What do you love about the UK and its culture?

Things I miss the most:

Pub food
Public footpaths everywhere
Cute little towns with just a church, Pub, P.O. and a few cottages
All the history
The Premier League
 
Majority of people in London are nice, helpful, considerate and respectful. Cant say the same for other places but meh we foreigners love the British Lol.
 
Solari said:
What I don't like in my particular area is that 10 years ago, everyone up my street knew each other and would help each other regardless. Now, there's such a churn - mostly due to to BTL landlords. No one talks to each other :(
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My street is like this, someone new usually moves in every 3-4 years, but it's had the same faces since I've lived here.
 
OneTime said:
Talking from experience. 8 years in South Africa, 5 Years in America, 6 Years and counting in UK.

- Pubs: More the family orientated ones.
- Heritage/History: Castles, Building that are over 1000 years old. (Don't get that in USA or RSA)
- America was very patriotic. Flags on houses, flags on cars, monuments etc. All good things but i think America is a bit OTT when it comes to that sorta stuff. They are also all brainwashed...if the Terrorism level rises to yellow or orange everyone goes mad and rushes off to buy milk and food for weeks. They are very much under the thumb of the media/GWB. So I like the fact that the UK just does its own thing, everyone has thier own life and doesn't worry about what is going on.
- Cars. You English people have some funny little cars that you don't get in USA or RSA. Also very different brands...when i first came here i was like "wtf is a Renault, Peugeot, Smart car?" etc.
- All the accents...Cockney, Northern etc.

And just to add...the worst thing about this country. The lack of sunshine.
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couldnt have put it better myself.
 
I love the fact that people rise above the mountain of **** that we all live in and give us great music and film and art and such, and sometimes have that extra something because of the great great climb.
 
Your long tradition in excellent comedies, especially for tv.

And I'm extremely thankful that I'll still be able to watch them when I finally move away!:p
 
KNiVES said:
Got any proof to back up this completely ridiculous statement?
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You don't pay much attention to Northern Irish politics, do you? It's full of terrorists. Loyalist and Republican. Sinn Feinn / IRA. PUP / UVF. Etcetera. Some of the more notorious names being Gerry Adams, Martin McGuinnes, Gerry Kelly and David Ervine. All where at one point in Long Kesh for terrorist activity.
 
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Sinny said:
- Architecture
- Heritage
- History
- Weather (in some seasons mainly autumn)

What i dont like is Chav's, binge drinking and the emphasis on multi-culturism, i dont mind other culture's living here i just hate it when it's shoved down our throat.
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