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For one, todays British are a mixture of cultures and majority of them being born after the war wouldn't have had a serious issue to contend with until now.
They live in the best and worst times of human history.
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No, IG...the Brits are no more "braver", or "stiff upper lipped" than anyone else.
The Germans were firebombed to rubble. 1 million innocent, non-combatents were lumped into Hitlers policies and incinerated and blown to bits by "Bomber" Harris with the American 8th airforce making written complaints about the destruction to Whitehall.
Germany fought on against OVERWHELMING odds...to the last gasp. Men and young boys fought on, not for Hitler but for their families and loved ones...blasted to bits in the cities and towns. Their was NO mercy from the terrorists of the day then.
I do not mean to insult the British who brought many fine things to the world...obviously. Also many bad...obviously.
But the UNIFIED, EXACT trollop roled out by the press in the face of the attacks had me gagging. Somehow only the British will not be bowed. "The terrorists have lost already!" proclaimed another overexcited mainstream media pimp...not so, the empty buses and trains tell the story.
My hat goes off to the Iraqi's...strangled by 10 years of ruthless sanctions. Bombed continuously for the same time and flattened in 2 wars. Still they fight on.
Thats guts. Thats "stiff upper lip".
Of course my heart goes out to the innocent people in London and also to the innocent people all over the world who unfortunately were not blessed with the right skin colour to possess a "stiff upper lip".
BTW...should the Banker lackeys strike here in Perth, West Oz...i too will be getting a bicycle. I have no love of a stiff upper lip.
BTW2...though i will not accept the above mentioned cliche...i will accept the cliche that the Brits make the best ironic comedies.