I had to do a translation the other day, that was from George Orwell's The lion and the unicorn, and it said that we all have "mild knobby faces, mild manners and bad teeth"!
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. Make us all feel wonderful. We'll never forget."
A glass of beer is referred to as a pint.
Whenever you want to go to a bar we ask friends "Do you want to go for a pint?" Whether you intend to drink beer or not. Or even beer from bottles. Going out drinking is "going out for a pint."
If someone asks you for a fag, they're asking for a cigarette.
If someone say's "football" they mean "soccer". DON'T call it Soccer, whatever you do! that is one angry beehive you don't want to handle.
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Oh yes. I remember hearing that we're said to be the politest country. Sometimes I question that, with the amount of rude people I seem to come across.
The most important thing you need to know about us Brits is that we don't all sound like the Queen or like Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins, despite what American TV programmes say
That is true. For some reason the only accent that seem to appear on American TV are from around Oxford and Cambridge.
Cockney is brought in for commedic value occasionally.
there are many different accent in the UK and, from what I've heard, the further north Americans go, the less they can understand us.
I think Yorkshire is the border, after that you'll need a translator.
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I'm from York, the most offensive thing an American tourist has ever said to me is 'Your little Minster is cute!'.
NEVER say this to someone from York if you don't want to be punched. We are very protective of our Minster.
Also if you are down south, don't talk to people on public transport, people find it weird, but if you're in northern England, it's considered rude not to.
Also if you are down south, don't talk to people on public transport, people find it weird, but if you're in northern England, it's considered rude not to.
Don't south, don't talk to people at all.
Up north we'll have conversations with the person serving us in the shop. or perhaps even the person sitting next to us in the bus. Especially if a situation is funny or weird.
Don't south if you even say "hello" to a stranger they act like you've just propositioned them for sexual favours.
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Also: anything above London is considered the "north". And no, North England is not Scotland :P
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see i don't get this whenever i've been in london i get people offering to help me with my bags and others asking me what the tannoy lady has said. i live in the east now and everyone is very chatty here too. And i was born and brought up in yorkshire where you said hello to people in the street but i had a friend from cumbria, further north, and she said it was odd. It's hard to get the right balance from being friendly and over-friendly so be careful with that. if you are asking for something from a shop don't just say "10 mayfair" (cigarettes) do say "10 mayfair please". please and thank you will get you far. I recommend reading a book called "watching the english".
Also if you are down south, don't talk to people on public transport, people find it weird, but if you're in northern England, it's considered rude not to.
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Don't south, don't talk to people at all.
See, having lived in York, London and Oxford, I'd say that there's really very little difference between the lot in terms of asking for help or speaking to people. The only difference I've found is that people in London tend to be busier, so it's more of an inconvenience if you catch them at a bad time - but that's because you're inconveniencing them rather than because of your geographical location.
And, as for general rules in the UK... Really, it's not that different from the US, or Canada, or Australia, or any other Westernised country. The fact that we're across an ocean doesn't mean we're radically different. Don't push in queues and stand on the right of the escalator, and you're pretty much sorted. Everything and anything else (such as slang) is pretty easily googled.
my problem was understanding most of the slang terms and yes, ddepending on where you live depends on the accent your dialect is, that i know, and the currancy confused me most, I'm not saying you guys like, live in solitude or anything, I know it's not any different from living in the US. there are certain things here you don't do. that's about the same anywhere though most of us arn't that talkitive to random people depending on what state you go to. over in IN people keep to themselves generaly.
in florida every one knows everyone and everything depending on the part of the state, I actually hated florida...too many snow birds (winter tourists and not all of them were nice, though Canadians and people from england were very friendly).
hoe come the steering wheel of the cars are on the opposite side and you drive on the left side of the road?
I never understood that either.
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having lived in the south for most of my life, in Berkshire, we don't talk to other people, but now living in manchester it's shocking to me how much people talk to others.
Accents vary like crazy, also just because someone is from the south it does not mean they are posh, they just happen to talk in that accent which everyone else thinks is posh.
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hoe come the steering wheel of the cars are on the opposite side and you drive on the left side of the road?
I never understood that either.
That dates back to over 2000 years ago when the Romans came, built roads, told us to drive on the Right side and we said "**** you!"
It was our own small piece of rebellion
And I wouldn't be surprised if it were true. It sounds like such a british thing to do. Choose the opposite side just to spite them
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Letting it get to you - You know what that's called? Being alive. Best thing there is. Being alive right now that's all that counts. ~ Doctor Who "The Doctors Wife" 06.November.2011
Don't be fooled by my smooth skin. The deepest scars are the ones unseen.
Remember compliments you received, forget the insults. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how..~ Baz Lurhman.
Letting it get to you - You know what that's called? Being alive. Best thing there is. Being alive right now that's all that counts. ~ Doctor Who "The Doctors Wife" 06.November.2011
Put your knife and fork together in the middle of the plate when youre finished eating! Otherwise a waitress wont take it away and people will all look at you funny.
Also its not as easy as it sounds to live in the UK. Work visa (have to be qualified and offering a trade that is needed). Student visa (have to be accepted into a place of study and pay your own fees). Visitor visas are valid for up to 6 months (you must leave but you have no rights to work or study etc). Marriage visas, (you must be married to a UK citizen and be over 21).
There are many more but theyre the common ones. Less common ones generally need a lawyer to sort out.
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