Is Britain the bestest country in the world ever?

[DodgyAgent]

To be fair 3 of those (in bold) were really cock-ups from the old Ottoman Empire. Afghanistan was never really controlled by the Brits - we (along with countless other invaders) tried occupying the place, but it never worked out.

Dont let facts get in the way of some good old liberal self loathing

[leeperry]

Dont let facts get in the way of some good old liberal self loathing

I'm not british, I'm free to stick the boot in. I didn't even get around to slavery or the opium wars.

[BlackenedBiker]

I'm not british, I'm free to stick the boot in. I didn't even get around to slavery or the opium wars.

Ok come on. Are you a member of the Kowloonie Left.

Taxi........

[wobbegong]

You can't imagine how many times I have heard joke like that from english or (few) american men.
Never from germans, polish, russians, italians, spanish, japanese...

I wonder why is that?

Because they don't have our rapier-like sense of humour.

[leeperry]

To be fair 3 of those (in bold) were really cock-ups from the old Ottoman Empire. Afghanistan was never really controlled by the Brits - we (along with countless other invaders) tried occupying the place, but it never worked out.

Iran in paticular isn't, rememeber how the brits overthrew the last democratically elected bloke so they could get their hands on the oil, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Ajax

[BlackenedBiker]

Iran in paticular isn't, rememeber how the brits overthrew the last democratically elected bloke so they could get their hands on the oil, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Ajax

Get to the point man

[Le Rosbif]

Iran in paticular isn't, rememeber how the brits overthrew the last democratically elected bloke so they could get their hands on the oil, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Ajax

Or when they invided Afghnistan and let the French clean their mess?!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMJMzSFr9wQ

[BlackenedBiker]

Or when they invided Afghnistan and let the French clean their mess?!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMJMzSFr9wQ

That just never happened. Again stick to the facts. Just the facts

[MrMark]

That just never happened. Again stick to the facts. Just the facts

Aren't we the number one most evil nation? That Ayatollah guy said it, so it must be true!

[Amiga500]

Oh dear ™ :

Thirty-one years ago, France lost what must have been at least its fifth war against the United States. On the hallowed battleground of the vineyard (actually, in Paris), Californian wines bested French wines in a blind tasting, 12-8. This was an incredible blow to the French psyche and national pride, which were understandably shaky. Nevertheless, the Judgement of Paris (or the Paris Wine Tasting of 1976, as it is less dramatically known), represented the grand entrance of Californian (and American, for that matter) wines onto the world stage. Of course, there was backbiting and recriminations following the judgement - anger about tabulation methods and so forth - but year after year at tastings, Californian wines seemed to have the edge. At last year's 30th anniversary tasting, California topped France by a hair.

http://blogs.menupages.com/chicago/2..._reenactm.html