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8 Reasons You Should Aspire to Be British

The hot boy bands, the posh accent... what's not to love about the Brits?

Kate McGuire

Mar 11, 2015

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8 Reasons You Should Aspire to Be British

1. Music.

Their taste in music is rockin' with older bands like The Rollings Stones, The Beatles, and Pink Floyd...

... to modern day Mumford and Sons, Muse, One Direction, Ed Sheeran and Coldplay the British kill it with music!

2. TV Shows.

The British have an eye for drama and their TV shows reflect the raw and honest emotions of their culture.

"Dr. Who" aired in the 1960s on BBC. Altogether, there have been 12 doctors since it began.

The most popular modern British TV shows are "Sherlock," based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's novels about a sleuthing detective and his sidekick John Watson...

"Skins," thatran from 2007-2013 as one of the leading British drama shows about angst-filled teenagers learning life lessons in sexuality, individuality, emotions and growing up...

and "Downton Abbey" has aired from 2010 to the present and catalogs the lives of a posh British family living in the early 1900s.

3. Royalty.

Every movie I watched growing up had a princess, prince, king or queen. In Britain, this is actually a thing. Queen Elizabeth is the second-longest reigning monarch in over 1,200 years according to The British Monarchy online. Today the most famous royals are Duke and Duchess William and Kate and let's not forget their cute baby, Prince George!

4. Fashion.

The Brits have always stood out in the fashion world for their unique sense of style. Wacky, odd, weird are the terms to describe '80s and '90s fashion, but today, Brit's are known for 'street style' which usually pairs a coat because of the weather with some neutral colors and a splash of a bright accent piece. Fashion icons include journalist Alexa Chung, model Kate Moss and actress Carey Mulligan.

5. Food.

London is famous for their numerous pubs and local seafood.

You can never go wrong when you have fish and chips, biscuits and TEA!

6. Slang.

British youth use the most useful slang, something you can start picking up if you watch "Skins." The most popular are:

Mate: used in reference to a buddy or friend. "What up mate?"

Cheers:Americans use this in reference to celebrating something, the British use it as a way of saying thanks, "Cheers for doing my laundry."

Knee's Up:refers to a party. "I went knee's up this weekend!"

Taking The Piss:while this sounds funny to Americans it means to mock something or make fun of someone. "SNL was taking a piss to Michelle Obama's arms."

Tosser: used by Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films, literally means a male masturbator, but usually is used in reference to the dislike of someone.

Bollocks:can be used as an expression of disbelief or referring to a man's testicales. "Wait what?! Bollocks!"

Dodgy:refers to something illegal or off-putting. "That bar was a little dodgy last night."

Wanker: best British insult, means a**hole.

7. Accent.

OH MY GAWD. Who doesn't die to hear a British person greet you in their sexy British accent? Just picture Tom Hiddleston saying this to you:

Or Emma Watson:

8. HOT MEN EVERYWHERE!

Let's just run through this list, shall we?

Matthew Lewis — yes!

Daniel Radcliffe — yes again!

One Direction boys, just all the boys — yes times five!

Nicholas Hoult — yes sir!

Jude Law — yes please!

Robert Pattinson — yes yes yes!

Theo James — one yummy yes!

Benedict Cumberbatch — cheers yeah!

And finally, Eddie Redmayne — please take me!

Cheers to you Brits, keep doing you!

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8 Reasons You Should Aspire to Be British

The hot boy bands, the posh accent... what's not to love about the Brits?

1. Music.

2. TV Shows.

3. Royalty.

4. Fashion.

5. Food.

6. Slang.

7. Accent.

8. HOT MEN EVERYWHERE!

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The Best Lines from the Fab Four

And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make

The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

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Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

Little darling, it's been long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it' s been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say it's alright

We danced through the night and we held each other tight, and before too long I fell in love with her. Now, I'll never dance with another when I saw her standing there

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

You say you want a revolution. Well you know, we all want to change the world

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Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday

And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love

All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more

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15. The beauty of getting outside and exploring.

16. To be prepared for anything.

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18. How to be creative.

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I have never been so thankful to know you.

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