British meme
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How British Am I?
1] Do you prefer to drink PG Tips or Sainsburys own tea?
I don't particularly like tea at all, it smells of fish to me. Except Chinese green tea. I drink coffee. But I have no preferred brand of either.
2] When was the last time you watched TOTP?
Whenever they broadcast the last one evar. (I'd stopped watching it for some years before then, but I watched this for, uh, historical reasons. *blush*)
3] Have you ever been to a pub?
Yes.
4] Ever drank cider in a park?
No.
5] Customised your school uniform?
I'm sure that's not a solely British pastime... but, well, on the last day of term ever I rolled my skirt up and people wrote on my blouse. Before then I was the only person who didn't roll my skirt up and the only one to wear a pursebelt with a large bunch of jangling keys hanging from it. Does that count?
6] Spend over £10 a week topping up your mobile?
... I spend £10 a MONTH on topping up my mobile.
7] Shopped at Aldi/Lidl/Netto?
Never heard of any of them. I wonder why not?
10] When did you start to go out clubbing?
*resists temptation to quibble at the assumption that EVERYONE starts to go out clubbing* I first went out clubbing when I was... seventeen? Yeah. But I try not to make a habit of it.
11] Laughed at kids with 'free lunch' meal tokens?
There were no kids with free lunch meal tokens in my school. *cough*
12] Do you call your mum by her first name?
No.
13] Have you ever shopped at "New Look"?
Yes. Not sure how much I've actually bought from there, or how much of what I bought I still own, but I have shopped there.
14] How much are you willing to spend on a pair of shoes?
Twenty quid? Unless it's something absolutely necessary, like shoes for a sport I'm taking up.
15] Have you ever played a game of cricket?
Yes. Once. I don't remember much about it.
16] Did you like to play rounders at school?
Not especially. I always ended up fielding far away, and although I liked batting it was like five minutes of sport vs thirty-five minutes of waiting around. Wait, that's a good thing...
17] Ever been made to do P.E in your underwear because you forgot your kit?
Eeeek! No!
18] Favourite flavour of crisps?
Barbeque.
19] Do you eat fish and chips regulary or have them wrapped in newspaper?
No and no. Fish and chips are a treat and come wrapped in plain greaseproof paper.
20] What do you order from McDonalds?
McFlurry. I don't eat anything else from there.
21] Do you think £5.50 is a lot to go see a film at the pictures?
Yes. I can go for £4.95 with my student card.
22] Do you drive or own a car?
No.
23] What did you do for your 'sweet 16th'?
I think I took a bunch of friends to Laser Quest. (Isn't 'sweet 16' an American concept?)
24] Favoured alcholic drink?
Wine.
25] Look to the right?
Body of computer, printer, fold-out bed with my brother lying on it reading and telling me that the world is going to end in 2012. Then some photographs of me and my siblings at various ages on the wall.
26]look to the left?
Cupboard. A bunch of boxes belonging to me containing my drying rack, television, etc. And a copy of The Eyre Affair.
27] Friends with a chav?
I don't think so.
28] Lived on or near a council estate?
No.
29] Where would you class yourself at school?
Quiet geek in the corner with a book.
30] Do you think we should bring back the £1 note?
No, pound coins are more practical.
31] Do you think we should convert to the euro?
No, I think all the different currencies were more fun :(
32] Do you agree with the royal family?
Well... I wouldn't, y'know, say we think alike on everything, but I wish people would leave them alone, and I think Queen Elizabeth shows a sterling devotion to duty.
33] Have you ever been to London?
Yes.
34] Blackpool?
No.
35] Ireland or Scotland?
Scotland yes - we went to Edinburgh - Ireland no.
36] Ever watched a football, rugby or a cricket match on TV or in real life?
I watched a bit of the 1996 World Cup.
37] How much do you get paid a month?
So since when was I employed?
38] Do you listen to Radio One?
Sometimes when I'm channel-surfing... but I hate the DJs, so I switch over whenever it's not music.
39] Do you have Sky TV?
No.
40] Do you have a bulldog tattooed to your arm?
Amazingly enough, no!
41] Do you say phrases like 'safe', 'innit', 'bloody', 'bugger' etc?
No. I say 'fuck'. *shrug*
42] Been in the Channel Tunnel?
Yes.
43]Have you ever been to the 'cheap man' Disneyworld in France?
No. I don't really want to go to Disneyworld.
43] Where have you been on your school trips?
What, all of them? I went to Venice on a music tour. And... some chalk pits.
44] Do your parents have a school photo in their purse/wallet?
I don't think so. OMG I'M SO UNLOVED.
45] How many pairs of trousers do you own?
About three or four.
46] ...and underwear?
Enough :p
47] Been to the bookies/made a bet?
