FabSwingers.com forum: Museum of Britishness

By *layfullsam OP Man
3 days ago

Solihull

So we’re opening up a museum of Britishness for foreign visitors to our shores.

You can put forward 5 items that will explain best what it means to be British to help them understand.

Lighthearted or serious or a mix

For example it good be a full English breakfast, mug of tea, queuing, curry etc so it hasn’t got to be invented here but it must be part of our makeup now

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By *lowupdollTV/TS
3 days ago

Hets/Beds/Leeds

Magna Carta

Marmite

Baked beans

A Land Rover

The NHS

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
3 days ago

East Sussex

A recording saying

"Sorry"

"Excuse me there's a queue here"

And

"No! After YOU"

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By *reolush98Man
3 days ago

Manchester

This should be easy.

The full album of Take That.

A tin of heinz beans.

The complete collection of the Carry on Films. Or Only fools and horses.

A picture of Winston Churchil holding his 2 fingers up.

The war.

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By *CExeCouple
3 days ago

Hong-Kong/Exeter

Tea - solves everything.

A queue - civil society

An umbrella - everything is based on the weather

Joanna Lumley - why not

A copy of The Hobbit - because it's awesome

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By *ornym66Man
3 days ago

Col /ips

Good old Sunday roast with a pint

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By *eauNaturelMan
3 days ago

Malmesbury

A map of the British Empire at its height with tabloid news paper cuttings showing hate for immigrants.

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By *cecold1980Man
3 days ago

ashington

Benefits

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By *pthemanorMan
3 days ago

Abingdon on Thames

"Tea - solves everything.

A queue - civil society

An umbrella - everything is based on the weather

Joanna Lumley - why not

A copy of The Hobbit - because it's awesome"

This, but swap Joanna Lumley for Helen Mirren or Judi Dench.

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By *enk15Man
3 days ago

Evesham

A statue of someone constantly tutting.

An animatronic model showing how to make a proper cup of tea.

Rain.

Toy cars queuing in a left lane that is merging in 2 miles even though the right lane is clear.

A washing machine in a kitchen.

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By *elix SightedMan
3 days ago

Cloud 8

A waxwork of a chav.

A roundabout.

A proper pot of tea with a plate of rich tea biccies.

Banksy artwork.

Fish n chips.

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By *leasuresharerMan
3 days ago

southampton

Positives we have made to the world

Science

Literature

Music

Comedy

Sport

Negatives include

Imperialism

Little ingerlander mentality

Drinking culture

Bad dietary habits

Lack of 2nd language abilities

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By *actile TensionMan
3 days ago

Sussex

Turkey teeth

German cars

Swedish furniture

Chinese food

Sarcasm

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By *ad NannaWoman
3 days ago

East London

A pair of comfy carpet slippers.

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By *eliWoman
3 days ago

A collection of st*len artifacts.

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By *rightonsteveMan
3 days ago

Brighton - even Hove!

A cup of tea (Indian)

A castle (Norman)

A zebra crossing

A scone with jam and clotted cream

A Rolls Royce

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By *evilinyouMan
3 days ago

Bristol

Alan Turing and the enigma machine.

Full English

Morecambe & wise/ two Ronnie's

A whole bunch of weather

Strange regional dialects literary 30 miles down the road

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By *viatrixWoman
3 days ago

Gatwick

A washing up bowl.

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By *a LunaWoman
3 days ago

Wales

A stick of rock and an accompanying set of dentures, chipped.

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By *viatrixWoman
3 days ago

Gatwick

Net curtains 🤣🤣🤣

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By *viatrixWoman
3 days ago

Gatwick

That bloody up/down switch in every single bloody electrical outlet! 🤣

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By *ensuallover1000Man
3 days ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

A Bowler hat,

A smart but rather boring suit,

An Umbrella,

A copy of the Financial Times

…The theme tune to Mr Benn.

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By *viatrixWoman
3 days ago

Gatwick

The Great British Holiday Abroad

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By *wcoMan
3 days ago

West Midlands

A vandalised bus stop

A layby full of rubbish

A beggar at the traffic lights

A 13 hour wait on a trolley in A&E

A greasy MP with cash oozing out of his pockets

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By *urry BlokeMan
3 days ago

Make it interactive

Allow visitors to lift a phone and try and get past a Doctors Receptionist

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By *og and MuseCouple
3 days ago

Dubai & Nottingham

A walk in pantry with all the ingredients for about a dozen countries National food

A queue of people all apologising to each other

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By *indaCharmingDubMan
3 days ago

South Dublin

A stack of forms, to be completed (by hand) in triplicate, for countries to request the return of their artifacts

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By *igerFiestaMan
3 days ago

Huddersfield

Spitfire

A shopping bag from Woolworths with an old receipt for a pick'n mix

A stuffed seagull with a chip in its mouth

A Cadbury dairy milk bar

Whitaker's almanac (1924) - a full description of every British thing manufactured at the height of the Empire.

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By *coobyBoobyDooWoman
3 days ago

Markfield

A bag of chips wrapped in newspaper.

