MC:
how about 12 pints of lager and a vindaloo?
LOL! I'll pass on that as it's relatively new as regards quintessential - but it's getting there!
I'm not sure about Nina's Marmite, either! I hate the stuff. What do you think?
Ian
WHAT IS QUINTESSENTIALLY ENGLISH?
by Dansk 80 Replies latest jw friends
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Dansk
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slugga
Controversial here but what about the way the English treat international football as extra time for wars that ended decades / centuries agoEngland / Scotland / German / France / Argentinian games really bring out the xenophobia in English supporters
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Dansk
Slugga:
Controversial here but what about the way the English treat international football as extra time for wars that ended decades / centuries ago
Definitely controversial and NOT quintessentially English as those you refer to are basically mindless morons stirred on by, dare I say it, newspapers for the less intellectually endowed!
Come to think of it, you've just given me another thought for the list: this time a quality paper:
THE TIMES
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greendawn
Custard, shepard's pie, ale, The Beatles and the Rolling Stones, pubs.
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MidwichCuckoo
COLMAN'S ENGLISH MUSTARD (how much can YOU eat straight from the jar - lol)
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MidwichCuckoo
Branston Pickle
HP Sauce (trivia for Americans - know what the HP stands for?)
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greendawn
We forgot something very important and that is cheddar cheese. Scrumpy Jack a kind of crude and strong cider.
Following common sense rather than rigid rules - "That's fair enough" -
Clam
Slugga,
Maybe if the Scots got into a major football tournament then they might behave the same way as the English supporters and wind up the "foreigners". But we may never know. . .
<------ extra big smiley.
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slugga
Mary Poppins, punch and judy, big ben, the tower of london, hankies on heads, union jack boxer shorts, bulldogs, steed and emma peel
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slugga
Maybe if the Scots got into a major football tournament then they might behave the same way as the English supporters and wind up the "foreigners". But we may never know. . .
See!
lol