37 Reasons Great Britain Is Really Great

[ER]

Y'all would not believe how hard number twenty-four made me laugh. You just wouldn't.


http://www.buzzfeed.com/simoncrerar/reasons-britannia-still-rules-the-waves

[Bushma]

I loved this whole list!

[BoyScoutKevin]

Here are 11 more reasons Britain is Great, and 2 reasons why they are not.

(Of course, we Americans are no slouches neither.)

01. They more or less speak, the same language, but take an American-British dictionary, when you go anyway.

02. They have a longer history.

03. They produced the greatest playwright, who shall remain nameless, in the history of the theater.

04. They produce some of my favorite music.

The Beatles -- Cat Stevens -- ELO -- Herman's Hermits -- Leapy Lee -- Lonnie Donegan -- Paper Lace -- Queen -- Roger Whitaker -- The Rolling Stones -- The Spice Girls -- Tom Jones -- and The Who.

05. On the average, they are better actors, then we Americans.

06. They write the best spy novels.

07. They are 2nd only to we Americans in the folk song category.

08. They have made some of the greatest films ever made.

The Bounty -- Bugsy Malone -- Krull -- Lady Jane -- Lair of the White Worm -- Oliver -- Romeo and Juliet (1968) -- and Zulu Dawn.

09. They produce some of the best TV on this planet.

10. They have the better sense of humour.

11. They have produced some of the greatest writers in literature.

Agatha Christie -- Alistair Maclean -- Arthur Conan Doyle -- Ellis Peters -- J. R. R. Tolkien -- Jack Higgins -- James Herriot -- John Christopher -- and with a bit of a stretch Bram Stoker.

And 2 reasons why they are not as great as we Americans.

12. "Broadchurch," is an award winning program over there, when it's really just poorly written.

13. And in the 30 years, I have been going to the U.K. from the U.S. I have yet to find a really good breakfast sausage, nor can they make an acceptable glass of ice tea.

But, other then that, they are great people.

[Flangepart]

I like our cousins...just don't take them as seriously as they do.
 National Health care? Sure workin' out, if you know the 'right people'.

Nope...GB is as messed up as the rest of Europe. They just nave a better sense of humor.

[Trevor]

Here's number 38: 



 

[tracy]

#25 was awesome....and also thanks for...

[The Burgomaster]

Great Britain gave us Monty Python.  That's the only list I need.

[indianasmith]

Two words . . . . "Winston Churchill"!

NUFF SAID!!!

[Trevor]

Number # 39 



Why she's isn't a Dame, I don't know. 

[The Burgomaster]

Number # 39 



Why she's isn't a Dame, I don't know. 

Trevor is clearly mistaken.  This is #38 DD.