29 things the uk does that the usa should be doing !

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  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
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    Eh, we stole Beckham for awhile, anyway.
  • Livingdeadgirl44
    Livingdeadgirl44 Posts: 264 Member
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    Chips and curry sauce is good, but since moving up north its all about the chips and gravy :)
  • DalekBrittany
    DalekBrittany Posts: 1,748 Member
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    Finally read the article. Agree with 22-28. David Beckham is not even cute so you guys can take him back any day now.
  • mrdexter1
    mrdexter1 Posts: 356 Member
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    Personally, I love it. Though I'm not from the US and we know how pernickety and cranky they get with someone putting down their country, even in jest...LOL

    And Brits are okay with bashing?

    where are you going to start !!???

    we dont take ourselves too seriously and most flag waving is done around our queen rather than a daily /weekly "wave" !!!!!!
  • cristynfaye
    cristynfaye Posts: 88 Member
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    My passport is American, but my heart is British. I'm not patriotic at all (which doesn't get me a lot of friends, living in a military town), and my sensibilities tend to lean more towards socialist democracies, like in much of Europe. If I could live in England again, or in Scandinavia, I'd do it in a heartbeat. I fully agree with pretty much everything on this list, and more. :smile:
  • Laces_0ut
    Laces_0ut Posts: 3,750 Member
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    someone please explain the donkey at the beach thing. why are barn yard animals and all their smells a good thing to have on the beach?

    or maybe your waters are cold and you cant go in so no swimming/jet skis/surfboards etc...so you have to conjure more land activities?

    enlighten me! :)
  • vtmoon
    vtmoon Posts: 3,436 Member
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    No to Greggs that place is an abomination to bakery hybrids.

    Donkey on the beach? If we wanted to spend time on a shltty beach, we would simply visit Jersey.

    Extra support for 21, 27, 28.

    Woah there.. what's your issue with Greggs? Greggs is a magical place.

    I went to it after looking up a bakery and needless to say the items were not that great. I figured maybe it was that Greggs but after visiting one in Soho and got the same quality baked goods that were nothing special.
  • glitterballv
    glitterballv Posts: 133 Member
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    You know, the only thing I really agree with is 28. Education should be affordable for all... and yes I'm scottish.

    Which brings me onto the other thing, the UK is not just England and if there's one thing that gets me riled about other nationalities its referring to us all as English. We're not. Rant over...
  • BexyGotEaten
    BexyGotEaten Posts: 6
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    someone please explain the donkey at the beach thing. why are barn yard animals and all their smells a good thing to have on the beach?

    or maybe your waters are cold and you cant go in so no swimming/jet skis/surfboards etc...so you have to conjure more land activities?

    enlighten me! :)

    Normally the donkeys are on the beach where the sea tends to be a nasty shade of brown. Thinking about it, I've only ever seen donkeys in places like Cleethorpes and Scarborough (where the sea is brown) but I can't remember ever seeing them in places like Newquay and just the whole of Cornwall, where the sea is a nice blue colour, how it should be :)

    Oh and It should be curry sauce on chips not fries. there's a big difference between the two in my opinion anyway.
  • Laces_0ut
    Laces_0ut Posts: 3,750 Member
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    Normally the donkeys are on the beach where the sea tends to be a nasty shade of brown. Thinking about it, I've only ever seen donkeys in places like Cleethorpes and Scarborough (where the sea is brown) but I can't remember ever seeing them in places like Newquay and just the whole of Cornwall, where the sea is a nice blue colour, how it should be :)

    Oh and It should be curry sauce on chips not fries. there's a big difference between the two in my opinion anyway.

    i am very relieved to learn that you guys are not wasting time on donkeys when you are at proper beaches. :)
  • twinketta
    twinketta Posts: 2,130 Member
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    No to Greggs that place is an abomination to bakery hybrids.

    Donkey on the beach? If we wanted to spend time on a shltty beach, we would simply visit Jersey.

    Extra support for 21, 27, 28.

    Woah there.. what's your issue with Greggs? Greggs is a magical place.

    Greggs cheese n onion pasties are yummmmmmmmmmmmmmy
  • twinketta
    twinketta Posts: 2,130 Member
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    someone please explain the donkey at the beach thing. why are barn yard animals and all their smells a good thing to have on the beach?

    or maybe your waters are cold and you cant go in so no swimming/jet skis/surfboards etc...so you have to conjure more land activities?

    enlighten me! :)

    Donkeys on the beach in the UK go way back when to before time was even invented.

    Yep, waters are cold the tide goes in and out, the sea is very uninviting and most likely full of sewage, but the donkeys are so cute n cuddly and I remember trotting on one on the beach when I was little and it was great :smile:

    I would prefer to ride a barn yard animal as a little kid than risk injury on a jet ski/surfboard...which most people can not afford
  • rachelamedley5
    rachelamedley5 Posts: 27 Member
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    I don't think it's about one country versus another I am british but have lived in America and Australia. If I could ban one thing it would be the ubiquitous multi national food companies and franchises. I would be happy to see the back of McDonalds, Pizza Hut et all even their healthy options are too fattening. I would also love to see a ban on food advertising on TV. I personally have not bought food from an outlet for 3 years and think all mfp pals should do the same. Like good old Martin Luther - I have a dream! If you don't eat junk tell people.
  • skinnyinnotime
    skinnyinnotime Posts: 4,141 Member
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    Sadly they are saying no alcohol in many parks now : (
  • skinnyinnotime
    skinnyinnotime Posts: 4,141 Member
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    Personally, I love it. Though I'm not from the US and we know how pernickety and cranky they get with someone putting down their country, even in jest...LOL

    And Brits are okay with bashing?

    Yeh, we're very good about doing it to ourselves
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
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    you know what the UK should do? win some world wars.
  • khall86790
    khall86790 Posts: 1,100 Member
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    Chips and curry sauce is good, but since moving up north its all about the chips and gravy :)

    No idea why people say this is just a northern thing. As a southern girl, I am a huge fan of chips, cheese and gravy.
  • khall86790
    khall86790 Posts: 1,100 Member
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    Sadly they are saying no alcohol in many parks now : (

    But that's how I spent the majority of my youth... :sad:
  • skinnyinnotime
    skinnyinnotime Posts: 4,141 Member
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    or maybe your waters are cold and you cant go in so no swimming/jet skis/surfboards etc...so you have to conjure more land activities?

    There's no 'maybe' about it, our sea is f..f..f...f...freeeeezing!!
  • Laces_0ut
    Laces_0ut Posts: 3,750 Member
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    you know what the UK should do? win some world wars.

    as far as i can tell they didnt lose WWI or WWII or are you from an alternate timeline? is Elvis still alive where you come from? :D

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