Hillpig Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 We never lost our greatness, we spent blood and treasure fighting dictators throughout the 20th century, at first alone, then joined by the US when they realised that if we failed they were next. They then stabbed us in the back causing us to lose the empire. Ours was the greatest empire in the history of the world. Built on justice, fairness and democracy. Even after we gave up the Empire there are still 15/16 countries whoo recognise the Queen as head of state. The Yanks drool over our royal family. We are a small country now, but we are still a great one, be proud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daid Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 I always though it referred to all the British isles, as in greater britain rather than "we're well great us" That does seem to be the popular theory in which case we don't have much to worry about do we. Even with landslip back in to the sea we haven't shrunk too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw47 Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 It is referred to as Great Britain in order to distinguish it from little Britain, by the French ironically enough. Grande Bretagna as opposed to Petite Bretagna or Brittany as we refer to it. Purely a geographical description or at least that is what I was told many years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happ Hazzard Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 We could still be a great country if we were allowed to be. We need to stop caring what other countries think of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 We could still be a great country if we were allowed to be. We need to stop caring what other countries think of us. get over it, we arent anymore and never will, theres so many others that have risen to us or above us now, the worlds a different place, its got nothing to do with attitude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinfoilhat Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 get over it, we arent anymore and never will, theres so many others that have risen to us or above us now, the worlds a different place, its got nothing to do with attitude Depends on who you think has risen above us and by what benchmark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppet2 Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 get over it, we arent anymore and never will, theres so many others that have risen to us or above us now, the worlds a different place, its got nothing to do with attitude Easy, watch this BBC documentary 'Make me a German', on TV yesterday. This is the way we should do things. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b038669g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFKvsNixon Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Easy, watch this BBC documentary 'Make me a German', on TV yesterday. This is the way we should do things. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b038669g Wouldn't that make us German though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happ Hazzard Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 get over it, we arent anymore and never will, theres so many others that have risen to us or above us now, the worlds a different place, its got nothing to do with attitude Stop being so defeatist. Aren't you proud of our country? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFKvsNixon Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 For me the main thing that we have to do to put the Great back into Britain is to stop looking backwards, we need to start looking forwards to the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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