1.
Snooker (nobody else except the
Thais and half a dozen
Canadians play it)
2.
Football ..hooliganism (we are feared the world over)
3.
Running (gold in the 1992
Olympics 100 metres- not a lot of success since then)
4.
Cricket (oops - no, scratch that one)
5.
Rowing (one gold medal in 1996
Olympics - a necessary survival skill given how much flooding we get due to all the rain)
6.
Swimming (two silver medals in '96 - ditto)
7.
Yachting (two silvers in '96 - notice the running theme with water?)
8.
Sarcasm (Ok, ok, I'm running out of ideas)9.
Ski jumping (remember
Eddie The Eagle?)
10.
Mornington Crescent13.
Numeracy (we have one of the finest free
education systems in the world)
11.
Taking defeat gracefully (years of practice)
Still, gotta love the place..