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Things That Have Recently Reminded Me Why I Love My Country
a slightly ridiculous post by citruses
Horrible Histories is, in itself, one reason to love the UK, but this is a particularly Britain-related video which might serve as an introduction to this stupid country:
And, thanks to somebody amazing on YouTube, you too can fully understand the current state of this little place and its massive ex-Empire. With diagrams. Lots of diagrams:
So if you're all clued-up about this nation/these nations, you might want to take a moment to appreciate just exactly what kind of people populate it/them. This week I found myself doing this in relation to three particular videos:
• Video 1: in which we are a nation of slightly aggressive nitpickers:
I particularly enjoyed "Grandpa 2: Electric Boogaloo".
• Video 2: in which, yes, we still have a Royal Family, but honestly we don't take them entirely seriously:
(I was undecided on this video until Prince William leapfrogged over Prince Harry. That's when I decided I loved it.)
• Video 3: in which, even when surrounded by foreigners, we can still be eloquent to the point of pretentious:
Obviously there are fifty billion things I love about this interview, but concentrate if you will on Tom Hardy (2:58, and then again at 10:01) and his amazingly British insistence on speaking really fast and either (a) talking like a slightly pretentious artiste or (b) talking like your average Londoner down the pub, who just so happens to be really knowledgeable about French cinema. I mean, listen to 11:10 -- "The standard of artistry dat comes out of French film is second to none" OH TOM I HEARD THAT PATOIS AND I LOVE YOU.
Ladies and gentlemen, this post has been brought to you by red telephone boxes, bad weather, queues, and builders' tea. Thank you and goodnight!
a slightly ridiculous post by citruses
Horrible Histories is, in itself, one reason to love the UK, but this is a particularly Britain-related video which might serve as an introduction to this stupid country:
Click to viewAnd, thanks to somebody amazing on YouTube, you too can fully understand the current state of this little place and its massive ex-Empire. With diagrams. Lots of diagrams:
So if you're all clued-up about this nation/these nations, you might want to take a moment to appreciate just exactly what kind of people populate it/them. This week I found myself doing this in relation to three particular videos:
• Video 1: in which we are a nation of slightly aggressive nitpickers:
I particularly enjoyed "Grandpa 2: Electric Boogaloo".
• Video 2: in which, yes, we still have a Royal Family, but honestly we don't take them entirely seriously:
(I was undecided on this video until Prince William leapfrogged over Prince Harry. That's when I decided I loved it.)
• Video 3: in which, even when surrounded by foreigners, we can still be eloquent to the point of pretentious:
Obviously there are fifty billion things I love about this interview, but concentrate if you will on Tom Hardy (2:58, and then again at 10:01) and his amazingly British insistence on speaking really fast and either (a) talking like a slightly pretentious artiste or (b) talking like your average Londoner down the pub, who just so happens to be really knowledgeable about French cinema. I mean, listen to 11:10 -- "The standard of artistry dat comes out of French film is second to none" OH TOM I HEARD THAT PATOIS AND I LOVE YOU.
Ladies and gentlemen, this post has been brought to you by red telephone boxes, bad weather, queues, and builders' tea. Thank you and goodnight!