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  I mean I’m not saying I hate the people, I just dislike what’s popular, nothing is necessarily a problem, I just personally dislike it
context: I like the sense of humor and stoicism >
  
  I never got that. British humor is just the same as everywhere else. It's a weird idea that brits like to take pride in for some reason but I've never seen anything outstanding in it. >
  
  The British have a way of finding humor, and even the worst of situation. In fact, from what I’ve witnessed, the worst things got the funnier they got. >
  
  Is that unique for britain? >
  
  All of those things change depending on where in Britain you are. The people in Brighton aren't the same as the people in Wrexham. 
  This is all so broad it's meaningless. No country's culture is can be reduced down to one sentence because culture is incredibly complex and nuanced. 
  The arts is one of Britain's biggest cultural exports, theatre, tv, film, music, comedy, literature all comes out of Britain and is enjoyed globally. 
  Britain has a thriving food scene, with the 7th most Michelin stars in the world. Which is pretty incredible relative to size. Britain has 200, and the US (was a typo of UK) has 239, despite having a much much bigger population and number of restaurants. 
  As for the people lacking individuality that just sounds petty. Do you actually talk to people? 
  Honestly this just sounds like you are unhappy. Or you live in a shit part of Britain. But there are shit parts of every country and they aren't representative of the country as a whole.
  The grass is always greener. Countries look better when you are looking in or when you are there on holiday. >
  
  Did you mean the US and not UK? As Britain and the UK are the same >
  
  What >
  
  Read his point, he says Britain has 200 Michelin star restaurants and the UK has 239. That is comparing the same thing against itself so I think he meant USA not UK >
  
  They may mean the USA like you say, or they might just mean Northern Ireland adds to the 200 from Britain >
  
  Could go either way, honestly. But this thread is discussing the UK, so it would be weird to isolate just Britain and compare that against the UK. >
  
  He meant the US y'all >
  
  Literature: Shakespeare, John Milton, Robert Burns, Jane Austen, Mary Shelley, the Brontes, Charles Dickens, Bram Stoker, Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Louis Stevenson, HG Wells, J.R.R Tolkien, George Orwell,  T.S. Eliot, Agatha Christie, Mervyn Peake, Ian Fleming, Graham Greene, Roald Dahl, Hilary Mantel, Philip Pullman, Kazuo Ishiguro, J.K. Rowling... 
  Music: The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Queen,  Black Sabbath, The Cure, Joy Division, Iron Maiden, Fleetwood Mac, The Dire Straits, Led Zeppelin, The Stranglers...
  I can't be arsed doing film and TV, art, or videogames right now, but in terms of the above British culture has been pretty demonstrably adored by hundreds of millions of people worldwide. >
  
  Don’t forget Eric Clapton! >
  
  Isn’t he a proud and vocal racist who became famous for playing the blues and a Bob Marley song? >
  
  If everyone else is the problem then the true problem is you >
  
  I mean I’m not saying I hate the people, I just dislike what’s popular, nothing is necessarily a problem, I just personally dislike it >
  
  You cant just hate a whole culture lmao >
  
  He’s a teenager, he’s going to hate everything >
  
  I’m a teenager, I don’t hate everything. Only 90% of everything >
  
  OP sounding salty. Did a Brit break your heart? >
  
  Upvote for the unpopularity of the opinion.
  Someone else has already said something about how different each part of the country is (apologies I forgot your username) so to distill a "British culture" from the length and breadth of the Isles is an impossible task.
  To me, british identity is every one of these local identities. Be proud of where you are from and all the little quirks and foibles that make your part of Britain unique.
  Oh, and you should probably speak to some Welsh, Scottish, and Northern Irish people before using the blanket term "British". >
  
  i guess hes probably refering to england but even then which part >
  
  The 20 pubs situated on the 3 blocks immediately adjacent to the earls Court hostel he stayed in in London. >
  
  the architecture is amazing. where the fuck are you living?? >
  
  I don't think there's a place with uglier architecture than london in europe except for some ex communist places. Scottish countryside is pretty but so is italy, switzerland, norway and so on. >
  
