I've seen this Tag floating around the Youtube and Blogging world for a few months now and - seeing as I'm British - thought it would a fun thing to take part in.
So here we go...
1. How many cups of tea do you have a day and how many sugars?
Oh dear. This isn't a good question to start off with. I know I'm going to sound like the worst British person ever... but I just don't like tea. *queue everyone gasping in horror and disbelief* I know, I know. It's such a British stereotype and I wish I could drink it but I just don't like the taste. Maybe I'll try some different fruit teas and then I can half jump on the tea bandwagon? If not, pass me the hot chocoalte!
2. Favourite part of your roast?
It's either got to be Yorkshire Puddings or Pigs In Blankets... Pigs In Blankets are generally only a Christmas thing, I'd say they're my ultimate favourite as it's always something to look forward to (as if there wasn't enough to be excited about at Christmas). But for every other month throughout the year, it's got to be Yorkshire Puddings with lots & lots of gravy!
3. Favourite dunking biscuit?
Now this might sound odd, but ever since I was little I've always loved dunking ginger biscuits into milk... I could easily work my way through half a packet (who am I kidding, whole packet) of these biscuits if there's a glass or two of milk to go with them.
4. Favourite quintessentially British pass time?
Going for lunch in a countryside pub. Despite living in a city now, I'm a country girl through and through. So there's nothing I love more than going to a traditional British Pub for lunch and a drink. Especially if it's during the summer and I can sit outside, enjoy my drink (probably cider.. keeping with the Britishness) and soak up the limited amount of sun we see here.
5. Favourite British word?
Hmm this is a tough one. Trying to think of all the things I say & what words are British is actually quite hard. One word that I think does sound very British though is the work Bloody. Not in the sense of the red stuff that flows through our veins.. but used to exaggerate something. Examples include; "That's Bloody Brilliant"... "Oh Bloody Hell"... I always just imagine it being said in a thick British accent.
6. Cockney rhyming slang?
Cockney rhyming slag is a London thing.. so as a country girl we it's not something I'd use. However the stereotypical Cockney Rhyming Slang I (& pretty much everyone else) know would be things like; Apple & Pairs - Stairs... Dog & Bone - Phone etc etc.
7. Favourite sweet?
Hmm I'm much more of chocolate lover opposed to sweets.. but if there are a few traditional sweets that I'd pick every time. These include childhood favourites like; pear drops, sherbet lemons and dib dabs ... but my favorite is probably rhubarb and custard sweets. Yummmmm.
8. What would your pub be called?
Knowing me I'd probably want to call my pub something girly and cute.. but I'm not sure people would come if it was too much.. So I think I'd have to tone it down and call my pub something like.. "The Kitten and String" ... (As you can see I'm not the best with names, it took me long enough to name this blog!)
9. No.1 British person?
How can you choose just one?! There have been/are so many great British people across all areas of work.. Winston Churchill, David Attenborough, J K Rowling, William Shakespeare, Florence Nightingale, David Tenant, Princess Diana, Stephen Hawkins, Emma Watson, Benedict Comberbatch,... and so many more. It's impossible to narrow this down.. As a nation, I think we have some pretty great people!
10. Favourite shop/restaurant?
Now I love the traditional British shops like Selfridge's, but if we're talking about a shop that I buy things from regularly, it would have to be the old faithful New Look. I'd have to say a large portion of my cloths/shoes/accessories come from New Look as it's a brand that rarely lets me down. My favourite British restaurant would have to be either Miller and Carter (a gorgeous stake house) or, a restaurant I'm loving right now, The Slug and Lettuce - a chain of bars across the UK that serve the yummiest burgers (they also serve 2 for 1 cocktails on Fridays.. Don't mind if I do). Otherwise, as I said earlier, it's got to be either a good old pub lunch or fish and chips.
11. What British song pops into your head?
Hmm the first two British song that pop straight to my head would have to be "All you need is love" by the Beatles and Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody. I don't think you can really get more traditionally British than the Beatles and Queen. However more modern British songs that pop to mind include, Mumford & Sons - Little Lion Man, Ellie Goulding - Burn and Oasis - Wonderwall.
12. Marmite?
Nope. Nope. Nope. It's not that I hate Marmite (I know, I know - "You either, love it or you hate it) but I just think there's something weird about the taste... and weird taste isn't usually something I look for in a food.
Hope you enjoyed this post.. It definitely made me feel pretty patriotic and proud to be British.
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