r/europe • u/MarktpLatz 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/karmagovernment United Kingdom Feb 21 '17 edited Feb 22 '17

"Famous for once being the worlds leading power"

Oh come off it, the UK's famous for a hell of a lot more than that.

Evolution? Big Bang? Gravity? Computers? World Wide Web? Football? EPL? Rugby? Cricket? Trains? BBC? The Rolling Stones? English Language? Shakespeare? Roald Dahl? Industrial Revolution? Scientific Revolution? Harry Potter? Lord of the Rings? Kings & Queens? 2 World Wars? Churchill? Tea? Oxford? Cambridge? James Bond? The Beatles? Dickens?

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '17

When you put it that way it makes us sound like the best nation ever

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u/karmagovernment United Kingdom Feb 21 '17

We are. If not the best we're definatly top 3 or so.

The absurd anti-UK circle jerk in this sub doesn't change anything. There's a reason so many Europeans come to live here and there's a reason they're all so butthurt that the UK rejected them.

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u/LaFlammekueche Île-de-France Feb 23 '17

You can be the best nation of the world, but you are definitely the most arrogant.

Signed, your friend over the channel.