How British are You?

senorwipesalot · 14-04-2012 2:59am #1

What do you love about our neighbours?
Do you like them alot more than the kuntz next door.

Ya?

Rabies · 14-04-2012 3:00am

How is liking them to some degree being british?

4zn76tysfajdxp · 14-04-2012 3:00am

The kuntz next door to our neighbours...

Why, that's us! Heyyyyyyyy. :mad: :mad: :mad:

Tesco Massacre · 14-04-2012 3:01am

I hate those Brit cu*ts.

Erm, what time are United playing on Sunday?

IM0 · 14-04-2012 3:13am

love about them

Trash Ninja · 14-04-2012 3:28am

I was sent to Coventry for 8 years.

Literally.

Chuck Stone · 14-04-2012 3:30am

The British?

Ah shure they're a grand bunch of lads.

General Relativity · 14-04-2012 3:30am

'Everyone likes to see England loose at sport... and war' - Tommy Tiernan

mackg · 14-04-2012 3:42am

General Relativity wrote: »

'Everyone likes to see England loose at sport... and war' - Tommy Tiernan

i only ever liked to see them lose at soccer and that has decreased since I stopped reading their newspapers. I remember hearing on Atlantic 252 after Brazil knocked them out of the world cup in 2002(?) how they were professionals paid to win so why didn't they win. Priceless, even if you were going to believe in that silly logic the Brazil team combined would have been paid a lot more than the English one. saying that at the Olympics or something I like to see British athletes do well in the absence of Irish ones.

Sitec · 14-04-2012 3:47am

Nowt wrong with them.

RobbingBandit · 14-04-2012 4:07am

Sitec wrote: »

Nowt wrong with them.

Rabble,Rabble 800 years etc.

John Doe1 · 14-04-2012 4:30am

I bleed blue, red and white, mostly red though

Ghandee · 14-04-2012 4:51am

I liked that Saint, Saint Oliver Cromwell. He seemed liked a decent Christian man.

Badly Drunk Boy · 14-04-2012 5:01am

Senorwipesalot, why did you feel the need to ask the question?

grindle · 14-04-2012 6:53am

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

Senorwipesalot, why did you feel the need to ask the question?

Ooh, you're getting a bit defensive - pure, unbridled hatred much?

C'mon, it's AH, he's just having a bait'n'goad.

Seriously though, if anybody considered themselves 1% British (without blood relations), the vast majority of our miserable plebeian population would label them a turn-coat.

A better question would be "Why are so many people so nationalistic when we've evolved beyond the need for it?".

Richard Hillman · 14-04-2012 6:56am

I love their TV and music.

Temptamperu · 14-04-2012 6:57am

Great Comedy and some good music.

giles lynchwood · 14-04-2012 7:23am

I was conceived in London.

chughes · 14-04-2012 7:46am

Just getting scientific for a moment, I'd imagine DNA taken from many Irish people would show similarities to DNA taken from white English people. Irish people and English people have been "intermingling" for many centuries.

We are probably more "British" than we care to admit.

smcgiff · 14-04-2012 7:58am

giles lynchwood wrote: »

I was conceived in London.

Your ma's called London?

ihsb · 14-04-2012 8:00am

Trash Ninja wrote: »

I was sent to Coventry for 8 years.

Literally.

I lived there 12 years! Dump of a place.

smcgiff · 14-04-2012 8:01am

chughes wrote: »

We are probably more "British" than we care to admit.

Nah, they are more Irish than they care to admit.

I like Brits, just couldn't eat a full one.

Kidchameleon · 14-04-2012 8:26am

Most of the Brits I have encountered in my life are very stingy, I dont know why that is

Sunnyisland · 14-04-2012 8:31am

Dont have a problem with most of them, like the Irish and other countries there are some good ones and bad ones :-)

Never ask a foreigner where he is from. If he is not english he will tell you within a few minutes, and if he is English, why embarrass him ?

KeithAFC · 14-04-2012 8:37am

Ghandee wrote: »

I liked that saint Oliver Cromwell. He seemed liked a decent Christian man.

Oliver Cromwell is misunderstood in history. He should really be liked in Ireland. If he didn't do what he did with the killing at Drogheda, people would admire him much more than they do.

You just have to look at it from a historical point of view and understand these things happened back then. Cromwell actually give orders for his soldiers to not harm the country folk.

galwayrush · 14-04-2012 8:40am

I love their foods like Tikka Masala....:cool:

davetherave · 14-04-2012 8:50am

I'm in England right now :eek: so.... very British?

NinjaK · 14-04-2012 8:51am

KeithAFC wrote: »

Oliver Cromwell is misunderstood in history. He should really be liked in Ireland. If he didn't do what he did with the killing at Drogheda, people would admire him much more than they do.

