By Baldmichael Theresoluteprotector’sson
‘There’ll always be an England,
And England shall be free
If England means as much to you
As England means to me.’
Sung by Vera Lynn
‘Well gu’day cobbers from down under, this is your favourite pommy speaking and…
‘Er hem, excuse me.’
‘Yes?’
‘You are supposed to be English.’
‘Really? Oh, right, I’ll start again.
This is the Home Service calling the empire, and all its loyal subjects…’
‘Er hem, excuse me.’
‘Yes?’
‘You now being pompous, and anyway, England hasn’t got an empire anymore.’
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Home_Service
Sorry about that ladies and gentlemen. On the other hand, it is an example of English eccentricity. If you are from the city that is. If you are from the country rather than the city then it is an example of eccentri-country of course.
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