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Fish and Chips York

3 Reviews Britains most popular hot take away meal is Fish and Chips. This tasty combination is usually eaten with salt and vinegar; in Scotland sometimes with a special brown sauce. The favourite fish is Cod,...

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Pronunciation Oxford

3 Reviews Oxford has some intuition-defying pronunciations. If you really want to sound like a native you'll have to say Bay-lee-ill for Balliol (college), Bod-lee-inn for Bodleian (library), Maud-Lynn for...

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Geordie - language Newcastle upon Tyne

10 Reviews Perhaps more than any other in the country, the Geordie dialect can seem impenetrable to a non-Geordie, (a Geordie being a native of Newcastle). The differences between this and standard English...

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English Pubs York

2 Reviews While people generally know pubs because of the beer, they are inexpensive places to eat. There is an asociation called CAMRA who works to preserve old pubs and after buying their guide I visited...

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May Day Oxford

4 Reviews May Morning is one of Oxford's most popular celebrations. Very many Oxonians (and tourists) party the whole night through only to gather on Magdalen Bridge at the unchristian time of 5.30am. The...

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girls...girls...girls Newcastle upon Tyne

2 Reviews You may notice when you visit Newcastle that there is the occasional coat shop....This is for Tourists only who think Newcastle is cold.... All year round in Newcastle on a night time you will see...

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Punting Oxford

1 Review Punting is a very popular passtime, particularly in the summer. I think punting is exclusive to Oxford & Cambridge - I've never seen it elsewhere. It's a lot more difficult than it looks - have a look...

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beer...beer..beer Newcastle upon Tyne

5 Reviews Newcastle Brown Ale is the best known beer from Newcastle. It's been brewed in the city since the 1920s and it's famous blue star logo has been there since the start. It’s available on draught, in...

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Rowing Oxford

1 Review Rowing is one of the most popular sports at Oxford, and amongst the colleges the competition is fierce. Whilst the drawbacks of rowing are all too obvious - early starts at 6am, training 7 days a...

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The Butts

by leics

You'll see lots of streets in English towns and villages called 'The Butts' (this one is in the tiny village of Wall, Staffordshire) or 'Butt Lane' or something similar.Why?Well, it is nothing to do with water-butts. 'The butts' were the place where you practised archery with your longbow. As Medieval English law required that every male over the age of 14 did at least 2 hours longbow practice every day (supervised by the local clergy), you can see why almost everywhere had a 'butts' and why it has been used for streetnames.By the way, that law has still not been repealed (taken off the list of laws). But you won't find many English males at daily longbow practice!

Church bells: ringing the changes.

by leics

Many English churches have several bells, rung by individuals pulling on long ropes.Many English churches (although nowhere near as many as in the past) still have bellringing teams who ring for some services (nowadays, perhaps just once a week) and for weddings.In the past, when most people did not have access to watches or clocks, the 'peal' of church bells rang out to warn people that it was time to walk to church for the service.Bellringing (campanology) is not as simple as it might seem. There is great skill to knowing exactly how to pull the rope, and when to let it go, and when to catch it again. and there is even more skill in knowing exactly when you pull your particular rope so that your particular bell rings at exactly the right moment in the peal.If you watch the video on this page, you can hear a little bellringing practice at Halifax Minster. Listen carefully, and you can...

US English to UK English Dictionary

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American first - English (Not Scottish or Welsh words) 2ndBroiler - Cooker GrillCell Phone - Mobile PhoneCrib - Baby's cotCrossties - SleepersDiaper - NappyDirt-track - Off-roadDirt-track bike - Mountain bikeDrugstore - ChemistElevator - LiftFall - AutumnFire Department - Fire BrigadeFirst Floor - Ground FloorGarage - Multi-storey Car ParkGasoline - PetrolGround Beef - Minced Beef Heritage Breed (in livestock) - Rare BreedHog - PigHoof and Mouth Disease - Foot and Mouth Disease Mad Cow Disease - BSEMail Carrier - Postman Museum - Art GalleryPack of Sheep - Flock of SheepPants - TrousersParking Lot - Car ParkRow house - Terraced house Sneakers - Trainers Station Wagon - Estate CarTies (Railroad) - SleepersToll-free - FreephoneTraffic circle - RoundaboutTrolley - TramTruck Farming - HorticultureTrunk of a car - BootTub - BathPlant names; Queen Anne's Lace - Cow Parsley

Anglo-American Dictionary

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English (Not Scottish or Welsh words) first - American 2ndArt Gallery - MuseumAutumn - FallBaby's cot - cribBath - TubBoot of a car - TrunkBroiler - old hen only fit for the cooking potBSE - Mad Cow DiseaseCar Park - Parking Lot or GarageChemist - DrugstoreCooker Grill - BroilerEstate Car - Station WagonFire Brigade - Fire DepartmentFoot and Mouth Disease - Hoof and Mouth DiseaseFreephone - Toll-freeGround Floor - First FloorHorticulture - Truck FarmingLift - ElevatorMinced Beef - Ground BeefMobile Phone - Cell PhoneMountain bike - Dirt-track bikeNappy - DiaperOff-road - Dirt-trackPetrol - GasolinePig - HogPostman - Mail CarrierRambling, walking and hiking - Can all be the equivalent of HikingRare Breed (in livestock) - Heritage BreedRoundabout - Traffic circleSheep or lamb Flocks- PackSleepers - Railroad TiesTrainers - SneakersTerraced house - Row house Tram - TrolleyTrousers -...

