When Peace Broke Out: Christmas Truce, World War I, 1914
Exactly one hundred years ago, a Christmas truce arose spontaneously among British and German soldiers on the front line during …
Category Archives: US vs UK
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. …
Great (or Lesser) Britain: will Scotland stay or go?
J.K. Rowling, David Beckham, Susan Boyle, Paul McCartney, Stephen Hawking, Simon Cowell, and 200 other Scottish and English …
Queen-spotting: Queen Elizabeth comes to Lea Mills
This morning I went to see the Queen. You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who doesn’t like the Queen. I …
Home again in Cambridge, England
Cambridge has a special place in my heart. My father graduated from Cambridge University, and I lived there …
D-Day, June 6, 1944, the beginning of the end of World War II
Today is the 70th anniversary of D-Day, one of the greatest military victories ever won, when Allied forces invaded France …
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 …
US vs UK: link to Things You Can Do to Immediately Annoy a British Person
I find this hysterical! Go on, give it a click! http://www.buzzfeed.com/lukebailey/things-you-can-do-to-immediately-annoy-a-british-person
The UK: “The Definitive Stereotype Map of Britain and Ireland”
Here’s a link to a brilliant map of what sort of people live in various places in England, Scotland, Wales, …
Cromford, Derbyshire, where the Industrial Revolution began
Melissa, who blogs at the wonderfully named Smitten by Britain: For People who Love Great Britain, asked me …
The Year of Living Englishly 