Damn right, about music in particular. This tiny island was responsible for the Beatles, Bowie, the smiths, oasis... that’s just picking one from each decade (pre 2000) of course there’s heaps more. I defy anyone to argue otherwise!I love England and think we do these things better than anywhere else in the world:
fashion
music
sarcasm
queuing
talking about the weather
This is what gets me when you watch those dire programmes like "Wanted Down Under". Parents thinking the outdoor lifestyle is best for their kids. Thinking that kids only thrive in hot climates.Damn right, about music in particular. This tiny island was responsible for the Beatles, Bowie, the smiths, oasis... that’s just picking one from each decade (pre 2000) of course there’s heaps more. I defy anyone to argue otherwise!
Makes me think of a famous quote from the third man: “ In Italy for thirty years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder, bloodshed. They producedd Michaelangelo, da Vinci, and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, they had brotherly love, five hundred years of democracy and peace, and what did they produce? The cuckoo clock.”This is what gets me when you watch those dire programmes like "Wanted Down Under". Parents thinking the outdoor lifestyle is best for their kids. Thinking that kids only thrive in hot climates.
Maybe some kids. But this country has always thrived in producing the best most eccentric and influential rock/pop music in the world. The Beatles, Stones, Bowie, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Punk, Black Sabbath, Eric Clapton, Muse, Jam, Madness, The Specials, The Smith's, Joy Division..I could go on and on. All bands that started off on rainy, deary days in all seasons stuck in their rooms learning to play the guitar, writing lyrics.....
Our climate has produced these creative avant garde forerunners in every aspect of the Arts.
Calls to mind the Barry Humphries quote,Makes me think of a famous quote from the third man: “ In Italy for thirty years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder, bloodshed. They producedd Michaelangelo, da Vinci, and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, they had brotherly love, five hundred years of democracy and peace, and what did they produce? The cuckoo clock.”
But in this case it’s less about oppression more the boredom of a dreary British town on a drizzly Sunday afternoon....
Yes! The population density in the UK lends itself to creativity and innovation. Jim Jefferies said a while ago, he reaches 10% of the population in Australia, that’s nothing. He reaches 10% of the population in the uk and America, that’s phenomenal.Calls to mind the Barry Humphries quote,
"Growing up in Australia was akin to going to the school disco with your Grandmother "
Defines Courtney Adamo’s account now. They even have a beige dog to go with their beige lifestyle.Calls to mind the Barry Humphries quote,
"Growing up in Australia was akin to going to the school disco with your Grandmother "
Really? Even over Prince Andrew?!Worst thing Duke and Duchess of Sussex Megan and Harry.
No not over Prince Andrew.Really? Even over Prince Andrew?!
Yeah this is a good one. You know lord buckethead who stood for election in Boris Johnson’s seat in Uxbridge and last election in Maidenhead against Theresa may? (There’s a long history going back to thatcherMy fav thing about England (and the UK as a whole) is our ability to laugh at ourselves and each other. We dont take ourselves seriously and embrace our failures in sports, politics etc with humour.
Despite our name 'Great Britain', we don't have a 'we're the best' mentality and are always pleasantly surprised when we do well at something.