tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069964578618189954.comments2023-06-01T21:25:13.322+01:00Beyond The Queen and Driving on the Leftladylibertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00286782034603220650noreply@blogger.comBlogger504125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069964578618189954.post-48017837591851728852013-08-27T14:31:08.155+01:002013-08-27T14:31:08.155+01:00Crap away! I'll even re-post it if it's an...Crap away! I'll even re-post it if it's any good. ladylibertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00286782034603220650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069964578618189954.post-9914572246998395872013-08-27T14:30:13.442+01:002013-08-27T14:30:13.442+01:00Oh Jay-Jay, darling, please work on your grammar t...Oh Jay-Jay, darling, please work on your grammar the next time you heckle me. Your vitriol will come across so much better if you structure your sentences correctly. ladylibertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00286782034603220650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069964578618189954.post-47657950415475262012013-08-27T14:29:26.612+01:002013-08-27T14:29:26.612+01:00Hey July 15 Anonymous: wanna explain to be zenopho...Hey July 15 Anonymous: wanna explain to be zenophobe? The word is xenophobe. <br /><br />Hilarious how you and Jay-Jay read one post and think I hate all things British. ladylibertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00286782034603220650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069964578618189954.post-23879142301381440662013-08-08T18:08:01.669+01:002013-08-08T18:08:01.669+01:00Righto then Guvnor....................
Yes I'...Righto then Guvnor....................<br /><br />Yes I'm British............and I happen to agree with most of what you've just said!<br />Chemical Gibbonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13477387983316534801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069964578618189954.post-39881772112029914292013-07-15T19:46:05.450+01:002013-07-15T19:46:05.450+01:00Here's my question to you, If you hate the Bri...Here's my question to you, If you hate the British so much how about you fuck off elsewhere. Plenty of other countries for you to go and whinge in, sounds like you love America so why not head back there, as I'm assuming that's where you're from. Nobody is making you stay here.Jay-Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12308915392891753476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069964578618189954.post-63393867693262160982013-07-15T17:52:17.153+01:002013-07-15T17:52:17.153+01:00It certainly doesn't rain all the time, but I ...It certainly doesn't rain all the time, but I can explain the sun hysteria. It's not to do with the amount of rain, but the amount of overcast days. I can't find a great source, but estimates vary from 255-300 overcast days per year. The sun isn't exactly once-in-a-blue-moon, but it is rare enough to get excited about!<br /><br />P.S to find out why the British are so obsessed with tea, and why they drink it with milk, read this amazing book: http://www.amazon.co.uk/All-Tea-China-Espionage-Favourite/dp/009949342XAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069964578618189954.post-59701586601251332802013-07-15T17:48:57.299+01:002013-07-15T17:48:57.299+01:00It doesn't always rain and I can explain the s...It doesn't always rain and I can explain the sun-hysteria. Just because it only rains for 131 days per year doesn't mean the rest of the year is sunny. It's overcast here a lot. Figures seem to vary, but we get between 110 and 54 days of sun a year - not exactly disastrously low, but rare enough to get excited about.<br /><br />P.S to really understand the British obsession with tea, and why they drink it with milk, read this amazing book: http://www.amazon.co.uk/All-Tea-China-Espionage-Favourite/dp/009949342XAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069964578618189954.post-81798300433307297902013-07-15T15:05:51.973+01:002013-07-15T15:05:51.973+01:00Wow, zenophobe? So we don't so Bear-ick.. we s...Wow, zenophobe? So we don't so Bear-ick.. we say Ba-Rack. as that's his name. <br /><br />So wanna explain to me EYE-RACK, MUZZ-LIMS etc.<br /><br />Hilarious how you created a whole blog just for bashing the British people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069964578618189954.post-52337683328794040852013-07-15T13:44:07.009+01:002013-07-15T13:44:07.009+01:00This seems to be done in a particularly mean spiri...This seems to be done in a particularly mean spirited way. Did not like.