The UK has left the EU - so, we are no longer 'European':
So, what is the UK's identity?
Two years ago, we had this:
And an interesting song at the time looked at 'identity':
The words are particularly interesitng:
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The words are particularly interesting:
“HOME”
i‘m running running like thoughts running from
thoughts rattling from the constant battling broken pieces
floating tokens token gestures token jester open sesame
ali baba forty thieves forty grievances nothing to pledge
allegiance with trapped in a box ballerina chopped off
for bhangra man dance monkey dance to the music of the
snake charmer i am karma i am kama sutra i am ni tu hune
hune hoi mutiyar mundian to bach ke rahin i am your gap
year you said you were lost i hope you found yourself i am
slumdog millionaire downward dog eight headed god i am
shiva al-qaeda i am auditioning for the role of terrorist
one yes i can do that in an arabic accent i am dhalsim i am
bollywood season on channel four at two in the morning
i am ganges i am gandhi i am jinnah i am five pillars i am
sinner i am cinnamon i am cardamom i am not invited to
the houses of parliament i am sharif don’t like it rock the
casbah stop the fatwa allahu akbar allahu akbar la illa ha
illalah i am england no you’re not mate look at your face i
am england shirt made in bangladesh i am brick lane i am
curry house of the year two thousand and five i am rogan
josh i am so damn lost i am so damn lost just looking for a
place that’s home
looking for a shape that’s whole mera joota hai japani
home is where your heart is yeh patloon inglastani nah
home is where your heart lifts sar pe lal topi russi nah
home is where your arse fits phir bhi dil hai nah home is
where you’re ok to stay till you leave in a casket
phir bhi dil hai...
Poems to help make sense of the world around us | Dazed
Sarathy Korwar – Bol Lyrics | Genius Lyrics
Here's a little more:
Back to British identity in a post-Brexit world:
Don't forget curry is the national dish:
With the view from China:
And a view to the future:
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