Hi, on asking this question I have also asked the same question in several
newsgroups that I belong to; eventually they all gravitate to sports. One
thread I am enjoying is where someone said "watching cricket being played on
the village green". Someone answered surely that is quintessentially
English, which has been countered by others saying that Scotland and Wales
have a national cricket team and the debate continues. Thank you, so far to
all of you that have answered my plea - it is very much appreciated.
Regards
Frank
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Might I suggest eccentricity as a national characteristic?
David
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Subject: Re: [LOCAL-HISTORY] Britishness
respectfully suggest that this disestablishes Scots as British for
whose inclusion the whole idea of 'North Britain' was invented - it also
excludes most (if not all) of Welsh speaking Wales as well as the
outlying Islands - I thought it was only Americans who conflated the
English and the British
David and Gill Foster wrote:
> I'd respectfully suggest that having a national sport that takes
> several days to reach a result and includes lunch and tea breaks is a
> uniquely British attribute and reflects many underlying societal
attitudes.
> David Foster
>
>
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