Author: ChattyDaisyChattyDaisy
Date: May 10, 2008 17:08
"Self-important and irritating"
Fri May 9, 2008 1:26pm EDT
LONDON (Reuters) - England is an irritating and insular country full
of overweight, binge-drinking, reality TV addicts, a new guide warns
tourists.
But in the new Rough Guide to England, the English are also hailed as
a nation of animal-loving, tea-drinking charity donors who love
nothing better than forming an orderly queue.
Gone, it seems, is the image of a genteel country awash with
Englishmen politely tipping their bowler hats, groping through the
London fog and being kinder to pets than kids.
The writers confess to bafflement over the quirky English, concluding
that of the 200 countries the guide reviews there is none "so
fascinating, beautiful and culturally diverse yet as insular, self-
important and irritating as England."
They said the English are proud of their multi-culturalism and are
united by one thing -- their sense of humor.
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