Annoying The British: A Practitioner's Guide

Posted by Equity Private, Oct 02, 2008, 12:22pm

Congratulations! Your decision to annoy the British makes you part of a long and storied tradition of irritating foreigners with deep-rooted superiority complexes and a sense of smug entitlement. Their particular disposition makes the British a popular target. This program will give you the tools you need to successfully and expertly annoy the British in a cost effective manner.

The key to annoying the British is to understand the particular idiosyncrasies that make them vulnerable to agitation. Four consistently successful themes include:

1. The Irish
2. Competition or "Unsportsmanlike Play"
3. Internal Political Strife
4. Capital Flight

First Exercise:

The British Bankers Association is to deliver a letter to the Government complaining about the legislation extending state-backed guarantees for all deposits held in Irish banks.

In a statement, the Association says the move has distorted competition and put banks in other jurisdictions, especially in Northern Ireland, as a competitive disadvantage. British banks have complained that the legislation would distort competition.

There are reports that money is being moved to Irish institutions from the UK.

Scheme 'problem for UK' [RTE Business]

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