How do you define British culture?

[Crona]

Is it nationality?

Geographical?

Social?

Religion?

Sprt?

Born and raised here (by British parents, immigrant parents, third generation...)?

Etc?

The end of busy day at the office :)

[bigbadwolf]

You left out booze.

[Moos]

It would appear to be whatever people remember things were like 20 years ago, which was inevitably better than they are now.

[matthew123]

I'd define British culture as like a wooden horse - which has been dressed up by continental trimmings to give the illusion of a Derby thoroughbred...

I'll try and come up with a positive answer later ;-)

[david_carnell]

Satire, sarcasm and pedantry. Or manners, moustaches and tweed.

I'd rather like to combine all of the above but have less hair on my upper lip than Patti Smith. I'll stick to sarcasm and tweed.

[Jah Lush]

It is something that will differ down the years as it's something that is forever evolving and changing with the times.

[bigbadwolf]

Well said Jah, I was just about to post exactley what you said.

[Mikecg]

Egg and Chips! Says it all really.

[red devil]

Sock suspenders...

[FelicityNormal]

Negativity

Greyness in terms of complexion, spirit and weather

Soggy food

Bizarre, unfounded sense of superiority

Sarcasm

Apathy

Dampness and moistness

Enjoyment of seeing others fail

[Ted Max]

What a very British post, Felicity.

[Tony.London Suburbs]

FelicityNormal Wrote:

Negativity

FN: Does your Passport say you are British, if I may be so bold to ask?

[FelicityNormal]

My passport doesn't speak unfortunately Tony

[Tony.London Suburbs]

FelicityNormal Wrote:

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> My passport doesn't speak unfortunately Tony

Ah! One of the older type!

If it did (hypothetically like:)) would it say British FN?

[FelicityNormal]

Why do you ask T-Money?

[Tony.London Suburbs]

FelicityNormal Wrote:

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> Why do you ask T-Money?

Having seen your post @ 5.40 PM I wanted to gage what angle you were coming from...

Rather an obtuse answer,I know....

[FelicityNormal]

I'm going to decline to answer your question, T.

[Tony.London Suburbs]

FelicityNormal Wrote:

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> I'm going to decline to answer your question, T.

I only wanted to know what Angle you were coming from!

A Cute one, I see!:))

[FelicityNormal]

Tony.London Suburbs Wrote:

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> A Cute one, I see!:))

are you trying to push up?:)

[snorky]

You could argue the toss and provide thousands of words that would not have sufficient gravitas amd depth to describe British culture

It is better to identify a moment in time, a happening, an event that are a better fit as answer

I nominate The nightly massed piss taking of facile septic turdster David Blane every night for a month at London bridge.

This would not have happened in any other country of the world

[Jeremy]

Good post Snorky. I am not exactly the patriotic type, but that whole episode came pretty close to making me feel proud to be british.

[Tony.London Suburbs]

FelicityNormal Wrote:

Negativity.........I positively disagree with this, for starters..

Greyness in terms of complexion, spirit and weather...... our complexion is getting darker, our spirit is indominitable and it was 57 Degrees t'other day, in February!

Soggy food........Some of the greatest variety in The World in London to choose from.(Not all "British" though)...:))

Bizarre, unfounded sense of superiority.....Well we did produce the finest Legal Document of them all, The Magna Carta nearly 800 years ago in Runnymede and by the 16th Century we had the Finest Universities in the World (with The Sorbonne) and The "Mother Of All Parliaments and The finest Theatres in the World.

The ratio of the things we invented to our population, compared to any other Nation was, at one time, the highest in The World, I would have thought, by some distance.

Sarcasm....Nah! Satire, oddball, dark, dry,deadpan, black and a myriad of other types of humour can be found in Britain, generally acknowledged as the Home Of Comedy Worldwide through the latter part of the 20th Century.

Apathy....Can't be bothered to reply to that...

Dampness and moistness......Our Men CAN be "damp".Our Women, lets leave it there, shall we...

Enjoyment of seeing others fail.....Schadenfreude! That word suggests other Nations posses the same trait....

[bigbadwolf]

FelicityNormal Wrote:

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> Negativity

> Greyness in terms of complexion, spirit and

> weather

> Soggy food

> Bizarre, unfounded sense of superiority

> Sarcasm

> Apathy

> Dampness and moistness

> Enjoyment of seeing others fail

I take it you're half Welsh half Scottish Felicity.

[Tony.London Suburbs]

bigbadwolf Wrote:

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FelicityNormal Wrote:....

I take it you're half Welsh half Scottish Felicity.

Young Facility has taken the 5th Amendment on this one!(tu)

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

To be slightly serious, following the above, my immediate thought was that I wouldn't define British culture but break it down into countries, eg, England, Scotland.