<br />I honestly have no idea what the Barack thing is. We do tend to skip vowels when talking quickly. Everyone I know pronounces is Ba - rack (like a norther would say bath, and 'rack', like a towel rack)<br />2. I've never done it, but I'm sure it would irritate me too. People who actually like football tend to look at people who say footie with disdain. I mean hey, you guys say 'bucks'. <br />3. It may rain 1/3 of the time, but britain is overcast at least 80% of the time, look into it.<br />4. Makes sense. America is pretty vast. What irritates me is Americans who have no idea what Britain is like talking about it. Not you since you live here. But since there isn't much British media in America they all seem to think we sound Australian in my experience, plus so many Americans seem to think London = Britain. <br />5.Tea is a staple part of many peoples lives, we enjoy, it chills us out, it can be a very social experience or a very private one. Offering someone a cup of tea is how British people accept others into the fold as it were. We assume that everyone likes tea just a little bit, though you may take it a certain way.<br />Just a little reminder though that it really wouldn't be hard for a British person just to crap all over American culture as you have here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069964578618189954.post-11155966638472670012013-06-19T11:47:13.813+01:002013-06-19T11:47:13.813+01:00This data is misleading. If you go somewhere that ...This data is misleading. If you go somewhere that has a monsoon season, and then look at total rainfall in inches for the year, it would seem as though they get ALOT of rain, which they do, but only for a brief period of time. The thing with England is that it tends to not rain heavily, but it does rain constantly. Just enough to keep your spirits (excuse the pun) dampened.Herpy McDerpyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07477936692154096545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069964578618189954.post-53907923069309712352013-05-15T16:18:44.646+01:002013-05-15T16:18:44.646+01:00I LOVE YOU. :)
Lol, I'm English and I'm h...I LOVE YOU. :)<br /><br />Lol, I'm English and I'm happy to see someone else who likes the rain.<br /><br />It doesn't rain enough here. Always too warm and too sunny nowadays.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069964578618189954.post-35567984686309172852013-04-09T11:17:09.725+01:002013-04-09T11:17:09.725+01:00Watching Kirstie and Phil is like a drug. I can&#...Watching Kirstie and Phil is like a drug. I can't get enough of them. Dont ever stopAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069964578618189954.post-51705468762617530962013-04-07T23:55:41.955+01:002013-04-07T23:55:41.955+01:00There are two reasons for constant talk about the ...There are two reasons for constant talk about the weather. One is the effect of two simultaneous and contradictory axioms of British etiquette: <br /><br />On the one hand, talking to other people about most things is out of the question because it's too personal (covers everything from sex to religion); on the other, sitting in silence with them would be very odd. Hence, the need for a safe topic on which there is no hope of disagreement.<br /><br />On the other hand, this is an island. The weather can change from snow to clear blue skies and bright sunshine in about a couple of hours. And on occasion, it does.Tufty Thesingernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069964578618189954.post-16995643841225179332013-02-23T19:43:59.103+00:002013-02-23T19:43:59.103+00:00I like to use the wonderful 'fatty' Butter...I like to use the wonderful 'fatty' Buttermilk Ranch on my salads and I crave it a lot, when I first got to England I thought 'oh I'll live,' in fact I found this great honey mustard dressing here which is more like a vinaigrette than what Americans are used to but it got me through for a while... problem is I find lately with the stress of school work rising I just want ranch on my salad or carrot sticks and ranch... I actually end up snacking on chips (UK translation: Crisps) instead, So I have decided to make my own, or as close as I can... You know I think the biggest thing I miss are proper Dill Pickles sigh. :-) I try not to think about these things though. On the up side, there are also things that are done much better here as well, in an ideal world we would be able to take the things we love of each area and create our own little civilization... that would be great. :-) Thanks for sharing your post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069964578618189954.post-7691446055294521502013-02-04T06:58:30.214+00:002013-02-04T06:58:30.214+00:00And me :-)And me :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069964578618189954.post-72883444984237348012013-01-01T07:43:44.565+00:002013-01-01T07:43:44.565+00:00Me too :-)Me too :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069964578618189954.post-89023414552262509832013-01-01T07:43:06.732+00:002013-01-01T07:43:06.732+00:00And in Australia too. We are getting sick of re-ru...And in Australia too. We are getting sick of re-runs. Some of the episodes go back to 2005.