A new series on Channel Four looks at the Brits and their problems:
Very British Problems - All 4
It all started on Twitter:
VeryBritishProblems (@SoVeryBritish) | Twitter
And now there's a book:
Very British Problems: Making Life Awkward for Ourselves, One Rainy Day at a Time: Amazon.co.uk: Rob Temple: 9780751552591: Books
This TV series has been put together from that:
TV Pick of the Day: Very British Problems (Channel 4, 9pm), August 20 | Western Morning News
Very British Problems, TV review: Britons struggle with saying 'have a nice day', because they know they won't - Reviews - TV & Radio - The Independent
Feeling ‘fine, honestly’? That’s a very British problem | The Sunday Times
Most British media critics found it a problem, though:
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Very British Problems and Who Do You Think You Are? | Daily Mail Online
Very British Problems, Channel 4, review: 'a mistake' - Telegraph
Very British Problems review: ‘Self-indulgent and just a teeny bit dull’ | Television & radio | The Guardian
Here's a list of Cornish problems:
Very Cornish Problems | Cornish Guardian
What is typically British/English?
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Traditions:
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DNA:
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Class:
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A poem:
Jay Doubleyou: the british - a poem
The British Poem by Benjamin Zephaniah - Poem Hunter
How others see us:
Jay Doubleyou: how others see us...
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Language:
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Jay Doubleyou: monty python, the british and the english language
History:
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and:
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And more:
Jay Doubleyou: the british: a summary
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