Originally Posted by lionheart

That's illegal. How do I copy them. I have a burner but you need 2 I think?

Originally Posted by lionheart

You know there is a shop in Santa Monica where you can rent British TV shows and buy food. There is also a British bakery, I spent $25 on pork pie, cockles, sausage rolls etc. They make their own............. I even bought a finger of fudge for my son. Let me know if you need the addresses?

Originally Posted by krizzy

They also show Porridge .........

Originally Posted by Sallyanne

I have been to a shop there that sells baked beans abd chocs, but have not seen the bakery. Addresses would be good, thanks.

Originally Posted by krizzy

I just found Hitch hikers...............and The Chronicles of Narnia.....do you remember that one.?
We have Coupling but I got bored with that after Jeff left...........

Originally Posted by lionheart

The Tudor House - On 2nd and Santa Monica Blvd - Tearoom, bakery and imported food.
The Continental Shop - On Wilshire Blvd/17th - DVD's, food, magazines, video rentals - watch the expiration date as some of his stuff can be dodgy.
Ye Olde Kings Head pub - On Santa Monica/ 2nd - pub and a twee giftshop
Brittania Pub - Santa Monica Blvd/3rd - not really British in feel but has fish & chips, beer etc.
O'Briens pub - On Wilshire/23rd - Irish 'style' pub.

Let me know if you need further directions etc.

Originally Posted by Celtic_Angel

I borrowed Chronicles of Narnia from the library after reading LW&W to the kids....who the heck cast Lucy?
they had hitchhikers on PBS...I'm not a fan but hubby enjoyed it...it looked really naff....actually after getting used to the glamour of American T.V all U.K shows look naff..like they have B grade film or something...and it's always raining on Eastenders

Originally Posted by Sallyanne

PS lionheart you are a long time expat who came here young, any hope for middle-aged me shaking off the British cravings?

Originally Posted by lionheart

I also have ' Darling buds of May' complete boxed set after catching the tail end of it on PBS years ago. Great series........... before KZJ turned into an LA rich bitch. My DVD collection also includes;

Mr Bean
World at War - The greatest documentary known to mankind
Only fools and Horses - Series 1 - 4?
Porridge - 1 to 3
The Fast Show 1 - 3?
League of Gentlemen 1 & 2
History of Britain - excellent
Upstairs Downstairs - Complete boxed set - watched 2 episodes
Cracker 1 & 2
Rumpole of the Bailey - classic!
Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin - Box set
Rising Damp - boxed set
Pheonix nights - you guessed it
I'm Alan Partridge 1 & 2
Trumpton, Camberwick Green Chigley - bought for my son
Open all hours -1 & 2
Alan Clarke - Boxed bleeding set!
The Goodies - Pure nostalgia
The Office - including the special
Some Mothers do ave em - dated
On the buses - box...........
Till Death do us part first series....................

and various British movies including Kes, The man in the white suit, Kind Hearts and Coronets, Billy Liar, Room at the top, A Kind of Loving, Goodbye Mr. Chips,Saturday Night and Sunday Morning and dozens more............
I have been here 18 years though, maybe I need to get out more???

Originally Posted by lionheart

Probably not........ It depends on you though. I think you have to make a conscious effort to ' let go'. It's so subjective. I think it would help if your spouses family are American as they might involve you with their immediate family. My wife is Finnish so we never really got into a huge circle of American friends, family etc., they always seem to come and go.........
It also depends on a lot of factors - personality, social life, interests, family.
Personally I attempted to let go but my closest friends here have always been British. I've been here 18 years and I have maybe 2 or 3 American friends which I am sure is at least partially my fault?
My experience has been that once the initial repetitive friendly questions such as Where you from? How long have you been here? Do you like it? etc etc. are have been posed Americans see you as a foreigner........... which you are. Its all about positivity here no room for whats viewed as negativity, what in the UK would be sarcasm, being down to earth or even a good old moan. Just my opinion.............

Originally Posted by lionheart

Probably not........ It depends on you though. I think you have to make a conscious effort to ' let go'. It's so subjective. I think it would help if your spouses family are American as they might involve you with their immediate family. My wife is Finnish so we never really got into a huge circle of American friends, family etc., they always seem to come and go.........
It also depends on a lot of factors - personality, social life, interests, family.
Personally I attempted to let go but my closest friends here have always been British. I've been here 18 years and I have maybe 2 or 3 American friends which I am sure is at least partially my fault?
My experience has been that once the initial repetitive friendly questions such as Where you from? How long have you been here? Do you like it? etc etc. are have been posed Americans see you as a foreigner........... which you are. Its all about positivity here no room for whats viewed as negativity, what in the UK would be sarcasm, being down to earth or even a good old moan. Just my opinion.............