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069964578618189954.post-35410541441386817172012-12-03T21:48:41.397+00:002012-12-03T21:48:41.397+00:00I actually thought they were married, this is the ...I actually thought they were married, this is the reason I'm on this site, trying to find out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069964578618189954.post-88966371335922293622012-12-03T19:47:57.917+00:002012-12-03T19:47:57.917+00:00I believe some people covet their flavors, and to ...I believe some people covet their flavors, and to realize that there won't be any of that flavor, more than likely may annoy them. It's the same generalization as a English person visiting America and can't find a bunch of weird variety of tea's.... which many of us see as ridiculous, but I guess an observation is harmless. Also, the fatty Ranch thing, it's always annoying how people forget that some people do exercise and eat health food as well. It's just annoying hearing people vent on how much some foods can be unhealthy. Since, many of it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069964578618189954.post-22754705164302727542012-11-25T15:50:56.017+00:002012-11-25T15:50:56.017+00:00"Does the habit of immigrants living in "..."Does the habit of immigrants living in "immigrant areas" bother anyone other than me?"<br /><br />Yes, it bothers me, that's where most of the problems stem from, lack of integration.Dave Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09160605471148194496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069964578618189954.post-68264617419671356592012-11-25T15:41:42.559+00:002012-11-25T15:41:42.559+00:00I think the tea addiction is all down to the freez...I think the tea addiction is all down to the freezing weather. I get by on hot milk, and so far, it's worked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069964578618189954.post-89458300273592984812012-11-21T22:12:03.726+00:002012-11-21T22:12:03.726+00:00This is funny so there's a complement for ya. ...This is funny so there's a complement for ya. I came here for reviews on Xmas pudding. I found a microwave one (shudders) but don't really know what it should taste like. Yes, I love grits but probably not like how Southerns like them. I add butter and maple syrup (shudders again from my friend in Charlottesville). As a Native American, we love all things corn. We have a lot of things that most folks would call bland but hey, all we had was salt and some honey back then. Your comment on Root Beer made me laugh! A French friend said, "This is disgusting!" I even got him another brand saying it probably was the wrong brand. Nope, disgusting it remained. Said it tasted like toothpaste. Hmm. <br /><br />Thanks for your blog. I'll check in more. Love London and want to come back. Cheers and is said. Agoone, as we say in Navajo land. <br />Yuxionghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729153159120398697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069964578618189954.post-14662143527153505932012-11-13T14:41:01.572+00:002012-11-13T14:41:01.572+00:00Trust me - you dont want to piss off the Catholics...Trust me - you dont want to piss off the Catholics! :) <br />I propose some kind of multicultural day where everyone cooks a traditional dish, wears traditional garb and throws street parties. Rule #1 - you have to have at least four cultures represented at each party. Rule #2 - Americans cannot bring hamburgers. Rule #3 - if you can't get along and be respectful, you have to go to work instead. ladylibertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00286782034603220650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069964578618189954.post-86992785511106929182012-11-13T11:26:40.844+00:002012-11-13T11:26:40.844+00:00Just goes to show that you can't always believ...Just goes to show that you can't always believe what you read on Wikipedia but perhaps we should push the government for a day off of work, I suspect though in these PC times that Catholics wouldn't be too happy about it, maybe we should go for Trafalgar day instead but then we'd probably upset the French.......... Dave Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09160605471148194496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069964578618189954.post-36579336286209885152012-11-12T15:22:01.093+00:002012-11-12T15:22:01.093+00:00hol·i·day [hol-i-dey]
noun
1. a day fixed by law o...hol·i·day [hol-i-dey]<br />noun<br />1. a day fixed by law or custom on which ordinary business is suspended in commemoration of some event or in honor of some person. <br /><br />Sorry Dave - Wikipedia used the term 'public holiday'; who am I to argue? ladylibertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00286782034603220650noreply@blogger.com