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English People Quotes

Teaching English is an intrinsically radical act. Is it possible to teach English so that people stop killing each other? Picture Quote #1

Sometimes when people can’t speak English, they hum the melody instead of singing along. Having 20,000 people humming your song is incredible Picture Quote #1

Civilization is not an incurable disease, but it should never be forgotten that the English people are at present afflicted by it Picture Quote #1

A lot of English traditional music is guesswork anyway, so it’s very difficult for people to be vehemently opposed to experimenting with it Picture Quote #1

Cricket - a game which the English, not being a spiritual people, have invented in order to give themselves some conception of eternity Picture Quote #1

The English people, a lot of them, would not be able to understand a word of spoken Shakespeare. There are people who do and I’m not denying they exist. But it’s a far more philistine country than people think Picture Quote #1

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Croquet is tough. People play for months because the rules are so bizarre. Those crazy English Picture Quote #1

Sometimes I want to joke but my English isn’t perfect. Sometimes people are wondering what I’m talking about Picture Quote #1

Why on Earth do we want closer connection with England? We have little in common with English people except our language. We are fast becoming an entirely different people Picture Quote #1

Even modern English people are imperious, superior, ridden by class. All of the hypocrisy and the difficulties that are endemic in being British also make it an incredibly fertile place culturally. A brilliant place to live. Sad but true Picture Quote #1

The English are a dumb people. They can do great acts, but not describe them Picture Quote #1

I grew up listening to people speaking broken English. I probably picked that up. And I probably speak English almost as a second language Picture Quote #1

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She liked things that had been written by people who had lived short, ugly, and tragic lives. Or, who at least, were English Picture Quote #1

Although it was very cold, he wore no coat. I think some English people think coats are for the weak Picture Quote #1

The people don’t take baths and they don’t speak English. No golf courses, no room service. Who needs it? Picture Quote #1

The working class of England take their deracination completely for granted. Disenchantment is the happy code that informs every byway of the underclass: service jobs, celebrity dreams, Lotto wins, leisured poverty on pre-crunch credit cards, it’s all there, part of the story of an English people whose grandparents never had it so good Picture Quote #1

I can wear a baseball cap; I am entitled to wear a baseball cap. I am genetically pre-disposed to wear a baseball cap, whereas most English people look wrong in a baseball cap Picture Quote #1

I think what is British about me is my feelings and awareness of others and their situations. English people are always known to be well mannered and cold but we are not cold - we don’t interfere in your situation. If we are heartbroken, we don’t scream in your face with tears - we go home and cry on our own Picture Quote #1

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It’s funny because if you ever ask anyone in England to try and do a Beatles accent, no one knows what they really sound like. If you ask anyone in America, they would try and give it a go. English people just know their songs Picture Quote #1

A number of people still think of the United States as being overwhelmingly English, Protestant, and white. This erroneous idea influences their whole outlook Picture Quote #1

It’s not that I don’t understand it. But people think if you speak with an English accent it somehow makes you smarter Picture Quote #1

Americans like to think ‘Python’ is how English people really are. There is an element of truth to that Picture Quote #1

And why do English people sound smarter than the rest of us? Like they should be awarded the Nobel Prize for a simple greeting? Picture Quote #1

People sometimes have to correct my English. I knew I had a problem when Arnold Schwarzenegger started doing it Picture Quote #1

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Our government should speak a common language with the American people - plain English Picture Quote #1

Particularly for English people, Shakespeare is always at the forefront of both drama and the English language. He’s always been there. I can’t remember starting school and not learning about him Picture Quote #1

English people have seen me get through scandals Picture Quote #1

English people may like to substitute a sponge cake at this point Picture Quote #1

The English are, I think the most obtuse and barbarous people in the world Picture Quote #1

I think English people were a lot better at breakdancing than they were at making records Picture Quote #1

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Teaching English is an intrinsically radical act. Is it possible to teach English so that people stop killing each other? (English People Quotes) Sometimes when people can’t speak English, they hum the melody instead of singing along. Having 20,000 people humming your song is incredible. (English People Quotes) Civilization is not an incurable disease, but it should never be forgotten that the English people are at present afflicted by it. (English People Quotes) A lot of English traditional music is guesswork anyway, so it’s very difficult for people to be vehemently opposed to experimenting with it. (English People Quotes) Cricket - a game which the English, not being a spiritual people, have invented in order to give themselves some conception of eternity. (English People Quotes) The English people, a lot of them, would not be able to understand a word of spoken Shakespeare. There are people who do and I’m not denying they exist. But it’s a far more philistine country than people think (English People Quotes) Croquet is tough. People play for months because the rules are so bizarre. Those crazy English (English People Quotes) Sometimes I want to joke but my English isn’t perfect. Sometimes people are wondering what I’m talking about (English People Quotes) Why on Earth do we want closer connection with England? We have little in common with English people except our language. We are fast becoming an entirely different people (English People Quotes) Even modern English people are imperious, superior, ridden by class. All of the hypocrisy and the difficulties that are endemic in being British also make it an incredibly fertile place culturally. A brilliant place to live. Sad but true (English People Quotes) The English are a dumb people. They can do great acts, but not describe them (English People Quotes) I grew up listening to people speaking broken English. I probably picked that up. And I probably speak English almost as a second language (English People Quotes) She liked things that had been written by people who had lived short, ugly, and tragic lives. Or, who at least, were English (English People Quotes) Although it was very cold, he wore no coat. I think some English people think coats are for the weak (English People Quotes) The people don’t take baths and they don’t speak English. No golf courses, no room service. Who needs it? (English People Quotes) The working class of England take their deracination completely for granted. Disenchantment is the happy code that informs every byway of the underclass: service jobs, celebrity dreams, Lotto wins, leisured poverty on pre-crunch credit cards, it’s all there, part of the story of an English people whose grandparents never had it so good (English People Quotes) I can wear a baseball cap; I am entitled to wear a baseball cap. I am genetically pre-disposed to wear a baseball cap, whereas most English people look wrong in a baseball cap (English People Quotes) I think what is British about me is my feelings and awareness of others and their situations. English people are always known to be well mannered and cold but we are not cold - we don’t interfere in your situation. If we are heartbroken, we don’t scream in your face with tears - we go home and cry on our own (English People Quotes) It’s funny because if you ever ask anyone in England to try and do a Beatles accent, no one knows what they really sound like. If you ask anyone in America, they would try and give it a go. English people just know their songs (English People Quotes) A number of people still think of the United States as being overwhelmingly English, Protestant, and white. This erroneous idea influences their whole outlook (English People Quotes) It’s not that I don’t understand it. But people think if you speak with an English accent it somehow makes you smarter (English People Quotes) Americans like to think ‘Python’ is how English people really are. There is an element of truth to that (English People Quotes) And why do English people sound smarter than the rest of us? Like they should be awarded the Nobel Prize for a simple greeting? (English People Quotes) People sometimes have to correct my English. I knew I had a problem when Arnold Schwarzenegger started doing it (English People Quotes) Our government should speak a common language with the American people - plain English (English People Quotes) Particularly for English people, Shakespeare is always at the forefront of both drama and the English language. He’s always been there. I can’t remember starting school and not learning about him (English People Quotes) English people have seen me get through scandals (English People Quotes) English people may like to substitute a sponge cake at this point (English People Quotes) The English are, I think the most obtuse and barbarous people in the world (English People Quotes) I think English people were a lot better at breakdancing than they were at making records (English People Quotes)

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