No. Gambling scares me.
48] Where do you do your food shopping?
Sainsburys and the Co-op.
49] Where is an average weekend spent?
In a house, either shopping or on the computer.
50] Are you proud to be British?
Erm... more like I'm glad I'm British and not, y'know, Iraqi or something. Cos I don't live in a war zone.
sashwizzled.How British Am I?
1] Do you prefer to drink PG Tips or Sainsburys own tea?
I don't particularly like tea at all, it smells of fish to me. Except Chinese green tea. I drink coffee. But I have no preferred brand of either.
2] When was the last time you watched TOTP?
Whenever they broadcast the last one evar. (I'd stopped watching it for some years before then, but I watched this for, uh, historical reasons. *blush*)
3] Have you ever been to a pub?
Yes.
4] Ever drank cider in a park?
No.
5] Customised your school uniform?
I'm sure that's not a solely British pastime... but, well, on the last day of term ever I rolled my skirt up and people wrote on my blouse. Before then I was the only person who didn't roll my skirt up and the only one to wear a pursebelt with a large bunch of jangling keys hanging from it. Does that count?
6] Spend over £10 a week topping up your mobile?
... I spend £10 a MONTH on topping up my mobile.
7] Shopped at Aldi/Lidl/Netto?
Never heard of any of them. I wonder why not?
10] When did you start to go out clubbing?
*resists temptation to quibble at the assumption that EVERYONE starts to go out clubbing* I first went out clubbing when I was... seventeen? Yeah. But I try not to make a habit of it.
11] Laughed at kids with 'free lunch' meal tokens?
There were no kids with free lunch meal tokens in my school. *cough*
12] Do you call your mum by her first name?
No.
13] Have you ever shopped at "New Look"?
Yes. Not sure how much I've actually bought from there, or how much of what I bought I still own, but I have shopped there.
14] How much are you willing to spend on a pair of shoes?
Twenty quid? Unless it's something absolutely necessary, like shoes for a sport I'm taking up.
15] Have you ever played a game of cricket?
Yes. Once. I don't remember much about it.
16] Did you like to play rounders at school?
Not especially. I always ended up fielding far away, and although I liked batting it was like five minutes of sport vs thirty-five minutes of waiting around. Wait, that's a good thing...
17] Ever been made to do P.E in your underwear because you forgot your kit?
Eeeek! No!
18] Favourite flavour of crisps?
Barbeque.
19] Do you eat fish and chips regulary or have them wrapped in newspaper?
No and no. Fish and chips are a treat and come wrapped in plain greaseproof paper.
20] What do you order from McDonalds?
McFlurry. I don't eat anything else from there.
21] Do you think £5.50 is a lot to go see a film at the pictures?
Yes. I can go for £4.95 with my student card.
22] Do you drive or own a car?
No.
23] What did you do for your 'sweet 16th'?
I think I took a bunch of friends to Laser Quest. (Isn't 'sweet 16' an American concept?)
24] Favoured alcholic drink?
Wine.
25] Look to the right?
Body of computer, printer, fold-out bed with my brother lying on it reading and telling me that the world is going to end in 2012. Then some photographs of me and my siblings at various ages on the wall.
26]look to the left?
Cupboard. A bunch of boxes belonging to me containing my drying rack, television, etc. And a copy of The Eyre Affair.
27] Friends with a chav?
I don't think so.
28] Lived on or near a council estate?
No.
29] Where would you class yourself at school?
Quiet geek in the corner with a book.
30] Do you think we should bring back the £1 note?
No, pound coins are more practical.
31] Do you think we should convert to the euro?
No, I think all the different currencies were more fun :(
32] Do you agree with the royal family?
Well... I wouldn't, y'know, say we think alike on everything, but I wish people would leave them alone, and I think Queen Elizabeth shows a sterling devotion to duty.
33] Have you ever been to London?
Yes.
34] Blackpool?
No.
35] Ireland or Scotland?
Scotland yes - we went to Edinburgh - Ireland no.
36] Ever watched a football, rugby or a cricket match on TV or in real life?
I watched a bit of the 1996 World Cup.
37] How much do you get paid a month?
So since when was I employed?
38] Do you listen to Radio One?
Sometimes when I'm channel-surfing... but I hate the DJs, so I switch over whenever it's not music.
39] Do you have Sky TV?
No.
40] Do you have a bulldog tattooed to your arm?
Amazingly enough, no!
41] Do you say phrases like 'safe', 'innit', 'bloody', 'bugger' etc?
No. I say 'fuck'. *shrug*
42] Been in the Channel Tunnel?
Yes.
43]Have you ever been to the 'cheap man' Disneyworld in France?
No. I don't really want to go to Disneyworld.
43] Where have you been on your school trips?
