Discussion on British culture - our favourite British stuff!

[Sweetdeath]

So chips are basically potatoe wedges?

Not really as that are square in cross section not triangular. They are also plain, with no seasoned coating. The potato is also peeled.

No seasoning? Oh, you plain Brits <3

We add salt and vinegar to taste. Also curry sauce.

It must be the American way of making them, but the chips that I've eaten had way too much pepper.

I put pepper on everything, but most americans prefer way too much salt

[Buddy]

I put pepper on everything, but most americans prefer way too much salt

I'm bland. XD I prefer most things unseasoned.

[Beachdragon]

Most of my favorites have already been mentioned but I must second Doctor Who.  I've been a fan since a wee little Beachdragon at 16 years old. 

Also, jelly babies are a favorite.  I love the currant ones the best. 

I'm also a fan of hard cider.  I drank some in London when I went in 1997 and it's been love ever since, LOL.

[The Magic Pudding]

On topic: QI. I don't think that it would travel well to the US. 

Ye but US niche status is equivalent or better than mainstream acceptance in other markets.

Some here might enjoy Outland, it's not a Brit thing.
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/outland/

[Willow]

I'm also a fan of hard cider.  I drank some in London when I went in 1997 and it's been love ever since, LOL.

What's hard cider?  I know about scrumpy and mainstream ciders.  Is scrumpy hard cider?

[Tank]

I'm also a fan of hard cider.  I drank some in London when I went in 1997 and it's been love ever since, LOL.

What's hard cider?  I know about scrumpy and mainstream ciders.  Is scrumpy hard cider?

No. It's the floor that's the hard bit of Hard Cider. Why do you think scrumpy comes from the country side where there is a high probability you'll land on grass when you fall over? 

[Amicale]

I'm also a fan of hard cider.  I drank some in London when I went in 1997 and it's been love ever since, LOL.

What's hard cider?  I know about scrumpy and mainstream ciders.  Is scrumpy hard cider?

No. It's the floor that's the hard bit of Hard Cider. Why do you think scrumpy comes from the country side where there is a high probability you'll land on grass when you fall over? 

LOL! 

[Crocoduck]

My local grocery used to sell this and I alway bought it because it made me laugh.



I thought it was much too sweet to eat on it's own so I used to soak it in milk.




I don't think I'm gay but I have a huge gay man crush on Stephen Fry.



I'd show him the true meaning of Anglophile.

[Crocoduck]

I'm also a fan of hard cider.  I drank some in London when I went in 1997 and it's been love ever since, LOL.

What's hard cider?  I know about scrumpy and mainstream ciders.  Is scrumpy hard cider?

No. It's the floor that's the hard bit of Hard Cider. Why do you think scrumpy comes from the country side where there is a high probability you'll land on grass when you fall over? 

I've heard of "Singing cider" "Sleeping cider" and even "Fighting cider" but never "hard cider".

[Amicale]

Crocoduck, thank you for a much needed laugh regarding Stephen Fry. That's too funny. 

[Anne D.]

I loves me a Martin Amis novel. Although I've been sleeping on reading The Pregnant Widow for a couple years now.

[The Magic Pudding]

No. It's the floor that's the hard bit of Hard Cider. Why do you think scrumpy comes from the country side where there is a high probability you'll land on grass when you fall over? 

I've heard of "Singing cider" "Sleeping cider" and even "Fighting cider" but never "hard cider".
[/quote]

Distillation of alcohol was illegal in Lancre. On the other hand, King Verence had long ago given up any idea of stopping a witch doing something she wanted to do, so merely required Nanny Ogg to keep her still somewhere it wasn't obvious. She thoroughly approved of the prohibition, since this gave her an unchallenged market for her own product, known wherever men fell backwards into a ditch as "suicider."

Another for your list.

[Sandra Craft]

Just to put this out there right away:



Let's see. 

Jane Austen
Derek Jacobi
bangers and mash
trifle
William Shakespeare
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
Eric Clapton
Elizabeth I
the BBC
Ralph Vaugh Williams
making an entire meal about tea
the pronunciation of "raspberries"
Judy Dench
Maggie Smith
Simon's Cat
Men named Evelyn

There's more, and I'll think of it after I have a good night's sleep.

[Willow]

No. It's the floor that's the hard bit of Hard Cider. Why do you think scrumpy comes from the country side where there is a high probability you'll land on grass when you fall over? 

I've heard of "Singing cider" "Sleeping cider" and even "Fighting cider" but never "hard cider".

Distillation of alcohol was illegal in Lancre. On the other hand, King Verence had long ago given up any idea of stopping a witch doing something she wanted to do, so merely required Nanny Ogg to keep her still somewhere it wasn't obvious. She thoroughly approved of the prohibition, since this gave her an unchallenged market for her own product, known wherever men fell backwards into a ditch as "suicider."

Another for your list.


[/quote]

So hard cider is stuff like White Lightening? 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Lightning_%28cider%29
I didn't even drink that when I was a teenager.

[DeterminedJuliet]

Re: Hard Cider

Strongbow is really big in Newfoundland, I only just discovered it's made in England! (makes sense). I'd also love to have some authentic UK fish 'n chips. What kind of fish is it usually made with over there? It's all cod on The Rock, but I thought you guys use something else, usually. (FYI, in Newfoundland, the best fish n' chips always comes from Ches's. Anything else is blasphemy!)