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What are the British soft power triumphs that make you proud?

I'm amazed and pleased by how much Britain punches above its weight when it comes to music - with even countries left inclined to favour the UK being big fans of British music - Argentina's fondness for British bands and Putin's love of the Beatles for example

I'm also glad there's a sizeable appreciation for British comedy around the world

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u/Ilikechocolateabit — 12 days ago

Create a thoroughly British superhero?

Give them a name, a look and a distinctly British superpower

I'd call mine Captain Colchester and he'd be able to recite the scripts from Only Fools and Horses which could be handy in a very very very small number of situations

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u/Ilikechocolateabit — 20 days ago

Would you accept this gamble?

You are given a coin. If you throw a heads, you get 4 million pounds

If you throw tails your willy turns into a curly wurly. if you don't have a willy, your legs turn into curly wurlys

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u/Ilikechocolateabit — 21 days ago

If you could pick one stereotype about the UK to vanish, which would you pick?

Lets say it vanishes overnight and if it was true, it could well return

I'd go for the "bAd tEeTh" one or the bland food one - and since I have to pick just one I'll go with the food

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u/Ilikechocolateabit — 23 days ago

Which British TV show would have had a good zombie episode?

I'd like to have seen an Only Fools and Horses episode where there's a zombie outbreak in Peckham

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u/Ilikechocolateabit — 1 month ago

If you had to add something to the UK flag what would you add?

For example, Mexico had an eagle and a snake, Mozambique has a gun on it, Kenya has spears

What would you add for the UK?

I'd quite like a curly wurly going diagonally across the middle

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u/Ilikechocolateabit — 1 month ago

England came 3rd in the World Cup - what are some examples of some good things that were 3rd?

Alien 3 is famously considered the best of the franchise. Ditto The Godfather 3. Also Jurassic Park 3 and George III

What other examples are there?

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u/Ilikechocolateabit — 1 month ago

How would you identify a British person overseas?

Say you were locked in a cell and would only be released if you could identify which 1 of the 5 people was also British. Everyone else is lying and claiming to be British and they have a credible accent. No one has access to the internet. You have one question that they all answer, so you need to make it one a non-Brit is unlikely to know.

I'd ask what Kinga did on Big Brother, if the person looked old enough to remember

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u/Ilikechocolateabit — 1 month ago