Not wishing to derail an important thread elsewhere I thought to share some cultural research for those, like me, weak in British Commonwealth based entertainment:
This is a Sid James Laugh:
If there others that we former colonials should know about - please add.
No, that about sums up the UK.
Ah, English civilisation, the tradition that gave the world the Carry On series, Match of the Day, Saturday night down the Rat and Cockle, meat-an'-two-veg, Maggie Thatcher, and Page Three. No wonder they are universally admired!
"The English are moral, the English are good
And honest and clever and misunderstood!" :)
You missed the best bit - "The English, the English are best, wouldn't give tuppence for all of the rest !"
IanS :D
Oh you are awful!....but I like you.
A Belgian friend of mine wanted to see what unique culture the U.K. Had produced, so we sat him down for an evening of Carry On films. His baffled reaction confirmed the stereotype of humourless Belgians. Or perhaps they're not actually very funny, but I can't believe casual sexism and lame double entendres couldn't be funny, couldnthey?!
Sign at the camp gate:
All asses Must Be Shown
Arriving camper:
Where's the owner?
Response:
He's gone for a P.
(Lovingly rendered in "Carry on Camping."
The case for the prosecution rests, m'Lud.