Nevermind the buying rom Britain bit, why are you buying from Morrisons?
Their veggies are AWFUL. They last about a day and then wither and die at the mere thought of having to be edible after that.

Sainsbury's have a much better selection.

(You really would think I worked for Sainbury's instead of Morrisons, wouldn't you?)
( vix0r was not Matthew on, Mon 5 Apr 2010, 15:00, 1 reply)

A general reply
Guys
To answer some of you.
Yes, my tongue was firmly in my cheek.
No, I don't read the Daily Mail, although I do like to see the pictures of posh birds.
Yes, there are dilemnas when I do in fact shop at a Turkish Supermarket. Does that make me a hypocrite, yes I think it does.
Yes, the UK had an Empire. But the wrongs that we caused (and there are many, I agree) were far less than our european cousins. And some historians think that if the British Empire had not existed at the time of WW2 then the German, Japanese and possibly the Russian Empires that would have resulted, would have been far worse for those nations.
Yes, the Irish should be in there, but I have Friends from there, so they get away with it.
Yes, the USA would be on my list, but they produce nothing that I want.

My point in all this is that I see it as perfectly fine to be patriotic. I might be a bit neurotic, but it pisses me off when people shoot me down for wanting to support my country. Yes its got its faults, but bloody hell, it does have a lot to be proud of as well, freedom of speech being one of them.

I shop at Morrisons, because it offers better value than other supermarkets, something i have to bear in mind when balancing the family books. I do go to independent stores as well, but handling one overactive two year old boy, and one better behaved 7 year old girl is not easy, and I can keep them corraled there. Plus the staff know me.
(leancranker, Mon 5 Apr 2010, 16:04, closed)

the wrongs we caused were far less than our european cousins?
not too sure about that.

also, german cars are just better than those made by others. fact.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 5 Apr 2010, 16:14, closed)

The Wrongs
Yeah, you are probably right, the Brits were pretty bad in the past.
It is interesting though, that despite the wrongs from our past, we are still part of a commonwealth, something which none of the other nations have (as far as I am aware). Perhaps, our former colonies regard us with less distaste than, say, the French, Begiums or Germans.

German cars may be better made, but I still won't let one out in front of me in a traffic queue...
(leancranker, Mon 5 Apr 2010, 16:28, closed)

you may be right there
I was thinking more about our part in divvying up countries and regions causing all sorts of problems that still go on today.

it's because they are driven by cunts, but german cars certainly don't have the monopoly on those.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 6 Apr 2010, 10:18, closed)