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The United Kingdom
The United Kingdom The Queen, Big Ben, Churchill, Afternoon Tea, Shakespeare, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, Football (Soccer), Stephen Hawking or Harry Potter, maybe it is something darker such as empire building and colonialism or maybe it is a more personal thought? As an accompanying piece to a similar blog I just posted below about the United States of America what immediately comes into your mind when you think of the United Kingdom? |
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So what do you think of?
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Stonehenge, The Chunnel, Charles Darwin, Emily Bronte, The Who, "The Rule of Thumb", Charles Dickens, MI6, Ian Fleming "Bond, James Bond" Freya Ridings - "Lost Without You" Standin' on the platform Watching you go It's like no other pain I've ever known To love someone so much To have no control You said, "I wanna see the world" And I said, "Go" But I think I'm lost without you I just feel crushed without you 'Cause I've been strong for so long I never thought how much I needed you I think I'm lost without you To leave private messages, please use my confidential mailbox at my blog: Good luck!!!
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A country that will be lost soon of it's heritage due to letting the flood of people into it's country
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ENGALND GET THE F OUT OF IRELAND FOREVER.
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10/10/2020 10:21 am |
The bombing of London during WW II and the Battle of Britain. "Never ... have so may owed so much to so few"
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10/10/2020 10:28 am |
Well, u mentioned Football, not including Soccer, and I see these over paid jerks being allowed to disgrace our Flag and Country because of profit! Many years ago I stepped forward to prove I would give my life defending this Country! Hmmmmm,
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All of those things. And while not the first thought, there is a recognition of how the UK has historically suffered from multiple personality disorder in its relation with the rest of Europe. “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” ― Oscar Wilde
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10/10/2020 10:33 am |
The bombing of London during WW II. "Never...have so many owed so much to so few". The Battle of Britain.
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The bombing of London during WW II. "Never...have so many owed so much to so few". The Battle of Britain. Humans are the most dangerous animals on earth. If only animals had the ability to know when to keep away from us humans they would be better off.
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A sense of loss. I was born there and it brings to mind the loss of many things I once held dear. The last Night of the Proms, Britannia, Jerusalem. They slip farther away...I no longer belong there. ~~Anais Nin~~
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Lions led by donkeys springs to mind about the current state of the nation - mind you, many of the lions are donkeys too! I think that the USA and the UK are standing at a political crossroads at the moment. The wrong choice could send either of them on a very ugly journey. You missed country pubs!
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10/10/2020 12:19 pm |
The bombing of London during WW II. "Never...have so many owed so much to so few". The Battle of Britain.
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10/10/2020 1:37 pm |
-the best motorcycles -warm beer -big teeth
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Monty Python and other British sitcoms, Masterpiece Theater, science shows, so much better than American tv. Please don't let me be misunderstood.
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sick to death of hearing the royal familys every move, especially the kids football - man u / man city / chelsea / liverpool, etc rain and fog winston churchill, margaret thatcher big ben (especially in monets paintings), stonehenge. AND - when i remind myself the question was the UK, not just ENGLAND . . . ireland and scotland (sorry, wales) guinness (which i dont actually like) the titanic more england - monty python, doctor in the house, hitchhikers guide to the universe, red dwarf OK, now im TRYING to think of stuff, which exceeds what was asked. cheers "well only get through this if we work together. if we dont, none of us will"
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A country that will be lost soon of it's heritage due to letting the flood of people into it's country we as a country DO have better to offer. "well only get through this if we work together. if we dont, none of us will"
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Well, u mentioned Football, not including Soccer, and I see these over paid jerks being allowed to disgrace our Flag and Country because of profit! Many years ago I stepped forward to prove I would give my life defending this Country! Hmmmmm, which, as you brought up, you FOUGHT FOR. the OWNERS are the ones making the money FIGHTING messages of equality, because the people being repressed and senselessly killed ARENT the ones who can afford their prohibitive ticket prices. if you were black, in your service days, you would have been second class, even in the service. you fought for this country for the people to HAVE rights, not for the country to take them away. "well only get through this if we work together. if we dont, none of us will"
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The bombing of London during WW II. "Never...have so many owed so much to so few". The Battle of Britain. but HIDING it from the rest of the world, we didnt have the guts to join WW2 until the japanese FORCED us into it. oh, THEN we were "heroes" and brave and all that . . . and a decade later, those who WERE brave enough to fight the nazis and the facists in the 1930s by joining the only ones who were, the communists, were blackballed, humiliated and ruined under mccarthyism. the UK may have had their disagreements with the continent over the years but has been a steadier beacon than we have, even outlawing slavery FOUR DECADES before we did. bravo and cheers "well only get through this if we work together. if we dont, none of us will"
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10/10/2020 5:44 pm |
Well, u mentioned Football, not including Soccer, and I see these over paid jerks being allowed to disgrace our Flag and Country because of profit! Many years ago I stepped forward to prove I would give my life defending this Country! Hmmmmm, As bigblabla so rudely ranted about!
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No prob ltrskr got your drift anyway
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Hmmm, this got posted on the wrong blog, sorry! As bigblabla so rudely ranted about!
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Yes, football... and footballers getting paid waaaaay to much and the gigantic clubs complaining about covid shutdown... Also see my post on here about your name change!
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On the Upside, The NHS Country Pubs ( Sadly not at the moment ) Fish and Chips, I need my weekly chippie tea Our Armed Forces , I was proud to be in the R.A.F. for 14 years. On the Downside, Little Englanders that voted to leave the EU I am perhaps prejudiced, having worked in Europe for for many years, for a European Company. Please visit my Blog "Older but no Wiser"
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Quoting DeeinNeed "Like minds Dave like minds...what do you have on your fish n chips?" Mushy Peas (always got a giggle in Germany) , Salt and Vinegar What do you have on yours? Please visit my Blog "Older but no Wiser"
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1 post 10/18/2020 11:10 pm |
During the 1977-78 academic year, I studied abroad at Leeds University. I travelled extensively in the UK by motorcycle (England, Scotland & Wales...I wanted to go to Ireland also, but couldn't afford the ferry). I absolutely loved my time there and truthfully felt more at home in the UK than in the USA. (That statement will draw hate comments, I'm sure, which only underscores my sentiments.) My family (Mother's & Father's sides) left the UK to come to the States in the late 1600s to the early 1700s. The last four years had me thinking about going back to the UK...but then Boris came along. Maybe I should consider New Zealand? LOL
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