Proud to be British

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Be very proud to be British because...

Only in Britain... can a pizza get to your house faster than an
ambulance.

Only in Britain... do supermarkets make sick people walk all the way to
the back of the shop to get their prescriptions while
healthy people can buy cigarettes
at the front.

Only in Britain... do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries and
a DIET coke.

Only in Britain... do banks leave both doors open and chain the pens to
the counters.

Only in Britain... do we leave cars worth thousands of pounds on the
drive and lock our junk and cheap lawn mower in the garage.

Only in Britain... do we use answering machines to screen calls and then
have call waiting so we won't miss a call from someone
we didn't want to talk to in the first place.

Only in Britain... are there disabled parking places in front of an Ice
skating rink.

NOT TO MENTION...

3 Brits die each year testing if a 9v battery works on their tongue.

142 Brits were injured in 1999 by not removing all pins from new shirts.

58 Brits are injured each year by using sharp knives instead of
screwdrivers.

31 Brits have died since 1996 by watering their Christmas tree while the
fairy lights were plugged in.

19 Brits have died in the last 3 years believing that Christmas
decorations were chocolate.

British hospitals reported 4 broken arms last year after cracker-pulling
accidents.

101 people since 1999 have had broken parts of plastic toys pulled out
of the soles of their feet.

18 Brits had serious burns in 2000 trying on a new jumper with a lit
cigarette in their mouth.

A massive 543 Brits were admitted to A&E in the last two years after
opening bottles of beer with their teeth.

5 Brits were injured last year in accidents involving out-of-control
Scalextric cars.

And finally.........

In 2000 eight Brits cracked their skull whilst throwing up into the
toilet.
 

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Wait a minute, your list sounds very American to me, depending on where you live. The state of Texas was its own country at one time and is culturally distinct, but we can use at an example of some peculiar American habits as well. (George Bush Jr. lives in Texas when he's not in DC, as you know). ....

Be very proud to be British because...
Only in Britain... can a pizza get to your house faster than an
ambulance.
It's the same here in the States - many pizza stores are around the corner whereas hospitals are located at specific centers.

Only in Britain... do supermarkets make sick people walk all the way to
the back of the shop to get their prescriptions while
healthy people can buy cigarettes
at the front.
The same is true here in the States: the Rx store is in the back, cigarettes and chewing gum are at the front.

Only in Britain... do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries and
a DIET coke.
This was a classic order in the US in the '80s. ... load up on the meal, but cut back on the caloric intake with the drink ... quite backwards.

Only in Britain... do banks leave both doors open and chain the pens to
the counters.
You tend to see this arrangement with banks located in shopping centers ...

Only in Britain... do we leave cars worth thousands of pounds on the
drive and lock our junk and cheap lawn mower in the garage.
Same here in the US, except it's a city vs. suburb/country distinction.

Only in Britain... do we use answering machines to screen calls and then
have call waiting so we won't miss a call from someone
we didn't want to talk to in the first place.
Itused to be this way in the late '80s and '90s. Now cell phone culture has changed this entirely.


Only in Britain... are there disabled parking places in front of an Ice
skating rink.
.
I can't comment ...
 

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Be very proud to be British because...

Only in Britain... can a pizza get to your house faster than an
ambulance.

Only in Britain... do supermarkets make sick people walk all the way to
the back of the shop to get their prescriptions while
healthy people can buy cigarettes
at the front.

Only in Britain... do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries and
a DIET coke.

Only in Britain... do banks leave both doors open and chain the pens to
the counters.

Only in Britain... do we leave cars worth thousands of pounds on the
drive and lock our junk and cheap lawn mower in the garage.

Only in Britain... do we use answering machines to screen calls and then
have call waiting so we won't miss a call from someone
we didn't want to talk to in the first place.

Only in Britain... are there disabled parking places in front of an Ice
skating rink.

NOT TO MENTION...

3 Brits die each year testing if a 9v battery works on their tongue.

142 Brits were injured in 1999 by not removing all pins from new shirts.

58 Brits are injured each year by using sharp knives instead of
screwdrivers.

31 Brits have died since 1996 by watering their Christmas tree while the
fairy lights were plugged in.

19 Brits have died in the last 3 years believing that Christmas
decorations were chocolate.

British hospitals reported 4 broken arms last year after cracker-pulling
accidents.

101 people since 1999 have had broken parts of plastic toys pulled out
of the soles of their feet.

18 Brits had serious burns in 2000 trying on a new jumper with a lit
cigarette in their mouth.

A massive 543 Brits were admitted to A&E in the last two years after
opening bottles of beer with their teeth.

5 Brits were injured last year in accidents involving out-of-control
Scalextric cars.

And finally.........

In 2000 eight Brits cracked their skull whilst throwing up into the
toilet.


Only in Britain is a lovely cup of tea regarded as medicinal and administered for all ailments from shock to hysteria ...
 

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Diet soda negates the calories of fatty foods, didn't you know that? I think the surgeon general of the United States said this.

oh, and incidentlally I agree with Kings_Gambit. Regular Coke is gross. Like trying to drink maple syrup. It's way too thick. Diet Coke is at least somewhat palatable.
 

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Diet soda negates the calories of fatty foods, didn't you know that? I think the surgeon general of the United States said this.

oh, and incidentlally I agree with Kings_Gambit. Regular Coke is gross. Like trying to drink maple syrup. It's way too thick. Diet Coke is at least somewhat palatable.

But really, one should have a milkshake with ones burger and fries, surely?