r/europe Lower Saxony (Germany) Feb 21 '17

What do you know about... the UK?

This is the sixth part of our ongoing weekly series about the countries of Europe. You can find an overview here.

Todays country:

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

The UK is the second most populous state in the EU. Famous for once being the worlds leading power, reigning over a large empire, it has recently taken the decision to exit the EU.

So, what do you know about the UK?

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u/Bunt_smuggler Feb 21 '17

Did you watch the Olympics?!

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '17

Tbf Football is like the only sport we massively underachieve in. We're pretty good at rugby, cricket, the Olympics as you said, tennis I suppose.

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u/pipiska ☑️ Russian bot Feb 22 '17

You are pretty good at a fucklot of sports.

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '17

I think this is the nicest comment I've seen in this thread haha. I shouldn't have left it sorted on recent to start off with.

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u/pipiska ☑️ Russian bot Feb 22 '17

If I posted all I think of the UK this thread would sink in despair.

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '17

How would you rank UK, rest of Europe and Putin in terms of likableness?

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u/pipiska ☑️ Russian bot Feb 22 '17

Is Putin a country now?