Dan O'Neill talks about what makes us British.
Bangers and mash, roast beef, fish and chips, eggs and bacon and beans all make you think of one thing: Britain. This is because the rest of the world assumes that it the most eaten food in Britain – they are wrong! In fact, an Indian Curry such as Tikka Masala or my favourite, Jalfrezi, with a side dish of Naan bread, is of course. Is this not what the white-nationalist Nick Griffin and the BNP have been wittering on about the past year? The fact that true British culture is disappearing amongst the large amount of multi-ethnics in the country? Yes, it is.
I do not think that Britain should carry on with serious traffic congestion; however, I do not wish the fascist BNP to sort the problem out for me. The conservatives are showing all the signs that they can step up to the plate, and run this country greatly. All we need is a cap, a limit to the amount of immigrants we let skip into the country. People say the minority have the power in Britain, and that foreigners with different cultures, who are not Christian, are ruining our economy and making people jobless. I for one would prefer a thoroughly educated Indian, who had gained an apprenticeship in Cambridge due to his wealth of knowledge, to feed me with financial guidance than an un-educated Brit. Without the Indians, the Chinese, the Italians and the Polish, we would not have what Britain order every weekend; Curries, Chicken Kung Po, Mighty Meaty Pizzas and good plumbers! But that’s the beauty of it.
Britain is renowned for it’s kindness, and ungrudging open-mindedness to other cultures, different people, and that is why it has such a vast community, that ranges from Buddhists to Islam – this is why Britain is the most eggs-elent country to be apart of.
Published in: On June 22nd, 2010