Mr Khan said:
Conegamer said:
Smeags said:
Anywho, as the British would say... keep calm and carry on. ^_^
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Just an aside, but no-one ever actually says stuff like that in England (not Britian, in this case); it's a common misconception. Similarly how we Brits (it is Britain in this case) see all Americans as cowboys or...well, you've played GTA. It just doesn't happen. The whole phrase actually came from tourists, and will likely only ever be used by tourists.
Though we do all drink tea. And being down in Devon now I find myself constantly wanting a Cream Tea. So there's that. But we don't all dress like Layton or do puzzles all the time. It's a confusing world for sure.
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From my understanding "Keep Calm and Carry On" was a propaganda poster prepared by the Germans for if or when the Germans managed to invade and occupy the UK, never actually distributed, unless possibly in Jersey and Guernsey
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That's correct, but the phrase has been used before then (late 19th century I believe); but it was never popular. By bringing it back, the Germans could, as you say, lure people into believing nothing had changed. I find it odd how one of the most iconic, if not THE most iconic, phrases comes from a German propaganda campaign.
