Category Archives: Britain, Britain, Britain!

I’ve got my UK settlement visa

Posted on 2 June 2010 by

Welp, there we go – after just two months, I’ve received my settlement visa confirmation from the UK Home Office, plus my passport with a horrible picture and ‘Valid Until: Indefinite’ visa! Woo-hoo! What this means, basically, is that I … Continue reading →

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Royal Shrovetide Football

Posted on 5 February 2008 by

Now here’s something that I’ve wanted to do for a few years now. A town near where I live holds an annual game the day before and the day of Ash Wednesday. The origins of the game are lost in … Continue reading →

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English by the English

Posted on 11 January 2008 by

I stumbled across this witty dictionary of British-English phrases while poking about on the internet. It’s pretty funny, and spot-on if one is looking to sort out their chips from their crisps. It’s a fun read whether you’re American or … Continue reading →

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Yeah…it’s COLD!

Posted on 12 December 2007 by

I don’t mind the cold, really, but we’ve just started having to scrape windscreens (windshields) in the morning, and occasionally even in the afternoon (5 PM) when I leave work. I’ve got a long scarf I wrap around my neck, … Continue reading →

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The EU gives up on a metric Britain

Posted on 12 September 2007 by

Well, this BBC news story says that the EU is giving up on converting Britain to the metric system. There go my metric dreams up in smoke! The US and the UK are two of the very few countries in … Continue reading →

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I am sick of hearing about Diana, Princess of Wales.

Posted on 3 September 2007 by

I am so tired of hearing about Diana and her death. Yes, she is perhaps the most famous person to have died in a car crash in the last 25 or so years, but NO ONE else I know at … Continue reading →

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Pedantics – or, Am I Getting The Message Across?

Posted on 31 August 2007 by

I’m a fairly pedantic person, I’ll admit. I can be pretty annoying with insisting on people be clear and consistent, because I consider myself a pretty literal person. Being pedantic is part of me because I’m a copywriter by trade, … Continue reading →

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Happy summer solstice

Posted on 21 June 2007 by

It’s June 21st! Summer solstice. Longest day of the year. These days, at the latitude I’m at, the skies are still quite light well past 10 PM. There’s been a lot of rain and storm clouds lately but on a … Continue reading →

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British accents

Posted on 15 June 2007 by

Many Americans think that all Brits sound the same, when the truth is that Britain has a range of accents, just like America does. A Southerner does not sound like a Brooklynite, for example, the same way someone from Newcastle … Continue reading →

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Ready for $4/gallon gas?

Posted on 8 May 2007 by

According to this CNN/Money article (and many other headlines I’ve seen online), the media is preparing the US public for gas prices of $4 per gallon or more. Hmm. All I can say is, big whoop! The cheapest petrol prices … Continue reading →

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