Frank
Hope the following helps with your survey.
Britishness to me is being able to laugh at ourselves, an asset that many
nations do not possess.
The one thing that has changed is our taste in food. There seems to be an
insatiable need to constantly tempt the tastebuds as foods come into and
goes out of fashion in recent years - just look at what your local
supermarket offers. As a child I remember our menu was fairly varied,
possibly because of a continental mother, but a friend had a seven-day menu
that didn't vary from year to year, so if it was Thursday it was rabbit
stew! I never knew what I would get from one day to the next.
Another change is in the general knowledge of the history of our island. My
contemporaries, whether they liked history or not, all knew the significance
of certain dates, e.g. 1066, 1665 and 1666. My children haven't a clue what
happened on those dates or any other significant dates, even though I have
attempted to educate them in such matters.
Good luck with your paper
Angie Blaydon
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From: From: Local-History list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Frank Clement-Lorford
Sent: 29 January 2007 11:26
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Subject: Britishness
Hi, I know some will accuse me of misuse of this group and to those I
apologise. I always thought this group was an ideal mix of academic to
businessperson and ideal to gather opinions from.
I have to present a paper titled: ‘'The Future of the Nation State'. I
thought I would look into Britishness and plot any change in the thinking
of major political parties. I do understand that essentially Britishness
is an individual opinion. Therefore I wonder if I could ask (save me
standing outside of Tesco's). Can you name two things that you feel is
Britishness, has that changed in the last 20 years. Also is there one
image that instantly promotes Britishness to you
I do appreciate any help you can offer on this matter and if you feel, you
have anything to add to the question, I would be grateful, If you want to
mail me direct please do so, all your answers will be very helpful. Again
apologies to those that feel this is not the right question for this group.
Regards
Frank
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