[Tina...]

What do you think makes Britain quintessentially British ?

[Jake]

Indian and Thai food; Singha and Cobra beers.

[Tina...]

True Jake, and you can't beat a Balti .

How about red pillar boxes and red phone boxes (but not so many around these days)

[Gonzalo Duque]

Monty Python, Fawlty Towers (John Cleese), and of course Gerry Anderson (Supercar, Stingray, THUNDERBIRDS, Captain Scarlet, Joe 90, UFO, Space:1999, etc)!! Below Gerry Anderson is seen with Parker and Lady Penelope.

[SinatraFan]

My favorites... Sherlock Holmes and The Avengers.

[Nick_Bradley78]

Football; not a great national team but we invented the game and by a long way have the best league in the world.
Apparently we invented cricket and rugby to but I've never stayed awake long enough to know how they work.

[Matt Fapresto]

... James Bond, Doctor Who, Premier League and two of my favourite British persons: Michael Caine and MATT Monro

[Bren]

Tea at the Ritz, queuing, fish and chips, pie and mash

[Judy]

Malt loaf, per my daughter.

[Marty]

Originally Posted by Bren

queuing

a quaint custom which anybody who has had to board an underground train on the continent or in the colonies can testify would definitely be classed as quintessentially British.

the ability to say "gosh!" or "whoops!" properly I think also counts.

[Tina...]

Hot buttered crumpets. A nice cup of tea.

Roast beef and yorkshire pudding.

Donkey rides on the beach, scones and clotted cream, and knotted hankies on our heads LOL!

And those saucy seaside postcards.

[Tina...]

These "Keep Calm" posters are very popular at the moment, originally produced by the British Government in 1939 at the start of the Second World War they were intended to raise the moral of the British public in the event of invasion.

These days "Keep Calm And..." can be found on many items, including mugs, place mats, iPhone covers etc.....There's even an APP to create your own.

[Jake]

An amazing sense of history, yet equally amazing that the younger generation have lost that sense somewhat.

Blenheim Palace, Pork Belly at the Nelson Arms in Farnham, Croydon..- er...well, two out of the three are great!...

[Tina...]

Strawberries and cream are synonymous with tennis at Wimbledon and British Summertime, come rain or shine.

Belly draft is tasty Jake, I agree.

The Melton Mowbray pork pie and the Bakewell tart.

[Judy]

Tart cards.

[Marty]

Jack the Ripper

[Ace917]

Scones and clotted cream.

[Nick_Bradley78]

Originally Posted by Marty

Jack the Ripper

Good one.

[marydaly]

[ToddGordon]

Originally Posted by Judy

Tart cards.

What are "tart cards" Judy? - Intrigued of Edinburgh!