things you notice about british people

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THEY'RE ASSHOLES

― (also their assholes), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 13:48 (twenty years ago)

Arseholes... if you don't mind, get it right

― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 13:52 (twenty years ago)

They eat a lot of choclate, and always order crisps at the pub.

― paulhw (paulhw), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 13:53 (twenty years ago)

Our chocolate is worth eating.

― Rumpie, Tuesday, 25 October 2005 13:54 (twenty years ago)

it's always obvious when they start threads, EVEN if they use different names!

― Super-8 Movie Shoot in the Chinese Quarter (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 13:56 (twenty years ago)

eat a dick

― not british, Tuesday, 25 October 2005 13:56 (twenty years ago)

It's all bottoms with you people...

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 13:57 (twenty years ago)

Bottomholes, then.

― Mädchen (Madchen), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 14:00 (twenty years ago)

eat a dick

Eat a willie... surely?

― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 14:01 (twenty years ago)

British people in hot weather
does British people ever get Mad?
Foreigners! What have you learned most about the British from your time on ILE?

British v. American

― Britain's Obtusest Shepherd (Alan), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 14:18 (twenty years ago)

they have good beer, but it's too warm

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 14:19 (twenty years ago)

Yes, the beer's exactly the same all over Britain - in Belfast, in Stornoway, in Cornwall, in West Bromwich, in Wallsend, in Llanelli, in Kirkcaldy, in Ashby-de-la-Zouch etcetcetctetc

― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 14:24 (twenty years ago)

http://digilander.libero.it/sottobicchieribirra/img/stella.jpg

― Theorry Henry (Enrique), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 14:25 (twenty years ago)

And the people are exactly the same all over Britain too - in Magherafelt, in Ystrad Mynach, in Beinn Na Faoghla, in Blandford Forum etcetcetctetc

― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 14:27 (twenty years ago)

Lighten up, British person.

― giboyeux (skowly), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 14:29 (twenty years ago)

Six months in lovely England taught me that they are in love with crap towns.

Had to go visit a friend in SLOUGH, never again.

― salvatóre, Tuesday, 25 October 2005 14:30 (twenty years ago)

Lighten up, British person.

this is the dominant ILX mantra right now

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 14:30 (twenty years ago)

Eat a tadger (xpost)

― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 14:30 (twenty years ago)

Oops xxpost!

― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 14:31 (twenty years ago)

Our chocolate is worth eating.

WORTH? *ROFFLERS*

THEY SPEAK ENGLISH!

― nathalie, a bum like you (stevie nixed), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 14:31 (twenty years ago)

Come on Nat, we can't all live in premier chocolate countries ...

(Want Belgian chocolate. Want! Want! I may have to make an expedition to specialist chocolate shop down the road now.)

― Anna (Anna), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 14:33 (twenty years ago)

hobnobs are half chocolate and they are yummy enough to be worth $5 for imports

― salvatóre, Tuesday, 25 October 2005 14:34 (twenty years ago)

My grandparents lived in Staines.

― Super-8 Movie Shoot in the Chinese Quarter (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 14:35 (twenty years ago)

may have to make an expedition to specialist chocolate shop down the road now.

it's grim up north london

― Theorry Henry (Enrique), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 14:35 (twenty years ago)

... or as my granny used to call them, Chocolate Nobhobs (xxpost)

― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 14:36 (twenty years ago)

Henry, I know when I'm lucky. (And when I'm being a ponce.)

― Anna (Anna), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 14:36 (twenty years ago)

A good 80% of my extended family lives near C1ither0e. But they're Irish.

― giboyeux (skowly), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 14:37 (twenty years ago)

Aye, that's what they tell you

― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 14:38 (twenty years ago)

Because they're secretly.....BRITISH?!

― giboyeux (skowly), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 14:39 (twenty years ago)

Well, you know how you Americans practically worship the Irish

― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 14:40 (twenty years ago)

OI NEED DAT MUNHEE

― Brad Pitt, The Devil's Own (blueski), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 14:42 (twenty years ago)

http://www.bongonews.com/StoryImages/bono_vp.jpg

― So so Krispie (Ex Leon), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 14:42 (twenty years ago)

We do, don't we? They're just so friendly and chatty and good for a song and story! Not like you dour, straight-laced Britishers.

