I agree.

There is so much that gets moaned about, etc. But people often miss the good that is about.

Even simple things like our hobby.

In South Africa LHD is banned, those that have them, can keep them, but no imports the last few years.

In Germany , in theory no modifications.... TUV testing is tough.

Even the Towbar on my Bus is permitted, because it was originaly built with the bus. Sure people build mad cars there too, and bend the rules, but always have to look over their shoulders.

The list goes on and on and on.....

I agree, we do have a lot to be thankful for here.

 

A fantastic music scene !

 

A couple of other things to be pleased about living here: The NHS -no one in the UK needs to worry about whether their health insurance will pay up. overall, this is a safe place to live in too, whatever the Daily Mail/Express might say.

 

A couple of other things to be pleased about living here: The NHS -no one in the UK needs to worry about whether their health insurance will pay up.

Beat me to it , I'll raise a glass to the NHS :tup:

 

that pint of beer...looks like its in a plastic glass...i hate that...moan moan:incheek: hahahahaha!!!

 

Health and safety mate!..

 

M-Head you're so right, without a doubt the UK is the best
And something we got that no other country don't understand which is our
Great British Sense of Humour

So 10 out of 10 for the UK......

Bob…

 

Spot on,Bob;

 

I'll have some of the racing, fry up & double beer but can I wait till the snows gone before taking a snooze in the deck chair !

 

Irony, Sarcasm, a genuine sense of humour, Black Pudding, fried bread, bread & dripping, we invented most stuff that's worthwhile, we used to own the World, The Who, Rolling Stones, Beatles, Biggins, Oasis, Su Pollard, an uncanny abillity to speak ANY language in the World simply by raising our voice.

 

al, every tried dripping on toast. mmm...

 

il have the breakfast, minus beans but with als fried bread and black puddin please, this truley is a wonderful country !

kev

 

There's a snack van along from work, that serves up 'kin massive bacon butties. Fresh doorstep bread cut length ways, so you get about a foot long butty :tup:

 

My forms like that Kev. Good job I can think myself healthy & get all the excersise i need running the bath.
Cant understand why the wife keeps buying me slimfast bars :beuj:

 

Cant understand why the wife keeps buying me slimfast bars :beuj:

They taste great Deep Fried, as do mars bars. :tup:

 

The Best football league in the world currently the best racing driver in the world and fish chips and mushy peas!!! :tup:

 

We have more history than most other countries, the only volentary fighting force in the word, the life boat society, Old age pension, the Royal family, well the Queen anyway but the list goes on and on, rodsnsods this is a great country :smoke:Jeff

 

got to have a sprinkling of salt :tup:

 

a nice cup of tea

 

shouldnt that be a mug of tea ya poof!...

 

yep...it all sounds good, i can almost feel the sun coming out

 

Quick list off the top of my head:-

Most of the best rock music since '63
Dad's Army
Spike Milligan
Hogarth
Radio 4
Stephen Fry
The NHS
The Lake District.
Dr Who

All great things that have added to the sum of human happiness and could only have come from Britain.

 

lets not forget The Curry :incheek:

 

Sometimes you have to go abroad to appreciate what we have....

a holiday in Greece, a child gets into trouble off the beach, no lifeguards there, but holidaymakers do what they can, including applying their first aid knowledge, presuming that a paramedic or the ambulance will arrive soon. No helicopter rescue, no ambulance,... 4 hours later a Dr. arrives in time to pronounce the child dead. The locals had a very matter of fact attitude towards events,... they knew no better and they were used to such events..

 

What a superb thread!

I know a number of people that got fed up with Great Britain and buggered off to another country and are having a great time, but I've lost count of the number of people I know that have emigrated and lived to regret it, so we must be doing something right!:tup:

 

What a superb thread!

I know a number of people that got fed up with Great Britain and buggered off to another country and are having a great time, but I've lost count of the number of people I know that have emigrated and lived to regret it, so we must be doing something right!:tup:

I do miss England and my American wife wants to live there. She loves London.Our daughter is in London right now and LOVES it to the point that I reckon she wont be back.
I miss......
A decent Curry
The music scene
My friends
My mum
and a few other things too. California has the weather but thats all.

 

Pie & Mash, smothered in liquer and plenty of salt, pepper and vinegar.:tup:

 

I agree with that......fuck California, I'm coming home.

 

Walace and Grommit

 

Morcombe & Wise Christmas specials, The Two Ronnies Christmas specials, Peter Sellers, the Cortina, in fact anything to have come out of Fords' Dagenham plant [even the Corsair] British films, pickled eggs, our willingness to allow Polish people to plumb our bathrooms, being able to flush our used bog roll.

 

Industrial revolution, Kelly Brook, Dick van **** in Mary Poppins, Jacqueline Bisset [see below], Bovril.

 

they look familiar, didnt i queue up behind those in the duty free at lax

 

i feel i must agree with most of the things that al ( hemi bucket ) has mentioned, maybe with the exception of bovril and pork scratchings, also food wise you cant wack anything hot with pastry around it from a good old british bakers, especially a good cornish pasty and really anything from a chip shop, why do i keep getting back to food !

kev

 

Page three in the Sun , The sport , Worcester sauce, HP, Colmans mustard

Cadburies choclate, British cars, The Milk man, etc etc etc:smoke:Jeff