Just when I thought my country hadn't hit bottom....

[GB-Hack]

....it did. Apparently a quarter of 3,000 Britons surveyed thought Winston Churchill was a fictional character.

Meanwhile, over half thought Sherlock Holmes lived and breathed on this earth.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080204/od_afp/britainpeoplehistoryoffbeat

 

[writing irish]

No way these results are representative. I hope not, anyway.

 

[Smallpotatoes]

When I was in college, a survey of students at the school said that most students thought Japan was on our side in World War II and the Soviet Union was on the Germans' side.
Logical mistakes, but still mistakes.

 

[Bubbler]

Clement Attlee was the PM when the UK won the war! Winston Churchill wasn't even real!

 

[GB-Hack]

No way these results are representative. I hope not, anyway.

Trust me, there's little I find pride about in my home country nowadays.

The vast bulk of the population have become uncouth, illiterate slobs. The political parties take back-handers like there's no tomorrow. And nobody seems to care.

 

[writing irish]

Sad to see the land of Hope and Glory descend thus.

 

[Flash]

That is absolutely shocking ... of course, I do know a girl in California who thinks MLK was a president.

 

[Bubbler]

No way these results are representative. I hope not, anyway.

Trust me, there's little I find pride about in my home country nowadays.

The vast bulk of the population have become uncouth, illiterate slobs. The political parties take back-handers like there's no tomorrow. And nobody seems to care.

It all went downhill when Leeds United got relegated.

 

[slappy4428]

No way these results are representative. I hope not, anyway.

Trust me, there's little I find pride about in my home country nowadays.

The vast bulk of the population have become uncouth, illiterate slobs. The political parties take back-handers like there's no tomorrow. And nobody seems to care.

It all went downhill when Leeds United got relegated.

nice

 

[PCLoadLetter]

No way these results are representative. I hope not, anyway.

Trust me, there's little I find pride about in my home country nowadays.

The vast bulk of the population have become uncouth, illiterate slobs. The political parties take back-handers like there's no tomorrow. And nobody seems to care.

It all went downhill when Leeds United got relegated.

From the Premier League or from the Championship?

(Ducking)

 

[GB-Hack]

No way these results are representative. I hope not, anyway.

Trust me, there's little I find pride about in my home country nowadays.

The vast bulk of the population have become uncouth, illiterate slobs. The political parties take back-handers like there's no tomorrow. And nobody seems to care.

It all went downhill when Leeds United got relegated.

From the Premier League or from the Championship?

(Ducking)

Brilliant.

 

[Guerrillascribe]

Just like back and think of England, GB-Hack.

 

[Beef03]

So how many thought Harry Potter was real and were looking forward to the Quiditch Cup?
Really not surprised at all. It seems every few months or so another survey comes out that says 98 per cent of kids in such and such a state can't find their home town on a map.
How many Americans really believe Canadian grow up in Igloos, or that there is snow year round up here?
Not that we Canadians are any better. I've dealt with enough retards up here to know that we aren't by any means special.

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

Not to be a downer, but I'd say Britain hit bottom in the years 1844-47.
Of course, they hit it in Ireland.

 

[Football_Bat]

You got a green card, GB. This is your country now.

 

[Chef]

That is absolutely shocking ... of course, I do know a girl in California who thinks MLK was a president.

Stop.

 

[Montezuma's Revenge]

Is somebody bloody talking about me?

 

[jgmacg]

Best they can do, innit?

 

[alleyallen]

GB...I certainly share your sympathies. However, please don't think that yours is th only country plagued by this. The U.S. is, unfortunately, as bad or worse than that.

 

[Armchair_QB]

When I was in college, a survey of students at the school said that most students thought Japan was on our side in World War II and the Soviet Union was on the Germans' side.
Logical mistakes, but still mistakes.

The Soviets were on Germany's side. For a little while anyway.