Things you hate about the UK

[Lancet Fluke]

Is that really much different from the North v South thing in England? Except fewer stickers.

Not sure, I live in Wales these days so it is the thing that I experience. There are also things that happen here in addition to the moronic, flag waving stuff that I find a bit more sinister because the obsession with "Welshness" goes beyond your average bloke in the street and seems to be ridiculously important to people in authority here. The Welsh assembly seems full of politicians who are Welsh versions of Nigel Farage. They appear to be more bothered about the future of Welsh Culture than the future of the economy or education in Wales. I am English but I don't define myself by my nationality so I find the whole thing very odd.

 

[Ancient Citizen]

Not something I hate but that's something I'd prefer wasn't, the 'Great' in our name. I know we're a fine island but it sounds pretty egotistical nowadays. Think it comes from the classical context of calling us Great Britain and Ireland, Little Britain.

'Great' is a term that refers to the physical geography of Britain, nothing to do with how brilliant we are.
Anyway;-
Girls ruining their appearance with excessive make-up, ridiculous shaved off, re painted eyebrows,
resulting in the streets now resembling auditions for the part of Widow Twankey.
Jeremy Corbyn, although sometimes good for a laugh.
Riding bikes on the pavement.
Fat knackers skriking their eyes out, when told they need to shift a couple of hundredweight.

 

[stonerblue]

horrible weather
ridiculous working hours
rush hour driving
national pride

 

[CitizenTID]

'Great' is a term that refers to the physical geography of Britain, nothing to do with how brilliant we are.
Anyway;-
Girls ruining their appearance with excessive make-up, ridiculous shaved off, re painted eyebrows,
resulting in the streets now resembling auditions for the part of Widow Twankey.
Jeremy Corbyn, although sometimes good for a laugh.
Riding bikes on the pavement.
Fat knackers skriking their eyes out, when told they need to shift a couple of hundredweight.

That's why I said nowadays. It's only suitable if there is a smaller "Britain," as in the context some (but not all) classical writers used to refer to Ireland; Greenland isn't "Great Greenland." It's in all the legal writing of the country so I doubt anyone would be arsed to change it anyway.

 

[sir baconface]

Not sure, I live in Wales these days so it is the thing that I experience. There are also things that happen here in addition to the moronic, flag waving stuff that I find a bit more sinister because the obsession with "Welshness" goes beyond your average bloke in the street and seems to be ridiculously important to people in authority here. The Welsh assembly seems full of politicians who are Welsh versions of Nigel Farage. They appear to be more bothered about the future of Welsh Culture than the future of the economy or education in Wales. I am English but I don't define myself by my nationality so I find the whole thing very odd.

Fair enough. That goes a bit beyond the North-South divide. Even here, though, we have to fight cultural fascists such as those who would call barms muffins.

Seriously, though, defining yourself by nationality or sexuality or religion will provoke tensions if over-cooked.

 

[The perfect fumble]

Seriously, though, defining yourself by nationality or sexuality or religion will provoke tensions if over-cooked.

You mean if it upsets the status quo.

 

[i kne albert davy]

People who moan about the weather
people who are work shy
People who insist we over fill the Country without the infrastructure or resources to build more roads
Lack of National Pride.

 

[sir baconface]

You mean if it upsets the status quo.

Do I?

 

[The perfect fumble]

Do I?

I don't know, I've not read your case notes.

 

[Hoghead]

I suppose it's already been posted, but in case it hasn't, Rags.