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HI OUR FAMILY NAME IS WINDSOR WHICH MEANS WE ARE T...

2010-11-27T10:52:12.285Z

HI OUR FAMILY NAME IS WINDSOR WHICH MEANS WE ARE THE Mountbatten-Windsors

Craig is right in what he said about Males coming ...

2010-11-23T14:38:54.580Z

Craig is right in what he said about Males coming first in the succession but wrong in saying Princess Anne is older- Prince Charles is the Queen's oldest child.

•What are the first three things which come into y...

2010-11-20T22:05:29.466Z

•What are the first three things which come into your mind when you hear the words 'England' or 'the English? The Queen, stiff personalities, hung up with rules and protocol on even the most insiginficant things...

•What are the first three things which come into your mind when you hear the words 'Wales' or 'the Welsh? Whaaaaaaaaaatttt??? What did he say? What are they talking about?

•What are the first three things which come into your mind when you hear the words 'Scotland' or 'the English? Scotland= those gorgeous plaids everywhere, kilts and unusal food. The English = stiff personalities who take themselves way too seriously...no wonder we left for America....

I was wondering; I am a direct descendant (I belie...

2010-11-19T23:00:46.593Z

I was wondering; I am a direct descendant (I believe) of King Henry the III and so is my wife. I believe that Henry III was King John's Grandson. I was born into a non practising Catholic family but am a converted protestant. My wife has been protestant all of her life. From what I know this line was the last true English line of monarchs. What are the chances of my family retaining the Crown of England?

yes it is

2010-11-19T18:04:09.735Z

yes it is

Although I am not British or English, I think this...

2010-11-19T02:36:28.866Z

Although I am not British or English, I think this legend of St. George is very... awesome I hsould say. I wish America celebrates this awesome national holiday as well, my class and I often go back in our textbook and reread the story of this famous legend,St. Geroge and the Dragon

its mom in the west midlands. I've lived there...

2010-11-17T22:38:42.898Z

its mom in the west midlands. I've lived there all my life and mum is very rarely used

Kyle, I wrote that e-mail, I'm from Scotland ...

2010-11-17T14:56:07.491Z

Kyle, I wrote that e-mail, I'm from Scotland not England.

Welsh- Sheep shaggers, Prince Charles, Sheep shagg...

2010-11-17T07:42:50.274Z

Welsh- Sheep shaggers, Prince Charles, Sheep shaggers

In reference to a post about the "Cornish nat...

2010-11-15T22:20:59.498Z

In reference to a post about the "Cornish nation", I too would add that I do not consider myself to be English, but Kentish. An independent nation in its own right for over 400 years before being engulfed by Mercia and later, wessex, I still associate myself more closely with my home land than I do anything to the west or north of its borders.
After this, I would say I'm British, as I live on the British Isles. But never English, and never European.
Its interesting to me (although not surprising) that the Scots and Irish have a lot more to say about their nationalities and how hard done by theyve all been by the English - even if they dont say it in as many words!

the actual studios harry potter was filme in is Le...

2010-11-13T19:33:04.334Z

the actual studios harry potter was filme in is Leavesden studios in watford

What's 'Scrummy'? Melani...

2010-11-12T15:55:45.829Z

What's 'Scrummy'?
Melani

Your pages really helps me A LOT! Thank you so ver...

2010-11-11T11:29:44.591Z

Your pages really helps me A LOT!
Thank you so very very much for this!!
With this page I could gain a lot of information about UK and it helps me do my task at school:D
I really thank u for this and I'm loving The Brits even more:p

i don't really know because i was born in engl...

2010-11-08T18:46:55.556Z

i don't really know because i was born in england however i am from great briton. also i proud to say i am from england or great briton!! :)

Whoever says definetly not Mom in the UK need to g...

2010-11-08T16:47:53.128Z

Whoever says definetly not Mom in the UK need to get out more!
I was brought up in East Yorks and it was predominantly Mam.
Moved to The West Midlands Dudley/Birmingham at 18 in 1981 and had to get used to most people calling their mother's mom. Which over the years I eventually changed to.
My children call their Mother - Mom and as we now have lived 40 miles south of Birmingham for 15 years, have found as people who are used to this move, Mom will spread and not because of US programmes!
Also as the West Midlands has a population of 3 million plus there are many Mom's out there!

England - Apple orchards. Spitfires and hurric...

2010-11-06T04:41:45.048Z

England -

Apple orchards.

Spitfires and hurricanes swooping through blue and dangerous skies, evacuees, people sleeping in the Underground. Indomitable Blitz spirit when GB alone, in the entire world, was facing the might of Nazi Germany.

Pride and humility rolled into one.

Ditto that on reserve and arrogance.

Shakespeare, Austen, the Brontes, Byron, Wordsworth and Coleridge. Wilfred Owen, Sassoon, Auden. A plethora of poets, playwrights, and authors too numerous to mention.

Great music - ancient and modern. Not even going to mention the B-WORD here . . . much prefer the Rolling Stones, or Kate Bush, or Vaughan-Williams or Bowie.

Roses, gardens, the National Trust, village fetes, Morris Dancers. Pubs with beer gardens, canal banks and railway bridges.

