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Re: England
Reply #30 - July 23, 2011, 03:09 PM

Quote from: HighOctane on July 23, 2011, 11:23 AM
I really liked Macclesfield & Bath.

We let the likes of you in?? Bath is a beautiful city to visit, but it begins to wear thin after a while.
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Re: England
Reply #31 - July 23, 2011, 04:14 PM

Although I'm not living in England it's my second favorite country. I like the English life, the countryside (especially Yorkshire, Devon and Cornwall), the pubs and the good food they serve and the sense of humour (on checking in to a B%B U was asked "if I wished to be exposed to the British breakfast). London is always amazing to be, and I'm a LU freak

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Reply #32 - July 23, 2011, 04:48 PM

Quote from: Naija Infidel on July 23, 2011, 09:33 AM
Where is The Rolling Stones? , how did you forget to include them among these bands.

I did consider them for a moment. Rolling Stones pretty much defined rock and roll I think. However, the other three bands I mentioned above didn't just define a genre, they created them.

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Re: England
Reply #33 - July 23, 2011, 04:50 PM

Quote from: mighty_cats on July 23, 2011, 12:55 PM
Northern England: Toilet. Don't go.
The rest of England: Some parts are ok-ish at times.

Really? I think I would really like to live somewhere in the North - maybe Newcastle. it seems to have a really magnificent and quaint English feel to it.

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Reply #34 - July 23, 2011, 04:51 PM

Quote from: Hallakuf on July 23, 2011, 04:14 PM
Although I'm not living in England it's my second favorite country. I like the English life, the countryside (especially Yorkshire, Devon and Cornwall), the pubs and the good food they serve and the sense of humour (on checking in to a B%B U was asked "if I wished to be exposed to the British breakfast). London is always amazing to be, and I'm a LU freak

Yes, sense of humour is another one. England produced Wodehouse and there is no greater comic genius.

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Reply #35 - July 23, 2011, 05:01 PM

Quote from: z10 on July 23, 2011, 04:50 PM
Really? I think I would really like to live somewhere in the North - maybe Newcastle. it seems to have a really magnificent and quaint English feel to it.

Hope you like the Geordie accent.

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Reply #36 - July 23, 2011, 05:16 PM

I love everything about England.

Eating Fish & Chips on fridays. Sipping on a hot cuppa tea in Richmond Park. The diverse weather changes within hours, so magical at times. Taking evening strolls in Hyde Park. Watching cute old couples sharing their lunch on a park bench. The mesmerizing beautiful nature of Snowdonia in North Wales. The perfect summers day that seldom appears, feeling that soft breeze while the sun shines.

British television; BBC, Eastenders, X factor, Britain's got talent. British Radio; Radio 4, LBC, Capital FM, Kiss 100. British music, British movies.

The cheerful British people who walk around the streets of London regardless of how terribly difficult life is for them. That welcoming smile, their warm greeting, that makes you feel proud for being British.
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Reply #37 - July 23, 2011, 07:54 PM

Quote from: z10 on July 23, 2011, 04:51 PM
Yes, sense of humour is another one. England produced Wodehouse and there is no greater comic genius.

i remember reading jeeves when i was younger. I loved it!
the telly series was funny too.

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Re: England
Reply #38 - July 23, 2011, 08:18 PM

Ok so how many of you Brits have lived elsewhere?
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Re: England
Reply #39 - July 23, 2011, 08:19 PM

In childhood or adulthood?

I lived in Malaysia and Brunei as a kid, spent about 5-6 months each in Cairo and Damascus as a language student.

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Re: England
Reply #40 - July 23, 2011, 08:28 PM

Quote from: Prince Spinoza on July 23, 2011, 08:18 PM
Ok so how many of you Brits have lived elsewhere?

I've spent many months in Pakistan and have lived in North America for over two years now.

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Reply #41 - July 23, 2011, 08:34 PM

Alan Rickman.

Oh, and some other spotty young chap I met from there once, zee-something or other...
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Reply #42 - July 23, 2011, 08:38 PM

Quote from: z10 on July 23, 2011, 06:55 AM
For those of us that have lived there, been there, are there, share something you love about England or the English way of life.

Bad teeth

Silly accents

Stupid queen

Occupation of Northern Ireland

Guys on the dole with tattoos on their faces

Morons who try mugging you without a gun

Bartenders who are confused by you leaving a tip

Tons of whorehouses with ugly hookers around London

People puking on the street

People flailing around like Parkinson's patients on crack and calling it "dancing"

Mind-blowing anal sex

Quote from: zoomi on July 23, 2011, 08:34 PM
Alan Rickman.

Oh, and some other spotty young chap I met from there once, zee-something or other...

Yay! zoomi!

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Re: England
Reply #43 - July 23, 2011, 08:40 PM

You love our accent really Q! Own up.
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Re: England
Reply #44 - July 23, 2011, 08:55 PM

Quote from: zoomi on July 23, 2011, 08:34 PM
Alan Rickman.

Oh, and some other spotty young chap I met from there once, zee-something or other...

Zed, woman, zed...

