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British Expats (https://britishexpats.com/forum/)
-   The Rovers Return (https://britishexpats.com/forum/rovers-return-111/)
-   -   What makes Britain Great? (https://britishexpats.com/forum/rovers-return-111/what-makes-britain-great-812436/)

Giantaxe May 14th 2014 3:23 pm
Re: What makes Britain Great?
 
Originally Posted by Editha (Post 11261038)
Sorry to rain on your parade, but it is called Great Britain because it is the largest island of the British Isles.
Or, in the early Middle Ages onwards, to distinguish it from Brittany.

Sally Redux May 14th 2014 4:16 pm
Re: What makes Britain Great?
 
*ahem*

Originally Posted by Sally Redux (Post 10948803)
I like Britain and don't understand the national sport of self-loathing, but I have to point out that 'Great' Britain gained its name in reference to Brittany, not because it's cool or had an empire (as my Mum believes :lol:)

TheEmperorIsNaked May 14th 2014 6:34 pm
Re: What makes Britain Great?
 
Originally Posted by Editha (Post 11261038)
Sorry to rain on your parade, but it is called Great Britain because it is the largest island of the British Isles.
......I need to do more work on this British sense of humour thing.

I was joking you know. :blink:

chris955 May 14th 2014 7:16 pm
Re: What makes Britain Great?
 
Originally Posted by TheEmperorIsNaked (Post 11261170)
......I need to do more work on this British sense of humour thing.

I was joking you know. :blink:
Its OK, I got it :D

Nutek May 14th 2014 10:38 pm
Re: What makes Britain Great?
 
Maybe it should be changed to Awesome Britain.

*runs away*

TheEmperorIsNaked May 14th 2014 11:06 pm
Re: What makes Britain Great?
 
Originally Posted by Nutek (Post 11261418)
Maybe it should be changed to Awesome Britain.

*runs away*
Nah! Sh..h..e Britain.....The 'confirmation' would eliminate the need for many posts.

Bud the Wiser May 14th 2014 11:16 pm
Re: What makes Britain Great?
 
'Gross Britain'

Open to interpretation.:)

chris955 May 14th 2014 11:18 pm
Re: What makes Britain Great?
 
Originally Posted by Nutek (Post 11261418)
Maybe it should be changed to Awesome Britain.

*runs away*
Yeah, gets my vote :thumbsup:

SultanOfSwing May 15th 2014 12:54 am
Re: What makes Britain Great?
 
Originally Posted by Nutek (Post 11261418)
Maybe it should be changed to Awesome Britain.

*runs away*
I think something a bit more realistic, like:

"Not That Bad, Really Britain"
"Does The Job Britian"
"That'll Do Britain"

Pollyana May 15th 2014 1:00 am
Re: What makes Britain Great?
 
Originally Posted by chris955 (Post 11261476)
Yeah, gets my vote :thumbsup:
Been back 6 hours, bacon sandwiches, cider in the sunshine, sounds like fairly Awesome Britain to me :)

SultanOfSwing May 15th 2014 1:02 am
Re: What makes Britain Great?
 
Originally Posted by Pollyana (Post 11261626)
Been back 6 hours, bacon sandwiches, cider in the sunshine, sounds like fairly Awesome Britain to me :)
While all those things are very nice; I think it would take my sandwiches and cider to be served by Boadicea herself, atop a flaming chariot, accompanied by an army of Bren-toting giant bulldogs before it would actually fill me with awe ...

'Awesome' is way too overstated. We're British. Stick to things like "Mostly Harmless Britain" instead :nod:

bigglesworth May 15th 2014 1:06 am
Re: What makes Britain Great?
 
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing (Post 11261629)
While all those things are very nice; I think it would take my sandwiches and cider to be served by Boadicea herself, atop a flaming chariot, accompanied by an army of Bren-toting giant bulldogs before it would actually fill me with awe ...

'Awesome' is way too overstated. We're British. Stick to things like "Mostly Harmless Britain" instead :nod:
I have always thought a REAL Briton would hesitate to go further than describe it as "quite nice, really".

SultanOfSwing May 15th 2014 1:19 am
Re: What makes Britain Great?
 
Originally Posted by bigglesworth (Post 11261641)
I have always thought a REAL Briton would hesitate to go further than describe it as "quite nice, really".
Works for me ...

TheEmperorIsNaked May 15th 2014 1:29 am
Re: What makes Britain Great?
 
Originally Posted by bigglesworth (Post 11261641)
I have always thought a REAL Briton would hesitate to go further than describe it as "quite nice, really".
.....and me. It's the 'let's have a nice cuppa', thing. :)

Nutek May 15th 2014 1:32 am
Re: What makes Britain Great?
 
Originally Posted by Pollyana (Post 11261626)
Been back 6 hours, bacon sandwiches, cider in the sunshine, sounds like fairly Awesome Britain to me :)
Lovely. :)


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