http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080509/od_nm/guide_dc;_ylt=At8ScwqoM4OlVfzYeiEn0gXtiBIFBijou countrymen diss alert
LONDON (Reuters) - England is an irritating and insular country full of overweight, binge-drinking, reality TV addicts, a new guide warns tourists.
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But in the new Rough Guide to England, the English are also hailed as a nation of animal-loving, tea-drinking charity donors who love nothing better than forming an orderly queue.
Gone, it seems, is the image of a genteel country awash with Englishmen politely tipping their bowler hats, groping through the London fog and being kinder to pets than kids.
