anyway (I say this as someone who is deeply critical of the uk government, etc) I am sick of people treating the uk as if it has no cultural value or positives so..... I love u 3.28 million hecatres of woodland (13.5% of total land). I love u stone henge. I love u patron saint days. I love u weatherspoons and fish and chip shops. I love u strawberries and cream. I love u calipos and fabs and rocket lollies and twisters. I love u coastlines that no one can agree on the length of and lake fisherman and hand sewn blankets. I love u scouting. I love u school uniforms. I love u bonfire night where we all set shit on fire to celebrate the time some guy tried to blow up the government. I love u sparklers. I love u small talk and small towns and pantomimes. I love u cockney rhyming slang and football clubs and football chants. I love u oxeye daisies and red squirrels. I love u david attenborough. I love u snowdon and bike trails. I love u shakespeare and dickens and austen and the brontë sisters. I love u britpop. I love u music festivals and high school indie bands. I love u oasis and blur and stereophonics and manic street preachers. I love u high streets and i love u houses older than my great grandparents great grandparents. I love u king arthur and robin hood and the loch ness monster. I love u rainy days in Scotland and green road signs no one will walk under and seaside attractions. I love u high streets and street parties.