You just have to look at it from a historical point of view and understand these things happened back then. Cromwell actually give orders for his soldiers to not harm the country folk.

What a troll.

44leto · 14-04-2012 8:52am

KeithAFC wrote: »

Oliver Cromwell is misunderstood in history. He should really be liked in Ireland. If he didn't do what he did with the killing at Drogheda, people would admire him much more than they do.

You just have to look at it from a historical point of view and understand these things happened back then. Cromwell actually give orders for his soldiers to not harm the country folk.

Woww
Come -on Keith it could be argued he was histories the first republican, now I have never seen any of your posts expressing a love of republicans.

He committed regicide to assert the rule of parliament but then he became a king and such a tyrant that when he died people demanded the restoration of the monarchy.

But yes the world was put on a path to true democracy.

But Keith a republican, well I never.

NinjaK · 14-04-2012 8:53am

To answer the OP, id imagine many of the west-Brits on boards are very British, even though they were born here.

KeithAFC · 14-04-2012 8:53am

NinjaK wrote: »

What a troll.

Look up the history. Oliver Cromwell tried to over throw the Monarchy and many people should like him for that in Ireland. The problem comes with what he did during Drogheda. That is the main problem.

But if he hadn't done that, he would probably be admired in some quarters.

Grayson · 14-04-2012 8:54am

I like the english except for when I'm playing CoD. Then they're a bunch of camping ba$tards. Yeah, sit in the corner with your barrat you camping fcuking ba$tard. You're good at camping aren't you. Come over here on a visit and stay for 800 FCUKING YEARS. YER ALL CAMPING BA$TARDS!!!

Until some french guy starts whinging and we both start insulting him. CoD really brings out the inherent racism in everyone.

I had a UK passport

Cavehill Red · 14-04-2012 8:55am

I'm not British in the slightest, but I and my family and neighbours are all so devastatingly attractive to Britain that they keep offering us citizenship. It must be rough for them, getting knocked back by us all the time, a bit like being the fat burd at a disco.

Grayson · 14-04-2012 8:55am

KeithAFC wrote: »

Look up the history. Oliver Cromwell tried to over throw the Monarchy and many people should like him for that in Ireland. The problem comes with what he did during Drogheda. That is the main problem.

But if he hadn't done that, he would probably be admired in some quarters.

Something like a third of the UK's population died in the civil war. As much as irish ppl hate cromwell, he was far, far worse to his own ppl.

galwayrush · 14-04-2012 8:58am

KeithAFC wrote: »

Look up the history. Oliver Cromwell tried to over throw the Monarchy and many people should like him for that in Ireland. The problem comes with what he did during Drogheda. That is the main problem.

But if he hadn't done that, he would probably be admired in some quarters.

The 11 year siege of Galway wasn't very popular here at the time............

KeithAFC · 14-04-2012 9:00am

Grayson wrote: »

Something like a third of the UK's population died in the civil war. As much as irish ppl hate cromwell, he was far, far worse to his own ppl.

Yep. That is true. He was hated in many quarters but some people in Ireland would like him if he didn't do what he did in Ireland at the time.

NinjaK · 14-04-2012 9:06am

KeithAFC wrote: »

Look up the history. Oliver Cromwell tried to over throw the Monarchy and many people should like him for that in Ireland. The problem comes with what he did during Drogheda. That is the main problem.

But if he hadn't done that, he would probably be admired in some quarters.

I have 'look up the history'. He is the Gaelics mans worst enemy thoughtout history. He is our Hitler. No northern Protestant from boards.ie will change that:D

mattjack · 14-04-2012 9:08am

This is my favourite Brit

http://photos.indystar.com/photos/2009/1/21/215460/immersive.jpg

Bree Brit Olson

Cavehill Red · 14-04-2012 9:10am

NinjaK wrote: »

I have 'look up the history'. He is the Gaelics mans worst enemy thoughtout history. He is our Hitler. No northern Protestant from boards.ie will change that:D

Ah, you can't be taking Keith seriously. That's going about things the wrong way entirely. He's a bit like a Morrissey album. Full of hilarity once you get the joke.

44leto · 14-04-2012 9:14am

I would regard myself as west British and proud. I like the British people their traditions, history, culture, music, comedy, sport. But I am secure enough been Irish to say something like that.

Like it or lump it they had a huge influence on us and our identity and still do. But largely now they are very good neighbours. What more could a country ask for.

