britvic

Well here's me I can talk for England but this new acquaintance of mine, well I had a job to get a word in edge way's it's all good though, funny yet rather sad after all this time, here's me looking forward to going home and at last I've found some one who can just pop round for a cuppa, not even having to get in the car

snowbunny

Then you'll look forward to coming home and telling her all about it.

Don't forget to ask her if there's something wanting!

TouristTrap

The Irishman and his Law have a lot to answer for

Glad you enjoyed it.

Texas Mom

Sounds like a blast, what I would do to not be able to get a word in edge ways! Make the most of the time you have with your new friend, she'll be able to email you and tell you what your old neighbors are up to It is a she isn't it .............????

danfan

Have fun, Britvic!

When I was in Newport News, I was aware that there were loads of Brits but I rarely met any *sniff*. A neighbor was English but she'd been here 60 years so not much in common!

Here, our town only has a population of 2,000 so none here. There is a Scottish woman whose kids go to the same school as mine in the next town & it's nice to talk to her. I can understand it being a PITA when you're in NY or something but when you're practically in the sticks and rarely hear another British accent, it's a real treat when you do!

cindyabs

While driving home from the DIY this afternoon, I saw a pickemup truck coming up behind me with a Union Jack license plate and a woman at the wheel. She went roaring past (I could tell she really enjoyed driving that big truck) and I saw she's from the same county AND had CLARETS on the rear plate. That means that she lives in my town, probably is from Lancashire but I've never seen her before.

The Weezer

I used to live in Highland Park, and in New Brunswick across the river. There were always Brits around, but I imagine it's due to the high concentration of universities, and the nearby train to NYC. You always seemed like a well educated lot. Your post makes me awful homesick - boy, can I go for some takeout from Shanghai Park on Raritan Ave.!

jumping doris

You can always phone me!

Duncan Roberts

I was in the CCU over the weekend. When I was having the initial talk from the nurse she asked where I was from so I said England. She then proceeded to tell me that her other patient was English and it is unusual for her to have any English patients let alone 2 at the same time. Seems that all the Cleveland Brits are on the East side but I guess there are a few on the West side.

Paul S

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cindyabs

Jeesum Crow-I saw ANOTHER gal (this time in an SUV) with the Union Jack on the front at our major town intersection. Suddenly there's a plethora of 'em. OR it could be the same person with multiple vehicles.

dbark

In our town of about 10,000 people, I know nine Brits, and five are good friends of mine, one my best friend! I agree with what others said, bumping into another Brit randomly means you probably don't have much in common, but I do love hearing a British accent when I'm out and about, and even on tv. There is a group of us Brits that get together for lunch once a month, and we talk about stuff like where you can buy British food (we don't have a Brit store anywhere near) - one lady has not been back to the UK since the 1970s, and really misses certain foods. We also share info such as cheapest air fares, how to renew passports, etc. and have held an annual Guy Fawkes firework party for the past three years. I think I'm the only one in the group that visits BE although I've tried to spread the word....

krizzy

We are the only ones in our Town that I know of...we had a few other Brits around this part of the Cape a few years ago...but they went home when their kids graduate early....I know of one very nice Brit on the Cape...she knows who she is.. ...but I don't hear a Brit accent much if at all around here....

Now in FL...that is a different story....I hear the Brit accent there more than a spanish one....

lolly

My son is stationed in Little Rock he has told me he has met lots of Brits around there. He went to the local hospital recently after a car accident, said it was so nice the nurse was from Yorkshire and the Doctor had trained in London

Ridski

I know at least five, plus a couple of Irish guys. Plus Englishmum, though we've never met, is a couple of towns over from me.

I totally understand the whole thing about Brits in NYC, though. I used to hang out with a big group of Brits, but had nothing in common with them at all. What made it worse was that many of them worked together so knew each other a lot better than I knew them, so they felt a bit cliquish to me. It was like being back in high school. After a while I realised they weren't inviting us out anymore, and I just lost interest in hanging out with them. Funniest thing is, there was one guy who was an American, who dating one of the girls in the group, and he was the most accessible one there, much easier to talk to than the Brits. Maybe that's just me, but I found i had more in common with them all the Brits put together.