My good friend and roommate is spending this semester in Leeds, England. Some words come to mind, I believe they are "lucky" and "bitch." As expected the culture over there is a tad different than here but the first thing she sent me upon her arrival was this"
"Blimey, I'm pissed, I think I'll make meself some bloody fish n' chips!"
In the U.S. college students everywhere are being begged not to drink and drive. Apparently in England the big plea is, don't drink and cook! I'm not so sure how one gets to this point. Never have I been sloshed and thought "I sure would love a pan-seared fillet mignon with rice pilaf and an asparagus side." Maybe some Raman at best. Being the curious lil monkey that I am, I wondered what other oddities our wooden toothed brethren have.
There are no Twinkies in the UK, in fact they don't have most of the candy we do. Imagine a world with no Reeses, no Hershey's and most upsetting, no Junior Mints. What a life. Apparently, and this is an official report, our chocolate sucks and Cadbury is the only way. Fear not though! Because you can go to this website if you so desire some sucky American candy.
Lingo- I'm pretty sure that by now most Americans know some British vernacular. Some popular ones seem to be snogging, wanker, bloke, and the adjective bloody being inserted bloody everywhere. But some newer and more fun ones are these: car park (a park for cars? or parking lot), dogs bollocks (excellent, that's what it means, not me exclaiming or anything. I'm not fully sure I actually believe anyone would say this), hooter (nose, so Hooters over there must be a much different kind of establishment?), if your an American and you're looking for a ride, don't, you should ask for a lift, and my personal favorite, bellend (use your imagination)
They have really good Indian food and apparently it'll burn a hole in your ass
Doctor Who- I can't actually get a hold of an episode to watch, but from what I understand its about a doctor who time travels and there's a phone box involved and every time there's a new doctor there's a new girl, like James Bond maybe? Anyway, British people love this show, its like the Lost of the UK.
So anyway, I'm all tapped out of fun facts for now. I guess we'll live to understand more about the intriguing people we affectionately refer to as limeys another day.
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