3 things that typify the English, tea , football and moaning about the weather!!!

mentor wrote:yea tea definitely

football...yeuk

weather...no such thing as "bad weather" just the "wrong clothes"

heavenlyfatheragain wrote:

mentor wrote:yea tea definitely

football...yeuk

weather...no such thing as "bad weather" just the "wrong clothes"

trouble is you need at least three sets of clothes to step outside in England..

Vicar of Dibley wrote:football its boring .

veya_victaous wrote:swearing, sun shine, good food stolen from others so I guess multiculturalism    

heavenlyfatheragain wrote:

Vicar of Dibley wrote:football its boring .

you can't say that......

eddie wrote:Being English is about quaint country gardens, roast dinners (which I detest), rain and people moaning about the rain, the seaside, lazy Sunday's, the Salvation Army, beautifully spoken language, real tea made in a pot, coffee with real cream, pie and mash (which looks gross), cricket and football, Christmas without snow but always hoping there will be, sunburn and holidays in August, cream teas with scones and jam, beautiful rolling countryside, James Bond, market stalls and apples.......

That's my take on England.

Ben_Reilly wrote:

heavenlyfatheragain wrote:

eddie wrote:Being English is about quaint country gardens, roast dinners (which I detest), rain and people moaning about the rain, the seaside, lazy Sunday's, the Salvation Army, beautifully spoken language, real tea made in a pot, coffee with real cream, pie and mash (which looks gross), cricket and football, Christmas without snow but always hoping there will be, sunburn and holidays in August, cream teas with scones and jam, beautiful rolling countryside, James Bond, market stalls and apples.......

That's my take on England.

I think you have covered it, you could add morris dancers and folk music, village carnivals....

eddie wrote:

heavenlyfatheragain wrote:

I think you have covered it, you could add morris dancers and folk music, village carnivals....

Ah Morris dancers lol and village 'jumble sales'

Eilzel wrote:From what I'm hearing the weather in Britain is the hottest it has been in forever

Eilzel wrote:From what I'm hearing the weather in Britain is the hottest it has been in forever

eddie wrote:

Eilzel wrote:From what I'm hearing the weather in Britain is the hottest it has been in forever

Yes and when you have a sticky toddler running around shouting "I'm a bumblebeeeeee....chase me mummy!" It feels even hotter

heavenlyfatheragain wrote:

eddie wrote:

Eilzel wrote:From what I'm hearing the weather in Britain is the hottest it has been in forever

Yes and when you have a sticky toddler running around shouting "I'm a bumblebeeeeee....chase me mummy!" It feels even hotter

lol...don't you just love kids...

eddie wrote:

Eilzel wrote:From what I'm hearing the weather in Britain is the hottest it has been in forever

Yes and when you have a sticky toddler running around shouting "I'm a bumblebeeeeee....chase me mummy!" It feels even hotter

Vicar of Dibley wrote:eddie my son was here yesterday with our grandson and  it is true you feel hotter running after them in this weather. Thing is even though they are playing you still need to know what they are doing and i feel i am constantly up and down checking on him lol

eddie wrote:

Vicar of Dibley wrote:eddie my son was here yesterday with our grandson and  it is true you feel hotter running after them in this weather. Thing is even though they are playing you still need to know what they are doing and i feel i am constantly up and down checking on him lol

I know!
By the time she went to bed I was knackered! She, however, was still full of beans and sat playing in her bed with every doll she possessed!

eddie wrote:

Vicar of Dibley wrote:eddie my son was here yesterday with our grandson and  it is true you feel hotter running after them in this weather. Thing is even though they are playing you still need to know what they are doing and i feel i am constantly up and down checking on him lol

I know!
By the time she went to bed I was knackered! She, however, was still full of beans and sat playing in her bed with every doll she possessed!