The Top 5 reasons why British actors,

British Actor, Gregg Sulkin

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writers, musicians, speakers or entertainers are wittier than Americans:

5.  The accent always wins

4.  They have a longer history of story telling

3.  They are trained in a Shakespearean way

2.  Their mum would smack them if they didn’t     behave (manners count for a lot here)

And the Number One reason why Americans have a long way to go baby.

Drum roll please. . . 

1.  The British have the gift of gab