After the rather interestingly good defense the people had against my thought on Stephen Merchant I'm
now interested on people's view of Jack Whitehall. Also before you start calling me out I actualy don't mind Jack Whitehall even with the strange comedy he's been in.
Im kinda young and im thinking of doing online school bit when I was looking at subjects I only got 6. Google is giving me different answers? Also are English language and English literature 1 gcse or 2. Pls help im so confused
I’m an American booked on a Rick Steve’s tour in September 2026 which will take us to Glastonbury, Wells, Oxford and stone circles - as well as a walking tour of Roman baths in Bath. We are doing Stonehenge on our own one day. I booked us to arrive three days early and want to have some ideas of other places to visit. What are your recommendations? I’m so excited about this trip! thank you!
Anyone? What weird stuff did you take up during and after COVID?
For a story I'm working on...
I've got most of the general blood draw procedure down but according the NHS website, after pressure with cotton wool, they'll apply a plaster (what we call a Band-Aid in the US).
Seems like that wouldn't stick to your inner elbow?
What actually happens in practice?
Here in the US we use self-adhesive tape that wraps around the elbow.
Thanks in advance!
ETA: Thanks everyone, I think I have the info I need!! You all are amazing.
Hi everyone,
I’m a French-speaking student planning to apply for a PhD in London. During a conversation, a potential supervisor commented on my accent, which made me a bit worried.
Do you think having a non-native English accent could cause problems in UK universities or in daily life? Would it affect how people treat me or my academic experience?
Thank you!
I am from Germany and have to say popularity of soccer (upcoming worldchampionship) is decreasing more and more. It is still a mass event but more and more people opt out and dont care anymore. How is it in the UK?
Uk had many big brands in Audio equipment. But is having a set of audio systems ever a thing in the UK. Or it is just a small group of people who still enjoys it. There are still records fairs in major city in a monthly basis. But seems like I never come across someone that actually have a system at home for listening to music.
Hi everyone,
I’m a French-speaking student preparing to start a PhD in London soon. I want to improve my English as much as possible before I arrive, especially for academic discussions and presentations.
What methods helped you most when improving your English before studying or working in the UK? Any tips for sounding more natural and confident in academic settings would be really appreciated.
Thank you!
I’m having hard time understanding this concept. For example I’ve heard people say they have Irish grandparents, one Irish parent and one Scottish parent but they were born in England and so they identity as English. How is this possible if their only link is where they were born and their family roots are elsewhere? And what about children of Irish/Scottish immigrants and an English parent (so they would be half English) who do face some prejudice in England, how can they think of themselves as English when the people around them don’t?
Hello everyone, I'm from Turkey. I have experience with 5-axis CNC, CAD/CAM, and CMM. I used Hypermill for CAM and Solidworks for CAD, and I also have experience with 5-axis CNC. Lately, I've become interested in the UK because the conditions seem suitable for me. I'm aware of the permanent residency (ILR) process; the new 10-year immigration policy has been implemented, which isn't a problem for me because I want to support myself there. However, finding a sponsor is important. Is it possible for someone with CNC, CAD, CAM, and CMM knowledge to find a sponsor in the UK?
I thought it was delicious.
WTF....
Having a few vinos as you do....hit some tunes on u tube and looking for some new stuff....how hard is it to separate the AI stuff from originals....listening to some Quincy Jones and its Ai generated, never written or performed by him....
Not good....
I’m a Canadian travelling to London this October and would like some advice and recommendations for the best non-fraudulent Facebook groups and websites that have verified landlords with legitimate rooms and units available for short-term stay. Links would be appreciated.
I’ve already looked through Airbnb and VRBO but would like to see if there are other options as well.
I’m only staying for 3-5 nights this time around but will probably stay for a month during my second visit.
Ideally I’d like to stay in a high-rise condominium in Canary Wharf.
Also, how do I go about payment and signing an agreement and what are some risks I should be aware of?
Thanks in advance.
Watching various home renovations shows from the UK, I keep noticing when there is grass/lawn in backyards it’s often at least 10cm or more tall, and basically looking unkept. Here in Australia we are often out mowing the lawn at least once a week, less so in winter, but still it’s kept even and tidy.
Why is this?
I'm not against his as an actor but its his voice it irritates me and I always associate it Portal 2. What do you brits think of him?
As an Irish person there are some specific aspects of our beloved neighbours in Britain that seem very strange to me - not necessarily indicative of a broader strangeness but still very odd- like for example the imperative to organise people standing in a queue- I was at a work event in London recently and there were multiple people from the organisers employed simply to direct and organise how we queued up to register.
In Ireland people would just have spread out in a slightly haphazard fashion and approached the registration desk in an order that closely resembled the sequence in which they had originally arrived and everyone would have gotten looked after in due course.
In England it was apparently critically important that we all stood in double file and squashed up under the careful and highly technical direction of the organisers in an orderly and regimented fashion.
Edit- It has been an interesting discussion notwithstanding how negatively it has for some reason been received by some Brits (judging by the large number of downvotes).
And to clarify … there already was a queue. A perfectly orderly queue. I get queues.
Irish and British people queue similarly and respect the need to allow people who arrived ahead of you be attended to before you- except as I noted below in a busy pub in Ireland where getting served quickly is a bit of lottery- understand queuing at a bar is the social etiquette in the UK these days.
I understand and totally respect why they are necessary. It was the need for an army of queue managers to totally reorganise and marshal where everyone was standing in the already existing and very olderly queue like we were all about to parade in front of President Xi JinPing on May Day- that’s the bit I didn’t understand.
It just kind of baffled me (sincerely) and I wanted to explore it a little bit- I’m grateful for the engagement and responses- it probably points to the fact that despite many obvious things in common, Irish and British people have some significant but quite subtle differences.
And I’d probably have the view that the “average” level of manners is probably slightly higher in Britain than in Ireland without Irish people being particularly rude or lacking in manners either.