US vs UK: British humo(u)r
There’s a lot of joking around in England, between people who know each other, and among strangers. Just about every …
Category Archives: Humor/humour
The Crazy Nettle Lady
Recently a man and woman came down to the farmhouse to tell my cousin’s wife that a woman was on …
US vs. UK: British poo bus
The first thing you need to know is that “poo” is English for “poop.” The second thing is that there …
The 29 Hardest Things about Living in Britain from Buzzfeed
I don’t usually just offer up a link, but this is a good one from Buzzfeed, written by Robin Edds. …
The US: “The definitive stereotype map of every US state, according to British people.”
After hammering Britain and Ireland with his clever stereotypes, Tom Phillips of buzzfeed has now turned his wry eye to …
Je regrette quite a bit.
With thanks to Iota Manhattan, one of my favorite bloggers, for getting me started on this list: Name a guilty pleasure. …
US vs UK: Say “please”!
During our Year of Living Englishly, my eight-year-old daughter Meg and I were caught (yet again) in one of the …
US vs UK: passing the driver’s test!
I was planning to do a post on American driving versus English driving, but since I haven’t (yet), I thought …
This is how you know . . .
. . . that your 10-year-old hasn’t cleaned off her bedside table in a VERY long time!
US vs UK: the English character by New York Times correspondent
Here’s a fabulous article by the London correspondent for the New York Times on the English character. Read it and …
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