>>Being British is about driving in a German car to an Irish pub for a
>>>Belgian beer, then travelling home, grabbing an Indian curry or a
>>>Turkish Kebab on the way, to sit on Swedish furniture and watch
>>>American shows on A Japanese TV.
>>>
>>>
>>>And the most British thing of all? Suspicion of anything foreign.
>>>
>>>Oh and......
>>>
>>>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. 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.
cheers
mark
>>>Belgian beer, then travelling home, grabbing an Indian curry or a
>>>Turkish Kebab on the way, to sit on Swedish furniture and watch
>>>American shows on A Japanese TV.
>>>
>>>
>>>And the most British thing of all? Suspicion of anything foreign.
>>>
>>>Oh and......
>>>
>>>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. 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.
cheers
mark
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