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Quintessentially British

I think the way we speak, because we're full of irony, so ironic and always saying things...

I think the way we speak, because we're full of irony, so ironic and always saying things we don't quite mean

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I think the way we speak,
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because we're full of irony,
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so ironic and always saying
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things we don't quite mean.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
93
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:22
Uploaded
Mar 16, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Movie Summary

A feature documentary celebrating everything great and British
There's always "Well, what did he mean when he said that?" - Quintessentially British 00:06
There's always "Well, what did he mean when he sai...
When American friends of mine come over here, - Quintessentially British 00:14
When American friends of mine come over here,
But you know, they're polite in a way that you know, - Quintessentially British 00:14
But you know, they're polite in a way that you know,
You know, when they meet each other - Quintessentially British 00:14
You know, when they meet each other
We do like to go our own way and do our own thing, - Quintessentially British 00:08
We do like to go our own way and do our own thing,
But in truth, anyone who's spent - Quintessentially British 00:08
But in truth, anyone who's spent
I think if you ask my wife - Quintessentially British 00:11
I think if you ask my wife
If the cliché of the Englishman is his politeness, - Quintessentially British 00:21
If the cliché of the Englishman is his politeness,
We love the theatre, because so many of us are - Quintessentially British 00:09
We love the theatre, because so many of us are
And the most famous Englishman who ever lived wrote plays, - Quintessentially British 00:07
And the most famous Englishman who ever lived wrote plays,
And everyone loves storytelling it's a very, very basic need. - Quintessentially British 00:06
And everyone loves storytelling it's a very, very basic...
But the Brits have caught on to it, perhaps more than most. - Quintessentially British 00:05
But the Brits have caught on to it, perhaps more than most.
I began to like Shakespeare by going to see his plays. - Quintessentially British 00:05
I began to like Shakespeare by going to see his plays.
He knew, it seems better - Quintessentially British 00:11
He knew, it seems better
That's the basis of it all - Quintessentially British 00:08
That's the basis of it all
Shakespeare, in one speech tells you - Quintessentially British 00:18
Shakespeare, in one speech tells you
We love tales of horror and violence and murder - Quintessentially British 00:07
We love tales of horror and violence and murder
He only invented one plot for himself - Quintessentially British 00:07
He only invented one plot for himself
What? From history books, - Quintessentially British 00:06
What? From history books,
We filmed Hamlet before we put it onto the stage - Quintessentially British 00:09
We filmed Hamlet before we put it onto the stage