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British Traits That Ain'T So Great

We as British people are known around the world for our own individual traits Such as we are supposed to be and thought of as polite Love ever so saying and apologizing for anything and everything even if it isn't actually in fact out fault People say we even love and don't mind queuing Our self deprecating sarcastic sense of humor The Crown a Royal wedding like when Harry met Megan But there are also a few other traits that can be added to the list which aren't that great , such as How we love espousing our views and values upon the world at large with such overbearing righteousness and sincerity Well that is all well and good if in fact theoretically it actually worked in practice and we had managed to solve our own problems here closer at home first No 1 has quite ever explained why we can't don't or are unable to rather try fixing our own 1st before we go in search of others And I promise then I will start worrying about the plight of the snow leopards of Afghanistan homeless cat's 3rd world debt and adopting a child or building a school in god knows where When I have any spare change left after tripping over and giving to the homeless on my doorstep or soon to be able to afford and provide either electricity or food for my own family Who made us the arbiter of the world and best placed to right and solve all of the world's problems and wrongs Our day's of Empire are long gone we are no longer technically a superpower Maybe it's time to start concentrating on matter's here closer to home And try instilling and restoring a bit or some sense of pride back in all of our own Because everyone would benefit from that and wouldn't only be good but Great for all of us who reside here in Britain

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