Tag: Britain
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Farting under the covers – How the English language is unkind to the Dutch
If you didn’t know any better after reading this article, you’d believe that the British harbour a particular dislike towards the Dutch. I must admit that after living in the UK for 11+ years, I have never encountered such sentiments among the British. Quite the contrary, I’ve met a great deal of Britons over the…
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Corbyn is the new Thatcher
The header of this article may upset followers of Jeremy Corbyn, as the comparison between the MP for Islington North and the former Conservative Prime Minister may seem to them as drawing comparisons between Jesus and Satan. Likewise, many Conservatives probably won’t look favourably upon equating the Iron Lady to Corbyn which they will regard…
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British Tabloids (are) For Dummies
“Ghost of Jacko bummed my monkey”, “Is THIS the most dangerous chicken in Britain?” and “The EU wants to ban our kettles”. These are ridiculous headlines that I’ve made up, but they could have been genuine tabloid headlines. Actually, one of them is real, but the other two could have been real. Well, in the…
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Living in the UK: Things they don’t teach you – Part 2
Britain is a wonderful country where some wonderfully strange observations can be made. However, nobody will teach you any of these things when you move to the UK; it is up to you as the ‘outsider’ to find out about all of these remarkable things by yourself. Below is Part 2 of the observations that…
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“It’s First Past The Post wot done it”
The British electoral system is rather useless, but if you believe its proponents this system is keeping a second Hitler from seizing power (yes, really). But as it often happens when it comes to Hitler: as soon as you need him to get your point across, you may as well give up. For whoever is…
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More flag, less substance
Klik hier om dit artikel in het Nederlands te lezen Want to make something better? Stick a flag on it! At least, that’s how many Britons appear to think about their national tricolor. Whereas I used to see the Union Flag being used as a gimmick on certain products, it seems that the flag is…
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