Until you take in a fair amount of both cultures, it’s hard to overlook just how many language differences there are between the US and UK. Some words are different in big and obvious ways, like candyfloss and cotton candy or aubergine and eggplant. Others are basically the same, but with slightly different spellings or …
Read more12 Words With Slightly Different Meanings in British English & US English
Nearly every Anglophile will eventually encounter HP Sauce. Whether you’ve travelled to England and spotted it on a restaurant table, heard it mentioned in a television show, or noticed it in the British goods section of a local shop, it’s all over the place. Gilbert O’Sullivan even sings about it in the song “As Long …
Read moreWhat is HP Sauce? A Guide to Brown Sauce + HP Sauce Trivia
The Brits around here may be a bit mystified by this post, but bear with us because it’s a topic that comes up from time to time in emails and our Facebook groups. If you’ve travelled in the UK or watched a lot of British television, you may have encountered a mysterious substance called “salad …
Over on our British TV site, one of the questions that comes up fairly regularly is this: What is an allotment? As often as it comes up, we figured it would be a good idea to write a short post on the topic. What is an Allotment? We’ll start with the basics. An allotment is …
Seeing that we’ve done a post on the 7 Cities of Scotland, we thought it only right that we move on into England to take a look at the country’s 51 cities. Keep in mind that in the UK, cities are not defined by skyscrapers and multi-million person metro areas. Instead, it’s a status granted …
Acorn TV recently filmed a TV adaptation of the Whitstable Pearl mystery series, and its Whitstable, Kent setting is a location you don’t often see in British TV shows. To celebrate the new series, we thought it would be fun to share a little more about the town of Whitstable, along with a photographic walk …
Read moreLovely Photos of the Seaside Town of Whitstable, England (+Virtual Walk)
Whether you’re researching a possible trip to London or you just want to do a bit of armchair travelling, there are loads of great travel shows to help you get a sense of what it’s like. We’re firm believers in doing your research and figuring out what YOU want to see, not what old guidebooks …
Whether you’re talking about cities or countries, states or towns, most places have some kind of name for the people who live there. People who live in Ireland are Irish, people from London are Londoners, and so on. Those place-related names are called demonyms (not to be confused with nicknames). For the most part, demonyms …
Read more113 of the Most Interesting Demonyms for British Towns & Cities
It’s been a strange year, and all over the world, Christmas markets have been cancelled. While most of us know it’s the right thing to do to help more people survive and prevent hospitals from becoming overloaded, it’s certainly not the fun choice. Instead of moping around, though, we thought we’d take a look at …
Read moreUnbelievably Festive Photos of Bath, England’s Christmas Market
This is part one of a two-part post on the best British snacks. Today, we’ll cover cakes, biscuits, and crisps – and next time, we’ll talk sweets. For each item, we’ve included links to where you can get them if you want to give them a try. Sweet British Snacks As any fan of …