Photo: Chait Goli

What not to say in London?

10 Things You Should Never Say To a British Person “I love British accents!” ... “I can do the best British accent.” ... “Oh, you're from London!” ... “Oh, you're from Europe!” ... “Cheers, mate!” ... “My great-grandmother was British!” ... “Ohmaigaaad I could listen to you talk all day.” ... “Do you live in a castle?” More items...

matadornetwork.com - 10 Things You Should Never Say To a British Person - Matador Network

What amount of money triggers a suspicious activity report?

Dollar Amount Thresholds – Banks are required to file a SAR in the following circumstances: insider abuse involving any amount; transactions...

Last updated Sep 29, 2020

Does the spread matter who wins?

For example, with a 4-point spread, the favorite team must win by more than 4 points for bettors to get paid. Conversely, the underdogs can lose by...

Last updated May 27, 2022

Make Your Bookie Cry And Pull The Hair By Generating $23,187

Promotion

1. “I love British accents!”

I’ll begin with my biggest bugbear. Let me just give a quick geography lesson here. Great Britain (or, rather, the United Kingdom) is made up of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. All of these countries have very distinct national characteristics and very different accents. Within these countries there are even further variances in accent. Like, huge variances. A person from Glasgow will sound absolutely nothing like a person from London. There is no such thing as a “British accent.” Tell us instead that you like our accent, and don’t insult us by instantly letting on you know nothing about our country and culture.

2. “I can do the best British accent.”

This is a bad move for two reasons. As stated above, “British” accents don’t exist. For that very reason, your version probably isn’t very good — think Anne Hathaway in “One Day” when she somehow managed to mix a heavy Yorkshire accent with elocution-lesson English (appalling). Also, the novelty of hearing an American bark “tea and crummmmpets!” at you like it’s the funniest thing you’ll ever hear tends not to be the funniest thing you’ll ever hear when you’ve heard it several times in one evening.

3. “Oh, you’re from London!”

Maybe your victim is in fact from London and you’re very good at guessing. But that would be like me hearing you were from America and then immediately assuming you were from New York, when actually you hail from a backwater in North Dakota. Stick with “the UK,” “Britain,” or, if you’ve really been doing your homework, “England”/”Scotland” (or whatever else you can discern — you’ll score several points for specific counties).

4. “Oh, you’re from Europe!”

The UK is not Europe. Well, okay, technically yes it is part of Europe — but it’s also not. Not to us. We’re pretty proud of our poky little island, and we don’t tend to lump ourselves in with mainland Europe. We’re British, thank you very much, not European.

5. “Cheers, mate!”

This is very closely linked to point #2. But “cheers, mate” is, without doubt, the most irksome. Why? Because every other person we meet will invariably drop it into conversation. And we cringe. Every. Single. Time. Just…don’t do it. Rise above.

6. “My great-grandmother was British!”

It’s not that this is annoying; it’s just kind of irrelevant. One thing I noticed in the US was that you guys all seem to be very aware of your family tree; aside from being ‘Murican on the face of it, you know your roots, where your family come from, and you like talking about it. Now, much as I think this is fascinating, you must understand that in Britain we kind of don’t care about that sort of thing. Unless we are very closely descended from a family of immigrants, our cultural ties to our ancestors are generally nonexistent. No offence, but I’m just not bothered if you have some British lineage somewhere down the line — unless it turns out you’re a secret descendant of the Tudor family or something, but that is unlikely.

Who is the richest UFC fighter?

Conor McGregor Conor McGregor is the highest-paid UFC fighter. Twenty different fighters have at least $5 million in career earnings. ... Anderson...

Last updated May 19, 2020

What is a Brady cop?

Police officers who have been dishonest are sometimes referred to as "Brady cops." Because of the Brady ruling, prosecutors are required to notify...

Last updated Nov 9, 2020

Promotion

7. “Ohmaigaaad I could listen to you talk all day.”

Is there anything more awkward than having someone look at you with pure adoration and tell you they could listen to you forever? Not really. Our awkward British dispositions aren’t programmed to cope with the simplest of compliments, so direct and unwarranted declarations of love from strangers are just painfully cringe-inducing.

8. “Do you live in a castle?”

9.9999 times out of 10, the answer is no. Don’t bother.

9. “You drink in Britain? But you do it in a classy way, right?” I have legitimately been asked this question, and although the girl who spoke these now infamous words is one of my best friends, I still cringe when I think about this. Here’s another nugget of cultural wisdom for you about the UK: We drink a lot. In fact, we are renowned around Europe for being disgusting, binge-drinking louts. Save yourself the embarrassment if you’re even curious about what British drinking habits are like. FYI: We go hard, we’re disgusting, and we drink a lot of hard cider. Not classy at all.

10. “What is a crumpet?”

The trouble here, apart from the question becoming so repetitive, is that I just don’t know how to describe a crumpet. My befuddled on-the-spot answers have included “like some kind of bread with holes in it” and “kind of like a pancake but really fat and holey.” Spare your British friend/crush/stranger from accurately describing the world’s most confusing carbohydrate, and do your research instead. And if you really want to impress us, make some yourself (recipe here), because crumpets are distressingly hard to come by in your average American supermarket.

matadornetwork.com - 10 Things You Should Never Say To a British Person - Matador Network

What is the cursed hand in poker?

The dead man's hand, a legendary "cursed" poker hand usually depicted as consisting of the ace of spades, ace of clubs, eight of spades and eight...

Last updated Jan 5, 2020

How long does it take to go from a 500 to a 700 credit score?

The time it takes to increase a credit score from 500 to 700 might range from a few months to a few years. Your credit score will increase based on...

Last updated Aug 14, 2020

Promotion

Is set over set always a cooler?

Set over set is where two players both make three of a kind using a pocket pair in the hole. In Hold'em this is often considered a 'cooler'...

Last updated May 10, 2018

Promotion

Which betting sites payout straight away?

Best Payout Betting Sites 2022 Ladbrokes Fast Withdrawal. Quick Same Day Payout with EWallets. ... Coral Fast Withdrawal. Fastest Gambling Payouts....

Last updated May 9, 2018