Things that I like from the UK!! (How bout u and the US)

Post by **_Mary** » Fri May 11, 2007 3:07 pm

Okay...

On TV
Primeval. http://primeval.itv.com/
Dr. Who (3rd series is brilliant)

Music

Kaiser Chiefs
Cold Play
Amy Winehouse is pretty good
Razorlight

Books

Children - Potter of course, but also
Pullman's trilogy (being made into a film I believe)

Adult - Bill Bryson, (okay I know he's American but his books make for a darn good read)

The West End

Les Miserables......and
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (great with Jason Donovan)

Places to see
Lake District
Cotswolds
The Highlands

I could go on.

I love Britain!!!

Post by **_The Nehor** » Fri May 11, 2007 3:27 pm

Agree with pretty much everything you said. Told God to said me to England on my Mission and he did which was nice.

I loved British comedy before I left but now that I know more of the local lingo it's much, much funnier.

Post by **_Who Knows** » Fri May 11, 2007 3:44 pm

The Nehor wrote:Agree with pretty much everything you said. Told God to said me to England on my Mission and he did which was nice.

I loved British comedy before I left but now that I know more of the local lingo it's much, much funnier.

Have you watched the british version of 'the office'? I think it's 10 times funnier than the US version. But hey, I lived in the UK for 8 years, so I 'get it'.

I showed an episode (i have both seasons on DVD) to a homegrown/never been out of the country american, and he just didn't get it at all, and thought it was horrible.

Post by **_silentkid** » Fri May 11, 2007 6:34 pm

My USA list

TV:
Lost
The Wire

Music:
Wilco
Calexico
Clutch

Books:
Cormac McCarthy
Don DeLillo

Places to See:
Pacific Grove/Monterey/Carmel California

Post by **_Bond...James Bond** » Fri May 11, 2007 6:41 pm

I'll do a USA list too, but here's my UK list:

--EPL soccer/football
--English music groups
--fish and chips
--The HP series (and before anyone says anything about them being lightweight kiddie books, I was 12 when the first one came out, so I've grown up with the series, and I'm freaking glad it's finally coming to an end)

Post by **_Blixa** » Fri May 11, 2007 6:49 pm

Mushy peas
Shandy
Cadbury Flake
My husband

Post by **_Who Knows** » Fri May 11, 2007 7:28 pm

Blixa wrote:Shandy

Aahhh, shandy. Good stuff. Train the young ones early.

Post by **_Mary** » Fri May 11, 2007 8:43 pm

Great responses!!!
Thanks...

Aaargh...I forgot the comedy.

Ricky Gervais comes from Reading which is my home town. (My first bf was friends with Kenneth Branagh from the local comprehensive....how's that for name dropping!)

Comedy though!!!

The Office is great
Katherine Tate is pretty darn good.

Kids over the country are repeating the mantra

Face....bothered.
Face....bothered.....am I bothered...am I bothered...I'm NOT bothered

This... http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/page11263.asp is fantastic! (and it really is Tony Blair...done for Comic Relief)

Little Britain is also good in part, but a little too naughty for my liking.

Mary

Post by **_Who Knows** » Fri May 11, 2007 8:59 pm

I know this isn't really from the UK, but when i lived there, we used to love watching 'neighbors'.

Oh, and 'bullseye', 'catchphrase' and 'top of the pops'. Just some other shows i remember.

Post by **_Mary** » Fri May 11, 2007 9:12 pm

Top of the Pops has finished now!!! (bit sad)

Neighbours is still popular. (When I was at college it was a daily routine for half the trainee teachers to meet in the common room to watch!!!)

If anyone is interested I just found some more Catherine Tate 'Lauren' sketches on You Tube.
I think they are hillarious!!!....and not too far from the truth!!

The French Oral, and the Periodic Table are highly recommended and worth a gander!!!

I don't know if it translates well to American Culture??!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxSSO1-zEq0

I was literally on the floor with the 'translator' sketch....

Mary