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Laura G Sweeney - يونيو 12, 2019

I’m an American who descended from British and Irish people. I would say that we have similar expectations in the United States. The main difference is that we get straight to the point when it comes to gathering information. I am amazed to read about the cultural similarities between Brits and Americans of British descent.

Shirley Bruce - يونيو 12, 2019

Hello, I have a friend, Patricia, who moved here to Calgary, Canada with her family in 1981, I met her shortly after. We became fast friends. She didn’t know much about Canada, they came for her husband to get a job, he had dual citizenship. So I took her shopping, taught her about the money etc. We’d laugh all the tome, because of some of the slang words we both had, Well one day I lent her my car, she had to go home and her husband was out of town. Long story short, she ran out of gas, stopped on the road, not used to driving on the right side, didn’t know where anything was in the car, big older model. A policeman stopped and asked her what was wring, She said the car just stopped, I don’t know why. He said put your lights on, but she didn’t know where they were, finally found them. He said open the hood, she didn’t know what that was, (Bonnet) He said I will push you to the gas station, I think you are out of gas. She was terrified, Anyway, he did push her to the pump. But she had no money for gas. She prayed there was enough on the Visa card to get a little gas, But she didn’t know where to put it. No one could figure it out, and she was panicking. Finally someone came along and said look under the license plate. Sure enough, she pumped in some gas, went to pay and thank god there was enough to pay. When she got back, she just looked at me and said “I am going to kill you” Well, when she told the story, in her English Accent, we just died laughing. I didn’t know the gas guage quit working. Her husband ended up owning his own business, and left my friend and his kids, and took off with his secretary. She stayed in Canada, and we have stayed close for 38 years now. Last September she took me to England and we stayed with her sister, who lives in Ampthill, near Luton, for 2 weeks. I had the time of my life. I love History, and the old buildings, etc, They took me everywhere, Flying around those roundabouts, on the left side of the road, scared me. We went to the Isle of Wight, and stayed at her cousin’s Bed and Breakfast, spent a day in London, and toured Buckingham Palace, the Highlight of my life. I loved England, I hope I get the chance to go back. I want to see more. We attended a very old church, and I loved the grocery stores, and Marks and Spencers and the tube train. And of course the Fish and Chips, and Cream cakes. Tea and Scones. I recognize alot of British products from the grocery stores, and what she buys. I always thought it was strange that the eggs in the stores weren’t refrigerated! Would love more English chocolate! My friend is like family to me.!! Everyone in England that I met, asked me what my accent was, I laughed, and said’I don’t have an accent, but they said “oh yes, you do!” Made me laugh!!

David John Phillips - يونيو 12, 2019

Excellent advice, but might I add that we are also, often, sticklers for correctness. Something is either unique, or it is not, it cannot be “very” unique. Also, Yorkshire and Mars have capital letters. Otherwise, keep up the good work!