How have you been treated here as a Brit?
#16
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Both in SC and IN the only comments we got were "We love your accent" and "I would love to visit Scotland or London" No one seems to give a whopping funt where we are from.
#17
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Yes, it's weird how the UK seems to consist of two countries - London and Scotland. I just don't get why Wales (or NI, for that matter) doesn't seem to exist in the US public consciousness.
#18
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If anyone asks where we lived before leaving the UK I have learnt to say "Just outside London". Well it is about an hour on the train on a good day so I guess I am half right.
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My son's daycare teacher insists I say "Harry Potter" for her.
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London = UK. Not sure how they actually picture the country. One great mass of cobblestones and fog?
Americans with other national backgrounds often express surprise that I would want to come here, and are more critical of the US.
Americans with other national backgrounds often express surprise that I would want to come here, and are more critical of the US.
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I have met a lot of people in my travels and 99% are incredibly nice.
The only bad experience I had was with some relations of our friends in Indiana.
They lived in the sticks and us coming to their small town was a big commotion. People we met would say "OH you are the british guys?!" and I think that made them jealous and in turn, quite defensive. Nothing bad happened but they just had a funny attitude compared to everyone else.
The only bad experience I had was with some relations of our friends in Indiana.
They lived in the sticks and us coming to their small town was a big commotion. People we met would say "OH you are the british guys?!" and I think that made them jealous and in turn, quite defensive. Nothing bad happened but they just had a funny attitude compared to everyone else.
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I have met a lot of people in my travels and 99% are incredibly nice.
The only bad experience I had was with some relations of our friends in Indiana.
They lived in the sticks and us coming to their small town was a big commotion. People we met would say "OH you are the british guys?!" and I think that made them jealous and in turn, quite defensive. Nothing bad happened but they just had a funny attitude compared to everyone else.
The only bad experience I had was with some relations of our friends in Indiana.
They lived in the sticks and us coming to their small town was a big commotion. People we met would say "OH you are the british guys?!" and I think that made them jealous and in turn, quite defensive. Nothing bad happened but they just had a funny attitude compared to everyone else.
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Yes England is part of London, as is Paris apparently.