Englishness Quotes

“It is a cliché to say that the British are a nation of animal lovers, but it is a cliché because it is true.”

“Englishness is an open and inclusive identity and we need to be much more confident about it.”

“The national sport of England is obstacle racing. People create their own obstacles. If they have no obstacles, they proceed to create them.”

“The world still consists of two parts: England and the rest of the world. The rest of the world is still called 'abroad'.”

“An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one.”

“Continental people have sex lives; the English have hot-water bottles.”

“The English are the only people in the world who like to be told how bad they are.”