The actual fact is that some people in England, mostly in the North of the country refer to their evening meal as 'tea'. All British people (I can speak for most of us in the South-East) certainly do not and as unimportant as it is, it is spreading a fallacy and aggravates me.
Luckily for them (and me), their stupid comments never leave their blog pages, forum posts or Facebook, but a few days ago, this article was brought to my attention... I will leave you to read and make that finger-in-mouth-gag-me motion if necessary....
Are you kidding me!?! She is actually attempting to make a generalization about London - one of the most diverse cities in all of the world!? What men has she been meeting? She makes them all out to be do-gooder chaps who bow at the feet of women. That certainly hasnt been my experience (especially not in London). She should go up to Dizzee Rascal's hood in North London and see if she's still up in the clouds with this dreamy idea of all men being Hugh Grant.
I feel a twinge of guilt when I say this, but seriously, other American immigrants irk me.
My unsolicited advice: Its should go without saying, but don't assume your small circle of friends/family/coworkers is representative of an entire nation.
Bloody well said! Now I'm off to figure out what to have at tea tonight. Cheerio!
ReplyDeleteHee hee hee! Sorry...I had to do it and you know I'll have to say it when I'm there. :)
And just for the record, all of those things would annoy me as well.
Kinda along the lines of all Southern folk say y'all and drink sweet tea eh? Man, most people irk me, glad to see I am not alone!
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