What, all of them? I went to Venice on a music tour. And... some chalk pits.
44] Do your parents have a school photo in their purse/wallet?
I don't think so. OMG I'M SO UNLOVED.
45] How many pairs of trousers do you own?
About three or four.
46] ...and underwear?
Enough :p
47] Been to the bookies/made a bet?
No. Gambling scares me.
48] Where do you do your food shopping?
Sainsburys and the Co-op.
49] Where is an average weekend spent?
In a house, either shopping or on the computer.
50] Are you proud to be British?
Erm... more like I'm glad I'm British and not, y'know, Iraqi or something. Cos I don't live in a war zone.
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Date: 2006-09-07 06:14 pm (UTC)And I say "bloody" all the time. I use a lot of slang terms that probably sound weird with an American accent! XD
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Date: 2006-09-08 08:12 am (UTC)Well, I borrow American slang from The Simpsons and the 2001 dub of Akira, so I guess we're even ^^
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Date: 2006-09-08 08:19 am (UTC)I talk and act like anime characters completely by accident. O_o I usually realize well in to the watching/obsession period of a series that there's this one character who shares almost all of my mannerisms and body language. Halfway through my second watching of Gundam Wing, I noticed that Duo and I "follow the same programming," if you will! XD
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Date: 2006-09-09 11:17 am (UTC)I always pick up a few words or two from different shows I watch ^^
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Date: 2006-09-07 08:30 pm (UTC)"EGGMAN IS READY TO BUST A FAKIE AND PUNCH THE DOOKIE."
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Date: 2006-09-08 08:11 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-09-08 09:21 am (UTC)When I visited Russia, I met a guy named Abdul who was delighted to meet a Real Live American, so he could rail at me about how we are cultural imperialists who push our junk on the rest of the planet and spoil the native cultures. Problem was, I agreed with him completely: When you see Amazon headhunters wearing "Pepsi" t-shirts, there's something wrong.
That threw him. I guess he expected me to jump up and start waving the flag while singing a commercial jingle or something.no subject
Date: 2006-09-09 11:01 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-09-08 06:58 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-09-09 11:02 am (UTC)*cough*
It's no good, it just doesn't feel natural.
Okay.
Date: 2006-09-08 03:36 am (UTC)As intended, some of those references went right past this Yank. [As a Southerner, calling me a 'Yankee' is plus ungood. Them wuz t'other side of th' Woah of No'the'n Aggression - also known as "The Recent Unpleasantness With the North."] On the other hand, is £ a typo, or have your currency designations changed?
- and you might as well switch to the euro; you guys lost all the charm of your system in 1971.
I like baroque, oddly related coinage. Cruciform coins and brass coins the size of salad plates - why not? Gives life a piquant savor.
Re: Okay.
Date: 2006-09-08 08:10 am (UTC)Re: Okay.
Date: 2006-09-08 09:13 am (UTC)Of course - I was being hasty. I do apologize. [In my own defense, you weren't even born yet, and how do I know what is taught today? The futility of bothering to learn all that could be argued, and probably has been...]
Me, I seriously think we made a mistake in going off the gold standard (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_standard).
Re: Okay.
Date: 2006-09-09 10:59 am (UTC)Advocates of one of a number of a variety of gold standards argue that gold is the only universal measure of value, that gold standards prevent inflation by preventing the creation of unlimited money supply in a fiat currency, and that it provides the soundest theoretical for a monetary system.
Is that why you think we made a mistake?
Re: Okay.
Date: 2006-09-09 11:02 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-09-15 07:29 pm (UTC)There - I rolled down and buttoned up several of these entries. It's not that I'm afraid to offend, but I certainly have no desire to offend you. I really don't - I just forget, sometimes.
any debate we've had has died out after a few comments because you just stop replying
Right, and that's why. Sure, I could stand up in my saddle and say, I have a right to post anything I want - and you'd say, Yah, well, I have the right to do this, too: click - byoop... - and I'd lose a nice and intelligent and interesting friend. Poor wages for my pride.
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Date: 2006-09-18 12:52 pm (UTC)Take care, and good luck for the future.
(Oh, and I would be obliged if you didn't post this comment as the next instalment of the 'Tallulah fracas'. Thank you.)
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Date: 2006-09-08 11:55 pm (UTC)And what does "safe" and "innit" mean? I know that they're slang words
but as far as to the definition, they allude me!
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Date: 2006-09-09 10:55 am (UTC)*ends lamest ad for the UK ever*
Neither of them are current slang words where I live, but I think safe is a general expression of positivity, kind of like 'cool' and 'innit' is just tacked on to sentences when the speaker likes i.e. "It's on my Livejournal, innit?"
Confirm with something like urbandictionary.com before using them in conversation, though ^^