There’s a reason why it’s called GREAT Britain: in my opinion, it should be called Fantastic Britain, but maybe I’m getting carried away. If you don’t believe me when I say there are millions of reasons to love the UK, then check out this awesome infographic from the CityBase Apartments blog. This lists only twenty reasons, but they’re some of the best! You can check out the original post here. Let me know in the comment section why YOU love Great Britain!
20 Reasons Why Great Britain Is Great
Filed under Miscellaneous, Places
The reasons to love England seem limitless to me. I could go on and on about crumpets and Peter Rabbit and Harrod’s and Cranford and Fanny Price. I’ve discovered that many of my fellow Americans are Anglophiles just like me, and they have their lists of reasons why they love all things British as well. Over time, I’ve compiled the top 25 reasons why Americans love England. You can read the original articles here and here. In fact, the first article is what inspired this blog. So enjoy, and let me know what your favorite things about England are in the comments below!
25) the Royal Guard
What’s black, white, and red all over?
24) Afternoon Tea
Sugar and a splash of cream, please.
23) Castles
Who wouldn’t want to live in a stone-walled, tapestry-lined fortress with straw for carpets and a drawbridge for a driveway?
22) Gardens
The English Garden is apparently a place to be proposed to, to ramble aimlessly on dull afternoons, to escape from unwanted suitors…
21)Double Decker Buses
Let’s just hope they aren’t too top-heavy…
20) Oxford
Second oldest university in the world – quite inspiring.
19) Pubs
They come in pints?
18) Royal Weddings
Occasions for gravity-defying hats and bell-ringing celebration, brought to you live on the BBC.
17) Rain and Fog
The perfect backdrop to the mysteries of Sherlock Holmes or the ramblings of drunken Dickens characters.
16) London
The center of Anglophilia! Everything your heart has ever desired can be found along the banks of the Thames…
15) the Accent
When I get to England, I will wander the streets, talking to random strangers just to hear their accents.
14) the Queen
Revolution or no, Americans still hold a tiny love of royalty.
13) Prince William
No longer on the singles list…
12) History
From ancient stone henge to William the Conqueror to Henry VIII to the knights of the round table…
11) the Way of Life
Rolling countryside, church steeples, knitting by the fireplace, making fresh butter… (apparently, this isn’t true anymore, and I’m living in a dream world)
10) Food
Bubble and squeak? Hot toddy? Bangers and mash?
9) the Thatched Roof
pure cuteness!
_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1727410.jpg "Thatched Roof Cottages")
8) the Cars
I wouldn’t mind driving around in a Mini Cooper.
7) the Red Telephone Booth
We don’t even have telephone booths in America… just phones nailed to the concrete.
6) Bond, James Bond
Classy, smooth, debonaire… Sean Connery.
5) Humor
The British have this subtle sense of humor that Americans just don’t have, and often don’t get.
4) Simon
Simon, television sucks without you.
3) Drama
The BBC has the answers to everything.
2) Music
Perhaps it’s the accent, but I think that Brits can simply sing better than Americans.
1) Literature
Number one! English literature is one of the best gifts to mankind from mankind. Shakespeare, Jane Austen, John Keats, Tennyson, C.S. Lewis, Kazuo Ishiguro, etc. etc.
Filed under Miscellaneous
In Love With Britain 