Having lived in Germany for about 6 years, coming back to the UK is almost like moving back to a foreign country. I love the UK; I'm excited to be back. But here are a couple of weird UK-isms that have struck me:
- People actually drink that freeze-dried coffee slop. I’ve even started again myself, Lord help me.
- Strictly Come Dancing .... more like Strictly Interesting as Watching Paint Drying. But, boy oh boy, the flippin jury (who appear to be constantly high on way too much freeze-dried coffee) ... I was forced to dial the local hospital ordering a double lobotomy for all of them. But nobody was available as all were watching ... Strictly Come Dancing. Oh the unfathomable curiosities of the British psyche.
- Obsession with newspapers. I wonder if the blame for the financial crisis partly rests with them and their panic scare headlines.
- The youth. At the risk of sounding like a grumpy old man ... BRING BACK THE CANE!
Having lived in Germany for about 6 years, coming back to the UK is almost like moving back to a foreign country. I love the UK; I'm excited to be back. But here are a couple of weird UK-isms that have struck me:
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Ha! Not me! None of that instant coffee nonsense round here...
That explains why my very British grandmother always wants to foist that crap on me when I visit. My defensive stance is to have a coffee with me, otherwise she makes a bee-line to the kettle. The spoon stands up in that crap.
I am however, very much enjoying reruns of Little Britain. Despite the fact that the computer says no.
Don't worry Chris, give it time and you will eventually lost all capacity to taste food, begin to rate English cuisine and, eventually like me live off freeze dried crap
John, I see you are in Kent.... I'll have to send you a package of freeze-dried ...
Yes, Frank, the coffee is an English thing. My apologies!
Richard, pray it never happens!
drinking freeze-dried coffee isn't compulsory - many of us only drink the decent stuff. And the telly box has an off button which is meant to be sued when strictly come dancing, the x fator, countless soaps of dubious origin and 98% of other programme are on. It is, after all, why we all have waterproof - so we can go out and party, whatever the weather.
The trouble is that the udner-age are partyuing where we want to be - so I'm with yu on the cane!!
of course I meant 'used' rather than 'sued' for the off-button - it's the broadcasters who need to be sued! (must learn to type...)
I'm so with you on the last point.
Goodness, we are all with the cane. Grumpy lot!
Thankfully I have successfully resisted the rubbish you have noted ;-)
Give it time! YOu will be drinking the powdered coffee and LOVING IT soon!
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