In the thread over there ---> about swearing to the Queen, there was a mention of the current government's obsession with "British values". Maybe we should talk about what these values actually are, what we see them as and how others see them. Here's a few of mine: Stiff upper lip old girl. Old maids playing warm cricket on bicycles in the rain. 1/10 a pint. No ladies in the vault. Half a crown behind the bike sheds. If I let you do it, everyone would want to do it. Who do you think you are, the Queen of Sheba? Morris Minor Travellers. I'll tell the teacher and you'll get the cane. Fur coat and no knickers. Cars stopping at zebra crossings.
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