Things you rather like about this country

[Blue Hills]

Yep, I'll admit a bit of a (healthy to my mind) antidote to some of the habitual knee-jerk Brit hating that goes on in the dreaded NACAS yard, but what, despite its many clear faults, warms your heart about this damp isle and its people?

One I was reminded of earlier today.

Folk saying thank you to bus drivers.

I mean they are clearly paid to drive the buses, and are going that whatever way anyway, but many folk of all sorts of backgrounds, very often, me included, often say thank you when getting on and off.

(maybe this happens abroad as well - maybe some of our foreign correspondents can educate us)

Another one - folk saying sorry after a minor pedestrian collision, even if it's clearly not their fault - but done without even a hint of sarkiness or obsequiousness - just a sorry generously freely given.

 

[Brandane]

I can drink water straight out of the tap.

With the minimum usage of common sense, I can still walk about without much fear of being a victim of crime.

Despite my usual rantings about the weather, I do quite enjoy the variety of the seasons!

If I accidentally find myself in London, there are multiple ways of escaping back to the north.

 

[Dirk]

Pubs.

 

[HMS_Dave]

Our rich and extensive history. In many ways it is unique.

Our freedom and relative safety we enjoy. (I've been to countries where there are armed guards at museums and markets)

Oh, and our ability to insult each other at every chance we get... Perhaps then i should include humour...

 

[winjim]

I can drink water straight out of the tap.

You know, out of all the things in the world this is the one that always gets me thinking how lucky we are. How many people don't have access to clean, safe drinking water at all, let alone piped straight into their homes? It's a marvel if you stop and consider it.

 

[Arrowfoot]

Seasons, multi-culturalism, standards in food, medicine, engineering, universal healthcare, tube, trains, London, Edinburg, Lake District etc

 

[ClichéGuevara]

The people, who I find are mainly caring and talkative.

The weather, as it gives us so much variety.

The scenery, as we're really blessed at being spoiled for choice.

 

[Blue Hills]

Pubs.

yep, generally amiable, despite the snobbishness of some towards some of them.

 

[yello]

Pub (gastro) food. Going back a few years but I assume it can be just as good.

 

[Baldy]

Despite the moaner on the Internet, I find most people here are incredibly friendly.

 

[Blue Hills]

The people, who I find are mainly caring and talkative.

yep I think so.
I had two alternative takes on this from two Italian blokes.
One (someone I knew in Italy) said they were unfriendly, but I think he had issues best not gone into.
Another Italian I knew in London (cycling buddy) who was actually a somewhat dark complicated character in some ways said that he found brits generally open - he said he could sense this when walking towards them on the prom in brighton. Something to do with their gaze i suppose. Which seemed like a nice real comment.

 

[PeteXXX]

The Queen 👑

 

[PaulSB]

The natural kindness and politeness which seems to have come to the fore during lockdown.

Green everywhere I look
Lancashire
York and Yorkshire my spiritual home
The Outer Hebrides

 

[slowmotion]

Dry humour.

 

[stephec]

Beer.