Comment on English Eccentricity
I agree totally with this nomination; there are literally hundreds, if not thousands, of uniquely British people that fall into this category, from William Blake, to Robert Clive, to Aleister Crowley, to Johnny Rotten, all have that peculiar English eccentricity that is found nowhere else in the world. Every country produces great men and women, but the English greats all seem to have this 'ever so slightly mad' air about them.
Comment on English eccentricity posted 2006-04-28 by Robert Agasucci from London
Comment on English Eccentricity
England does the slightly dotty to the staggeringly eccentric better and with more tolerence than anywhere else on the planet. It is what has led to the English (and through that Britain) coming up with novel and useful inventions and developments time and again.
Comment on English eccentricity posted 2006-04-28 by Tim Harris from Budapest, Hungary
Comment on English Eccentrics
Because it represents the tolerance and traditional respect for individualism which typifies the English character
Comment on English eccentricity posted 2006-04-03 by ben from Combe St Nicholas Somerset
Comment on English Eccentrics
Other nations may have their oddballs, but somehow eccentricity just seems to settle on the English so naturally.
Comment on English eccentricity posted 2006-04-03 by Simon Buyers from South Africa
Comment on English Eccentrics
English eccentricity can be found in buildings, fashion, language, food and culture (including tradition and history). It is something that distinguishes the English at home and abroad.
Comment on English eccentricity posted 2006-04-03 by Isabella d'Auvergne from London
Comment on English Eccentrics
Nations that like conformity don't usually permit oddballs. We are different.
Comment on English eccentricity posted 2006-04-03 by David Chalmers from Pinner
Comment on English Eccentricity
English folk love being daft. All over England there are daft events that go on. People have daft hobbies and enjoy just being daft. Where else in the world do they celebrate eccentricity and silliness as much as England?
Comment on English eccentricity posted 2007-01-01 by Neil Rees from Bucks