Britishness is the state or quality of being British, or of embodying British characteristics, and is used to refer to that which binds and distinguishes the British people and forms the basis of their unity and identity, or else to explain expressions of British culture - such as habits, behaviours or symbols—that have a common, familiar or iconic quality readily identifiable with the United Kingdom.
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britishness
What does it mean to be British?
To be British is to be from Britain or live in Britain and/or have characteristics and attitudes from British culture.
What do you associate with being British?
- Union Flag
- Tea
- The Queen
- London
- Accent
- Bad weather
- Buses
- Fish and Chips
- Moaning
- Queing
- Pubs
- Mini
- The Beatles
- NHS
- Post boxes
- Telephone Box
- Oxbridge
- BBC
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