What do you think of the UK/The British?

Jodi - posted on 07/12/2010

*smacks self on head*

..... Still sounds gross. But I may have to find a way to try it one of these days if you all think it's so good. I'll probably like it as much as you guys love Vegemite :P

Cathy - posted on 07/12/2010

No because the slow heating pasteurises it.

Jodi - posted on 07/12/2010

Eeewww, it really sounds like a breeding ground for bacteria.....

Jocelyn - posted on 07/12/2010

o_0
I gotta say, regarding the "clotted cream" I gagged a little... lol

Cathy - posted on 07/12/2010

It's made from unpasteurised milk which separates when left to sit for 10+ hours. It's then heated slowly for about an hour while a skin forms and wrinkles. It's then left to cool somewhere and the cream is skimmed from the top.

It does sound gross ... but SO good.

Sara - posted on 07/12/2010

When I think British, the first thing that comes to mind is Robert Pattinson. After that, I think of you lot and how wonderful, funny, smart and kind-hearted you all are. I also think that overall my impression of Britain is that it's a simpler place to live than the US, I have this impression of tiny villages tucked away in rolling hills where you have a butcher and a milkman. I realize not all places in GB are like this, but this is what I think of.

Toni - posted on 07/12/2010

That atually makes it sound really gross Cathy but it is really yummy :-)

LaCi - posted on 07/12/2010

that made me gag a little bit ;/

Cathy - posted on 07/12/2010

Clotted cream is a really rich, heavy yet cool and silky smooth cream. It's a creamy yellow in colour and has a thick crust on top which is where the 'clotted' bit of the name came from.
There is no cream as good anywhere!

LaCi - posted on 07/12/2010

lol susanne. I love your healthcare system. Some American's don't love your healthcare system because we're still in the mentality that socialists are the devil and capitalism is god. Look at how far that's getting us. ;) fortunately, the table will turn when some of these old people die off.

Jodi - posted on 07/12/2010

OK, can I ask, WTF is clotted cream?

Toni - posted on 07/12/2010

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Cornish Cream Tea WITH Cornish clotted cream mmmmmmmmm

Cathy - posted on 07/12/2010

Even better ... Cornish Clotted Cream!

Jen - posted on 07/12/2010

Two words: clotted cream

(off in drooling rapture now)

Susanne - posted on 07/12/2010

Why dont you americans like our NHS?

Louise - posted on 07/12/2010

I love Great Britain even with all it's faults. No matter where I holiday I love to come home. I love the weather and the fact I have to take sun cream and an umbrella on a day trip. Mostly British people are freindly and our sence of history runs deep. Yes I love a cup of tea and the kettle is the first thing I reach for in a crisis.
We all love the country we are born in and rightly so. But if you havent been to England to experience our culture then don't knock us were really not that bad. Crap at football we may be, but determined to have a go is the British spirit.

Cathy - posted on 07/11/2010

Yes Jodi, but you gave the world the Wiggles ... fine line! :p

Jodi - posted on 07/11/2010

Yeah....but they also gave us Teletubbies...... :o

LaCi - posted on 07/11/2010

Giving us kiera knightly boosted the self esteem of all us flat faced girls :D


OO and you gave us billy connelly. and the MR MEN!!

I should probably say something bad now. hm.

Jen - posted on 07/11/2010

They make great TV shows. I like the food and the beer. Nigella Lawson is lovely to watch. I don't like the continual clinging to a monarchy and the caste system that is the aristocracy but that's just me.

Toni - posted on 07/11/2010

Joanna no F****** is not an acceptable word in the UK - but it is widely used and is a major part of our vocab - it is offensive and is also rude. :-)

Cathy - posted on 07/10/2010

@Christa

Great Britain refers to the largest island of the United Kingdom being England, Scotland and Wales.

United Kingdom includes Nothern Ireland.

The British Isles consists of Great Britain, all of Ireland, and all the surrounding small offshore islands.

Cathy - posted on 07/10/2010

Gillian Lots of people do love the Scots accent though Cathy!!

It got me once too ... unfortunatly that experience ruined it for me. Now I cringe!

Joanna - posted on 07/10/2010

I am not a huge fan of the Beatles either. I like a few songs, like "Happiness is a Warm Gun," but overall, it's just not my type of music. I agree though, their influence in music was great, no denying!

Oh, and I have a question... is the F-bomb more acceptable over there? Sometimes I'll be out and hear a brit talking and it's "f***ing this" and "f***ing that", etc etc.

Jodi - posted on 07/10/2010

Oh, and just in case the Canadians (being a Commonwealth country) feel left out, yep, we whoop your arses too.

Jodi - posted on 07/10/2010

Christa actually has a really good point :)



As an example:

In the Olympic Games, you compete as Great Britain.

In the Commonwealth Games, you compete as individual countries.



Now figure that one out!!!



It really doesn't matter, because the Aussies can usually whoop your arses either way :) Last Olympics, we only fell behind by one medal, and only because your cycling team practiced.... Bring on the Commonwealth Games next month......



But it is an interesting question!!!!

Christa - posted on 07/10/2010

Ok, at the risk of sounding stupid help me out. . . I've never been able to fully grasp how things work over there. So the UK is England, Scotland, Wales and N. Ireland, right? England and Scotland are there own countries? Is N Ireland part of Ireland? Do you have one government for the UK and then separate governments for each country? When you say "British" does that refer to all of the UK, vs "English" refers only to England?

For me when I say British I probably mean English. If I were talking about Scotland I would say Scotland, to me it's a totally different place. But again I've never been there and have never met anyone in RL from there. Help me. . . . :-)

Lady - posted on 07/10/2010

Lots of people do love the Scots accent though Cathy!!

