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Comment on Anglophile 101: Massive Listing of British Themed Stores In the USA – British Groceries and Gifts in America by Craig

Craig — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:41:50 +0000

Sorry, all the websites are cut off in my comment. The last one was http://www.scottishgourmetusa.com

Comment on Anglophile 101: Massive Listing of British Themed Stores In the USA – British Groceries and Gifts in America by Craig

Craig — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:31:50 +0000

A few more in New Jersey:
The British Connection in Absecon
Through the Looking Glass in Smithville NJ,
Cameron’s Market in Brick (Scottish, also sells online)

and finally, while it’s Scottish and only an online store, they have very nice stuff:

Comment on Brit TV Preview: Case Histories with Jason Isaacs Returns by Stefanie

Stefanie — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:57:42 +0000

What good news! I loved the first season when it was on PBS in the US. Jason Isaacs did a great job with the complex character of Jackson Brodie. Can’t wait until it comes to the States!

Comment on Scotland Alert: Win a Trip to Scotland to Explore the Highlands! by Jonathan

Jonathan — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:03:19 +0000

You click the link at the bottom in BIG BOLD LETTERS at the bottom of our article that says: CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO ENTER!!!

Comment on Scotland Alert: Win a Trip to Scotland to Explore the Highlands! by Nellie Graham Lowry

Nellie Graham Lowry — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:58:18 +0000

Where does one sign up for this free trip?
I could not find it even on the Visit Scotland website. Thanks,

Comment on Desktop Wallpaper: London, Thames and St Paul’s – Tired of London, Tired of Life by katie

katie — Sat, 18 May 2013 15:17:16 +0000

I’m sure we’ve each taken some great photos of England, perhaps have us submit a favorite photo of a famous landmark in the UK. great idea to have a desktop/wallpaper/monthly calendar. thanks for posting.

Comment on Random Observations from Last Trip to Britain or Why British Toilets Are Better by Sally

Sally — Sat, 18 May 2013 10:31:56 +0000

Cold medicine tip: stuff made with psuedoephredine is still available in the US but its kept behind the pharmacy counter. No prescription needed – just ask he pharmacist for it and show ID (they have to track how much you buy). The new formulations available on the shelf (made with with phenylepherine) definitely don’t work as well.

Comment on The Fiver: Five Oldest Pubs in the United Kingdom by Nicole

Nicole — Sat, 18 May 2013 10:04:08 +0000

A grammatical point: I’ m not sure about America English, but in the original version, pictures are hung, people are hanged according to the Oxford English Dictionary.

Comment on Culture: Top 12 Things Britain Does Better than America… that just make sense by Jake

Jake — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:59:51 +0000

A Salt and Battery, in NYC, is the best I’ve found in the US. The owners are ex-pat Brits, and do it right. http://www.asaltandbattery.com/menu

Comment on What Would Henry VIII and Other Historical Figures Look Like Today? by Concetta

Concetta — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:41:13 +0000

I thought so too! And Henry looks like restauranteur (and Chopped judge) Scott Conant.

Comment on The Fiver: Five Oldest Pubs in the United Kingdom by Martha Coyne

Martha Coyne — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:31:43 +0000

Visited Ye Olde Jerusalem about 12 years ago, and seem to remember we sat in the courtyard where there were the most gorgeous fuschias I have ever seen against the old stone walls.Wonderful trip. Despite the name (married to Irish) I’m of English/Welsh descent and an ardent Anglophile. However, like John, we live in North Carolina!

Comment on British English: The Top 50 Most Beautiful British Insults by georgie

georgie — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:26:25 +0000

Loving all these additions. Home in bucks we had minging (adj) a lot for horrid stuff. loads of great stuff coming off ‘the inbetweeners’, if you’re not faint-hearted watch it for a scary-accurate depiction of british teenage lads! cluuunge!!! i also love ‘sponner’ (n) from the midlands for an idiot, or ‘cock off’ for go away. Munter also means an ugly person.

Comment on The Fiver: Five Oldest Pubs in the United Kingdom by Susan Martin

Susan Martin — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:25:47 +0000

Do you know the age of The Angel in Long Crendon?

