tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17101458.post2113315457080558672..comments2023-10-31T15:14:05.373+00:00Comments on Hagley Road To Ladywood: Five reasons to be proud of BritainUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17101458.post-81242023061953959812011-01-05T09:39:35.389+00:002011-01-05T09:39:35.389+00:00Cheese! Wes hould be proud of our cheese!
Did you ...Cheese! Wes hould be proud of our cheese!<br />Did you know that there are mroe independent cheese-makers in Britain than there are in France?Stan Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08877204795536395407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17101458.post-53305507438603812732011-01-04T14:14:09.063+00:002011-01-04T14:14:09.063+00:00Oh, and the ability to make SMALL TALK, under all ...Oh, and the ability to make SMALL TALK, under all circumstances, whether at the bus stop, the pub, or at the checkouts at Boots. I think that's an amazing quality.claudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11498799178450479883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17101458.post-66834183143809334592011-01-04T10:59:19.656+00:002011-01-04T10:59:19.656+00:00I was going to add British comedy, British cinema ...I was going to add British comedy, British cinema (or all creative arts), and even the BBC, but I restricted myself to FIVE only.claudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11498799178450479883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17101458.post-51562219481871012212011-01-04T10:39:28.091+00:002011-01-04T10:39:28.091+00:006. The Ashes? Just sayin'...6. The Ashes? Just sayin'...Jackarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477130724830922566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17101458.post-86470658340032953692011-01-04T03:54:13.963+00:002011-01-04T03:54:13.963+00:00We're trending a little towards "damning ...We're trending a little towards "damning with faint praise" in the latter points, there, don't you think?McDuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04787282124319171752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17101458.post-44005351814652976062011-01-04T01:00:22.826+00:002011-01-04T01:00:22.826+00:00I should have said "our quality media", ...I should have said "our quality media", but as Private Eye's "Street of Shame" proves - that's becoming a bit of an oxymoron. We're still better than the French!Ben Enoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17101458.post-79029864302984251802011-01-04T00:07:30.762+00:002011-01-04T00:07:30.762+00:00"our media less deferrent"
Erm...I disag..."<i>our media less deferrent</i>"<br />Erm...I disagree there...The Sun, The Express and the Daily Mail are second to none IN THE WORLD.claudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11498799178450479883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17101458.post-85013234615868579202011-01-03T18:39:11.650+00:002011-01-03T18:39:11.650+00:00p.s. you think NHS food is poor? Good luck gettin...p.s. you think NHS food is poor? Good luck getting a meal in a hospital in Spain!Ben Enoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17101458.post-73403473620819968862011-01-03T18:35:12.016+00:002011-01-03T18:35:12.016+00:00The absence of vegetarian labelling outside of the...The absence of vegetarian labelling outside of the UK does sometimes make me think the rest of Europe a little backward. The French seem to think that bacon granules don't constitute meat and very little cheese on the continent is suitable (hence why I've had to smuggle Edam purchased in the UK to Amsterdam on several occasions).<br /><br />I'm also glad that our police are less corrupt than the French and our media less deferrent. Thank heavens for our (much derided) more stringent health and safety laws - that we don't consider industrial accidents/deaths to be acceptable is a good thing. Now if we could just deal with our slavish gold-plating of EC directives and get rid of the EAW...Ben Enoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17101458.post-70999493743360892682011-01-03T18:09:26.334+00:002011-01-03T18:09:26.334+00:00There's nothing intrinsically wrong with Briti...There's nothing intrinsically wrong with British food, the problem with food in Britain is that so few people know or care about the best these islands have to offer. If they came to be more widely appreciated, you wouldn't be hearing so much negativity.<br /><br />We have some magnificent ingredients, much/most of what I eat is sourced loally. I can't pretend to any great knowledge of traditional recipes (like a lot of peopl I was never taught) but they re not to be sniffed at, I view my ignorance as something remiss. You're right that we don't close the door to foreign influences, I certainly don't, but that's not all there is. <br /><br />To my mind, what sums up Great Britain is the tradition of rule of law, civil liberties & the essential tolerance that made it all possible. When you think that people like Voltaire sought refuge in this country, that it was seen as a beacon of liberty (there's more, but I can't be arsed so soon after tea) you understand why I raged at the last government. You understand why I am vigilant & not complacent about the coalition.<br /><br />There's also the King James Bible. You can imagine how seriously I take it religious & ethical content (not in the frigging least bit) but maybe one day it will be read alongside the Norse sagas & Greek myths. Maybe it began life in the Middle East but over 400 years it's become a definite part of English literature & culture.<br /><br />If it & the Koran become obsolete, no tears will be shed here. But a memory should be kept as it is in this campaign to commemorate 400 years, in which vocal atheists play role.asquithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246701347539264295noreply@blogger.com