Most POSITIVE things about the UK today?

[Carakeel]

To set the balance - what do you love most about the UK and what are this country's best features?

[RATTER15]

Crete, Please no!! Just because I recognised he is a Sir, doesn't mean that I want to hear the boring old f@rt sing!!

[tinaL]

Warm beer

The village local

Leather on willow

Corrie St

English cheese

The Queen

The proms

The boat race in fact too many sports fixtures to mention

Optimistic English Football fans

Nelson

Poets too many to mention.

Whisky

Welsh Lamb

Royston

[raysparx1]

wardy,why ain't I on your list ?

Thatched cottages, Dorset,coast of Britain, North Wales where I live, Kent, John smiths Bitter, Cheddar Cheese,
English strawberries, Wimbledon, sense of humour, Red Buses, Black cabs, Postman,

I could go on for hours.

[RATTER15]

Its OK Ray I don't think I'm on his list either

[Carakeel]

I thought you'd like this one Wardy! However, ... 'our classless system' ?- Sounds a bit rich coming from you! So if we have a classless society, so only one class of people, does that mean you are actually the same class as the people you call council house scum then? You do make me laugh! :o) Well, sometimes!

I agree with most of the things you said, excluding the thrashing the Germans twice ... although I am glad the 2nd world war ended the way it did, there is no merit in taking pleasure out of the killing of millions of people.

the Queen ... slight German connection there ... LOL :o)

Boo, agree with everything you said, except the NHS, which is now one of the worst health systems in Europe according the the WHO. Like the UK, France also has a National Health system and is considered by the WHO to be the best in the world ... no waiting lists, lowest rate of infection etc etc. and guess where many of our patients are now going ... ?

I am glad this question has raised so many wonderful things about this country as it really is important that we are all reminded of them every once and again. Thanks to you all for this.

[crete]

quite RATTER as we already reading postings from an equally boring old f@rt.

[raysparx1]

He might put me on later.

[Carakeel]

Agree with all the latest ones you mention Wardy!

[RATTER15]

And me I expect

[Carakeel]

More more... you are all doing a great job here! I'm loving it!

[maximo]

Am I allowed to answer as a "foreigner"?
Well, things I love about the UK, in no particular order:
the sense of humour, the friendliness and tolerance of the people, the pubs, the NHS, the "meritocratic" culture (ie: you can achieve anything if you work hard enough), the English language....I'm not sure where to stop! Really, there is nowhere else quite like it. It's a wonderful country, in every sense.

[B00]

our television programmes!!!

Apparently envied the world over.

[crete]

i do believe at this point we should all stand up and sing the national anthem take it away CLIFF .

[RATTER15]

Throw Cliff of a cliff for christ sake!!

[raysparx1]

Prime scottish steak, Welsh lamb, Fools & Horses,

Hampton Court,Kew Gardens, the Cutty Sark, Farmhose B&Bs, Fish & chips, Pie & mash, Hyde Park,The Household Cavalry, The Serpentine, The Circle line,
Regional Accents, Cornish Pasties.

[Carakeel]

Thank you maximus, lovely to hear that from a foreigner. Where are you from, Italy?

Yay Crete!! Well said! I'm Irish though, so I'll just hum along quietly if you don't mind. LOL

[carrust]

Freedom !!!!

[Carakeel]

Well Wardy, just so I haven't confused anyone ... WHO = World Health Organisation.

Wardy, it ooks like we do have some things in common that we like ... David Bowie and art. I have a myspace site now you can see some of my work on if you like ... just as a peace offering! LOL

[crete]

im away to the real world great question carakeel, just one thing though isnt it great how w m can get information from comics?