  Eh, as an American, I disagree. They've got some really cool architecture, even in the non-touristy parts. I'm most familiar with the architecture in Manchester. I've drawn a few for an architecture class and they were a lot more interesting than anything I've seen here in the US. 
  The clothes don't seem much different. I'd argue some of their stuff is a little more "mature" and classy than typical American clothing (at least for my age). 
  The way they interact with each other is kinda fascinating. They're complete dicks and it's just kind of normal for them. Maybe that's just mancs, though. They're overall a lot less conservative when it comes to sex, drugs, and being naked compared to Americans in my experience. I think that's cool. 
  Many of the haircuts are shit, but I feel like most of the examples I can think of are older styles like the Beatles. The Peaky Blinders cut is very British-looking, but doesn't look terrible to me. I can't really think of other examples. 
  Overall, I find it hard to agree with you when I find it so much more fascinating than US culture.
  Edit: I realize I'm speaking about mainly English culture >
  
  I'm a Brit who moved to the US, I find your comment very hard to relate to in a lot of ways. Have you ever actually been to the UK or is this based on TV, internet, stereotypes and stuff like that? >
  
  Never been, but based on people I know. >
  
  I suspect if you ever were to spend a significant amount of time there your views would change. And not even that they're going to be negative just that the UK you describe isn't really the real UK. >
  
  Lol. British and American popular culture make up like 95% of Western popular culture. >
  
  Some people 🤦🤦🤦 >
  
  Define ‘British’.
  Define ‘British Culture’ >
  
  U ok hun? x >
  
  OP you just live in a shit area. It's pretty obvious >
  
  Definitely unpopular with me. We're one of the most individualistic societies on the planet, and massively more so than even 30-40 years ago when I was a kid. It’s both one of the best and worst things about us now. No one gives a fuck. You can be what you want, do what you want. And people do, in a bafflingly variety of different ways.
  Edit: We're individualistic to the point where ‘the popular clothes’ and ‘the popular haircuts’ are totally meaningless. I don’t think any two people would agree on what they mean. >
  
  The problem is you're confusing world culture with British culture
  British culture is the world default
  Because American culture is derived from British culture 
  The British empire was so incredibly overwhelmingly influential that basically the entire world permanently restructured around it
  Here's an example your architecture complaint well guess what Victorian architecture(also Georgian architecture which is the British take on Greco-Roman stuff) is actually pretty cool That's their cultural ones but you call that the tourist stuff instead you're just seeing modern architecture which is literally ugly everywhere it goes by
  And that's the thing What is British versus what is simply the mainstream is actually kind of hard to distinguish
  A perfect example everyone studies Shakespeare but Shakespeare is English 
  Everyone loves Lord of the rings but Tolkien is English
  And this stuff repeats with everything 
  And to be clear it's actually hard to separate out the British parts into its components of Celtic versus Anglo versus Viking versus Germanic versus Frank versus Roman(fun fact contrary to popular belief the English Scottish Irish and Welsh are still all mostly genetically Celtic so it's actually not mainly Anglo-Saxon for the English) >
  
  American culture may be partially derived from British culture, but a solid case can be made that Americans invented Rock 'n Roll, Jazz, the Blues, Bluegrass, Gospel, Rap, etc. Hollywood is not British-derived, and Hollywood drives global culture. Baseball and basketball are popular the world over (though some say they're Canadian in origin). Walt Disney is not British-derived. Americans, for better or worse, invented the internet,Apple, Windows, etc. And our cuisine is the most diverse on Earth. America has a lot of failings, but it's the primary determinant of global culture. >
  
  All those American things were a result of British colonialism and the mishmash of different cultures being thrown together-which is precisely what happened in Britain centuries earlier-a mixture of Celtic, Latin, Germanic, Norman and Viking cultures. >
  
