Turkish Ocakbasi is amongst the best food in the world. Nobody grills a piece of lamb like the Turks.
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Re: Being British

Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 11:49 pm
by Intended Malice
baron_von_carlton wrote:
ahier wrote:
oli90 wrote:Who drives to the pub, has one beer and is then drunk enough to actually want to eat a kebab?
who needs to be drunk to want to eat a kebab? as long as you are buying the right kebabs then a kebab is always delicious
Turkish Ocakbasi is amongst the best food in the world. Nobody grills a piece of lamb like the Turks.
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Greeks > Turks

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That with some Tzatziki and a simple tomato and mozz salad with good olive oil.

Also aren't most TV's made in China and Korea? Even Pioneer stuff is made in China now. Hell finding old Yamaha audio actually made in Japan is fucking hard these days.
*grand* wrote:That's just called international trade. Which is actually something which the British pioneered in the first age of globalisation before the onset of the first world war. So actually it is very British. But interesting nevertheless.

Grand
HAHA!! I wonder what the Greeks, Chinese, Egyptians, Babylonians/Persia or any Ancient civilization would say to that? No, what GB did was conquer and plunder, make no mistake about that. Just like the aforementioned would eventually do. International trade was alive and well long before the existence of Britania.

But, yeah British food is seriously terrible, a sarny and Fish and Chips get old after about 3 days. Pies should have fruit filling, not meat damn it!

Good thing is that the Chinese are their to pick up the slack, Indian food makes my stomach turn, Indian curry is vile--it looks and tastes digested while on your plate. Japanese curry is delicious, though, which was brought to them by the Brits.

Re: Being British

Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 11:58 pm
by noam
Intended Malice wrote:
baron_von_carlton wrote:
ahier wrote:
oli90 wrote:Who drives to the pub, has one beer and is then drunk enough to actually want to eat a kebab?
who needs to be drunk to want to eat a kebab? as long as you are buying the right kebabs then a kebab is always delicious
Turkish Ocakbasi is amongst the best food in the world. Nobody grills a piece of lamb like the Turks.
Image
Greeks > Turks

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That with some Tzatziki and a simple tomato and mozz salad with good olive oil.

Also aren't most TV's made in China and Korea? Even Pioneer stuff is made in China now. Hell finding old Yamaha audio actually made in Japan is fucking hard these days.
Iran >>> anywhere else for kebab

Koubideh
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oh and Palestinians do alrite kebab too.

Re: Being British

Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:01 am
by Phigure
i'm gonna have to go with the turks, although the greeks do it nice as well

dürüm kebabs are the bomb

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Re: Being British

Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:08 am
by Intended Malice
Keep your kababs, leg of lamb is a proper meal not some street food affair handled by dirty vendor hands. I'm sure the Greeks make kebabs, but good olive oil, rosemary, lemon juice and the meat sauces combined make an amazing sauce to pour over the dish.

Damn, I need to go to a Greek neighborhood on Christmas. Turkey and Ham are no comparison.

Re: Being British

Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:10 am
by Phigure
Intended Malice wrote:Keep your kababs, leg of lamb is a proper meal not some street food affair handled by dirty vendor hands. I'm sure the Greeks make kebabs, but good olive oil, rosemary, lemon juice and the meat sauces combined make an amazing sauce to pour over the dish.

Damn, I need to go to a Greek neighborhood on Christmas. Turkey and Ham are no comparison.
but i like my filthy street vendors

Re: Being British

Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 3:17 am
by noam
Intended Malice wrote:Keep your kababs, leg of lamb is a proper meal not some street food affair handled by dirty vendor hands. I'm sure the Greeks make kebabs, but good olive oil, rosemary, lemon juice and the meat sauces combined make an amazing sauce to pour over the dish.

Damn, I need to go to a Greek neighborhood on Christmas. Turkey and Ham are no comparison.
standard, leg of lamb is pretty much the best meat, Koubideh kebab is just that though, not mixed/minced etc.

but your right, a joint of meat is pretty unbeatable!

Re: Being British

Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 9:22 am
by tr0tsky
baron_von_carlton wrote:
ahier wrote:
oli90 wrote:Who drives to the pub, has one beer and is then drunk enough to actually want to eat a kebab?
who needs to be drunk to want to eat a kebab? as long as you are buying the right kebabs then a kebab is always delicious
Turkish Ocakbasi is amongst the best food in the world. Nobody grills a piece of lamb like the Turks.
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Dis wun.


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