Nathaniel on the Essence of Englishness™
Nathaniel: http://community.livejournal.com/metaquotes/7215221.html
Michael: What's it like to be English? *ducks*
Nathaniel: Better than it is to be American. :-P
Michael: *poke*
Nathaniel: You know what it's like to be English! We all have our own castles, which come complete with butler, housekeeper and nanny. We eat a full English breakfast with lots of tea but no 'English' muffins every morning before going off to work in the pouring rain. All the men wear bowler hats, black suits and carry a black rolled up umbrella when going to work, no matter what their profession. We all know the Queen because she either lives just round the corner or we're related to her or both. We all have the cutest accents and we're all so incredibly polite all the time to everyone. Oh, and we never get anything done because we're always stopping for tea. And all married couples sleep in separate beds and never have sex.
Michael: What's it like to be English? *ducks*
Nathaniel: Better than it is to be American. :-P
Michael: *poke*
Nathaniel: You know what it's like to be English! We all have our own castles, which come complete with butler, housekeeper and nanny. We eat a full English breakfast with lots of tea but no 'English' muffins every morning before going off to work in the pouring rain. All the men wear bowler hats, black suits and carry a black rolled up umbrella when going to work, no matter what their profession. We all know the Queen because she either lives just round the corner or we're related to her or both. We all have the cutest accents and we're all so incredibly polite all the time to everyone. Oh, and we never get anything done because we're always stopping for tea. And all married couples sleep in separate beds and never have sex.