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Lazy Sunday UK

In recent weeks, there have been many attempts to stifle patriotism, with schools and even Ascot banning the St George’s Cross, and warnings about celebrating English culture (and footie) too enthusiastically, lest offence be taken.

But the patriotic spirit is in rude health – literally – if an expletive-laden celebration of England, going down a storm on the Internet, is anything to go by.

The gangsta rap We Drink Tea has been ‘laid down’ by two A-level students, Sam Baron and Raph von Blumenthal.

In their hip-hop video, the pair mock such quintissentially English topics as the Queen, Orlando Bloom and our apparent intolerance of foreigners. But the 18-year-olds pay homage to Monty Python, tea and scones, Harry Potter and Winnie the Pooh.

The tongue-in-cheek video has proved a massive hit on the Internet and has been downloaded more than 150,000 times.

It has now been bought up by cable TV company UKTV, which intends to air it this summer.

The pair, from Cambridge, said the video was their response to a spoof gangsta rap video by two US students about the pleasures of living in New York.

Sam added: ‘Three months ago there was a video on the American TV show Saturday Night Live called Lazy Sunday, which featured two comedians rapping about a Sunday in New York.

‘They celebrated everyday things such as eating cupcakes while watching The Chronicles of Narnia, but it was downloaded more than 5million times.’

In We Drink Tea the friends compare people like Charlie Chaplin and Sir Richard Branson with American stars such as Matthew Perry and Scarlett Johansson.

Raph said: ‘The response has been incredible; people really like it. The juxtaposition of rap with traditionally English tea-drinking may be part of its appeal.’

See the video here but, be warned, it’s a little bit sweary.

Check out the lyrics in full here



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