Great things about Great Britain

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It feels like the world has gone slightly mad around us and everything is very negative. I want to start a thread about the positives of living in Great Britain.

I am sure there will be many a negative to the positive e.g great nhs experience vs waiting times but let’s keep this as a proud thread. There are lots of things that we do well. Can be light hearted or serious.

My initial thoughts are:
When I had a sudden medical episode where I was dying, within 40 minutes I was in hospital with a medical team who saved my life.
When there is an international major sporting event, in my area, lots of flags are displayed of different countries. No one bats an eye to this.
We have a great variety of restaurants.
Our homegrown tv programmes are often awesome.
I (mostly) love our comedians and sense of humour.
When there is an International crisis we can be brilliant. The young lads stuck in the Thai cave being an example.

Lovely parks

Saying “ Bless you” to someone that sneezes - is that a UK thing?

Nah lots of cultures do it in some form.

Theo little it's gezundheit (probably spelt wrongly) in German, and the Spanish say Jesus! That took some getting used to 🤣

Sorry to have to say. I have had eggs thrown at me twice by teenage boys (different ones in different years and in the same "naice" London suburb). Both when I was a teenager and young woman (around 1970s/80s).The first occasion was when I was walking my dog in the evening; boys in house across the road and pals ran across to throw an egg at me (my dad complained to their horrified parents next day). The other time, I was cycling home with my rucksack in the dark and some lads in a passing car "egged" me (egg all over back of head and rucksack). Very bizarre.

That aside, I feel lucky to live in GB (have travelled in lots of other countries in the world in my life), as there are so many great things, scenery and nice people and countless acts of KINDNESS.

Sorry to have to say. I have had eggs thrown at me twice by teenage boys (different ones in different years and in the same "naice" London suburb). Both when I was a teenager and young woman (around 1970s/80s).The first occasion was when I was walking my dog in the evening; boys in house across the road and pals ran across to throw an egg at me (my dad complained to their horrified parents next day). The other time, I was cycling home with my rucksack in the dark and some lads in a passing car "egged" me (egg all over back of head and rucksack). Very bizarre.

That aside, I feel lucky to live in GB (have travelled in lots of other countries in the world in my life) as there are so many great things, scenery and nice people and countless acts of KINDNESS.

Sorry, didn't mean to post twice. MN is crashing multiple times a day here now for some reason and it was showing as not yet posted.