England in the 21st Century

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England, famous across the world as the country of Shakespeare, royalty, fair play and manners, is a nation of "overweight, sex-and-celebrity-obsessed TV addicts", according to a new tourist guide.

I'm not sure what to make of this article on England in the 21st Century.


I mean, England isn't the dry stone walls and rolling hills and apple-country it seems to suggest that it is. It isn't the magical fairytale country, where people speak slowly and clearly, and all with the same accent - the perfect RP.

We don't wear bonnets, and complain about decency.

I'm not sure we even feel so strongly about Royalty anymore. I for one, feel particularly indifferent to it (right now, at least).


But saying we are a nation of "overweight sex-and-celebrity-obsessed TV addicts"?

You forgot the Chavs.



Tell me, flist, anyone - from England or not - do you think England is overweight/sex-obsessed/celebrity-obsessed/tv-obsessed?

Comments

[justaredherring.livejournal.com]

I agree with bibliophile1887. I wouldn't have come up with that though, because pretty much my only knowledge of England comes from Doctor Who. xD

[glitterfairy25.livejournal.com]

apart from EVERYTHING being about London, it seems a pretty realistic view. Apart from the aliens and shizzle ;P

[justaredherring.livejournal.com]

You don't have yearly attempts of alien invasion? My world. It is shattered.

[glitterfairy25.livejournal.com]

well, I'm from the part of England that isn't London, so even if there were alien invasions, I wouldn't know, because nothing ever happens here.

It seems Christmas is a big time for Aliens though, we've had several wierd looking clouds over the past three Christmases.

[justaredherring.livejournal.com]

Yeah, likewise if anything happens in the U.S. it won't be in Michigan, it'll be hours to the east or west. x)

Spooky. :o

[glitterfairy25.livejournal.com]

grr, stupid london-centricity.

When we went to the US some years back, no-one could place our accent. They couldn't work out if we were Australian or Irish. And we're English, just not super-posh or cockney!!

We ought to put our towns on the proverbial map, y/y?

;P

[justaredherring.livejournal.com]

That's weird. O_o

Well my local city is on maps, just not good ones. ;)

[glitterfairy25.livejournal.com]

FOURTH largest city in England, and it barely gets a mention. Ok, so it used to be quite industrial, but we owe it to the "Steel City".

*sigh*

The History Boys and The Full Monty are both located there, and both referred to as taking place in "a grim Northern town". GUTTED.

[justaredherring.livejournal.com]

That's so crappy. D:

[glitterfairy25.livejournal.com]

tell me about it *sigh*