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I'm a proud iPhone owner and love keeping Anglophile stuff at my fingertips on my phone. I've been testing out apps for some time now and I think it's a good time talk about my 10 best iPhone apps for Anglophiles. Top 10 Best iPhone Apps for Anglophiles NetNewsWire This isn't an Anglophile apps … [Read more...]
It's the ultimate Anglophile dream: living and working the UK. Unfortunately, in the current economic climate, this dream will be even harder to achieve for Anglophiles looking to hop across the pond and it bloody well pisses me off. Because of my Anglophilia disease, not a day goes by where I … [Read more...]
A Beginner's Guide to British Pubs: The pub is a very important aspect of British life and it can be very confusing place for foreigners to navigate. Well, I found this pretty cool guide that fills you in on the British pub etiquette and knowledge you'll need to not look like a fool in a British … [Read more...]
This really cool video was featured on Boing Boing today and it shows a time lapse picture of all the activity surrounding Abbey Road during the day. There are obviously multitudes of tourist re-enacting the famous Beatles cover, much to the annoyance of drivers trying to get on with their … [Read more...]
Most hardcore Anglophiles should already know this, but it never hurts to have a refresher. What exactly makes up the United Kingdom, Britain, Great Britain, etc? A lot of people lump Ireland together with the rest of the UK and with that, they are doing a disservice to the Irish. Credit goes … [Read more...]
There are some aspects of British life that I just can't quite wrap my head around. It isn't in my nature to call things good or bad, just... different. Here is my list of the top ten things in Britain that I find very peculiar. I will let you be the judge. 1. No outlets in the bathroom This is … [Read more...]
I'm going to be in the minority amongst my fellow Anglophile bloggers, but I liked The Anglo Files: A Field Guide to the British by Sarah Lyall. This book came out late last year and I got it for Christmas from my wife, who suffers through my Anglophilia with an understanding that borders on … [Read more...]
I live just two blocks away from the town centre, a statement sure to confuse everyone as the Brits don't know what a "Block" is and Americans don't tend to use the term "Town Center" on a routine basis. (For some reason, I can only imagine it being used in a military context: "Captain, the … [Read more...]
There seemed to be a strong response to my discussion of language and accents last week so I decided to expound on that a bit more. When I moved here I realized that I had two choices. I could either try and most likely fail to pick up the local dialect as quickly as possible or else I could be … [Read more...]
Most Anglophiles know that the Queen isn't just the Head of State of Britain. She's also the Head of State of 16 countries around the world, most former colonies that haven't shed that last vestige of colonialism. One of those countries is Australia and there is a movement afoot to kick the Queen … [Read more...]
I was unsure what to write about this week since there seem to be so many things going on, and none of them related to one another. Last week started with many in the construction and manufacturing trades going on strike, my father-in-law was on strike from his construction job and my … [Read more...]
Photo of the Peppercorn Tornado from Flickr Filed under the 'Only in Britain' Banner. According to the Times Online recently, a brand new steam engine has had it's final tests and is ready to roll on Britain's mainline rails. What's odd about this is that they simply don't make steam trains … [Read more...]
In the odd news of the week comes an interesting tidbit from the AP newswire that says the English city of Birmingham has unilaterally decided to drop the venerable possessive apostrophe from all it's streets signs. Their reasoning? Apparently, they think the apostrophe is confusing and old … [Read more...]
When you first arrive in the UK, everything is, quite naturally, different. The early days of your visit are filled with the exciting sounds of unfamiliar accents and the pleasing presence of alien surroundings. Soon, however, these fade into the background hum of daily life, and then the real … [Read more...]
Apparently, there is a town in Northern England that would rather be a part of southern Scotland. From the Wikinews Article: Two recent polls have shown that the residents of the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, England would prefer to live in Scotland. Located 57 miles from Edinburgh, Scotland and … [Read more...]
The Septic's Companion by Chris Rae is a brilliant little book. The first third of the book is about British culture and answers some pretty interesting questions that the average Anglophile probably has about Britain. The rest of the book is dictionary of British Terms and they're meanings. It's … [Read more...]
The Monty Python troupe made news a few months ago by releasing a cavalcade of clips for free on YouTube in order to nip piracy in the bud and root out all the bad quality clips. In viewership terms, it was a fantastic move, with the official videos becoming the preferred way to share clips of … [Read more...]
Yet another classic British Comedy is being imported to the US. Absolutely Fabulous is being remade by Fox. You know the network with a great track record of successful quality shows. I really don't get why US TV studios continually try to remake a British classics. Why not, I don't know, just air … [Read more...]
One of the first posts that I wrote for this blog was about Famous Anglophiles. It also happens to be one of the most visited pages on this site. So, after watching the feeds for a few months, I've managed to cobble together another list of Famous Anglophiles. I was surprised at some of the names … [Read more...]
There was an article in the New York Times recently about the propensity of the Brits to give geographic locations unintentionally humorous names. The article was filed from the unfortunately named Crapstone, England. A list of Funny British Place names featured in the article: Crapstone Pratts … [Read more...]
Here's the scenario: you're fortunate enough to be in Britain over the holidays. Your host tells you there is a traditional Christmas play being performed at the local theatre. And you go. What you find is a play in search of a plot with dialogue delivered at the expense of local, … [Read more...]
I have been a resident of the UK for nearly 6 months, and although in comparison to my first weeks here I have definitely come very far, I still have so many things to assimilate to. Thinking back to my very first day here, I felt thrust right into the thick of it. After our wedding my husband … [Read more...]
I wanted to share this really cool London photoblog with you guys. I'm a sucker for daily photoblogs. This one is something I've never seen before, it's a daily photoblog of London shop fronts. While this may sound kind of boring, actually it's not. Many small London shops have very colorful and … [Read more...]
I came across this really cool video earlier today. Did you know that the largest printing plant in the world is in England? News International, the media conglomerate owned by billionaire tyrant Rupert Murdoch, operates this massive plant in the London suburb of Wapping. This plant churns out the … [Read more...]
Even more fantastic news for Anglotopia! We now have a second American expat living in the UK who is going to write a weekly column! His name is Mike Harling and many of you may already know him from his already successful blog, Postcards from Across the Pond as well as his book of the same … [Read more...]
The Wikipedia is a continual source of entertainment for the wayward Anglophile. Anything you want to know about Anglophile matters, you can usually find easily. The link I'm sharing today, is a page that lists the almost entire order of succession on the British Throne. That's right. All 1500 … [Read more...]
Hello, fellow Anglophiles! My name is Lisa Coulson and I was born and raised in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan. My search for a job outside of the automotive industry led me to Chicago, Illinois where one night in an English pub I met my husband - a sailor in the British Royal Navy from the … [Read more...]
Growing up, I loved playing with Legos. I loved building contraptions and cool buildings. I still love Legos and my wife has been known to buy me a Lego set for Christmas or my birthday. Well, I'm not the only adult who loved Legos. There are whole communities on the web dedicated to building your … [Read more...]
Picture from Ibontxo on Flickr I was browsing some Expat forums recently and came across an interesting thread. It asked the question: What do you wish you knew about Britain before you moved there? There were some pretty interesting nuggets of information I thought I'd share with all of you. I'm … [Read more...]
The Anglophile Link Directory is one of the most traffic pages on the site, but it's still not very full of links. Anyone can submit links to the directory and it's not hard at all. Let's make this directory the best and only Anglophile link directory out there! So, please dust off those old … [Read more...]
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