And the fact that they produce all the best footballers

Meh, if Rock music had a formation it would be 442
The Singer/Guitar/Bass/Drums set up is the musical equivalent of a flat midfield
Here comes your military bent again. Not every national characteristic is determined by
the inability of your opponent to launch an amphibious assault. :-)
Yes, of course. It's all the same.
My house is normally full of Europeans and carpet bombing them on a regular basis would be just the job, I reckon.
It's just that the hounds wouldn't like it at all.
I would agree. Although I would point to the tradition of Cromwell argument again there.
The English are naturally a fairly relaxed, tolerant and indolent lot, who generally will do anything for the quiet life and loathe being hectored. Unfortunately, there come times in their history when it is necessary for someone a bit strident, tiresome, single-minded and - yes - radical to stir up the bottom of the pond a bit and do what needs to be done.
It's a shame, by the way, that you felt the need to augment what was otherwise a perfectly good point with the last bit, which - in common with much anti-Thatcher stuff over the last few days - had all the value and dignity of a toddler shouting 'BUM!' in church.

So now you're defining what constitutes a European?
Oh, do tell, j! I can't wait for this bit. Who are the most and least European Europeans, exactly? Because - and I hate to break this to you - quite a lot of Europeans would regard us as barely being European at all.
All a question of perspective, see?
Communism funds terrorism, George.
Fortunately though, it also funds anti-terrorism :thumbup:
Owning a wife - eh? Where's your political correctness gone now