What do you think of Harry Potter?
What are your favorite tv shows?
Do you have favorite snacks?
What are they?
Who are your favorite stand up comedians?
Do you know any jokes about Americans?
Do tell! ^__^
Do you have racecar sport over in the UK?
What is Bubble and Squeak?
Do you like Snapple?
What do they serve at your McDonalds? (It's different everywhere apparently!)
How can you tell when a fellow british person is gay or not?
Please answer my questions, I've very curious! :) And if you can tell me anything else about british lifestyle that too would be lovely!
For the record I am from Indianapolis, Indiana and am 20 years old. ^_^
2007-04-07 00:36:15 · 27 answers · asked by frauartistchan 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
If you want to know what living in Britain is like, try getting everyone in your family to cram into a sauna. Then somebody farts, another person yells at another person, somebody hasn't washed, most of you are blobby, pasty and unfit, and somebody is drunk and violent and starts attacking the others ofr no reason. The sauna is filthy with garbage everywhere and it hasn't been washed in years. That's Britain.
2007-04-07 00:41:09 · answer #1 · answered by Bob M 1 · 3⤊ 7⤋
Being British is absolutely spiffing dah-ling. And in answer to your other questions;
Q - What do you think of Harry Potter?
I really, really love it. I've read all the books so far - can't wait for the 7th one, and I've seen all the films too.
Q - What are your favorite tv shows?
My favourite English shows are - Have I Got News For You, The Apprentice (UK - with Alan Sugar), Strictly Come Dancing, Planet Earth, Bleak House and Only Fools and Horses. I do watch a fair bit of American TV too - mainly Scrubs, 24 and American Idol. There's a lot of American TV on our channels over here.
Q - Do you have favorite snacks?
Yes.
Q - What are they?
Pringles, Cadbury's chocolate (far superior to any other chocolate), Walker's crisps, Rowntree's jelly, and McVitie's digestives.
Q - Who are your favorite stand up comedians?
Jack Dee, Paul Merton and Dara O'Brien.
Q - Do you know any jokes about Americans?
Yes.
Q - Do tell! ^__^
Sorry but I can't - somebody might report me for being prejudiced.
Q - Do you have racecar sport over in the UK?
Yes of course! It's called Formula 1 and it's Europe-wide.
Q - What is Bubble and Squeak?
Bubble and squeak (sometimes just called bubble) is a traditional English dish made with the shallow-fried leftover vegetables from a roast dinner. The chief ingredients are potato and cabbage, but carrots, peas, brussels sprouts, and other vegetables can be added.
Q - Do you like Snapple?
No.
Q - What do they serve at your McDonalds? (It's different everywhere apparently!)
The main things are the same but they have a lot more vegetarian options than one can find at an American McDonalds (I've been to America 4 times, so I know this to be true). Also a lot more salads, and of course the portions are smaller.
Q - How can you tell when a fellow british person is gay or not?
What a random question! I don't have an answer for that one I'm afraid.
:)
2007-04-07 00:46:57 · answer #2 · answered by squirrellondon 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Q: What do you think of Harry Potter?
A: Can't stand it. It's a blatant rip off of many superior stories(The Worst Witch springs to mind), and JK Rowling has NO idea what boarding schools are like. To be honest, I was shocked to discover that she isn't American.
Q:What are your favorite tv shows?
A: Dr. Who, Torchwood, Life on Mars(of which I missed the finale grr but it's repeated tomorrow yay), CSI, NCIS, Law & Order(except when they cast Australian actors to play Brits), Have I Got News for You, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Mock the Week. I often catch tv dramas too. Sex Traffic was brilliant, rendered CSI's attempt at the same issue very flat.
Q: Do you have favorite snacks?
A: Yep, in rotation.
Q:What are they?
A: Too much chocolate(Cadbury or Lindt, on occaision Hershey's Cookies 'n' Creme but never any of their range with cocoa powder it tastes like cheese), Kettle Chips, gummy multivitamins(I know I shouldn't) and right now, soy beans.
Q: Who are your favorite stand up comedians?
A: Billy Connelly, Jo Brand, Jimmy Carr, Lenny Henry
Q: Do you know any jokes about Americans?
A: Only the one about the paternity test.
