http://www.wordnik.com/lists/reasons-why-i-wish-i-were-british#comments Comments for the list 'Reasons why I wish I were British' http://www.wordnik.com http://www.wordnik.com/lists/reasons-why-i-wish-i-were-british#comments I think British food often gets a bad rap. I've had some of the best meals in my life in Britain. It's true you can get really crummy, awful food there too--but that's true of most places, IMO. What does seem to be true is that most British food is a variety of shades of <a href="/words/festive brown">festive brown</a>. Tue, 13 Nov 2007 02:52:31 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/lists/reasons-why-i-wish-i-were-british#comments http://www.wordnik.com/lists/reasons-why-i-wish-i-were-british#comments If I were making a list called "Lists That Would Be Very Short," I'd add "British haute cuisine" to it. I was once served boiled celery there as a side dish.<br /><br />But I loved hearing them say it. Tue, 13 Nov 2007 02:30:19 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/lists/reasons-why-i-wish-i-were-british#comments http://www.wordnik.com/lists/reasons-why-i-wish-i-were-british#comments Not to mention such culinary 'delicacies' as deep-fried <a href="/words/mars bar">mars bar</a>s, <a href="/words/bubble-and-squeak">bubble-and-squeak</a>, and <a href="/words/spotted dick">spotted dick</a>. Tue, 13 Nov 2007 01:45:38 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/lists/reasons-why-i-wish-i-were-british#comments