What's the brits problem

fguk

Sorry, cultural reference was just before my time of knowing about these things! And the references to "Brits" just sounded un-British to me, so I got your country of origin incorrect as well.

Ah well, lets look on it all positively, otherwise we might be seen to be being negative.:D

FOURCANDLES_2

what would you call BRITS ie us ?

fguk

Do you know I am not sure....

Its just the only people who ever referred to me as a "Brit" have been Irish or American.

God........slightly off topic or what! Sorry, my fault.

Savvy_Sue

BTW, and keeping off topic, the legendary Ronnie Corbett was doing the Four Candles / Fork Handles routine on 'Would I Lie to You?' the other day. Still classic ... catch it on the I-player if you can ...

As for what we call ourselves, I'd normally say I was English, just as I suspect most Scots, Welsh and Irish would identify themselves as such. On any official paperwork I'm British, but I rarely find a need to identify myself as such verbally.

FOURCANDLES_2

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

BTW, and keeping off topic, the legendary Ronnie Corbett was doing the Four Candles / Fork Handles routine on 'Would I Lie to You?' the other day. Still classic ... catch it on the I-player if you can ...

As for what we call ourselves, I'd normally say I was English, just as I suspect most Scots, Welsh and Irish would identify themselves as such. On any official paperwork I'm British, but I rarely find a need to identify myself as such verbally.

Very well thought out, but if you were describing your fellow countrymen IN A THREAD what would it be ? BRITS, THE BRITISH PUBLIC ,UK CITIZENS, ?

georgesmith

I think a lot of people look down on ebay sellers. There is a view that they are all Del boy characters, so if they make money its from pulling a fast one.

Savvy_Sue

FOURCANDLES wrote: »

Very well thought out, but if you were describing your fellow countrymen IN A THREAD what would it be ? BRITS, THE BRITISH PUBLIC ,UK CITIZENS, ?

Friends, Romans, Countrymen? :rotfl: Seriously, not something I've ever given much thought to.

Probably 'the British' when comparing attitudes with, say, 'the French' (who think that there is their way of doing it, and the wrong way of doing it!)

However, I suspect I tend not to make generalisations very often. Like when someone says "Young people today ..." and I often find myself saying "SOME young people today ... but my boys ..." Or "Old people seem to think ..." and someone else will pop up to have a rant about the fact that they may be old but they certainly don't think ...

flossy_splodge

I own up to referring to my fellow countrymen as 'the British' when I feel the wish to not be identified as one of them ie loutish behaviour, vulgarity etc.
That sounds very prissy but I'm afraid i am deeply ashamed of the British on quite a few occasions and while I know that is a horrendous generalisation it just seems sometimes that the number of chavvy people is seriously on the increase.:eek:
We just seem to be losing/ have lost our sense of reservedness(?), manners, consideration and tolerance. Why?:o

FOURCANDLES_2

georgesmith wrote: »

I think a lot of people look down on ebay sellers. There is a view that they are all Del boy characters, so if they make money its from pulling a fast one.

True, but many ebayers now on line are also on the high street , as I have said before they may not be the cheapest but people like buying on line in 2010 with very little searching it has proved profitable in some cases for me.