Q:Do tell! ^__^
A: It's far too long, and I'm far too lazy so I'll just tell you the punchline - "No, you dumbass!" says George Bush "It's Gordon Brown!"
Q: Do you have racecar sport over in the UK?
A: Yes, otherwise there wouldn't be any point in having race cars, would there? They don't exist just for the Top Gear boys to play with.
Q: What is Bubble and Squeak?
A: Sausages baked in batter. Or is that Toad in the Hole?
Q:Do you like Snapple?
A: I love it, I only wish we got the full range - the kiwifruit and strawberry one is gorgeous. I also like the glass bottles - unlike Oasis(who were Snapple's main competition until they sold out and started using plastic) it means that they use real ingredients and don't pack the drinks full of revolting artificial sweetners.
Q:What do they serve at your McDonalds? (It's different everywhere apparently!)
A: Eh... I don't eat at McDonalds and more, but they did do a diddy Cadbury set of mini donut, mini brownie and mini flapjack for a while which I bet they didn't do in the states.
Q: How can you tell when a fellow british person is gay or not?
A: Depends on whether they make an issue of it or not. They'll tell you if they do, or be flamboyantly flirty with anything of the same gender. Otherwise they may just seem asexual.
2007-04-11 11:48:29 · answer #3 · answered by blue_teen_queen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What do you think of Harry Potter? Dont like.
What are your favorite tv shows? Monster moves, disorderly conduct, Torchwood, wife swap,
Do you have favorite snacks?
What are they? cheese and tomato on crackers.
Who are your favorite stand up comedians? Eddie Izzard.
Do you know any jokes about Americans?
Do tell! ^__^???
Do you have racecar sport over in the UK? yes many different types.
What is Bubble and Squeak?
Do you like Snapple? ???
What do they serve at your McDonalds? (It's different everywhere apparently!) no idea of the menu??
How can you tell when a fellow british person is gay or not? Higher voice and walks dainty.
2007-04-07 06:03:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What do you think of Harry Potter? I hate it!
What are your favorite tv shows? DOG the bounty hunter
Do you have favorite snacks? not really
What are they? ----
Who are your favorite stand up comedians? Lee Evans
Do you know any jokes about Americans? nope, not to hand
Do tell! ^__^
Do you have racecar sport over in the UK? i hate motot racing, but ye of ocurse we have race car sports
What is Bubble and Squeak? I think its a mix of left over vegetables from a roast dinner.
Do you like Snapple? maybe, if i knew what it was
What do they serve at your McDonalds? (It's different everywhere apparently!) well, it was basically the same as wehn i went to America, except the people behind the counters were much fatter in America!
How can you tell when a fellow british person is gay or not? the same as you can tell a fellow gay american, they are just plain CAMP!
2007-04-07 00:50:02 · answer #5 · answered by Ben 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Harry Potter: The books are fine if a little overly hyped. However the films are generally not brilliant, mostly due to the terrible acting from all the non-adult (can't really call them children now) actors - except Radcliffe who is mediocre.
Favourite TV: I don't watch a lot of TV, but quite a lot of the stuff I like you'd recognise! Scrubs, Friends, Futurama, and some British stuff like The Green Wing, Black Books, Peep Show, Monkey Dust, The Mighty Boosh (all surreal comedy) Horizon, Panorama (which show regular documentaries)
Stand-ups: Dylan Moran, Bill Bailey, Eddie Izzard, Billy Connolly and Ross Noble - all of which again use surreal humour.
British racing has a long history. We have formula 1 (fast cars on a track which in the words of Jeremy Clarkson "Unlike American racetracks has both left AND right bends"), rally (well-built cars on a large off road track they have to navigate), motorcyle racing (similar to formula 1), as well as taking part in Le Man 24 hours. We certainly don't have NASCAR though - it is ridiculed for being SO boring!
Bubble and Squeak is shallow friend leftover vegetables from a roast dinner, mostly potato and cabbage. Essentially it's pretty horrible and I know of nobody who likes it, or has even tried it.
What's snapple? (I'm guessing as it's before and after a food question that it's some american food. Quite a lot of US food is banned in Europe for having too many additives!)
I hate macdonalds. I know people who worked there, and I know how they make their stuff. The milkshake story was what made me decide never to go in there again.
