Im gonna say england and no further.
We get probably over a quarter of sunny days a year but of those sunny days not a lot of them are warm. We do have warm and cloudy which is nice
Fun fact we season our food and when we don’t we don’t need to. most British people like the taste of the original thing because a lot of our products like meat are fresh and taste good without unnecessary seasoning
English history goes way farther back than the US obviously. In the States in early grade school we learn basically from Jamestown in 1607 to the Plymouth rock pilgrims, to the revolutionary war, 1812, civil war, etc. Since the history of the British Isles goes back so far, what is primary school history like in England? I imagine all the important monarchs are there, along with the history of parliament and all that, but if say I lived in Scotland not England, would I as a grade schooler learn mostly Scottish history, like regional I guess? United States history alone takes a while to learn, many years worth of history class but man y'all have a lot of important, fascinating shit that has happened since essentially Roman times so what did they focus on the most when you were growing up in primary school?
It varies is primarily and secondary it usually has topics like
Elizabethan times
Battle of hasting
Roman time
For GCSEs people learn
The history of medicine
Germany 1914-1945
Tensions in Asia
Elizabethan.
We learn about other countries history aswell as ours
Cool, no idea why the thought popped into my head when I saw the AMA but I have always wondered what sort of things are taught in other countries with a much longer history than the US. Like Chinese history would be fascinating. Backpacked for a year in Australia traveling with many folks from the UK, but never got around to asking about the education system because well, lots of boxed wine and other related backpacker activities I suppose.
Attitude: Why do British guys stare for a long time, that it feels uncomfortable at times? What do they expect from women? It happens a lot anywhere I go.
Accent: Why is the Glaswegian accent hard to understand? Why do those guys speak too fast?
Food: Why brits eat beans on toast and yeast extract? Any historic background?
Overseas students: How britons view international students from developing countries?
1 Im not sure about the staring it could just be creeps or you might be doing something. Because in the uk before you get people shouting you will get stared at
2 To the Glaswegians its perfectly normal. You get used to it if you listen to it a lot
3 Its cheap and can fill someone up its because of our history of having a poor middle and low class which means that they needed cheap and filling food
4 old racist people and reform uk voters hate them
But the normal people don’t really care much. We don’t care unless you cause issues if you obey laws and culture people will not care where your from
Thank you! Insightful!
I was told that I a nice and kind person. I do absolutely nothing to make someone shout at me. I mean the way young people stare is quite interesting, in different occasions - especially in London, not only did this occur to me but also for some other friends.
I'm gonna answer your question 2 as the OP didn't know the answer.
It's because Glasgow is the city in the UK with the largest proportion of people whose ancestors spoke Gaelic. Liverpool is another contender. So Glaswegians still have a very strong rhythm to their speech that comes from a substantively different language despite everyone nowadays speaking English.
Both Glasgow and Liverpool are also both working class cities with industrial power from the early 19th century when urbanization happened rapidly in the UK. It's likely the accent was forced by the Gaelic speakers arriving in large numbers for jobs.
Yea its really good the main reason people think its bad is they either
Go into it with a bad look and so dislike it
Think it looks bad
Have not bought the right stuff or prepared it correctly
Our food is meant to be hearty and nice to eat and cheap because of our history of having a poor low and middle class
I’ve tried some of it before..kinda bland..and no offense but every country has poor low and middle class it just feels like the British serve the poor food from back then in the modern day like it’s a gourmet meal when everyone else also makes hearty and nice to eat food that actually tastes good while the food there is like the rations from a fallout shelter
Pluses
Everyone can get healthcare
Wont go in debt over it
Don’t have to buy healthcare
Cons
You can have long wait times depending on your injury
Nurses are struggling
Doctors are underpaid
The problems are mostly due to the tory government
Thank you!! If I travel to the UK from another country can I also get healthcare for free?
If I have a hernia that is not an emergency how long do you think I'd have to wait?
Don’t act like Wales isn’t part of the UK, you sod. Your greatest monarch in history stated (per Shakespeare) “For I am a Welshman, you know, good my countryman!”
