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Quintessentially British

I, beforestarting this documentary, thought thatthe St George's flag is a...

I, before
starting this documentary, thought that
the St George's flag is a quintessentially
English flag, but filming this documentary, we discovered that
the English stole it from the Italians,
from the Genoese

Full Transcript

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I, before starting this documentary,
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thought that the St George's flag
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is a quintessentially English flag,
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but filming this documentary,
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we discovered that the English stole it
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from the Italians, from the Genoese.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
64
Timestamp in Movie
01:23:34
Uploaded
Mar 16, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

A feature documentary celebrating everything great and British
Well, to be honest, it doesn't really surprise me. - Quintessentially British 00:05
Well, to be honest, it doesn't really surprise me.
We're quite a thievery nation, I suppose. - Quintessentially British 00:08
We're quite a thievery nation, I suppose.
What you've just told me is all brand new information, - Quintessentially British 00:08
What you've just told me is all brand new information,
Think about it, fish and chips isn't, tea isn't. - Quintessentially British 00:05
Think about it, fish and chips isn't, tea isn't.
A cup of tea, "Cuppa cha, sir, cuppa cha." - Quintessentially British 00:13
A cup of tea, "Cuppa cha, sir, cuppa cha."
Yes so, I think that's something - Quintessentially British 00:07
Yes so, I think that's something
Three times the number of British people - Quintessentially British 00:07
Three times the number of British people
Wow, that's great, okay. - Quintessentially British 00:05
Wow, that's great, okay.
Well, we definitely at home still have fish and chips - Quintessentially British 00:07
Well, we definitely at home still have fish and chips
That is the quintessential English dish. - Quintessentially British 00:07
That is the quintessential English dish.
Thank you very much to those Jewish immigrants from Europe, - Quintessentially British 00:08
Thank you very much to those Jewish immigrants from Europe,
Beef, of course, is a French word, boeuf. - Quintessentially British 00:05
Beef, of course, is a French word, boeuf.
Oh and thank you very much to the Vikings, - Quintessentially British 00:12
Oh and thank you very much to the Vikings,
Pork, not pig, pork. - Quintessentially British 00:07
Pork, not pig, pork.
Foreign word. Because the French were better cooks. - Quintessentially British 00:06
Foreign word. Because the French were better cooks.
Rum punch, jerk chicken, Red Stripe, - Quintessentially British 00:10
Rum punch, jerk chicken, Red Stripe,
They came from the Netherlands, - Quintessentially British 00:07
They came from the Netherlands,
Thank you, William the Conqueror, - Quintessentially British 00:07
Thank you, William the Conqueror,
Whiskey. Now, that'll be British. Would it? - Quintessentially British 00:06
Whiskey. Now, that'll be British. Would it?
Because it's probably the Irish who invented whiskey. - Quintessentially British 00:07
Because it's probably the Irish who invented whiskey.