You can easily tell if a British person is gay by using the following words "Are you gay?" and listening to the response.
By the way, if you like chocolate then come to Europe (Belgium is especially famous for it). You will never eat any of that absolute rubbish Americans call chocolate (especially Hershey's, bleugh) ever again.
2007-04-07 01:09:19 · answer #6 · answered by Mordent 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't like Harry Potter (reading for the masses rather than anything serious)
law and order SVU and charmed
my favourite snacks are chocolate and cheese crisps-not together (which I eat rarely as they're so fattening)
I love Jo Brand (comedienne) her attitude is great
I don't know any jokes about Americans - that's just not nice.
I hate all sport so I wouldn't have a clue
Snapple is revolting
My fav. MaccyD's is a big Mac meal (though it's 1/2 the size of yours sadly)
A gay bloke wears pink and tank tops a gay woman usually has shaved hair - but that's really just generalising it isn't it?
I have no idea about bubble and squeak, never had it
Brits love fish and chips or curry and chips - we usually live in brick houses and soccer - football is an obsession (I hate it lol)
2007-04-07 04:03:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It' s great to be British, God is British.....I think so!
I don't like Harry Potter but it makes a great deal of money for us, so that's nice.
My favorite TV show is'" Life on Mars", BBC 1 on Tuesdays @ 9pm.
My favorite snack is a Marks & Spencers Greek yoghurt & Cherry Compote.
Favorite standups are Ross Nobel & Ricky Gervaise
sorry no American Jokes ( apart from Paris Hilton!)
Hmmm, a race car sport that would be Formula 1
Ok Bubble & Squeak is leftover potato & cabbage, elderly people love it.
No I am not a fan of snapple we have lots of other choices that are better.
They serve cr*p at Macdonalds, many are closing down in the Uk.
We tell if a fellow is gay in the same way you do.
Despite the influx of eastern europeans & africans, it is still a beautiful country.
London is my home town I am a native with welsh background, I live very well because I earn very well.
London is expensive but It has everything.
I love Kew Gardens, I live a short walk from them.
I like to eat out in Covent Garden
I like to shop in the west end, Oxford Street , Bond St, Regent st, & Chelsea.
Come & visit, discover London for yourself.
2007-04-07 01:15:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
well for starters i class myself as English!
personally I'm not a big fan of Harry Potter
my favourite TV show is Only Fools and Horses or Frasier
my fave snack is Crisps (Chips for the Americans)
my fave stand ups are Billy Connolly, Eddie Izzard, Lee Evans and Bill Hicks
The Americans are jokes!
F1 car racing
Bubble and Squeak is potato and veg fried (i think)
yes i do like Snapple the fruit punch
the usual Big Mac Qtr Pounder smaller than in America though
Gay people where labels!
the English people are funny articulate and friendly and also jokers!
Only Jesting about the Americans being jokes! just your president is!
2007-04-07 01:07:56 · answer #9 · answered by Dazman 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well to start with no i don't like harry potter. At the moment my favorite shows are doctor who, lost and arrested development. For snacks i like to eat crisps (Potato chips) we have many many varieties of flavors. Or a chocolate bar, cadburys of course, American chocolate is vile. Because its Easter time a cadbury's cream egg is the only chocolate to be seen eating (very tasty). Comedian that i like at the moment is Bill Bailey. I'm sure i know some American jokes but none that i can think of. Erm i don't even know what snapple is. A gay British person, well they will either tell you or you can ask them or its just obvious by their appearance or behavior.
If you want you can email me with any questions about British life, i love talking about differences in life styles.
2007-04-07 00:51:05 · answer #10 · answered by oohtea! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1)Harry Potter, is not as good as Lord of the Rings or Shakespeare or Charles Dickens
2) Favourtie TV shows are all american, Sopranos and Band of Brothers were very good
3) favourite snacks are fruit, sandwiches and chips (french fries)
4) Favourite stand up comedians are Eddie Izzard and Bill Hicks
5) We have Formula 1
6) Bubble and squeak is basically fried vegetables from a roast meal with cold roast meat
7) Don't know what snapple is? Is it a sugary soft drink? If so, probably quite nice
8) McDonalds, Big Mac etc
9) yes they are usually quite obvious
Oh and Bob M is a fool
2007-04-07 00:44:24 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