PeteEd · 14-04-2012 9:16am

well looking at my passport

ah fook it

Rule Britanina

KeithAFC · 14-04-2012 9:19am

44leto wrote: »

I would regard myself as west British and proud. I like the British people their traditions, history, culture, music, comedy, sport. But I am secure enough been Irish to say something like that.

Like it or lump it they had a huge influence on us and our identity and still do. But largely now they are very good neighbours. What more could a country ask for.

Would you vote to re join the Union?

44leto · 14-04-2012 9:28am

KeithAFC wrote: »

Would you vote to re join the Union?

No I think it is advantageous for Ireland to remain independent as in economically, influence, keeping our own Atlantic resources oil included, also been small keeps us out of stupid wars which Britain always end up in.

I am happy to be out of the Union, but I am also happy with the recent state of Anglo/Irish relations. I actually enjoyed the Royal visit last year as did most Irish.

Wibbs · 14-04-2012 9:31am

NinjaK wrote: »

I have 'look up the history'. He is the Gaelics mans worst enemy thoughtout history. He is our Hitler.

Godwin this early?

To be fair to Keith he has something of a point. Cromwell gave quarter more than average for a general of his time. He certainly gave more in Ireland than in England. That was an unbelievably vicious civil war. Atrocities a go go. Tens of thousands dead in single battles and 100's of thousands dead from disease in the trail of it.

In all but one of the towns that negotiated a surrender with Cromwell he gave safe passage to the civilians. The exception being Wexford, though his troops went batshít on that occasion. He issued orders when he arrived that no civilian was to be harmed or robbed of property and actually hanged a few of his own men(inc officers) for breaking this order.

Was Cromwell a cúnt? Yes, but no more than most Puritan Religious nutbags at the time, especially if moving about in a Catholic country. Was he "Irelands Hitler"? The people left in command after him were way worse. It was they who kicked off the mass killings, theft and enslavement of us.

forfuxsake · 14-04-2012 9:33am

KeithAFC wrote: »

Oliver Cromwell is misunderstood in history. He should really be liked in Ireland. If he didn't do what he did with the killing at Drogheda, people would admire him much more than they do.

You just have to look at it from a historical point of view and understand these things happened back then. Cromwell actually give orders for his soldiers to not harm the country folk.

Yeah just like Hitler, if he hadn't done the concentration camps and the gassings and the wars etc etc. But these things happened back then. :rolleyes:

Cavehill Red · 14-04-2012 9:46am

Wibbs wrote: »

Godwin this early? To be fair to Keith he has something of a point.

Loads of revisionist waffle...

Come off it, Wibbs. There are limits to revisionism. Hitler after all was a decent water colourist who rebuilt Germany's economy, eh? And was still a complete and utter sh1tbag. As was Oliver.

KeithAFC · 14-04-2012 9:48am

Cavehill Red wrote: »

Come off it, Wibbs. There are limits to revisionism. Hitler after all was a decent water colourist who rebuilt Germany's economy, eh? And was still a complete and utter sh1tbag. As was Oliver.

Erm, actually yes, that is true. Why deny history and try to rewrite it? No one is denying the other parts like Drogheda and so on. But the truth should be put forward.

Cavehill Red · 14-04-2012 9:50am

KeithAFC wrote: »

Erm, actually yes, that is true. Why deny history and try to rewrite it? No one is denying the other parts like Drogheda and so on. But the truth should be put forward.

You'll note I didn't deny any history, Keith. I just reminded everyone that Oliver Cromwell like Hitler had some marginal and arguable positives heavily outweighed by the fact that both were genocidal loopers of the highest order.

KeithAFC · 14-04-2012 9:52am

Cavehill Red wrote: »

You'll note I didn't deny any history, Keith. I just reminded everyone that Oliver Cromwell like Hitler had some marginal and arguable positives heavily outweighed by the fact that both were genocidal loopers of the highest order.

Has anyone denied that though? I don't think so.

Badly Drunk Boy · 14-04-2012 9:57am

grindle wrote: »

Ooh, you're getting a bit defensive - pure, unbridled hatred much?

C'mon, it's AH, he's just having a bait'n'goad.

Seriously though, if anybody considered themselves 1% British (without blood relations), the vast majority of our miserable plebeian population would label them a turn-coat.

A better question would be "Why are so many people so nationalistic when we've evolved beyond the need for it?".

No, it's just showing that he's a trolling, brain-dead goon.

I know that I'm not 100% Irish (if that exists) because my brother has done DNA tests to show the areas of Ireland, Scotland, England, and (going back) Norway, but non-intelligent people like the OP annoy me. I usually don't respond but this time I did...

eyescreamcone · 14-04-2012 9:59am

To paraphrase some Brits whom I have great time for -

"what av the British ever done for us?"

How British are You?

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