[Ammi]

...tennis and cricket...

[Ammi]

...and strawberries and cream...

[Marsh.]

Emma knows...

Youtube video

[MTVN]

4 pints and a roast dinner before 2pm on a Sunday then going to play cricket

[Alf]

Stiff upper lip has been lost and replaced with pet lip, particularly when we're watching TV talent shows.

[James]

British culture is obviously something distinct if you compare with other countries, like other European countries. A lot of it comes from the common language, but even then other English-speaking countries have different cultures.

A lot of people don't bother to look at other countries to find out about them though, with the exception maybe of the USA.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by James

A lot of people don't bother to look at other countries to find out about them though, with the exception maybe of the USA.

I wouldn't say that's entirely true really, average Joe tends to know at least a bit about other European cultures like France, Germany, Spain, Italy etc... Maybe less so the northern European countries. But obviously there's also places like Japan or even Mexico / Brazil that people know about.

[Ammi]

...rainy summer days in caravans, eating fish and chips and playing card games.....

[Ammi]

...walks down the pier and playing the amusement arcade machines..spending as much as you can to get that awful soft toy.....

[Alf]

"England has no culture" I say in the English language.

[Marsh.]

Perfectly calm. Patronise someone else.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Perfectly calm. Patronise someone else.

Hey, what's your problem this morning Mr Touchy. I reserve the right to extract the urine from you whenever I see fit, young man. And grant you the same right to do the same to me... not that you need my permission.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Livia

Hey, what's your problem this morning Mr Touchy. I reserve the right to extract the urine from you whenever I see fit, young man. And grant you the same right to do the same to me... not that you need my permission.

[Marsh.]

I didn't say that culture wasn't inherent to a particular country at a specific point in time. I'm saying those who claim we're "losing our culture" don't quite understand what that means in regards to culture not being a stationary thing and they see any change at all as "bloody foreigners coming over and eradicating our culture!!!" which is just a tad silly.

(I hope I used the correct stationary as I'm not talking about pens.)

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

I didn't say that culture wasn't inherent to a particular country at a specific point in time. I'm saying those who claim we're "losing our culture" don't quite understand what that means in regards to culture not being a stationary thing and they see any change at all as "bloody foreigners coming over and eradicating our culture!!!" which is just a tad silly.

(I hope I used the correct stationary as I'm not talking about pens.)

Stationary, that's right. I always remember which one to use by remembering it's E for envelopes.

Maybe "culture" wasn't defined enough. It's like my trip to Rome recently. I met so many actual Romans, working everywhere, great Italian restaurants, Italian leather shops.... it all felt very... Italian. In east London now you'd struggle to get Pie & Mash, a cockney superfood... but you can buy a samosa anywhere. One has pushed out the other whereas they used to sit side by side quite comfortably.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Livia

Stationary, that's right. I always remember which one to use by remembering it's E for envelopes.

Maybe "culture" wasn't defined enough. It's like my trip to Rome recently. I met so many actual Romans, working everywhere, great Italian restaurants, Italian leather shops.... it all felt very... Italian. In east London now you'd struggle to get Pie & Mash, a cockney superfood... but you can buy a samosa anywhere. One has pushed out the other whereas they used to sit side by side quite comfortably.

I would agree with this, depending on where you live you will have differing views I guess

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by Livia

Stationary, that's right. I always remember which one to use by remembering it's E for envelopes.

Maybe "culture" wasn't defined enough. It's like my trip to Rome recently. I met so many actual Romans, working everywhere, great Italian restaurants, Italian leather shops.... it all felt very... Italian. In east London now you'd struggle to get Pie & Mash, a cockney superfood... but you can buy a samosa anywhere. One has pushed out the other whereas they used to sit side by side quite comfortably.

Strong way of putting it. How are these people being 'pushed' out' of their homes? 'Quite comfortably' You need to explain that comment my recollection is not quite so comfortable

[Withano]

it’s like the most multi-cultural country in the world and we have a weird and wonderful blend of hundreds of cultures, with angry old white brits crying loudly about it in the background

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Withano

it’s like the most multi-cultural country in the world and we have a weird and wonderful blend of hundreds of cultures, with angry old white brits crying loudly about it in the background

...’weird and wonderful’...that’s the perfect description.....

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Withano

it’s like the most multi-cultural country in the world and we have a weird and wonderful blend of hundreds of cultures, with angry old white brits crying loudly about it in the background

No, it may be a wonderful diverse mix where you are, but where I lived, there are no white people left. And they've left because if they'd said, hang on, I don't mind living in a multicultural society, in fact I quite enjoy it being a minority myself, but my own people are being squeezed out... then someone like you would have said something like you've just said above. No one likes to be called a racist when they're not.

[Withano]

Originally Posted by Livia

No, it may be a wonderful diverse mix where you are, but where I lived, there are no white people left. And they've left because if they'd said, hang on, I don't mind living in a multicultural society, in fact I quite enjoy it being a minority myself, but my own people are being squeezed out... then someone like you would have said something like you've just said above. No one likes to be called a racist when they're not.

Whut

[Tom4784]

The idea of people being 'forced out' is ridiculous. White people don't have ethnic minorities intimidating them into leaving. If they leave because they think they are being 'forced out' it's most likely because THEY are uncomfortable with people of different races.

[Parmy]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

The idea of people being 'forced out' is ridiculous. White people don't have ethnic minorities intimidating them into leaving. If they leave because they think they are being 'forced out' it's most likely because THEY are uncomfortable with people of different races.

Dezzy...be honest with yourself for a moment....

[Vicky.]

Honestly, I switch off with this argument as I don't even know what 'British culture' is, and generally the person saying we are losing it cannot actually explain what we are losing, so I tend to conclude that..well they are just moaning for the sake of moaning if they cannot even explain why they are moaning..

[Ammi]

...why are you moaning, Vicky..?...stop moaning, you moaner...