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[[File:henry-hatsworth.jpg|link=Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure|frame|Henry Hatsworth: a [[Stock British Phrases|jolly good]] example.]]
{{quote|'''TheHelldragon:''' Shake your fist in angry, British rage, Tom!
'''NTom64:''' You can't see it, but my fist is wearing [[High-Class Glass|a monocle!]]|''[[Hellfire Commentaries]]'', ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSh5Mfu-aEs{{=}}related Kingdom Hearts II commentary part 43]''}}
Start with one cup(pa) [[Spot of Tea|tea.]] Mix in a hearty helping of [[British Accents]]... no, it doesn't matter which, any will do. No one ([[Dan Browned|except those pesky British people]]) will notice. Add some [[Stock British Phrases]] for seasoning, wot, wot. Throw it all in a top hat and stir with a [[High-Class Glass|monocle]] over low heat for the 1000+ years in the history of [[The British Empire]]. Turn it out carefully, give him a name like "Sir Nigel Featherstonehaugh-Smythe," and Bob's your uncle, you have yourself the [[I Am Very British|Britishiest British man]] to ever "cheerio" his way into the media-viewing-public's home. And no one ([[Dan Browned|except those pesky British people]]) will be any the wiser that you're mixing dialectal phrases willy-nilly or throwing British slang around like Frisbees.
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Actual British [[Blue Blood|Gentlemanly]] behaviour is more subtle the speech or dress, involving the virtues of [[Sacred Hospitality|hospitality]] and temperance, the avoidance of extremes, devotion to 'things held dear', rebellion against corruption, courage in adversity, and [[Stiff Upper Lip|extreme composure]]. (However, some of these - notably extreme composure - are sometimes seen in trope form).
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== Anime & Manga ==
* Negi Springfield of ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' is a proto-version of this (at least at first), complete with tea. Lately though, he seems to be drifting in [[Badass|a different direction]].
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