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Originally posted by BlackpoolmadBritain invented the modern roundabout, which is quite brilliant and very very very slowly starting to take hold in the usually quite insular U.S. Empire (where a good idea tends to get immediately discarded as soon as it's learned that it came from another country). 20 years ago there were none, and now there are about 3000 in all.
1. Britain is NOT one country, it is England, Scotland and Wales, that's three countries.
99% of British people say they are from one of these countries and rarely say they are from Britain. "I am from Scotland" or I am from Wales etc...
2. There is more than 2 accents in Britain. In fact every town and city has a different accent. Fleetwood is 5 mi .
9. Why do you miss u's out of words like colour and honour?
Any questions? 🙂
Originally posted by SoothfastWe are called "Limey's" because of sailors eating limes to combat scurvy (vitamin C deficiency ) many moons ago . Now, if we are calling people/nations after food that they were asssociated with ,we will have to call you Americans ..Doughnuts !
"Limey Land"
There. Done.
Nice ring to it ..Doughnuts !!
Originally posted by phil3000Sausage fingers.
We are called "Limey's" because of sailors eating limes to combat scurvy (vitamin C deficiency ) many moons ago . Now, if we are calling people/nations after food that they were asssociated with ,we will have to call you Americans ..Doughnuts !
Nice ring to it ..Doughnuts !!
Yes, we should call our cousins Doughnuts. Very funny reply.
And lime was used to preserve food on long journeys.
It probably took 3, or 4 weeks to get to USA and fridge freezers weren't invented in 1714 🙂