  Meh. Those are all largely white, western European. All the usual caveats aside, the U.S.  is now the most diverse country in history. >
  
  Certainly. 
  My point is the exchange caused the cultural flourishment-and back then, tribes were very different, esp from Romans. >
  
  And the Roman Empire stretched across North Africa and Western Asia-influenced by civilizations even farther away. >
  
  Life is a party. You just have to hang up the decorations yourself. What this saying means is: try to have some joy >
  
  I like Top Gear >
  
  So what country has good architecture outside of its 'tourist' attractions? >
  
  France, germany, switzerland, netherlands, italy, japan > >
  
  You know what this sub is, right?
  Given your gif reaction, you owe this post an upvote. > >
  
  Ahh you’re fluent in gif > >
  
  😱 How dare you compare me to Umbridge?! RUDE >
  
  I’m an American and I fucking love British culture.  So many of my inspirations come from England.  Also, British humor is the shit. >
  
  u alr babe? x >
  
  British comedy and music are great. I would include those in the culture. >
  
  There’s a lot more to British culture than those things. Regarding architecture, you’re not showing much nuance or understanding. The stuff you call “touristy” has been TURNED into “touristy”. They very much make up our architectural styles and rich heritage regardless of whether they’ve been “tourist-ified” or not. And we have many nice buildings that are still in regular use today, turned into schools, flats, shops, hotels, restaurants, etc. lol you need to read more. If you believe there’s no individuality, you haven’t been around the country much. >
  
  That spider punk jacket you're trying to make, guess where punk culture comes from? >
  
  I have this crisis daily. I don’t think it’s traditional British culture I think it’s modernised British culture, which is sad.
  This is a really beautiful country with a wonderful history and traditions and national dress and ancient belief system. It’s a shame >
  
  So move away 🤷🏼‍♀️ >
  
  I’m can’t “just move away” that’s expensive af. Im allowed to be annoyed at where I live if I have no control over it >
  
  woah calm down mate, i was stating the obvious but meant no offence 🤷🏼‍♀️ >
  
  Hit someone with a backhanded comment then gaslight them for responding. Class act 🤷🏼‍♀️ >
  
  Least popular opinion here >
  
  Almost like the sub is meant for that or something. >
  
  Read it again and think a little harder >
  
  Ditto. >
  
  The only thing that sucks about it is that it is being replaced. >
  
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  No one in England says govner, they say bruv >
  
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  Hehe >
  
  UK just sucks in general >
  
  Hard agree as a brit >
  
  I mean it's the uk what do you expect >
  
  Have you ever been? Or are you just saying this for the sake of being involved? >
  
  Yes I have is bland >
  
  Give your response another go. >
  
  Yes, I have. It's bland; I don't know why Europeans get butthurt when people don't suck off their country. Not everyone likes the UK. >
  
  British food is absolute garbage. I don't mind the other parts of the culture though, I am American though. I think you guys have good TV! >
  
  Not the full English breakfast!! I miss being able to go out for breakfast and order Bubble and Squeak…
  But I don’t really miss living in England. >
  
  Blood sausage is an abomination >
  
  It’s called black pudding and what’s wrong with it? >
  
  I just think it's gross. I went to London when I was 18 and tried most of the classic British foods. English breakfast, not for me, fish and chips, I've had better in my home in the PNW, you all do know how to do tea though I'll give you that. Nothing against the British. I just think British food is bad. >
  
  Why’s it grosser than a sausage? And I’d also argue trying a small sample of the food is not necessarily enough to write off all of it >
  
  That's fair. And I just didn't like the taste of it. It's really just a matter of preference. >
  
  I think it’s good that you tried it, though I think I think it’s a pretty mild and inoffensive taste that I can’t imagine finding gross. 
  A lot of people get grossed out about black pudding as a concept which I find really weird because it’s no weirder than any other meat product. >
  
