The "Let's feel good about our country" (i.e. the UK) thread!

mame · 3 Dec 2009 at 01:00

Ziggy said:
^ and some/most of the best music too.

Yes

robmiller said:
Definitely, and totally disproportionately to our size and population too.

Yes

Dev2 said:
You built the largest empire ever through brutality, inducing famines, disease, war and death numbering in the millions. Many conflicts and political fault lines exist to this day due the intervention and manipulation of British divide and conquer strategies. British history books say how British armies brought "civilization" to other cultures but really it was just a few upper class old boys sending plebs out on to the seas to tear the rest of the world a new one.

Hence why the English are unwelcome in so many countries today.

Ooops sorry wrong thread. Ummm. . .

The Brits can certainly make a good cuppa. Here here.

Speak Irish then.

Dev2 · 3 Dec 2009 at 01:12

mame said:
Speak Irish then.

A chara, ta brón orm, níl aon focal Gaeilge agam mar abairím Bearla.
Oiche mhaith.

trent · 3 Dec 2009 at 01:13

The English invented the wheel and fire. FACT

mame · 3 Dec 2009 at 01:16

Dev2 said:
Níl aon focal Gaeilge agam mar abairím mé Bearla.

Now keep doing it.

SiriusB · 3 Dec 2009 at 01:18

mame said:
Speak Irish then.

Dev2 said:
Níl aon focal Gaeilge agam mar abairím mé Bearla.
Go raibh mhaith agat.

Good to see you Irish listening to your English masters.

Dev2 · 3 Dec 2009 at 01:25

SiriusB said:
Good to see you Irish listening to your English masters.

maith an fear ach tá amadán é.

I'd better swing back into English. The mods don't like me much as it is.

Ross1234 · 3 Dec 2009 at 01:27

Im from the UK and I am awesome.

SiriusB · 3 Dec 2009 at 01:42

Dev2 said:
maith an fear ach tá amadán é.

I'd better swing back into English. The mods don't like me much as it is.

The Irish in me suspects your last gaelic statement wasn't altogether very polite!

Ross1234 · 3 Dec 2009 at 01:44

Erm

"The man well but it is fool."

HangTime · 3 Dec 2009 at 01:51

We have great sporting venues.

cheets64 · 3 Dec 2009 at 01:55

Dev2 said:
You built the largest empire ever through brutality, inducing famines, disease, war and death numbering in the millions. Many conflicts and political fault lines exist to this day due the intervention and manipulation of British divide and conquer strategies. British history books say how British armies brought "civilization" to other cultures but really it was just a few upper class old boys sending plebs out on to the seas to tear the rest of the world a new one.

Hence why the English are unwelcome in so many countries today.

Ooops sorry wrong thread. Ummm. . .

The Brits can certainly make a good cuppa. Here here.

haha, Romans, Vikings, Genghis Khan etc. if you can they why not conquer people its part of human nature.

I love and hate the weather, you just dont get this sort of weather anywhere else in the world, plus the history, going into a pub that has stood for 100s of years.

Dev2 · 3 Dec 2009 at 02:03

SiriusB said:
The Irish in me suspects your last gaelic statement wasn't altogether very polite!

I could say the same to you though couldn't I . . master?

cheets64 said:
snip

I used to think Britain was powerful but then I read British newspapers like the Mail and the Sun and realized a few dozen immigrants managed decimate the countries finances by outfoxing the British government and claiming welfare.

MuvverRussia · 3 Dec 2009 at 02:13

You can get cheap flights to pretty much anywhere from London.

Tefal · 3 Dec 2009 at 02:15

Dev2 said:
You built the largest empire ever through brutality, inducing famines, disease, war and death numbering in the millions. Many conflicts and political fault lines exist to this day due the intervention and manipulation of British divide and conquer strategies. British history books say how British armies brought "civilization" to other cultures but really it was just a few upper class old boys sending plebs out on to the seas to tear the rest of the world a new one.

Hence why the English are unwelcome in so many countries today.

Ooops sorry wrong thread. Ummm. . .

The Brits can certainly make a good cuppa. Here here.

iirc at that time Ireland was part of the uk.

So shouldn't you be using "we"

cheets64 · 3 Dec 2009 at 02:15

Dont believe everything you read Dev2, the British public is hard working and enjoys life, we are not over run by immigrants, their are nice places to live and work in the country, its not all doom and gloom.

Also didn't Ireland suffer badly for the recession, so case of kettle calling the pot black! You got greedy with you new found EU wealth.

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/ireland-hit-worst-by-recession-1675148.html

zetec452 · 3 Dec 2009 at 02:25

As stated the UK has a very good healthcare system. I'd like to add employment law's and employment packages to the list of positives (i.e 20 days holiday per year).

Dev2 · 3 Dec 2009 at 02:32

cheets64 said:
Dont believe everything you read Dev2, the British public is hard working and enjoys life, we are not over run by immigrants, their are nice places to live and work in the country, its not all doom and gloom.

I was poking at the British tendency to moan. The Star and and the Mail are absolute rubbish we have them in Ireland too one of the many not so great gifts Britain has bestowed upon us. I think you have read the post too literally.

Unlike lets say some decent English gifts like Daniel Day Lewis and Shane McGowan.

Right guys not that any of have been taking me seriously but I'm just treating this thread like a sandbox.

Ross1234 said:
Erm

"The man well but it is fool."

You used a online translator, didn't you? Get one of the Scottish fellas to have a crack at it, some of those guys have a smattering of a very similar language.

I have to be up at eight in the morning and it is 2:30 now. I had two hours sleep last night but none of you will believe that.
So, Ladies. I bid you farewell.

Grandmaster Fap! · 3 Dec 2009 at 03:02

You all live in castles and have butlers, quit moaning!!

Naff8000 · 3 Dec 2009 at 05:02

We have more than enough water

Other countries get insane water shortages. Our accent is killer with foreign ladies. Britain is just great in the summer. We're about to get some toff nosed moron into No10 that we can hurl abuse at and blame for everything for the next 5 years yay!

RadoX · 3 Dec 2009 at 05:56

www.army.mod.uk oh and ill just leave this here http://bnp.org.uk/