Being British

from Nuala

One of the British national daily  newspapers is asking readers  "what it means to be British?". Some of the  emails are hilarious but this is one  from a chap in Switzerland...
 
"Being British is about driving in a German car to  an Irish  pub for a Belgian beer, then traveling home, grabbing an Indian curry  or a  Turkish kebab on the way, to sit on Swedish furniture and watch American  shows on a Japanese TV. And the most British thing of all?
Suspicion  of  anything foreign ".
 
 
Chris Rock's "Quote of the   Year"
 
"You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in  the NBA is  Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing  the U.S. of  arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three  most powerful men in  America are named Bush, Dick, and Colon. Need I say  more?"
 
Letters Page 2006
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