Right on! Congrats to Great Britain and to the beautiful people who call it home. 
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Here is something from espn that you might find funny.
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Oh, and France, Paris, and Chirac, I got something in my pocket for you. Here let me pull it out and show youâŚ
:upyours: âŚyeah, you like that, donât you.
The UKâs Sun newspaper always likes poking fun at the French. So, hereâs todays offerings
I guess Iâd better show some patriotismâŚ
You do know that Great Britain doesnât include Northern Ireland, donât you? I mean⌠Iâm just sayinâ.
⌠not that I really care, come to think of it.
Carry on, everyone.
Hey guys, you Englishers have the ânaked chefâ ⌠he can cook something up ⌠cheap and healthy olympic food 
Strange that some people seem to still be living in the 50s and 60s. 
Of the 50 best restaurants in the world as of this May, 14 are in Britain.
http://money.cnn.com/2005/04/29/pf/goodlife/restaurants/
As for the prices, though, youâre probably right, although Iâm not sure how they compare to, say, France.
[quote=âirishstuâ]
You do know that Great Britain doesnât include Northern Ireland, donât you? [/quote]
Yes, I know. I do appreciate your skill at stating the obvious.
If you donât know that makes two of us. :s
And I, even less.
Yes, actually I do know what Iâm talking about.
Food in the UK is lightyears, lightyears ahead of what it was even 5-10 years ago - and yes, the curries are good - but &^%& everything is so %^&^& expensive in London.
[quote=âDurins Baneâ][quote=âirishstuâ]
You do know that Great Britain doesnât include Northern Ireland, donât you? [/quote]
Yes, I know. I do appreciate your skill at stating the obvious.[/quote]
I wouldnât say itâs obvious. Lots of people donât know the difference between Great Britain and the United Kingdom. It can be just a bit annoying when your country/nation/whatever is ignored.
Thought Iâd bring it up in case some people didnât know. You know, like still saying âCheckoslovakiaâ or mis-using âRussiaâ.
Anyway, thanks for your lovely reply⌠:s
[quote=âEleguaâ]Yes, actually I do know what Iâm talking about.
Food in the UK is lightyears, lightyears ahead of what it was even 5-10 years ago - and yes, the curries are good - but &^%& everything is so %^&^& expensive in London.[/quote]
Iâd totally agree. The food is OK but as a far as value for moneyâŚHA! Itâs bloody ridiculous.
I still crave a Turkey Club Bagel from Oi Bagel in Bond St station on Oxford. Hardly gourmet, but fantastic.
Does anyone else feel a touch of, er, jealousy when other nationalities try and get in on the anti-French thing?
I mean, theyâre our best enemies and I feel this should be a monogamous love-hate relationship. Weâve been at it for 700 years or so and donât need anyone else muscling in on it.
So the one thing most likely to make me feel European is an anti French comment from George Bush.
The thing about the English is that weâve never felt the need to stop eating French food, drinking their wine, or visiting the country - itâs not them that we have a problem with! Itâs purely personal! So the whole âFreedom Friesâ thing seemed quite funny to us.
I propose a toast to best enemies everywhere- long may they continue as such. (Surely no one takes this stuff seriously?)
So itâs Rule Britannia, and good olâ John Bull - bless his jingoistic cotton socks - sees off Johnny Foreigner once again. Pardon me for not giving a monkeys. Am I the only one?
So, the corporate circus is going traipse into London, with a bit of sport on the side.
[quote=âhighwaveâ]So itâs Rule Britannia, and good olâ John Bull - bless his jingoistic cotton socks - sees off Johnny Foreigner once again. Pardon me for not giving a monkeys. Am I the only one?
So, the corporate circus is going traipse into London, with a bit of sport on the side.[/quote]
Thatâs your card marked, Highwave. Youâre no Sun reader. 
France was pretty until they started this Euro thing - then all the prices went up 15% - 20% overnight
Howâs 17 Euros for a salad, bread, soup, main course, dessert & coffee plus all you can drink table wine? If you can afford the 2hr it takes to get through the âmenu expressâ & actually get the bill, itâs a deal.
[quote=âsandmanâ]Of the 50 best restaurants in the world as of this May, 14 are in Britain.
http://money.CNN.com/2005/04/29/pf/goodlife/restaurants/
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Wow, a British magazine finds that a disproportinately high number of the best restaurants in the world happen to be in Britain!
The rest of the article talks about how wacky these restaurants are. The Fat Duck, supposedly the best restaurant in the world, serves items like sardine-flavored sorbet, snail porridge, or a puree of mango and Douglas fir.
If thatâs the best cuisine in the world, you can take it.
/would chop off one of my fingers for some decent cannoli and Italian sausage.