Barry Sanchez Posted 27 June, 2013 Posted 27 June, 2013 Is there something that we still do better than others? Do we design something others envy? Build something others want? Are other Countries looking to come here for experience and knowledge so they can invest elsewhere?
anothersaintinsouthsea Posted 27 June, 2013 Posted 27 June, 2013 Is there something that we still do better than others? Do we design something others envy? Build something others want? Are other Countries looking to come here for experience and knowledge so they can invest elsewhere? I expect there are quite a few specialist engineering and manufacturing industries in which we excel but they aren't consumer (as in Joe Public) facing so they're not well known outside their fields. It's a frequent lament "that we don't build anything anymore" but we're still in the top 10 of manufacturing economies in the world.
Tokyo-Saint Posted 27 June, 2013 Posted 27 June, 2013 Speak English. 'British English' brings in millions each year.
Colinjb Posted 27 June, 2013 Posted 27 June, 2013 (edited) Formula One Teams. 8 teams out of eleven are based here (McLaren, Williams, Force India, Lotus, Marussia, Caterham, Mercedes, Red Bull) and one of those abroad is an offshoot of one of the UK based teams. (Toro Rosso) Also, IP holding. Even if things are not made here the design and development engineering of so many things is. Edited 27 June, 2013 by Colinjb
trousers Posted 27 June, 2013 Posted 27 June, 2013 Is there something that we still do better than others? We're the world leaders in trolling
buctootim Posted 27 June, 2013 Posted 27 June, 2013 http://www.pwc.co.uk/assets/pdf/ukmanufacturing-300309.pdf
badgerx16 Posted 27 June, 2013 Posted 27 June, 2013 [h=2]What do we do best in this Country? Moan, whinge, and whine.[/h]
trousers Posted 27 June, 2013 Posted 27 June, 2013 [h=2]What do we do best in this Country? Moan, whinge, and whine.[/h] We're marginally better at moaning about people who moan though...
Gemmel Posted 27 June, 2013 Posted 27 June, 2013 Teenage pregnancies and drinking - Absolute World leaders
Barry Sanchez Posted 27 June, 2013 Author Posted 27 June, 2013 [h=2]What do we do best in this Country? Moan, whinge, and whine.[/h] Groan, mi nge and wine, yes we are high up in the table on that one....................
dubai_phil Posted 27 June, 2013 Posted 27 June, 2013 Destroy thousands of trees everyday in order to read about Z List Celebrities or Reality Show Stars. Then pat yourselves on the back for putting a Windmill on a site of outstanding natural beauty so you can be seen to be green.
CB Saint Posted 27 June, 2013 Posted 27 June, 2013 Racing cars - making them Vaccuum cleaners Sailing cycling sarcasm cricket lawn bowls cheese
CB Saint Posted 27 June, 2013 Posted 27 June, 2013 Talk about the weather ! The Norwegians are brilliant at this
Jonnyboy Posted 27 June, 2013 Posted 27 June, 2013 Pretending we are all equal and turning a blind eye to the ruling class exploiting us.
SNSUN Posted 27 June, 2013 Posted 27 June, 2013 Use tea as the best solution to life's little problems. "My leg fell off, bring me a brew!" Cue, of the type Ronnie O'Sullivan does better than anyone else. Queue, of the type people do at Wimbledon at 4am. Moan, of the type people at the back of the queue do when they realise they aren't getting into Wimbledon, and thus go for a brew instead.
Badger Posted 27 June, 2013 Posted 27 June, 2013 We are excellent at allowing people from the third world, and eastern Europe to settle here, and provide them with all the benefits and financial assistance they require. This is only matched by our willingness to then give vast sums we can ill afford as overseas aid.
pap Posted 27 June, 2013 Posted 27 June, 2013 Pretending we are all equal and turning a blind eye to the ruling class exploiting us. I am crap at this.
Fowllyd Posted 27 June, 2013 Posted 27 June, 2013 We produce the world's finest nostalgia. We don't do it as well as we used to though.
anothersaintinsouthsea Posted 27 June, 2013 Posted 27 June, 2013 Many Britons are excellent at scapegoating foreigners so that they can forget about their own inadequacies. We're brilliant at putting on a spectacle - Olympics, Jubilee, Premier League etc
Dr. Kucho Posted 27 June, 2013 Posted 27 June, 2013 Squandering money and acting like idiots abroad. But also good at manufacturing, designing and producing music.
CHAPEL END CHARLIE Posted 28 June, 2013 Posted 28 June, 2013 Our fish 'n' chips are second to none of course and we retain a world class ability to laugh at ourselves:
dubai_phil Posted 28 June, 2013 Posted 28 June, 2013 Wake up early/go late to work just so you can press F5 on Twitter/FB/TSW in order to be the first to get an official moan in about a piece of fabric made from recycled plastic bottles.....
PhilippineSaint Posted 28 June, 2013 Posted 28 June, 2013 Best pasties Steak & Kidney pies Chicken & Mushroom pies Steak & Ale pies Ahh Pie's in general
Barry Sanchez Posted 28 June, 2013 Author Posted 28 June, 2013 The PremierLeague is not a spectacle, unless you mean mercenaries and grotesque wealth sitting on top of a sterile atmosphere.
anothersaintinsouthsea Posted 28 June, 2013 Posted 28 June, 2013 The PremierLeague is not a spectacle, unless you mean mercenaries and grotesque wealth sitting on top of a sterile atmosphere. The new TV deals say that you're wrong.
Barry Sanchez Posted 28 June, 2013 Author Posted 28 June, 2013 The new TV deals say that you're wrong. What does a tv deal say about an atmosphere inside a ground?
anothersaintinsouthsea Posted 28 June, 2013 Posted 28 June, 2013 What does a tv deal say about an atmosphere inside a ground? You said it wasn't a spectacle. I'm suggested that TV companies around the world paying hundreds of millions for broadcasting rights suggests it is.
Thorpe-le-Saint Posted 28 June, 2013 Posted 28 June, 2013 I don't think you can beat genuine English tailoring
Barry Sanchez Posted 28 June, 2013 Author Posted 28 June, 2013 No they are paying so people can watch the game. You suggesting something does not make it so.
buctootim Posted 28 June, 2013 Posted 28 June, 2013 The PremierLeague is not a spectacle, unless you mean mercenaries and grotesque wealth sitting on top of a sterile atmosphere. The new TV deals say that you're wrong. What does a tv deal say about an atmosphere inside a ground? You said it wasn't a spectacle. I'm suggested that TV companies around the world paying hundreds of millions for broadcasting rights suggests it is. You're both right though. The tv companies are buying a spectacle that they can sell to their audiences as hugely important events generating massive passion. That would be massively undermined by half empty stadium or library silence. Why bother to pay to watch and cheer in China if the locals cant be arsed to turn and watch when its happening two miles away. Hence the carefully placed mics picking up what little noise there is.
Wes Tender Posted 28 June, 2013 Posted 28 June, 2013 Our fish 'n' chips are second to none of course and we retain a world class ability to laugh at ourselves: Maybe fish and chips together, but the best chips in the World come from Belgium.
anothersaintinsouthsea Posted 28 June, 2013 Posted 28 June, 2013 No they are paying so people can watch the game. You suggesting something does not make it so. Yes, and why are they people so that people thousands of miles away can watch it? Ignore the semantics and whether "spectacle" is exactly the right word - The Premier League is a massively successful product.
Barry Sanchez Posted 28 June, 2013 Author Posted 28 June, 2013 When people refer to a sport, a passion and a love as a product you know its all gone to ****, purists over plastics.
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