― giboyeux (skowly), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 14:43 (twenty years ago)

http://www.ijamming.net/2004indexpics2/BonoBush.jpg

― So so Krispie (Ex Leon), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 14:43 (twenty years ago)

tadger tadger tadger
tadger tadger tadger tadger
tadger tadger tadger tadger
MUSHROOM MUSHROOM

― The Ghost of Black Elegance (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 14:44 (twenty years ago)

http://www.recht-und-energie.de/assets/images/Irish-01.jpg

― Theorry Henry (Enrique), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 14:44 (twenty years ago)

http://www.whitehouse.gov/g8/2005/photoessay/images/f1g6512-398h.jpg

― So so Krispie (Ex Leon), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 14:45 (twenty years ago)

Oh, come now, we are charmng and witty and polite. *blushes becomingly in a Kate-Winslet-in-period-drama fashion*

― Anna (Anna), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 14:45 (twenty years ago)

http://www.msnbc.com/modules/Ireland/peace_tl/bush_adams_ahern.jpg

― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 14:45 (twenty years ago)

Who are you calling British anyway?

― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 14:46 (twenty years ago)

You mean North British?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 14:46 (twenty years ago)

A SNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE

― The Ghost of Black Elegance (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 14:47 (twenty years ago)

it's grim up north london

― salvatóre, Tuesday, 25 October 2005 15:00 (twenty years ago)

You mean North British?

I thought that was an old railway company, personally.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Tuesday, 25 October 2005 16:00 (twenty years ago)

two years pass...

Heheh, what a lovely thread.

Anyway...what I've noticed about Biritsh people is that whenever they get successful they moan about how British people don't like them anymore.

Hugh Laurie is the latest. he's even threatening to move to the USA permanently. OH NOES!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7289252.stm

― Ned Trifle II, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 12:26 (seventeen years ago)

I think they just say this on American talkshows for the lulz.

― Noodle Vague, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 12:27 (seventeen years ago)

M Caine was always saying it. Perhaps it makes them feel better about being total sell-outs? Ooops, there I go again...

― Ned Trifle II, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 12:31 (seventeen years ago)

Anthony Hopkins as well.

― Neil S, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 12:32 (seventeen years ago)

He also admitted to experimenting with the painkiller Vicodin, which his on-screen character is addicted to, but said: "I wouldn't recommend it.

"But then again, if you're not in pain, it gives a floaty, pleasurable feeling," he said.

New definition of "Mixed Message" for the OED!

― Mark G, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 12:32 (seventeen years ago)

He seems confused throughout the whole article. 'I'm not getting any offers of work' then 'I don't want any offers of work'!

I saw him on an old QI and he looked as miserable as sin but very nicely tanned and toned.

― Ned Trifle II, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 12:34 (seventeen years ago)

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Brits

― The Brainwasher, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 15:07 (seventeen years ago)

British fashion: http://www.houseofholland.co.uk/

― Neil S, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 15:08 (seventeen years ago)

Is that one of them? (xp)

― Tom D., Tuesday, 11 March 2008 15:08 (seventeen years ago)

When comic Spike Milligan refused to take an oath of allegiance to get a British passport, the Prince of Wales retorted that he himself had to.

To which Milligan replied, "Yes, but it's your mother isn't it? You don't get board and lodging at Buckingham Palace if you don't swear an oath."

― Mark G, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 15:09 (seventeen years ago)

Back on safe ground now, you can insult our culture, but any nation whose major forms of cheese are called American, Swiss and Jack has no right to sneer at anyone else's cheese eating habits.

― Ed, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 15:09 (seventeen years ago)

Monteray Jack is a thing of beauty, though!

― Masonic Boom, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 15:10 (seventeen years ago)

Dull, unfunny cheese, but fashionable.

― Neil S, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 15:10 (seventeen years ago)

The cheese or the Americans?

― Tom D., Tuesday, 11 March 2008 15:11 (seventeen years ago)

British! This is getting confusing. Can someone just tell me whether British cheese is fashionable?

― Neil S, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 15:12 (seventeen years ago)

http://www.isporty.com/images/cms/blog/164.jpg

Let us not forget that most loved of British cheeses, melted cheese

― That mong guy that's shit, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 15:13 (seventeen years ago)

Ed, give us a break, there's one more: you forgot Colby!

― suzy, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 15:14 (seventeen years ago)

Colby is not normally a diner choice though.

― Ed, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 15:16 (seventeen years ago)

however ersatz cheddar normally is

― Ed, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 15:16 (seventeen years ago)

Let us not forget that most loved of British cheeses, melted cheese

what are you, working class or sumfink?

― blueski, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 15:16 (seventeen years ago)

slicing bread is easier than grating cheese? surely i can't be the only one to disagree with that.