  I think a lot of people take an ignorance is bliss approach to meat quite frankly. Maybe for an American blood sausage/black pudding is just a pretty odd name so we become more curious about how it's made. I dunno, this is all really just speculation >
  
  I dunno why you’re getting down voted in the comments for stating an opinion 😅 but I agree there’s not much individuality, at least compared to the US >
  
  Hahaha >
  
  A bit funny, innit. >
  
  which part of britain? > >
  
  Well, with regards to individuality with people, I am sure south east asian countries like Japan, China, Korea etc. do much worse such that one is punished for being different from the herd quite severely. >
  
  British subcultures, however! >
  
  Idk they have Doctor Who sooooo >
  
  I like American culture - unpopular opinion >
  
  Britain doesn't have one culture, I'm Scottish living in England and the culture down here is massively different than back home and I can almost guarantee if I drove 2 hours east or I went to Wales the culture would be different again. >
  
  Indigenous British cuisine is infamously bad. >
  
  Are you American?  Just trying to understand where you are coming from >
  
  Has the sun ever come out over there? >
  
  Country does itself no favours regarding the architecture.
  My home town used ro have a big old prison, which they tore down and built a glass and metal mall with the lowest possible tier of shops.
  Its basically just a tunnel to the train station now. >
  
  I like the sense of humor and stoicism >
  
  I never got that. British humor is just the same as everywhere else. It's a weird idea that brits like to take pride in for some reason but I've never seen anything outstanding in it. >
  
  The British have a way of finding humor, and even the worst of situation. In fact, from what I’ve witnessed, the worst things got the funnier they got. >
  
  Is that unique for britain? >
  
  All of those things change depending on where in Britain you are. The people in Brighton aren't the same as the people in Wrexham. 
  This is all so broad it's meaningless. No country's culture is can be reduced down to one sentence because culture is incredibly complex and nuanced. 
  The arts is one of Britain's biggest cultural exports, theatre, tv, film, music, comedy, literature all comes out of Britain and is enjoyed globally. 
  Britain has a thriving food scene, with the 7th most Michelin stars in the world. Which is pretty incredible relative to size. Britain has 200, and the US (was a typo of UK) has 239, despite having a much much bigger population and number of restaurants. 
  As for the people lacking individuality that just sounds petty. Do you actually talk to people? 
  Honestly this just sounds like you are unhappy. Or you live in a shit part of Britain. But there are shit parts of every country and they aren't representative of the country as a whole.
  The grass is always greener. Countries look better when you are looking in or when you are there on holiday. >
  
  Did you mean the US and not UK? As Britain and the UK are the same >
  
  What >
  
  Read his point, he says Britain has 200 Michelin star restaurants and the UK has 239. That is comparing the same thing against itself so I think he meant USA not UK >
  
  They may mean the USA like you say, or they might just mean Northern Ireland adds to the 200 from Britain >
  
  Could go either way, honestly. But this thread is discussing the UK, so it would be weird to isolate just Britain and compare that against the UK. >
  
  He meant the US y'all >
  
  Literature: Shakespeare, John Milton, Robert Burns, Jane Austen, Mary Shelley, the Brontes, Charles Dickens, Bram Stoker, Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Louis Stevenson, HG Wells, J.R.R Tolkien, George Orwell,  T.S. Eliot, Agatha Christie, Mervyn Peake, Ian Fleming, Graham Greene, Roald Dahl, Hilary Mantel, Philip Pullman, Kazuo Ishiguro, J.K. Rowling... 
  Music: The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Queen,  Black Sabbath, The Cure, Joy Division, Iron Maiden, Fleetwood Mac, The Dire Straits, Led Zeppelin, The Stranglers...
  I can't be arsed doing film and TV, art, or videogames right now, but in terms of the above British culture has been pretty demonstrably adored by hundreds of millions of people worldwide. >
  
  Don’t forget Eric Clapton! >
  
  Isn’t he a proud and vocal racist who became famous for playing the blues and a Bob Marley song? >
  
  If everyone else is the problem then the true problem is you