What does Britain do better than anywhere else in the world? – 17 little things to feel patriotic about
10.
‘We foster an attitude amongst our workforce which priorities problem solving and being a self starter. I have worked all over the world, and so many cultures foster an attitude of people doing exactly what they’re told to do and not thinking critically. British people are trained from a young age to challenge authority if there is a better solution. Also a stoicism that means that stuff quietly happens when you give a job to a Brit, where a lot of other cultures are showing up and shouting about being busy while really not achieving much!
‘It’s notable that the other countries that have this attitude are anglophone ones that were part of the empire (Canada, Australia, NZ).’
-Often_Tilly
11.
‘Children’s TV programmes
‘Peppa pig is massive in china (weirdly it’s become part of a gangster subculture called “shehuiren”).
‘Winnie the Pooh was also banned in China due to a resemblance with Xi Jinping.
‘There’s a big Thomas the Tank Engine theme park next to lake Kawaguchi below Mount Fuji.
‘Teletubbies, Mr Bean, Paddington etc are also widely known too.
‘I’m just sad Mr Blobby never made it to Japan, they would have loved that.’
-hymenopteron
12.
‘Biscuits – custard creams, chocolate digestives, hob nobs, jammy dodgers, bourbons and the list goes on’
-Feisty-Marsupial9287
13.
‘Standardisation, location and legibility of street and motorway signage. Most places are rubbish, the US is a right mish mash of different font sizes and random text. Some place you can’t even read the number plates from any useful distance’
-BrianMaysHaircut
14.
‘Heathrow is the most efficient and effective airport in the world, by far.
‘Multiple occasions I have been through check in, security and into departures in less than 15 minutes. And passport control on arrival never takes more than 10 minutes either.’
-superjambi93
15.
‘We make really good small satellites. Like we’re the world leader in them. And we didn’t really have a space program until recently!’
-BeardySam
16.
‘Might seem ironic to say given the events of the past week but air traffic control in the UK is of an exceptionally high standard. ATC operators manage some of the busiest airspace in the world and do so with a professionalism unmatched anywhere.’
-SquirrelImportant443
17.
‘Road signs. It’s not obvious now because so many places have copied it but the signage Kinneir and Calvert designed is a masterpiece which has stood the test of time.’
-Intelligent_Mine_121
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