British Expats - Say something good about the UK

British Expats (https://britishexpats.com/forum/)

- The Maple Leaf (https://britishexpats.com/forum/maple-leaf-98/)

- - Say something good about the UK (https://britishexpats.com/forum/maple-leaf-98/say-something-good-about-uk-898663/)

Re: Say something good about the UK

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jingsamichty (Post 12282990)

I don't understand. this thread is about saying good things about the UK, and you've just admitted you had 10 hours gorging on Flakes, chicken tikka masala sandwiches, footy mags and cask-conditioned ales.

When I was in Fort McMurray, that would have made Heathrow sound like a fantastic holiday destination. ;):lol:

ha ha. The problem was we didn't want to be there. We wanted to be in Nice on the Cote D'Azur. Cask Conditioned ales were in short supply. Heineken, Kronenburg and other euro fizzy swill was easy to get.

When buying the footy mags and flakes the fellow in front of us with a strong mancunian accent was buying the Economist, the Daily Mail, the Times and a wank magazine. He told the zoned out cashier 'i'm covering all bases and points of view, luv'. My 16 year old son remarked to me after 'you don't get that at the local Macs Milk'

Re: Say something good about the UK

Quote:

Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 12282361)

Honestly, I feel like disowning the UK and renouncing citizenship.

Remind me what's good about the place.

@ Bristol on the OP question,'in your dreams'

I am unable to 'say' anything "good" about the UK. If I lived in the UK I may 'say' things that are 'bad' about the place or maybe something good.

Re: Say something good about the UK

Clarkson, May and Hammond

Re: Say something good about the UK

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrken30 (Post 12283227)

Clarkson, May and Hammond

Clarkson, yes - but the politicians?

Re: Say something good about the UK

Quote:

Originally Posted by Expatrick (Post 12283228)

Clarkson, yes - but the politicians?

James May, Richard Hammond

Re: Say something good about the UK

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrken30 (Post 12283245)

James May, Richard Hammond

It's alright - I did know.

Re: Say something good about the UK

Quote:

Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 12283018)

The things listed, those you dismiss as "very nice" are those that affect people here directly.

Pork pies? It's strange to hear describing something as very nice as being dismissive. :unsure: That aside half the things mentioned are exclusive to being in the UK so only affect us living here in so much as we don't have them.

Quote:

Canada may look better on these points

I'm not sure it does, nor am I really saying that.

Quote:

but it's not because the politicians or honest or because the poor get a fair deal

The poor in Canada don't get a fair deal. The thing about this though is they never did.

Somehow, not having something to begin with doesn't seem as bad as having something and having it taken away. And the excesses of the politicians seem even more excessive than they once were.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jingsamichty (Post 12283077)

I suggested the treatment the native population after Bristol asked for an example of where the UK was 'the lesser of two evils' compared to Canada. So given that they are still subject to discriminatory legislation today, it's probably in the context of both today and historically.

I thought that mostly a mix of 'plain old' personal discrimination rather than legislative. Maybe I'm wrong. But there has been compensation for past wrongs.

Re: Say something good about the UK

Rugby and warm beer.

Re: Say something good about the UK

Quote:

Originally Posted by Partially discharged (Post 12283205)

I think Oakvillian can relate to the subject matter here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3nvJ2hmaUI

from one of my favourite 'concept' albums......much better than dbd's fave (Rush - 2112 or Hemispheres):thumbsup::thumbsup:

It is certainly better than any Rushed product.

Re: Say something good about the UK

Quote:

Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 12283347)

It is certainly better than any Rushed product.

I figured you would be a Kinks fan as they are from within the North Circular and not one of those bands from the provinces.

Re: Say something good about the UK

Quote:

Originally Posted by Partially discharged (Post 12283365)

I figured you would be a Kinks fan as they are from within the North Circular and not one of those bands from the provinces.

Muswell Hillbillies. Waterloo Sunset is, of course, something good about the UK.

Re: Say something good about the UK

All very well with this banter, but the truth is that the UK (despite the current hiccup, soon to be vomited away) is a vastly pleasanter place to be.

ETA: Nonetheless we're in France now, which is even better.

Re: Say something good about the UK

A proper fry up with real bake beans.

Cornish Pasty.

Last but not least real chips.

And real sport on the back pages.

Re: Say something good about the UK

Say something good about the UK

It's not Syria, or Afghanistan, or Iraq, or etc etc

Re: Say something good about the UK