Also, hai =D
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Re: England
Reply #45 - July 23, 2011, 08:58 PM

Zed's dead, baby.

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Re: England
Reply #46 - July 23, 2011, 09:31 PM

Quote from: billy on July 23, 2011, 10:25 AM
Thats why we need more integration

Actually I did that intentionally , when I was muslim I didn't want to get influenced by the "kuffar" so I chose my friends "wisely" .

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Re: England
Reply #47 - July 23, 2011, 09:33 PM

Quote from: SunbulRocket on July 23, 2011, 11:29 AM
Everything that ChinaDoll said...

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I fucking love Cambridge, it's so pretty and everyone's so delightfully pretentious~

You are right everyone is soo nice in Cambridge though at least thats what happened to me ! and oddly maybe its just me but everyone prefers cats than dogs ..../...........

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Re: England
Reply #48 - July 23, 2011, 09:40 PM

Quote from: musivore on July 23, 2011, 07:40 AM
^^ Shit, I had you down as American for some reason. Though that explains how you know The Smiths...

Fumbles: you're making me sound crazy now by fixing that quote. I liked it as it was, you should have left it mate.

LOL Who doesn't know The Smiths?!!

On that note...

Quote from: z10 on July 23, 2011, 06:55 AM

The musicians of genius over the last half century, the beatles, pink floyd, led zeppelin.

Yes this is pretty much what I love most about England.
Musicians and hot men, which are pretty much interchangeable

Ok, and I'd probably like the pubs too if I ever got a chance to go to them.

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Re: England
Reply #49 - July 23, 2011, 09:42 PM

Quote from: Zaiba on July 23, 2011, 05:16 PM
Radio 4

The Now Show

I guess all the open minded English people out there, I've not ever really come across any racism.

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Reply #50 - July 23, 2011, 09:43 PM

Quote from: Prince Spinoza on July 23, 2011, 08:18 PM
Ok so how many of you Brits have lived elsewhere?

Me, I was born in Kerela, India and lived there until I was 7.

At 21 I went to live in Australia, then NZ, then Kalimantan, Sumatra and Java. I have lived in Malaysia twice, first on the east coast, later in KL. I have also lived in Canada for 3 years and Paris for one year. I loved living in different countries and especially enjoyed my time in Indonesia and NZ. I liked Malaysia and Paris the least.

I love England and have been here for the last 7 years. I'm not going anywhere again cos I'm too exhausted.
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Reply #51 - July 23, 2011, 09:46 PM

Classical pubs are fun. They are mostly at street corners, and they have at least two, but sometimes three or four entrances for different types of people, all helped from behind a central bar. Public bar, lounge, saloon....

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Re: England
Reply #52 - July 23, 2011, 09:51 PM

Quote from: Raccoon Rapist on July 23, 2011, 08:38 PM
Bad teeth

Silly accents

Stupid queen

Occupation of Northern Ireland

Guys on the dole with tattoos on their faces

Morons who try mugging you without a gun

Bartenders who are confused by you leaving a tip

Tons of whorehouses with ugly hookers around London

People puking on the street

People flailing around like Parkinson's patients on crack and calling it "dancing"

Mind-blowing anal sex

Aren't you supposed to be banned already?

I'll forgive you because of the last one.

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Re: England
Reply #53 - July 23, 2011, 09:57 PM

It all depends of how you look at your glass. Half full or already half empty? Socialists are not funny people....

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Re: England
Reply #54 - July 23, 2011, 09:58 PM

Quote from: HighOctane on July 23, 2011, 09:42 PM
The Now Show

You're kidding, right? I used to like it, but it's been resting on its laurels an awful lot in the last decade, to the point that I've had to stop listening a while ago rather than shout at the radio. Ever since this government was elected, they've become positively insufferable. 'Ooh, look at us, we're cartoon lefties - right-on, preachy, and guiltily middle-class, and so are you' might be a useful caricature. This is even truer for the News Quiz.

I can't bear to bring myself to listen to the Friday 18:30 slot anymore. Which is a bugger, since I'd been doing it since the mid/late 90s..

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Re: England
Reply #55 - July 23, 2011, 09:59 PM

Fuck England, Scotland is where it's at.
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Re: England
Reply #56 - July 23, 2011, 10:14 PM

Quote from: Iraqi Atheist on July 23, 2011, 09:59 PM
Fuck England, Scotland is where it's at.

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Re: England
Reply #57 - July 23, 2011, 10:39 PM

It is in England that I felt free for the first time in my life.
England gave refuge when I fled my country of brith, 4 years ago. England fed me. England educated me. England treated me medically.

I still suffer from PTSD but with the help I got from The Medical Foundation in Islington and other torture victims support organisations, i'm getting better.

When I talk about England I get watery eyes ( and incidently get really annoyed when I see people giving away their taken for granted freedoms).

To me, England isn't only a place, it is ideas too. Great ones. I literally owe everything to this country.
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Re: England
Reply #58 - July 23, 2011, 11:31 PM

the people

the greenery

the most influential: the rain

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Re: England
Reply #59 - July 24, 2011, 12:00 AM

England is (without question) the greatest country on earth as long as you aren't French.

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