Is this who we are?!?! [View all]
Perusing Punch archives and I came across a great cartoons depicting the fundamentals of the British Character.
Some key British Characteristics?
Patience in adversity
Absence of decision
Refusal to admit defeat
Sarcasm
Absence of the gift for cooking
A love of fresh air
Lack of skill at foreign languages
Love of open air sports
A disinclination to sparkle
Fondness for laughing at our own anecdotes
Partiality for open fires
Absolute indispensability of bacon and eggs for breakfast
Strong tendency to become doggy
A regard for good tailoring
Veneration of history
Importance of tea
Predilection for weekend cottages
Passion for the antique
Enthusiasm for gardening
Keen interest in the weather
Importance of not taking precedence in doorways
Love of never throwing anything away
Curiosity
Proneness to superstition
A weakness for oak beams
A fondness for cricket
A love of digging things up
A tendency to be hearty
Belief in letting off steam
A tendency to think things are not so good as they used to be
Aptitude for catching colds
Ability to be ruthless
A tendency to be conscious of drafts
Strong tendency to rise to the occasion
http://www.punch.co.uk/
HEH....
Have we changed that much?
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