Ask a British Person.......

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marquis2

Plastique said:
I personally hate the term "Great Britain", which of course (as we all know) is England, Scotland, and Wales, and therefore also includes a number of outlying islands such as the Isle of Wight, Anglesey, the Isles of Scilly, the Hebrides, and the island groups of Orkney and Shetland. Trading Standards should get on the case because we're no longer "Great" :(




Rant over. Toodles :hatsoff:
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Great Britain is simply a geographical term.
 
Baill Inneraora

Baill Inneraora

marquis2 said:
Great Britain is simply a geographical term.
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Imagine trying to explain to my fellow Americans that Sean Connery does not have an English accent and there is no such thing as a "British" accent per se.

People from Kent don't sound the same as people from Liverpool, who sound nothing like people from Edinburgh, who don't sound like people from Belfast...........I've given up.
 
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Mr. Daystar

Mr. Daystar

In a bell tower, watching you through cross hairs.
I don't know if it's been asked, mostly because I'm to lazy to read all 11 pages, but....

Since you drive on the opposite side of the road as we do in the U.S.A., and your steering wheel is also on the opposite side, is the pedal configuration also opposite (clutch right, accelerator left), or is it still the same as it is here? Also, does the shift pattern work from left to right, or right to left? Typically, a 5 speed transmission starts with 1st gear at the far left, upward position, and works down, and then up and right, away from the driver. Is it the same there?
 
004

004

The pedals and gear shifts are in the same position.


I drove across in the US and found it easy enough seeing as i was having to shift gear with my right hand.:1orglaugh
 
Big Black Dick

Big Black Dick

What was the deal with wearing all red and marching in a straight line during the revolutionary war? Didn't you guys know how easy it was to see you coming?:scream:
 
Baill Inneraora

Baill Inneraora

Big Black Dick said:
What was the deal with wearing all red and marching in a straight line during the revolutionary war? Didn't you guys know how easy it was to see you coming?:scream:
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They still beat us in most major battles. If it wasn't for the help of the French navy we STILL would be speaking English!........oh wait we still do
 
tunsty

tunsty

Non-English people, just don't 'get' the notion of accents.

The general belief is, that the English either talk like cockneys (think Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins), or like the Queen (think of..er..the Queen)


Awright Guv :hatsoff:
 
Kara x

Kara x

Big Black Dick said:
What was the deal with wearing all red and marching in a straight line during the revolutionary war? Didn't you guys know how easy it was to see you coming?:scream:
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And therein lies the problem.

If I was in charge we'd have worn camouflage ;-)

Being minus a few hundred years old kind of diminishes any fault of my own though :p
 
Ceska

Ceska

Big Black Dick said:
What was the deal with wearing all red and marching in a straight line during the revolutionary war? Didn't you guys know how easy it was to see you coming?:scream:
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Straight Line:
Inaccuracy of muskets (a whole row had a better chance of hitting something)

Red Coat:
Red dye was cheaper
Tradition/pride/solidarity/recognize friendly troops
High visibility not a big deal due to inaccuracy of muskets

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Hey lobster coats! ;)

1) Do you guys have to rent your shopping carts for a pound and get a refund after you are finished shopping?
2) Do you call "juice," "squash"? Or is squash more like Tang?
3) Do you call French Toast "eggy bread"?
4) Do you say "You alright?" as a greeting? Americans only say this if someone has fallen on their face or something.
5) Is a “costume party” really called a “fancy dress party”? That could get embarrassing for an American guy.
6) Do you keep your washing machine in the kitchen?
7) Brits don't have to pay a fee at ATMs? Sweet. Americans sometimes have to pay twice (your own bank and then the bank of the ATM in use - $5+ to take out $20 of your own money). Time to keep the $ under the mattress. ;)

:glugglug:
 
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BlueBalls

Dead
1. Yes
2. I have no idea, maybe :dunno:
3. Some people do.
4. Yes, all the time :D
5. Yes :rofl:
6. Yes, mostly
7. You dont have to if its an ATM outside the bank but if its in a shop you usually have to pay £1.50.
 
minidog

minidog

BlueBalls said:
1. Yes
2. I have no idea, maybe :dunno:
3. Some people do.
4. Yes, all the time :D
5. Yes :rofl:
6. Yes, mostly
7. You dont have to if its an ATM outside the bank but if its in a shop you usually have to pay £1.50.
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what BB said
 
Bigoldowls

Bigoldowls

Ceska said:
7) Brits don't have to pay a fee at ATMs? Sweet. Americans sometimes have to pay twice (your own bank and then the bank of the ATM in use - $5+ to take out $20 of your own money). Time to keep the $ under the mattress. ;)
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Yes, it is free to withdraw money from a Bank's ATM. However, if you withdraw money from one of the ever increasing private ATM's then there is a charge of between £1.50 to £1.75 per withdrawal.
 
Spleen

Spleen

Banned?
38.5 °C is the highest recorded temperature in Britain.
 
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