As we reach the height of our Pop Olympics trial voting and the other, internationally broadcast Olympics lie just around the corner, we figured you guys might need a little inspiration for getting excited about your home country. Well, trust us when we say that if you can’t get pumped for Great Britain after seeing our photo list of 25 things that make the country great, you’re either not a true Brit or you just have sugar water running through your veins. (Make sure you make it all the way to the end, where we have a little surprise for you pop-music fans.)
Take a look, and remember to head back over to our Great Britain voting page when you’re done to select who you want to represent your country in the Pop Olympics next week.
1. ALTERNATE PRONUNCIATION OF WORDS LIKE VITAMIN
2. AUSTIN POWERS, INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY AND NOTED SHAG ENTHUSIAST
3. A LIVING, RULING QUEEN
4. A STRONG HISTORY IN RADIO
5. CASTLES AVAILABLE FOR RENT
6. BILLY SHAKESPEARE WROTE A WHOLE BUNCH OF SONNETS
7. THE INQUISITIVE MIND OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
8. LIVELY SOCCER MATCHES
9. MYSTERIOUS, POTENTIALLY MAN-MADE MARVELS
10. DAILY BREAKS FOR TEA
11. A UNIQUE DENTAL HISTORY THAT KEEPS ORTHODONTISTS IN BUSINESS
12. FANCY MODES OF COMMUNICATION
13. THE ORIGINAL VERSION OF THE OFFICE
14. A THRIVING WIG INDUSTRY
15. THE ABILITY TO CHARGE WHATEVER THEY WANT ON THEIR OWN CURRENCY
16. CARS DRIVE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD
17. GAMES OF CHICKEN COMMENCE WITH EVERY PASSING ROUNDABOUT
18. LAIDBACK ISLAND LIVING
19. FUNNY-LOOKING BASEBALL
20. DIGESTIVE ISSUES ARE MADE A PRIORITY
21. A MYTHICAL VIGILANTE WHO WORE TIGHTS
22. THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE TASTIEST WAY TO CONSUME FISH IS WITH CHIPS
23. ITS CULTURE SUPPORTS CHIVALRY AND MANNERS
24. THE MANY HISTORIC DRINKING PALACES
25. YOUR GREAT BRITAIN POP OLYMPICS REPRESENTATIVE: THE WANTED!
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