Considering its size and population the rainswept island of Britain has given the world proportionately more than any other nation on earth. Britain has given the world its number 1 international language.English is the native language for millions throughout the planet and the 2nd language for billions more. We invented Parliamentary Democracy and legal systems - since adopted by nations throughout the world. Isaac Newton and his theories on gravity,maths,astronomy, physics,laws of motion,optics & prisms are still used as the basis for all science worldwide. Charles Darwins' Theory of Evolution transformed human beings understanding of ourselves and our place in the natural world. More recently in the 1980s Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web. ritain started the Industrial Revolution with all its world changing pioneering engineering,mechanical,manufacturing and scientific techniques - the world's first steam engine, first train etc..... The sports of cricket,rugby, and football (the worlds' favourite game) all came from Britain. More importantly,Britain gave the world punk rock,heavy metal, glam rock, psychadelia,the punk/ska two tone revolution and street styles and fashions-'tudors' (teddy boys), skinheads (the proper ones),mods,punks,goths,new romantics - most now found throughout the world. Britain has produced a mass of internationally renowned literature which has since passed into folklore.This includes Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' which first introduced to the world the concept of the zombie.Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' was the world's first 'undead' vampire. British literature bequeathed the classics of Shakespeare,and Charles Dickens (A Christmas Carol/Scrooge,Oliver Twist,Great Expectations),works by Roald Dahl (Matilda,Charlie & The Chocolate Factory,The Witches) and HG Wells(The Time Machine,War Of The Worlds) Alice In Wonderland, Peter Pan,The Hobbit,Lord Of The Rings,Sherlock Holmes,Brave New World,Narnia,Lion The Witch & The Wardrobe,Golden Compass,Harry Potter and more. Many of these have since been made into films Since the days of Charlie Chaplin,Stan Laurel,Boris Karloff,Cary Grant and Hitchcock to Michael Caine,Sean Connery,Antony Hopkins to more recently Daniel Day Lewis,and Jude Law British actors and directors have played a pivotal role in both Hollywood and the UK film industry and 7 of the 10 most popular worldwide films of the past 5 years were based on British books including 'Narnia', 'Harry Potter','Charlie & The Chocolate Factory','Lord Of The Rings' and James Bond. And this is not even half of what Britain has done for the world and yet Americans like to take all the credit and make out like they invented the modern world! Nazi Germany wanted rid of anyone who was gay, jewish, dark haired and dark eyed. The British gave the world the above so I rest my case. I may not have personally had anything to do with this however I am proud of my nation knowing that almost evrerything the world does was probably British. I take it your German seeing as you agree with Nazi's???? lol The Big Dipper...Thanks for your opinion even if it s a foreign one. Freedom of speech yet another British tradition is a wonderful thing lol Ever heard of Aston Martins, Rolls-Royce, Bentley etc etc You must drive a peasant wagon in your country with chickens rinnung up and down lol sorry poor boy. Why is it when I try and make a comment on why I should be proud to be British I get comments like this and defensive ones at that. I asked British people not foreigners Ray whatever your name is my advise is to go back to school because my nation has been around much longer try thousands of years longer than yours and again I want Brits to answer this. Why on earth are there foreigners answering a Brit question???? Can't get enough of us lol. Fuck off and go eat your fast food a2x4dc the UK and US are not siblings whatsoever. We separated years ago and so we have nothing in common. We are both foreign to each other
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The British Empire was considerably more evil than Nazi Germany Besides that, you had absolutely nothing to do with any of these achievements and should not feel any bit more proud of them than the achievements of any other random corner of earth.
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Why cant they make a decent car then?
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I we only address the language part of your post the rest is too long The language is ours [American] by right of conquest it is we who are allowing you to use it However if y'all keep feminising with words like ''whilst'' that right well soon be revoked The language was meant to be spoken from y'all gut not out of your nose Gives it a manly tone
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It is a cool country for sure. Very cool people.
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The British have contributed much to the World. Churchill acknowledged the Brits & the U.S. are like brothers & there also is a bit of sibling rivalry.
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proud of their failed attempts at imperialism? proud that the US has had to bail them out of the last 2 world wars? proud of the fact that they have turned into a breeding ground for islamic extremists? proud of their putrid dinner menus? proud of their inbred royalty?
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My favourite country!