Comment on Top 16 Best Castles in England With Beautiful Pictures – Top English Castles by gerald

gerald — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:21:55 +0000

Christopher, perhaps you’re looking for LEEDS Castlenot Lee’s

Comment on British Culture: 9 things I still don’t get about Britain by kat

kat — Thu, 16 May 2013 01:01:41 +0000

Also, the countryside and villages are much better than London. London is nothing like the rest of the country, even in attitude or dress, its like a facade by comparison, tainted by globalization and the dream of “big city living”. Not that I don’t like London but people aren’t making things up when they tell you that. Wales and New Forest are by far my favorites so far, wild ponies, castles, tiny cobblestone streets.. Make some local friends, travel and abandon tourism. Tourists miss out on Everything!

Comment on British Culture: 9 things I still don’t get about Britain by kat

kat — Thu, 16 May 2013 00:56:06 +0000

That list is mostly some of the great things about Britian! If you don’t like toast, Monty Python drinking or cynicism, what are you even doing on a site that loves the british? I’m american and those are some of my favorite things about the UK, in fact, I’ve been with a British guy for a long time now because he’s the first person I really relate to on all those points. Also, not all british people drink a lot or go out drinking to “wash away their sorrows”. You should meet a family or two and hang out with them for a while, absorb some of the day to day and less of the going out types? And how can you get mad at people for poor service when they don’t get tipped like they do in the US, who could blame them? Have you worked in a restaurant or bar? People are jerks and the only thing that makes it worth it is the hundreds in tips. The boyfriend’s family runs a country pub, smelling of sheep shit and serving warm beer, and somehow with a smile they serve, go there next time I guess.

Comment on Top 100 Most Beautiful British English Slang Words and Phrases by Shady Elmm

Shady Elmm — Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:07 +0000

Horses for courses means each to their own.

Comment on What Would Henry VIII and Other Historical Figures Look Like Today? by Boston Karen

Boston Karen — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:06:03 +0000

I meant Henry 8, not 7 … oops!

Comment on What Would Henry VIII and Other Historical Figures Look Like Today? by Boston Karen

Boston Karen — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:05:30 +0000

That’s what I thought, too! And Henry VII looks like Jeremy Piven in Mr. Selfridge. Shakespeare reminds me of Alan Cumming….

Comment on British Culture: 9 things I still don’t get about Britain by heather

heather — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:15:53 +0000

have to agree with the last bit there, as much as I complain about england, I still secretly love it!

for example this morning it was chucking it down and I was musing on how even though the weather is rubbish, I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else

Comment on British Culture: 9 things I still don’t get about Britain by heather

heather — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:12:13 +0000

hey any anglophiles want to be an email buddy with me?

we can chat about cultural differences and stuff, it would be fun

(pref younger anglophiles cus im 16 and if we are of a similar age it would be easier to relate to one another)

Comment on What Would Henry VIII and Other Historical Figures Look Like Today? by Beckzi

Beckzi — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:07:38 +0000

PLEASE DO ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE….THANK YOU!

Comment on Downton Abbey: PBS Announces Series 4 Airdate! by Pearl Duncan

Pearl Duncan — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:04:18 +0000

I want to see a storyline where Jack Ross, the handsome, hot, charismatic jazz musician, played by Gary Carr, is related to Patrick or to one of the other lords who traveled abroad. Lord Grantham is invested abroad in Canada, so we know these guys invested and traveled abroad. Who were their children? Great mystery.

http://politic365.com/2013/05/07/lost-history-in-downton-abbey
http://hnn.us/articles/pearl-duncan-lost-history-downton-abbey

Comment on British Culture: 9 things I still don’t get about Britain by Dominick Sabalos

Dominick Sabalos — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:11:27 +0000

re: poor service

I love our morose, seemingly-reluctant customer service. The chirpiness and pep is one of the things that bugs me when visiting America.

The jobs you’re talking about are not, for the majority of people, good jobs – not the jobs people dream about having as kids, not the jobs likely to make you very happy. I like the fact that people are allowed to admit that they’re miserable-but-I-need-to-eat-and-this-earns-me-money, rather than injecting fake cheeriness into the whole procedure.

Comment on About Time: First Trailer Released for Richard Curtis’s Next Film! by Matthew

Matthew — Wed, 15 May 2013 03:14:21 +0000

Looks like a great film. Shame Rachel McAdams didn’t do an English accent.