Good beer, great tea's, cider (alcoholic, not the neutered US equivalent which calls itself by the same name) and great food . . . seriously, have any of you nay-sayers eaten out in Britain lately?

Best cheeses in the world - Stilton, proper Cheddar, Stinking Bishop, Smoked Applewood . . .

London - not as beautiful as Paris, but she wears her scars with more pride and self-respect. Bath - just gorgeous (home to a great Rugby team) and numerous other cities, towns, villages, some good, some bad, filled with a basic core of decent, orderly people. Most of whom would help you if you fell in the street, most of whom would answer your questions and assist you politely. Not always the easiest folk to befriend overnight; can be stubborn, abusive and fiercely aggressive if threatened.

Cricket, the best Rugby Team in the world (cough), and yup - the ubiquitous passion for football and all its associated tribalism.

Black taxis, red buses, mini's (the cars - not skirts, although we invented those too!) Choked roads, too much traffic, no parking spaces. Speed cameras (no really, I love them too!)

Quirky, off the wall fashion. Mods and Rockers, Punks and Goths, other sub-cultures too varied to mention. Great shops, thank God, some are still in High Streets, but too much VAT.

Patchwork fields and chalk downs, White Cliffs of Dover. The sea - rough and cold and grey. Esplanades filled with games arcades, cheapjack shops, and ice cream booths. Seaside holidays with sticky peppermint rock, cockles, chips soaked in vinegar, and buckets and spades.

Too much . . . too much . . . I could write pages of the stuff.

Wales -

A very sad rugby team.

Rain, rain, rain . . .

Six years of mispent youth as a student living in Cardiff.

Sorry, Wales, couldn't resist. There must be a passionate Welshperson out there who wants to brag-up their country and indulge in some Sais bashing?

There usually is . . .

BUT seriously - I could go on and on and on waxing lyrical about England before even starting on its myriad of faults - however, these are all simply my opinions. That's why stereotyping can be so dangerous - because it's always partially subjective. So many generalisations, some quite right and irrefutable, others so malicious and quite horribly wrong, that maybe we ought to try and avoid them and approach things with fresh and open minds.

Just try asking a German in the 1930's or 40's to describe a stereotypical Jew . . .

Another important one to note (if it hasn't be...

2010-11-02T14:25:50.792Z

Another important one to note (if it hasn't been said already) is "Fag", in England this refers to a Cigarette but in America it is a negative term for a homosexual. This is also the same for "Faggot" as in the U.S. "Fag" is just the shortened form but in England it is a type of food.

I just had to take a moment to thank you fo...

2010-11-02T00:53:51.374Z

I just had to take a moment to thank you for the tremendous amount of energy you have put into the design of both your website and blog.

I've enjoyed my visit and since I also do a calendar of sorts for festival and holidays, I'm sure I will be be back, often:) Thanks again, Louise:) Bookmarked!

I personally have never had any real life contact ...

2010-11-01T22:06:52.494Z

I personally have never had any real life contact with americans, except for the occasional online forum (being too young to travel alone and still in compulsory education, nevermind the travel cost). However I do try to keep a fair view on americans as a whole. In my eyes everyone is a person whatever mannerisms they may have, and so there are american idiots and british idiots. Likewise there are probably just as equally charming american and british people in the world, there are probably equally intelligent/hard-working/loud/confident/arrogant/obsessive/controlling/kind/caring/lovely/awesome/funny....etc. people from both places and around the world.

Surprisingly, the one stereotype which English peo...

2010-10-31T16:55:58.645Z

Surprisingly, the one stereotype which English people have evaded is that of being thrifty and mean - time and time again I notice this, particularly in the middle classes.

UK- Indicator US- Turn Signal

2010-10-31T11:35:24.112Z

UK- Indicator
US- Turn Signal

The word 'sod' as in 'sod-off' has...

2010-10-29T09:30:40.642+01:00

The word 'sod' as in 'sod-off' has nothing to do with the word sod meaning a piece of turf. It's an abbreviation of the word 'sodomite' or 'sodomise' meaning anal intercourse. Hence it's very closely related to the phrase 'f*** off' and equally vulgar.

First three things popping into my mind when I hea...

2010-10-29T03:44:21.004+01:00

First three things popping into my mind when I hear the word 'England' or 'English' should be:
1- Great manners
2- amazing history and culture
3- Sophistication and etiquettes.

First three things popping into my mind when I hear the word 'Wales' or 'Welsh' should be:
1- The late Princess Diana
2- Difficult accent!
3- ermm.. I don't know ! :)

First three things popping into my mind when I hear the word 'Scotland' or 'Scottish' should be:

1- Unique Accent
2- traditional costumes
3- Glasgow!

Very educating. Did the royal family pay Bridget&#...

2010-10-29T02:53:02.789+01:00

Very educating. Did the royal family pay Bridget's family any compensation? Was anyone charged?

The first three things I think when I hear the wor...

2010-10-28T05:10:32.209+01:00

The first three things I think when I hear the words England or English are:

London-Big Bent and Red Buses...and as a stereotype: reserved people, educated and boring but I don't think that anyway, but it's what comes to my mind immediately!!!... :)