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[alicephilippa]

QUESTIONS FOR THE ENGLISH - NON-UK BASED AMERICANS [are not] WELCOME

1]Do you prefer to drink PG tips or sainsburys own tea?
Neither. Loose tea from a tea/coffee specialist retailer

2]When was the last time you watched TOTP?
Sometime in the 1980's

3] Have you ever been to a pub?
Yes. Have spend far too much time in pubs over the years,

4] Have you ever drunk cider in a park?
No

5] Have you ever customised you school uniform?
No

6] Have you ever spent over £10 a week topping up your mobile?
No. I spend maybe £30pa on my PAYG mobile.

7] Have you ever shopped at aldi/lidl/netto?
Yes. Only for occasional weekly special items.

10] When did you start to go out clubbing?
only in the last few years.

11] Have you ever laughed at kids with 'free lunch' meal tokens?
No. I was one of them.

12] Do you call your mum by her first name?
No. Mum, or Mother

13] Have you ever shopped at New Look?
No.

14] How much are you willing to spend on a pair of shoes?
Depends on what I'm buying. Walking boots maybe £100+, sandals and other shoes £25.

15] Have you ever played a game of cricket?
Yes.

16] Did you like to play rounders at school?
Yes.

17] Have you ever been made to do P.E in your underwear because you forgot you kit?
No.

18] What's your favourite flavour of crisps?
I don't eat crisps very often.

19] Do you eat fish and chips regularly or have them wrapped in newspaper?
No.

20] What do you order from McDonalds?
Nothing. Vile place and food.

21] Do you think £5.50 is a lot to go see a film at the pictures?
Yes, it's only £4 in town

22] Do you drive or own a car?
No.

23] What did you do for your 'sweet 16th'?
Nothing I can remember.

24] What's your favoured alcoholic drink?
At present I don't drink, but it used to be good single malt whisky.

25] What do you see when you look to the right?
Sheffield United FC stadium out of the office window.

26] What do you see when you look to the left?
Shelving with spare IT kit.

27] Are you friends with a chav?
No.

29] Where would you class yourself at school?
A grammar school kid.

30] Do you think we should bring back the £1 note?
No

31] Do you think we should convert to the euro?
No

32] Do you agree with the royal family?
Yes, on some things.

33] Have you ever been to London?
Yes

34] Blackpool?
No

35] Ireland or Scotland?
Yes.

36] Ever watched a football, rugby or a cricket match on TV or in real life?
Yes

37] How much do you get paid a month?
That's mine and no-one else's business!

38] Do you listen to radio one?
No - Radio 4 or Planet Rock.

39] Do you have sky TV?
No

40] Do you have a bulldog tattooed to your arm?
No

41] Do you say phrases like 'safe', 'innit', 'bloody', 'bugger' etc?
Not "safe" or "innit", but I do swear sometimes.

42] Been in the channel tunnel?
No

42] Been to the 'cheap man's' Disney World in France?
No

43] Where have you been on your school trips?
School: assorted field centres in Northumberland and Cumbria.
Uni: Newmarket, Samur, and Dublin

44] Do your parents have a school photo in their purse/wallet?
No

45] How many pairs of trousers do you own?
4, probably. Several pairs of shorts. Prefer skirts TBH.

46] ...and underwear?
Lots

47] Have you ever been to the bookies/made a bet?
Yes

48] Where do you do your food shopping?
Never Tesco unless it is a last resort. Supermarkets: Waitrose or Sainsbury. But I use local greengrocers and butchers as much as possible.

49] Where is an average weekend spent?
At home

50] ARE YOU PROUD TO BE BRITISH?
In some ways, But I don't like where this country is headed (that's a whole other rant).