― darraghmac, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 15:18 (seventeen years ago)

Their music is dull and their comedies aren't funny.

thank god we have Tim McGraw and Big Bang Theory to learn from eh?

― blueski, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 15:19 (seventeen years ago)

easier to wash a bread knife than a grater darraghmac.

i also agree (with a few exceptions) that our music is dull and our comedies aren't funny.

― Upt0eleven, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 15:38 (seventeen years ago)

i also agree (with a few exceptions) that our music is dull and our comedies aren't funny

me too really, but to which countries does this not apply to?

― blueski, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 15:40 (seventeen years ago)

Don't forget the fashionable cheese tho

― Tom D., Tuesday, 11 March 2008 15:41 (seventeen years ago)

Big Bang Theory: tragic waste of Darlene from Roseanne's boyfriend. Also, lol geeks.

― Neil S, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 15:41 (seventeen years ago)

also, Darlene herself's in it too, no?

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― CharlieNo4, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 15:46 (seventeen years ago)

me too really, but to which countries does this not apply to?

-- blueski, Tuesday, March 11, 2008 3:40 PM (5 minutes ago)

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― The Brainwasher, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 15:47 (seventeen years ago)

what about the so-called dryers that don't actually dry clothes? ?

― lauren, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 15:48 (seventeen years ago)

British people generally speaking, don't bother with dryers, they just hang their clothes up.

― Matt DC, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 15:49 (seventeen years ago)

And put their commas in stupid places.

― Matt DC, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 15:49 (seventeen years ago)

dryers are very bad for environment. completely unnecessary. americans have all that fuckin' space so put a damn washing line up.

xx-post

― Upt0eleven, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 15:50 (seventeen years ago)

i did not mean that meanly.

― Upt0eleven, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 15:50 (seventeen years ago)

lol "the environment"

― The Brainwasher, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 15:50 (seventeen years ago)

obviously meant CARBON FOOTPRINT. but that's a flimsy-as-fuck excuse.

our cheese kicks arse though.

― Upt0eleven, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 15:52 (seventeen years ago)

my mum got a tumble dryer in the mid 90s. it did it's job pretty well.

we have one on our bathroom (not our decision, landlord's, and it won't fit anywhere else) but it doesn't work

― blueski, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 15:53 (seventeen years ago)

i've got a drier and a dishwasher that work, so the cheese grater is as easy as a bread knife to clean.

― darraghmac, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 16:03 (seventeen years ago)

A cheese grater is as a breadknife, easy to clean, when have a dishwasher that work...

― Mark G, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 16:09 (seventeen years ago)

graters are as easy as knives to clean if you have one of these:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/314ZT48Z9ML._AA280_.jpg

― Grandpont Genie, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 16:10 (seventeen years ago)

Nothing is worse than washing a sieve

― ledge, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 16:12 (seventeen years ago)

I dunno, finding a loved one dead kinda sucks too.

― Matt DC, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 16:13 (seventeen years ago)

poll

― blueski, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 16:15 (seventeen years ago)

With the possible exception of being Garth Crooks.

― aldo, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 16:15 (seventeen years ago)

Go wash a sieve, dude

― Tom D., Tuesday, 11 March 2008 16:16 (seventeen years ago)

Fuck washing a sieve.

― Mark C, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 16:16 (seventeen years ago)

going to wash a sieve, and finding a loved one dead in it.

― darraghmac, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 16:30 (seventeen years ago)

cos after all the other crap, you still have a sieve to wash.

― darraghmac, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 16:30 (seventeen years ago)

Chris Sievey and the Freshies.

― Mark G, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 16:31 (seventeen years ago)

i like being called Sieve

― blueski, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 16:35 (seventeen years ago)

I just buy a new sieve each time. Is that so wrong?

― Grandpont Genie, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 16:40 (seventeen years ago)

what was that about british comedy being dull? this is gold.

― ledge, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 16:45 (seventeen years ago)

Gavin & Stacey is good

― blueski, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 16:47 (seventeen years ago)

this is anglo irish comedy.

xpost- i'd buy a new sieve if someone had died in it too.

― darraghmac, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 16:50 (seventeen years ago)

Less of the "anglo" there

― Tom D., Tuesday, 11 March 2008 16:51 (seventeen years ago)

my bad.

― darraghmac, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 17:53 (seventeen years ago)

it's just shit comedy.

― darraghmac, Tuesday, 11 March 2008 17:54 (seventeen years ago)

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