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20 things you should know about the British

Today  I have the lovely Kate from The Lotus Creative guest posting. I know I’m lucky to have her here today as she’s incredibly busy opening up her new design shop, creating beautiful designs and helping clueless people like me move from Blogger to WordPress. (I’ve pinned many a design post written by Kate to my blogging board on Pinterest.) Kate and her husband have been British expats for a few years now and are founts of advice for moving abroad. (They are currently in Germany.) Also she has a wicked sense of sarcasm and humour, so I hope you enjoy. Without further ado, Kate!

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Before I left England to travel the world, I had no idea what people’s views were of British people except you all thought we spoke like Dick Van Dyke or the Queen and that we had really bad teeth (thank you Family Guy & The Simpsons). The former isn’t true but as for the latter, well, let’s just say dental care isn’t as good as it is in other countries.

For today’s post, I’m going to share with you (wonderful reader of Rhyme & Ribbons!) some more things that you should know about the British, based on common misconceptions I’ve heard since meeting lots of different nationalities. I’m also interested to know if Amanda finds herself doing any of these things now she is living like a Brit or if some of them drive her crazy!

The most important thing to remember above all of these points is that we love a bit of sarcasm.

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1. We really do drink tea 99% of the time but you know, sometimes coffee is okay.

2. Speaking of tea, it is always English Breakfast Tea and everyone has a preferred brand. Don’t assume anything when it comes to tea and for christ sake, do not put lemon with it.

3. We all hate Piers Morgan. Please don’t send him back.

4. We really don’t like to be hugged too much. It’s safe to assume we don’t want a hug, ever.

5. British women really do dig british men as much as non-british women do. They have got it going on in a big way.

6. If the weather is warm, we will be really happy about it until we start sweating, then we complain about that too.

7. One kiss on the cheek is fine but it’s best to play it safe by making it an air kiss.

8. We are not all from London nor do we all come from “near London”.

9. Day drinking is completely acceptable as long as you start after lunch time.

10. Most of us don’t even like the Queen, Kate Middleton or any of the royal family.

11. We really are that polite but inside we will be ruing the day you were born.

12. Don’t trust us if we say “it’s fine”… but there is no point questioning us further. We won’t admit to not being fine.

13. We hate it when you try to do an impression of our accent.

14. We like to thank people several times for the same task.

15. “Cheers” is another way to say thanks, as well as the way to toast your beer/wine.

16. If an American corrects our spelling, we are bound to get pretty mad about it and talk about how our language has been butchered, why is there no “u” in colour, etc.

17. Scones are pretty good but don’t expect them if you come over for tea.

18. “You alright?” is another way of saying hello. Please don’t actually tell us how you are.

19. We will go crazy if you cut in the queue. Please queue in an orderly (and fair) fashion at all times.

20. We don’t all watch Doctor Who. We just don’t. Personally, I think the show sucks.

Now that I’ve alienated 90% of the people reading this by saying I think Doctor Who sucks, I should probably wrap this up. Good day sir, cheerio and ta-ta dearies!

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If it makes you feel better Kate, I’m no fan of the Doctor either! (Shhh! Don’t tell!)

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