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and even then there's never a simple answer. There are always aspects of one country that you prefer to the other. |
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When people say 'better' they usually mean 'more suited to to them'. There is no objective 'better' |
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wisely put |
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So what it comes down to is my own lack of national pride...There is no real history or folk tradition to identify with or be proud of in england. It's been replaced with a disposable culture of fads and celebs. Where's our identity...? |
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"Where's our identity...?" See Jonesy's post: "roast dinners Carry On films full English breakfasts Chas n' Dave Jim Davidson saucy Babs Windsor Pearly kings and queens BBC the Krays Thatcher the Falklands War seaside towns like Blackpool & Clacton fish n' chips in newspaper the Queen the Sun and News of the World page 3 girls... " What more could you want? |
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bollox, that stuff only over the last couple of generations...I'm taking hundreds of years! Thats were national identity comes from not bloody barbara windsor! |
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Native cultures used to bring up their kids knowing stories and music that had their roots over thousands of years. That's knowing where you come from, knowing how your culture has developed and feeling connected to your past... |
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Sorry, I was trying to be ironic. There's very little I proud of about here. Yes, you could say we have freedom & civil liberties, but you should be able to take those things for granted. Otherwise, it's a bit like saying, "Why do you like person x?" and someone replying, "Well, he doesn't torture me..." Britains not too bad. I'm not especially fond of it though. I like the music scene here and the quality of life is pretty good so you can't complain... |
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Yeah, our music is one of our best exports and about the only thing that make me like the uk...maybe it's a by- product of the social detachment I mentioned? |
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best god damn country in the world, i wouldn't wanna live anywhere else what would i do w/o my beloved eastenders and the delectable janine butcher? tony you lucky sod. norwich, come of the greatest footy team in the world. yeah! i wish i could visit more often but finances can be so restricting sometimes. :o/ |
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errr yeah 'cept I'm not into football. But 'tis a nice place for sure. |
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the UK suxx. it does. it's a sad fact. i want to live in frrance is a small quite village or above a shop in gay pari' yesterrday a local parrk (as in trrees not swings) looked so mystic and scarry it was lovely, its at times like that that i like the UK. therre was this painting in a shop of parris when its rraining and it was the most beautiful thing in the world, forr then on i wanted to live in frrance. i wanted to get it but its gone. |
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"There is no real history or folk tradition" i hate England but therre i have to disagrree. just coz it isent rrubbed in ourr faces dosent mean it aint therre. we arre just ammune to it now, we live it... |
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keyfumbler you're right cornwal does havesome nice pubs - however cornwall hs ben trying to become independent for years!! |
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who said there is no real history or folk tradition - england doesn't have a history? http://www.efdss.org/ http://web.ukonline.co.uk/martin.nail/Folkmus.htm |
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Live in gay parii that's where I live when I'm not studying. Tis nice nice nice ! |
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