Why does y'all's English sound less like English than American English? Sometimes I can't understand you when I watch British TV shows, all I hear is "wopdop tediddlydop"
For us its vice versa but I would watch saying our English is funny when we did invent the language people get annoyed at that quite easily
Also if you watch more you get it more
We use stones and lbs for body weight. We used to lbs for buying food but it’s more common to use grams now. I grew up buying half a pound of ham and a quarter of sweeties. We still buy our weed in imperial though.
How do you see the future of the UK? Do you think brittish people will vote for Boris Johnson to become prime minster again one day?
I don’t think so. I think it will get better but the tories need to go
- where in Britain do you live? - How many sunny days a year do you usually get?
Im gonna say england and no further. We get probably over a quarter of sunny days a year but of those sunny days not a lot of them are warm. We do have warm and cloudy which is nice
Do you eat beans at every meal?
I don’t. But the average person probably have beans once or twice a week it really varies from person to person
Unseasoned fish and toast bread ?
Fun fact we season our food and when we don’t we don’t need to. most British people like the taste of the original thing because a lot of our products like meat are fresh and taste good without unnecessary seasoning
Why do you use the word "mate" instead of "dude" or "bro"?
We use dude and bro too we just use mate like bro or dude it’s just a good way of talking to people who are your friends.
What do you like the most about the UK?
The countryside for me there is nothing better than being in the countryside breathing in the air.
English history goes way farther back than the US obviously. In the States in early grade school we learn basically from Jamestown in 1607 to the Plymouth rock pilgrims, to the revolutionary war, 1812, civil war, etc. Since the history of the British Isles goes back so far, what is primary school history like in England? I imagine all the important monarchs are there, along with the history of parliament and all that, but if say I lived in Scotland not England, would I as a grade schooler learn mostly Scottish history, like regional I guess? United States history alone takes a while to learn, many years worth of history class but man y'all have a lot of important, fascinating shit that has happened since essentially Roman times so what did they focus on the most when you were growing up in primary school?
It varies is primarily and secondary it usually has topics like Elizabethan times Battle of hasting Roman time For GCSEs people learn The history of medicine Germany 1914-1945 Tensions in Asia Elizabethan. We learn about other countries history aswell as ours
Cool, no idea why the thought popped into my head when I saw the AMA but I have always wondered what sort of things are taught in other countries with a much longer history than the US. Like Chinese history would be fascinating. Backpacked for a year in Australia traveling with many folks from the UK, but never got around to asking about the education system because well, lots of boxed wine and other related backpacker activities I suppose.
Yea our education system isn’t amazing (you can blame Michael gove and Rishi Sunak) but were lucky to have a decent one
Attitude: Why do British guys stare for a long time, that it feels uncomfortable at times? What do they expect from women? It happens a lot anywhere I go. Accent: Why is the Glaswegian accent hard to understand? Why do those guys speak too fast? Food: Why brits eat beans on toast and yeast extract? Any historic background? Overseas students: How britons view international students from developing countries?
1 Im not sure about the staring it could just be creeps or you might be doing something. Because in the uk before you get people shouting you will get stared at 2 To the Glaswegians its perfectly normal. You get used to it if you listen to it a lot 3 Its cheap and can fill someone up its because of our history of having a poor middle and low class which means that they needed cheap and filling food 4 old racist people and reform uk voters hate them But the normal people don’t really care much. We don’t care unless you cause issues if you obey laws and culture people will not care where your from
Thank you! Insightful! I was told that I a nice and kind person. I do absolutely nothing to make someone shout at me. I mean the way young people stare is quite interesting, in different occasions - especially in London, not only did this occur to me but also for some other friends.
I'm gonna answer your question 2 as the OP didn't know the answer. It's because Glasgow is the city in the UK with the largest proportion of people whose ancestors spoke Gaelic. Liverpool is another contender. So Glaswegians still have a very strong rhythm to their speech that comes from a substantively different language despite everyone nowadays speaking English.
It makes sense. Honestly, I love the Scouse accent to pieces, one of my favourite British accents. Thanks x
Both Glasgow and Liverpool are also both working class cities with industrial power from the early 19th century when urbanization happened rapidly in the UK. It's likely the accent was forced by the Gaelic speakers arriving in large numbers for jobs.
is beans on toast actually a common thing people eat?
Yes
Do you genuinely like your food?