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By *he.Jungle.VIPMan
3 days ago

London

English breakfast tea

A Scone......or a scone

(did you read it differently) haha.

AluminIum

Saying sorry when its not my fault

Paying 40p for a bag for life...........then buying another one next time

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By *rightonsteveMan
3 days ago

Brighton - even Hove!

A bucket and spade

A windbreak

A deckchair

A ‘99’ icecream

A bag of chips

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By *elix SightedMan
3 days ago

Cloud 8

Me mum

Me dad

And me gran

And a bucket of vindaloo

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By *oeBeansMan
3 days ago

Derby

A football

A bag of fish and chips

Some tea

A scone

A British flag but only hung half way up with cable ties

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By *he.Jungle.VIPMan
3 days ago

London

"Me

Me mum

Me dad

And me gran

And a bucket of vindaloo"

This wins!!! Gane over

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By *he.Jungle.VIPMan
3 days ago

London

Game*

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By *eo PublicMan
3 days ago

Lincoln

It's already been done, it was called Dismaland.

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By *ad NannaWoman
3 days ago

East London

"A collection of st*len artifacts. "

I know I shouldn't have laughed that hard at that.

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By *lowupdollTV/TS
3 days ago

Hets/Beds/Leeds

Just play Wallace and Gromit movies on repeat.

[for the record ❤️ Wallace and Gromit]

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By *he.Jungle.VIPMan
3 days ago

London

CHEESE GROMIT!!!

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By *picyFoxMan
3 days ago

Carlisle

Rubber Dinghies....welcome to great britain! Says it all....

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By *oeBeansMan
3 days ago

Derby

"Rubber Dinghies....welcome to great britain! Says it all...."

Don't you have a roundabout to go and paint?

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By *partharmonyCouple
3 days ago

Tonbridge

A cricket bat

A Carry On film

Fish and chips

The BBC

A replacement bus service

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By *picyFoxMan
3 days ago

Carlisle

"Rubber Dinghies....welcome to great britain! Says it all....

Don't you have a roundabout to go and paint?"

"Beans, beans....the more you eat, the more you fart"! 🤷‍♂️🤣🤣

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By *oeBeansMan
3 days ago

Derby

"Rubber Dinghies....welcome to great britain! Says it all....

Don't you have a roundabout to go and paint?

"Beans, beans....the more you eat, the more you fart"! 🤷‍♂️🤣🤣"

An immigrant would've done a better job and said the whole rhyme 🤷‍♂️

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By *ittlemissFlirtyCouple
3 days ago

The bottom of the River Ankh

"Rubber Dinghies....welcome to great britain! Says it all....

Don't you have a roundabout to go and paint?"

*High five ... Brilliant response!

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By *urry BlokeMan
10 hours ago

Museum Der Dinge in Berlin

Literally translates to 'Museum of Things'

Kinda cool place to spend a couple of hours

It sits somewhere between museum, antiques shop and your great aunts 'best room'

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By *hisIsMe58Man
10 hours ago

Winchester

A lopped recording of people moaning about the weather.

Fish and chips.

Our love of tea.

The monarchy (love it or hate it).

Stone henge, can the museum be built next to it so it's included.

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By *eandRaCouple
10 hours ago

Pontypridd

A pic of Thatcher with her mate Saville.

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By *lirtyFilthWoman
10 hours ago

Troublesville

"English breakfast tea

A Scone......or a scone

(did you read it differently) haha.

AluminIum

Saying sorry when its not my fault

Paying 40p for a bag for life...........then buying another one next time

I actually did read it differently 🤣🤣🤦🏼‍♀️

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By *he Filthy Gorgeous OnesCouple
10 hours ago

Cheltenham

"Rubber Dinghies....welcome to great britain! Says it all....

Don't you have a roundabout to go and paint?"

🤣🤣🤣🤣

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
10 hours ago

Crumpet Castle

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
10 hours ago

Crumpet Castle

Turkish Barber Shops

Nail Bars and Hair Dressers

Breakfast clubs cos no one can afford to feed their own kids. ( see above )

Streets that smell of w and strawberry vape

Low life behaviour on hot days or on cheap foreign holidays in hot lands.

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
10 hours ago

Crumpet Castle

sthe!

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
10 hours ago

Crumpet Castle

Seed if S was W!

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By *inkyandthebrain2023Couple
9 hours ago

Cheshire

I think most importantly that road outside should be closed for roadworks. A large collection of traffic cones and diversion signs and absolutely no work being done just 2 vans with the lads sat inside playing on their phones.

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
9 hours ago

Crumpet Castle

"I think most importantly that road outside should be closed for roadworks. A large collection of traffic cones and diversion signs and absolutely no work being done just 2 vans with the lads sat inside playing on their phones. "

O.M.G YES !!! and they stare at you as you squeeze past , cos they are hoping you'll dent your car. ( they are not mean just curious and bored )

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By *lack Jack 4UMan
4 hours ago

London

Great sense of humour

Politeness

The Weather ☁️

The English Language

The British Empire And Now the Commonwealth

The Monarchy

The Music 🎵

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