pincheck 0 #26 April 18, 2005 you wouldn't be talking about our beautiful scottish parliament building , off course it cost very little, it was only £400 million over budget but hey our smp have to keep up with the "jones" at westminster. The fact it is just a big coffee shop has nothing to do with the waffle inside. The thing i was trying to convey that we all may be part off great Britian but we have all individual identities.If you ask someone from wales they will reply "welsh" 9 times out off 10 same for someone from southern/middle england "english". Europe is a failed experiment on the part off France and Germany who dominate and basically only follow rules that suit themselves. If they inconvenience them or are against their national interest they just simply ignore them. That is the reason the Auditors have refused to sign off E.U. accounts for the last 10years. May be british in name but scottish in mind and body (where is mel gibson when he is needed ).Scotland is looking for full independence from westminster and no i am not nationalist, It may take time but we have that and a nation is not built over night. You only have to look at how many countries have appeared on the european map in the last 10years. We will make mistakes but we can get rid off failed politicians that is called democracy. That is why tony blair knows he has no chance off getting us into europe via a referendum as the uk public ain't that stupid to be bullied by government any more. Billy-Sonic Haggis Flickr-Fun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markd_nscr986 0 #27 April 18, 2005 Brits are most like the ENGLISH! Not Welsh,nor Scots,nor Ulsterman Cymru am Byth! Ffewcin Saeson!Marc SCR 6046 SCS 3004 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,151 #28 April 18, 2005 QuoteBrits are most like the ENGLISH! Not Welsh,nor Scots,nor Ulsterman Cymru am Byth! Ffewcin Saeson! The Welsh pray on their knees and their neighbors.. The Scots keep the Sabbath and anything else they can lay their hands on.. "The rottenest bits of these islands of ours We've left in the hands of three unfriendly powers Examine the Irishman, Welshman or Scot You'll find he's a stinker as likely as not " The English the English the English are best I wouldn't give tuppence for all of the rest "The Scotsman is mean as we're all well aware He's boney and blotchy and covered with hair He eats salty porridge, he works all the day And hasn't got bishops to show him the way The English the English the English are best I wouldn't give tuppence for all of the rest "The Irishman now our contempt is beneath He sleeps in his boots and he lies through his teeth He blows up policemen or so I have heard And blames it on Cromwell and William the Third The English are moral the English are good And clever and modest and misunderstood "The Welshman's dishonest, he cheats when he can He's little and dark more like monkey than man He works underground with a lamp on his hat And sings far too loud, far too often and flat The English the English the English are best I wouldn't give tuppence for all of the rest "And crossing the channel one cannot say much For the French or the Spanish, the Danish or Dutch The Germans are German, the Russians are red And the Greeks and Italians eat garlic in bed The English are noble, the English are nice And worth any other at double the price And all the world over each nation's the same They've simply no notion of playing the game They argue with umpires, they cheer when they've won And they practice before hand which spoils all the fun The English the English the English are best I wouldn't give tuppence for all of the rest "It's not that they're wicked or naturally bad It's just that they're foreign that makes them so mad The English are all that a nation should be And the pride of the English are Chipper and me The English the English the English are best I wouldn't give tuppence for all of the rest "The English, the English, the English are best, I wouldn't give tuppence for all of the rest"... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rickjump1 0 #29 April 19, 2005 QuoteQuote Great answer, Now we have the definition of a Brit. I'm going to print it frame it an hang it on my wall (with your permission of course) LOL are you serious? If you are, then sure mate, no probs. Can I send it to Aunt Hilda in Texas?Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markd_nscr986 0 #30 April 19, 2005 Good one Dr. K............ The Welsh pray on their knees and their neighbors.. The version I fondly remember......... The Welshman prays on his knees on Sunday and on his neighbors the rest of the weekMarc SCR 6046 SCS 3004 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikkey 0 #31 April 20, 2005 If you go back a generation or two, the Aussies still had a lot in common with the "POMS" (British). But now... my Greek-, Italian- and Chinese-Australian neighbours would not think so. Culturally Australia has developed a lot in the past 30+ years and has moved away from its British "roots". The large influx of non-british people from the Mediterranean and Asia has contributed a lot to this.--------------------------------------------------------- When people look like ants - pull. When ants look like people - pray. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #32 April 20, 2005 I guess you haven't been to London recently Mikkey. English people are in a 30% minority in London and the mix in the rest of the UK is pretty cosmopolitan as well.When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