Stop me and buy one

by toonsarah

Every child in England knows and loves the sound of the ice-cream van. When its jangling music rings out in the street parents are pestered for change and “Can I have an ice cream?” is asked in every house. As the van comes to a halt in one of its accustomed spots, front doors open and children (and more than a few adults!) emerge, clutching their coins, to queue for a “99” (an ice cream cornet with a chocolate flake in it) or for their favourite lollipop.Of course as a visitor to this country you may not witness this phenomenon as you are unlikely to be staying on a housing estate or in a suburban home (unless visiting friends perhaps). But you can still enjoy the delights of the ice cream van as there is bound to be one parked by the major sights you visit – outside the London museums, in seaside car-parks, at festivals and events across the country. So next time you see one, why not...

How not to look like a tourist.

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Actually, this is impossible.If you take a photo, or stand and stare, or look at a map....you are obviously a visitor. Locals do not do this.But there are some giveaways you can avoid, if you don't want to be too obvious:1. Do not wear a fanny-pack/bum-bag. We just don't, unless we are cyclists. A fanny-pack just screams 'Hey...I've got all my valuable stuff in here!' to any pickpocket. 2. Do not wear brightly-patterned shirts, or baggy shorts unless it is really, really hot (unlikely).3. Do not wear a baseball cap if you are over, say, 25. We don't. 4. We never, ever wear sun visors. We do not need them. Really.5. We do not wear sunglasses unless it is very bright summer sunshine. Sunglasses at other times makes you look like a shady character.6. Do not dress smartly for shopping/sight-seeing/wandering around unless you want people to think you are a) very well-off and therefore b)...

Toilets in London

by amandajayne81

This was an answer to a forum question regarding the availability and cost of toilets in LondonWhen we were in London we didn't have a problem finding restrooms. Especially in the really touristy areas. We didn't have to pay to use a toilet anywhere we went. The toilets near Trafalgar Square were really tidy ones.

Talking about the weather

by toonsarah

Everyone says it and it’s true – the English are obsessed with discussing the weather! Whenever two people meet the subject is almost bound to come up. Phrases like “Cold today, isn’t it?”, “Don’t you wish it would stop raining?”, “Nice to see the sun at last” and “Warm for the time of year” litter our conversations. Why should this be? Partly it must just be a learned habit – we do it because others around us do it. Also, it has to be said that our weather is relatively interesting. We have a temperate climate with four seasons, and being an island the weather is rarely extreme but it is variable. We often have long spells when the weather is erratic and hard to predict: maybe there will be alternate days of rain and shine, or of warmer and cooler days, or perhaps the weather will appear to improve after a rather miserable spell only to slip back again. Even if you listen to the weather...

Christmas customs

by toonsarah

Many of England’s Christmas customs are the same as those in Europe or in the US, and with globalisation this is perhaps sadly likely to become even more the case, but I thought it would be good nevertheless to take you through a typical English Christmas.In the run-up to the festive season there will of course be plenty of shopping for gifts and for food and drink for all the family gatherings that are planned. School children will be rehearsing, and taking part in, the school play – traditionally a Nativity Play, but with our increasingly multi-faith society now likely to be a more secular Christmas offering in most schools. Young children will be taken to see Father Christmas at one of the big stores or shopping centres, where he will ask them if they’ve been good during the year (the answer must be yes, otherwise he won’t bring any presents when he visits on Christmas Eve) and give...

Give us some space :-)

by toonsarah

The English have a reputation for reserve, and although with our friends we can be very affectionate, and physical gestures and contact are becoming more “the norm”, we are certainly slower than many races to get to that point and can seem very reticent to engage when you first meet us. We can be very protective of our personal space, so you should try not to stand too close to people when you talk to them (easier said than done on a crowded train of course, and the rule disappears completely on the tube in the London rush hour!) While on the subject of public transport, people tend to avoid making eye contact with strangers or talking to them. Most people either read or look towards the ground slightly rather than at peoples’ faces. People in England find it uncomfortable if they feel as though someone is watching them. Having said that, even the smallest crisis, such as a delay to the...

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