Quintessentially British.

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PostQuintessentially British.
by Peter Crisp » Wed Jan 24, 2018 9:37 pm

I'm watching Miriam's Big American adventure and she boldly proclaimed a line I think is quintessentially British "PMA positive Mental Attitude, what a load of Bollocks!" after having a chat with a camp leader at a summer camp for US kids. She wasn't being mean she just voiced her opinion.
It really made me smile to see her look at kids in the US doing camp stuff in that enthusiastic way they do and Miriam have a totally British reaction.

Cynicism is just so strong here and embraced in a way I just don't think Americans can begin to understand and I think it's great :slol: .

Let's have some more examples of British people being wholeheartedly British and see where this goes.

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PostRe: Quintessentially British.
by Knoyleo » Wed Jan 24, 2018 9:45 pm

This thread is a load of bollocks.

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PostRe: Quintessentially British.
by Dual » Wed Jan 24, 2018 9:53 pm

*cringes internally*

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PostRe: Quintessentially British.
by jawafour » Wed Jan 24, 2018 9:56 pm

When it comes to positivity I'm a bit torn. I always try to think positively and I do get frustrated by consistently negative attitudes... but I also feel that following a constant "let's be happy!" approach can come across as false.

I used to think that Brits were great at queuing but this is becoming a lost art. Catching a bus or a train is often a free-for-all now! So, I'd probably go with "easy-going" as a Brit trait. Sure, there are a percentage of people who are obnoxious but, generally, I think most Brits are welcoming and keen to get on with other people.

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PostRe: Quintessentially British.
by Peter Crisp » Wed Jan 24, 2018 10:03 pm

jawafour wrote:When it comes to positivity I'm a bit torn. I always try to think positively and I do get frustrated by consistently negative attitudes... but I also feel that following a constant "let's be happy!" approach can come across as false.

I used to think that Brits were great at queuing but this is becoming a lost art. Catching a bus or a train is often a free-for-all now! So, I'd probably go with "easy-going" as a Brit trait. Sure, there are a percentage of people who are obnoxious but, generally, I think most Brits are welcoming and keen to get on with other people.


I don't mean to say we aren't welcoming just that we see over-exuberance as phoney and naturally distrust it.
It's just not British to be all joyous about stuff and for example if you ask someone how they are and they say anything other than some variation of "Yeah, I'm fine I suppose." then you'll just get odd looks.

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PostRe: Quintessentially British.
by KingK » Wed Jan 24, 2018 10:04 pm

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PostRe: Quintessentially British.
by jawafour » Wed Jan 24, 2018 10:10 pm

Peter Crisp wrote:...if you ask someone how they are and they say anything other than some variation of "Yeah, I'm fine I suppose." then you'll just get odd looks.

That is definitely a Brit trait, Peter :lol: . Most people say "Not bad"...I prefer to say something along the lines of "All good!" or "I'm in good shape!".

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PostRe: Quintessentially British.
by Ironhide » Wed Jan 24, 2018 10:11 pm

Badgers.
Awkward spelling of certain words (e.g queue).
Black pudding.

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PostRe: Quintessentially British.
by Alvin Flummux » Wed Jan 24, 2018 10:15 pm

jawafour wrote:
Peter Crisp wrote:...if you ask someone how they are and they say anything other than some variation of "Yeah, I'm fine I suppose." then you'll just get odd looks.

That is definitely a Brit trait, Peter :lol: . Most people say "Not bad"...I prefer to say something along the lines of "All good!" or "I'm in good shape!".


That's a weird thing to respond with. :? Sounds too peppy, too Sonic the Hedgehog.

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by jawafour » Wed Jan 24, 2018 10:20 pm

Alvin Flummux wrote:
jawafour wrote:...I prefer to say something along the lines of "All good!" or "I'm in good shape!".


That's a weird thing to respond with. :? Sounds too peppy, too Sonic the Hedgehog.

It does occasionally get an odd reception, Alvin - which is cool as most folk asking the question aren't really expecting a response beyond "Not bad" :lol: .

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PostRe: Quintessentially British.
by Blue Eyes » Wed Jan 24, 2018 10:22 pm

Drinking too much and being racists, surely?

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PostRe: Quintessentially British.
by Peter Crisp » Wed Jan 24, 2018 10:28 pm

Blue Eyes wrote:Drinking too much and being racists, surely?


I can agree with drinking but I don't think the British are a particularly bunch.

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PostRe: Quintessentially British.
by jawafour » Wed Jan 24, 2018 10:32 pm

Blue Eyes wrote:Drinking too much and being racists, surely?

I"d agree that some British people drink too much and that some of them are rascist. But.... quintessential traits? Probably not.

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PostRe: Quintessentially British.
by Herdanos » Wed Jan 24, 2018 10:52 pm

Saying "sorry" when some one bumps into you, even if it's their fault. Usually fine because they'll say "sorry" too, and know it's their fault, and you'll know it's far better to have been bumped into than to be horrendously ashamed.

Also, liking the monarchy is a quintessentially British trait (unfortunately).

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PostRe: Quintessentially British.
by Ironhide » Wed Jan 24, 2018 10:56 pm

Blue Eyes wrote:Drinking too much and being racists, surely?


Only to the Welsh.

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by KK » Wed Jan 24, 2018 11:38 pm

jawafour wrote:When it comes to positivity I'm a bit torn. I always try to think positively and I do get frustrated by consistently negative attitudes... but I also feel that following a constant "let's be happy!" approach can come across as false.

Insincerity that verges on the patronising is something that does occasionally irritate.

There was a moment earlier this week where Michael Portillo made a gooseberry fool cake on his about-trains-but-not-solely-about-trains programme and this American woman told him it was awesome, and yet Michael Portillo knew it was gooseberry fool and was setting himself up to be mocked for it, but it never happened. Whereas I think if he was on a British TV programme he would have got the 'would you look at the strawberry floating state of that, Michael' response he was expecting. And deservedly so.

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PostRe: Quintessentially British.
by Rocsteady » Wed Jan 24, 2018 11:48 pm

jawafour wrote:
Blue Eyes wrote:Drinking too much and being racists, surely?

I"d agree that some British people drink too much and that some of them are rascist. But.... quintessential traits? Probably not.

Drinking is 100%. Scottish trait anyway.

In fact, no matter where you go in the world drink is commented on as synonymous with Brits so I'd say definitely so.

I like that we recognise that many things are shite. False positivity can strawberry float off.

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PostRe: Quintessentially British.
by Rightey » Thu Jan 25, 2018 2:10 am

After Christmas Name Change wrote:Saying "sorry" when some one bumps into you, even if it's their fault. Usually fine because they'll say "sorry" too, and know it's their fault, and you'll know it's far better to have been bumped into than to be horrendously ashamed.

Also, liking the monarchy is a quintessentially British trait (unfortunately).


Both these things happen here too.

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PostRe: Quintessentially British.
by Green Gecko » Thu Jan 25, 2018 2:28 am

Saying sorry for no reason is something that took a long time to shake, my mother does it constantly and seems to get offended if you're not also sorry about being sorry about the nothing. It's strawberry floating mad.

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PostRe: Quintessentially British.
by Moggy » Thu Jan 25, 2018 8:35 am

Being British is about driving in a German car to an Irish pub for a Belgian beer, then travelling 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.


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