[SOC] To be a Briton

[Paul Bartlett]

Hi All,

I don't know how much of this has made it out of these shores but the =
administration, in its wisdom, has decided that it'd be a good thing if =
people applying for Bristish citizenship should know a bit about the =
history and culture of these isles.

A quiz has been suggested and predictably it concerned such things as, =
"How many wives did Henry VIII have and what were their names?". "When =
was Britain last invaded?" and such.

Todays Times offers alternative questions in the letters column:

"Why don't we have mixer taps (faucets) in the bathroom?"

"You walk full tilt into somebody on the street and knock them to the =
floor. They apologise to you. Explain."

"Were Morecambe and Wise ever really funny?" (They were..)

"Which is the greater moral outrage: sitting in the middle lane of the =
motorway (freeway), or not letting somebody out at a junction?"

"With whom would you rather spend time: A South African, an American or =
a Frenchman?. Explain your answer."

"Explain the culltural fascination with the Christmas No.1 record."

To these, I'd add:

"List the ten ways you might be adjudged 'out' in cricket"

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"What's the fascination in the Eurovision song contest?" (Answer: Wogan)

Paul ;-)


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