Best posts on Anglotopia from Apr 2009

• A New Poll
  Posted on Sunday, April 12th, 2009 in Site News – Comments: (2)
  I’ve had the same poll on this site since it started, so it’s definitely time for a new one.The new poll is: What’s Your Favorite British Comedy?Your Choices Are:Fawtly TowersAbsolutely FabulousYes, MinisterBlackadderVicar of DibleyKeeping up AppearancesThe OfficeThe results to the old poll: Your Favorite Country in the UK break down like this:England – 36 VotesScotland – 8 VotesWales – 7 VotesNorthern Ireland 4 VotesAs you can see, England wins by a wide margin.
• Anglophile Review: Postcards from Across the Pond
  Posted on Monday, April 13th, 2009 in Anglophile Reviews – Comments: (4)
  First, a little disclaimer. Postcards from Across the Pond is written by Mike Harling, whom also happens to be a fantastic ex-pat columnist here at Anglotopia. That being said, he sent me his hilarious book for review.Mike’s book is simply delightful. I love reading about the exploits of Americans in the UK. Mike has joked that he’s like Bill Bryson, except without the fame or fortune.
• Dispatches from the East: Introductions
  Posted on Tuesday, April 14th, 2009 in Dispatches from the East – Comments: (2)
  Norwich – England – Photo from FlickrEditor’s Note: Anglotopia is welcoming a new weekly columnist to our fantastic team. Will Averill is an American Ex-pat living in Norwich. I’ll get out of the way and let him introduce himself properly. His posts will go out every Monday so check back!Welcome to East Anglia.  It’s not a well known place, and that suits us fine.
• Dispatches From The North: A Question of Sport
  Posted on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 in Dispatches from the North – Comments: (5)
  I am not a fan of sports, I never really have been. I can get into live sports, especially if there is drinking involved, but I absolutely can’t watch sports on television. This is not ideal for a person living in Britain. This nation loves their sports, and they are on all the time and when they aren’t on the television people are talking about them passionately.
• Dispatches from the North: The Best of North East England
  Posted on Wednesday, April 15th, 2009 in British Travel – Comments: (2)
  This week my parents are visiting me in England for the first time, and it is absolutely amazing. I am seeing some of these sites for the first time myself, so as it is very much the theme of this week for me, I  am presenting you with my “Best of the North East” review. In my slightly biased opinion, the North has much more to offer than the South.
• Dispatches from the North: What it means to be an Expat
  Posted on Wednesday, April 1st, 2009 in Dispatches from the North – Comments: (3)
  Several things this week have made me consider “what it means to be an expat” and some observations have come to my attention as I have pondered this. As usual, I will preface this by pointing out this is my personal experience and while everyone’s experience is probably going to be different I would like to think my experience doesn’t deviate too far from the norm.
• Dispatches From the South: The Color Purple
  Posted on Thursday, April 23rd, 2009 in Britishness – Comments: (4)
  It’s Bluebell season here in the southeast, and for those of you who have never had the opportunity to stroll through a bluebell wood, all I can say is you are missing one of the prettiest sights on God’s green earth.The Bluebell is a woodland plant that flowers during the spring, squeezing into a brief slice of time when the balance of nature is tipped fully in its favour.
• Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead Review
  Posted on Sunday, April 12th, 2009 in Anglophile Reviews – Comments: (3)
  Any show that features a flying London Double Decker Bus is guaranteed to be good.Thanks to the wonders of the internet, I was able to see the Doctor Who Easter Special – Planet of the Dead – long before it made it’s way to BBC America or the Sci-fi Channel.In short, it was fabulous! It was much better than the disappointing and maddening Christmas special.
• Michelle Obama and the Brits
  Posted on Friday, April 3rd, 2009 in Anglophilia – Comments: (4)
  Yes, I know everyone is hyperventilating over the fact that the Michelle Obama had the nerve to hug the Queen. But everyone fails to notice that The Queen was hugging back. I don’t think it’s a big a deal as everyone is making out.The Brits have an interesting view of Michelle Obama. Tina Brown over at The Daily Beast wrote an interesting post about it yesterday.
• Pictures of England – The First Picture – London Rooftops 2001
  Posted on Sunday, April 19th, 2009 in Pictures of England – Comments: (4)
  This is part in an ongoing series where I will feature some of my Photography of London and England up until we leave for our trip in November. I’m an avid amateur photographer and love sharing my photos. If you’d like to see all the pictures in this series check out the gallery here.This first picture goes back to the beginning – this is the first picture I ever took in London on my first trip with my mother in June 2001.