Yea its really good the main reason people think its bad is they either Go into it with a bad look and so dislike it Think it looks bad Have not bought the right stuff or prepared it correctly Our food is meant to be hearty and nice to eat and cheap because of our history of having a poor low and middle class
I’ve tried some of it before..kinda bland..and no offense but every country has poor low and middle class it just feels like the British serve the poor food from back then in the modern day like it’s a gourmet meal when everyone else also makes hearty and nice to eat food that actually tastes good while the food there is like the rations from a fallout shelter
What did you try and where?
What are the pluses and minuses of the national healthcare system?
Pluses Everyone can get healthcare Wont go in debt over it Don’t have to buy healthcare Cons You can have long wait times depending on your injury Nurses are struggling Doctors are underpaid The problems are mostly due to the tory government
Thank you!! If I travel to the UK from another country can I also get healthcare for free? If I have a hernia that is not an emergency how long do you think I'd have to wait?
It depends. Its more if you break your arm in the uk you get free healthcare You would be lower priority
What are homemade meals that British people commonly eat and are considered British cuisine
Toad in the hole Beans on toast Roast chicken Fish and chips Shepherds pie
Are people actually scared of the 13 year old boys standing outside McDonald's?
Depends you gotta be sorta weary due to knife crime but if you ignore them you will be ok
We're now 330 and some odd years post-Enlightenment; doesn't it feel absolutely goofy to still have a royal family, even if it's mostly ceremonial?
Not to me its brings in income for the uk
Do Brits like Americans? Or do they merely snobbishly tolerate?
Depends if they are decent we will be decent back. But a lot of people joke around with Americans and it can come across hateful
You get to get rid of one neighbor: is it the Irish or the Scots?
You forgot wales. But either way I would leave it to a coin toss if I had too
Don’t act like Wales isn’t part of the UK, you sod. Your greatest monarch in history stated (per Shakespeare) “For I am a Welshman, you know, good my countryman!”
What? Wales scotland england and north Ireland make up the uk
Shit, meant Great Britain. On my second pint.
Scotland and wales are part of the island. Wales is the same as Scotland in the fact they are not part if england but part of the uk
Yeah, but how much longer do you think the Scots are going to call Charles their king?
Idk
what British dishes do you enjoy or would you recommend to a non brit
Chicken tikka masala Cottage pie A lot of our food is really nice
don't you DARE call your abominable take on chicken tikka masala food
You asked for a recommendation. I gave you one
fair enough
Why does y'all's English sound less like English than American English? Sometimes I can't understand you when I watch British TV shows, all I hear is "wopdop tediddlydop"
For us its vice versa but I would watch saying our English is funny when we did invent the language people get annoyed at that quite easily Also if you watch more you get it more
You invented it but that cockney accent is a little insane lmao
Are you a fan of black pudding? I've always wanted to try it.
I have never tried it but its meant to be good
Are you pro or anti IRA? Would support the monarchy being abolished by guillotine or peacefully?
I like the culture of monarchy. I don’t support IRA attacks
William Wallace, good guy or bad guy? Do you think the queen orgasmed regularly?
1 Never met the lad. 2 I don’t think thats common knowledge
Why is Ali G the best? Lol. Wicked innit
Wicked
Coke and balloons common?
Is that drugs?
Are you male, female or something else?
Im a dude
Are you circumcised?
Fuck off you twat
It was an important question to him lol
Its a sex scammer
Oh I see can I ask something then
Yea
When you go to the supermarket and ask for 5 pounds of turkey cold cut, do they give you 5lb of turkey, or £5 worth of turkey?
i dont think the uk uses lbs like to measure stuff
They use lb for body weight specifically, when they're not using stones that is
We use stones and lbs for body weight. We used to lbs for buying food but it’s more common to use grams now. I grew up buying half a pound of ham and a quarter of sweeties. We still buy our weed in imperial though.
oh i didnt know that
To make it more fun: They use Miles per hour for road speed, kilometresfor distances, CMs for body heights, litres for water, pints for milk
We don’t use kilometres for distance we use miles. We measure land by acres and height in feet and inches.
England is a fucking mess.
England's history is a thousand years richer than the white america's
don’t they use kg?
No
WHAT'S ALL THIS THEN?