Stones are part of the Imperial system. Americans don't use the whole system and their pints are smaller than ours. We use both systems and if you ask someone, they will help you.
Lots of problems with this article. The writer clearly has an agenda. Some of the things you mentioned though as British people pushing something ie "the stiff upper lip' thing, that has been mentioned as a culture shock by many, many nationalities who have moved to Britain and their experiences. We don't "love" queing nor do we believe we're the only ones who do it, again this is something that other people say about us!
We're not unapproachable. We just don't infringe the personal space of others.
Tony Blair was known in the UK as Bush's poodle.
It always makes me laugh that a nation that eats vomit-flavoured chocolate criticises our food.
Stones are part of the Imperial system. Americans don't use the whole system and their pints are smaller than ours. We use both systems and if you ask someone, they will help you.
We don't love queues. We just respect them. Americans push to the front. I have seen them do it.
It's not that we haven't kept up. Air conditioning is causing climate change and we are not that crazy.
Lots of problems with this article. The writer clearly has an agenda. Some of the things you mentioned though as British people pushing something ie "the stiff upper lip' thing, that has been mentioned as a culture shock by many, many nationalities who have moved to Britain and their experiences. We don't "love" queing nor do we believe we're the only ones who do it, again this is something that other people say about us!