I hate the British weather, I hate that everything is sooo expensive over here - seriously double the price of in America!!!!
I think Britain still thinks it's great when in fact it's just a tiny little Island of no real importants - the sooner it realises this and properly joins with Europe instead of trying to hang onto America's apron strings the better.
I think the Royal family are a complete waste of money - sure keep them on but give most of there houses to the homeless and pay them nothing - they have more than enough money to last them twenty lifetimes!!!
I hate that the whole country is ruled by one tiny part of it ie the south of England - and that most of that area has very little idea of what's going on in the rest of the country either that or they don't care.
All that being said I love the NHS, I love British comedy and films and television. I love the British spirit of nothing is going to keep us down - the way the day after the London bombs people were back waiting on the buses and tubes - well maybe not quite the next day but soon enough.
Being a Scot I just love the Scottish people even if a lot of them are a bit rough aroung the edges or very snooty - it's hard to find the inbetween - the wit and the panter is just something that can't be found anywhere else in the world - I think Scottish education is some of the best in the world and am sorry that my children aren't getting to experience it but hopefully we will be able to pass some on.
I love British culture and history and hope that no matter where I end up living in the world that I'll still have some connection with Britain and in particular Scotland and so will my children.

Cathy - posted on 07/10/2010

I assume they are all talking about the well spoken english accent. Don't think they'd be talking about scouse, brummie or manculian accents!

Lady - posted on 07/10/2010

I'm confused when you all say you love the British accent - Britain has to have the most accents in the smallest area in the whole world - the person at the bottom of the street has a different accent from the person at the top of the street - I suppose it's the one that all the villans have in all the American movies LMFAO!!!!!

Erin - posted on 07/10/2010

Aww Sarah I like you! Does that count? ;)

C. - posted on 07/10/2010

YES YES YES!!!!! I LOVE HOT FUZZ!!!!! When that came out, my friend and I went and saw it 3 times in 2 days. We couldn't get enough of it.. Ok, and I kinda had a thing for Simon Pegg and my friend had a thing for the 2 guys with porn-staches. (ew)

Sarah - posted on 07/10/2010

Well, think of something you DO like about us GREAT Brits!!!! Then I MIGHT forgive you! :)

Erin - posted on 07/10/2010

:'(

Sarah - posted on 07/10/2010

*adds Erin to friends list again........so I can delete her again!* ;)

Charlie - posted on 07/10/2010

Billy Idol is awesome too :D

and hot fuzz is excellent :D

Erin - posted on 07/10/2010

Nooooooooooooooo I hate Frank and Betty!

Sarah - posted on 07/10/2010

"Ooooooh Betty!!!!!!"

Cathy - posted on 07/10/2010

Ok Erin what about Some Mothers Do Ave Em?

Wanda - posted on 07/10/2010

I would so love to visit the British Isles one day. There is so much history and the pics I've seen are amazing. I love that dry British sense of humour and the amazing music. I love your slang and curse words. I'm surprised no one mentioned this yet but Britsih sweets/candy are the best. When my hubby's aunt visits from Scotland, she always brings us a bagful of goodies (I love that woman). I don't go to our British Shoppe very often because I could easily spend a fortune there. I love Walnut Whips and there's a pack of Gold Bars in my fridge and it's taking all my willpower not to sit down and eat the whole pack.

Cathy - posted on 07/10/2010

Wow ... Australians have a worse sense of humour than the Americans... who knew? :p

Sarah - posted on 07/10/2010

YOU DON'T LIKE FAWLTY TOWERS!!!!!!!!!!!!??????????
*removes Erin from friends list* ;)

Erin - posted on 07/10/2010

Yeah I've seen it.. I just don't like it lol.

Cathy - posted on 07/10/2010

It doesn't matter if you don't like the Beatles, you just can't argue over the influence they've had over the music industry all over the world.

As for British comedy ... have you never watched Fawlty Towers?

Erin - posted on 07/10/2010

Ok I'm going to go out on a whim and say that I actually don't like British comedy AND I detest the Beatles. *runs and hides*

You did give us Ozzy Osbourne though so I guess you're alright ;)

Becky - posted on 07/10/2010

I love Monty Python!
And I love some of the British expressions. I used to have a supervisor who was from Great Britain (can't remember what part) and some of the things she said cracked us up! When she was hungry, she would say, "I'm so hungry, I could eat a scabby donkey!"
I've only been to London once, on an overnight layover. We did the typical tourist thing - took a tour on a double decker bus (very cool, but rather scary drivers!) It was a very interesting city, with beautiful architecture.
But, you guys need to quit exporting your funky vehicles to Canada. It totally freaks me out when I look in my rearview mirror and there's nobody on the driver's side of the car behind me!

C. - posted on 07/09/2010

I have to agree with everyone that said comedy.. British comedy happens to be a weakness of mine. (Even the older shows like Last of the Summer Wine, Are you being served?)



I'm going to have to think about other things.. Too sleepy.

Charlie - posted on 07/09/2010

LOL Kati ,

I dont know they give me the creeps , i cant stand their music , their looks , their everything funnily enough its one of the first things Jamie and i found out we had in common he is also one of the very few people who cant stand them either , i know we could be lynched by Beatles fans for this Hehehe.

Im getting induced in two days :D

LaCi - posted on 07/09/2010

So I have a question. What happens if the next in line to be king someday turns out to be gay? can you have two kings? just curious lol.

LaCi - posted on 07/09/2010

lol kati. My boyfriend hates my love of british things because he can't understand them half the time ;x He's gotten better with exposure over the years though. he's the one who introduced me to scroobius pip so I assume he understands them now if he listens to british hiphop