Brit Meme (though I'm not British)
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shipperxMeme
1. Marmite- love or hate?
No clue. What is it?
2. Marmalade- thick cut or thin cut?
Thin. (I love marmalade)
3. Porridge- made with milk or water?
Made with milk then butter and milk added.
4. Do you like salt, sugar or honey on your porridge?
Raw sugar and cardamom
5. Loose tea or teabags?
Bags.
6. Where on your door is your letterbox?
mailbox at the street.
7. What's your favourite curry?
Surin's roasted duck in red curry.
8. What age is the place where you live?
Built in the 1990s.
9. Where do the folks running your local corner shop come from?
... Winn Dixie or Publix? (Said I wasn't British.)
10. Instant or fresh coffee?
Instant? Are you kidding? Fresh! (If bean - Starbuck's Sumatran. If K-cup then Peet's House Blend, Tully's House Blend, or Starbucks Breakfast Blend.)
11. How far are you from the sea?
250miles (402km) to Destin/San Destin/Ft. Walton
12. Have you travelled via Eurostar?
No.
13. If you were going to travel abroad, where's the nearest country to you?
Mexico.
14. If you're female (or possible even some males) do you carry a handbag?
Yes. Teal-colored leather, Kenneth Cole.
15. Do you have a garden? What do you like growing?
Yes. Roses and herbs (primarily thyme, rosemary, tarragon, mint, and basil), figs, and usually tomatoes (but didn't bother this year).
16. Full cream, semi skimmed or skimmed?
Whole milk. Half and half for coffee.
17. Which London terminal would you travel into if going to the capital?
Not British. When my sis did a fellowship there and I lived there for 6 months, we had a flat in Clapham.
18. Is there a local greasy spoon where you live?
I live in the Deep South, what do you think?!
19. Do you keep Euros in the house?
Nope.
20. Does your home town have a Latin, Gaelic or Welsh alternative name?
I live in Inverness. That's Scottish isn't it (or is it Shakespearean?)
21. Do you have a well known local artist or author?
I grew up in the town where Harper Lee lives (and is the basis for Maycomb in To Kill a Mockingbird and Go Set a Watchman). Also, Truman Capote grew up there.
22. Do you have a favourite Corrie character?
Huh?
23. Are your kitchen sink taps separate or a mixer?
Mixed.
24. Do you have a favourite brand of blended tea?
Twining's Lady Earl Grey.
25. What's in your attic if you have one?
Christmas decorations, an old book case, a couple of old lamps.
26. If you go out for a cream tea, what jam do you like on your scone?
If I get a scone I'm at Starburcks or Panera Bread, so it's usually coffee.
27. Talking of scones- scon or scown? Jam or cream first?
Straight (though I love cream)
28. Barth or bath?
Whu?
29. Carstle or castle?
Whu?
30. What flavour of crisps do you favour?
Frito Lay - Classic (so nothing on them but salt).
31. If you go to the chippie, what do you like with your chips?
Whu?
32. Take away, take out or carry out?
What's the difference between take away and carry out?
33. If you have one, what colour is your wheelie bin?
Whu?
34. What colour skips does your local skip hire use?
Whu?
35. Do you celebrate Guy Fawkes?
----
36. Dettol or TCP?
Whu?
37. Do you have a bidet in the bathroom?
No. My sister does though.
38. Do you prefer courgettes or aubergines?
I know that aubergine is an eggplant. Courgettes are...? (google says...it's zucchini) Answer is zucchini (aka courgettes).
39. In the 'real world', do you have friends of other nationalities? Which nationalities?
Not many currently. Irina, up the street, is Romanian. And Maria, also up the street, is Peurto Rican (which is an American province so does that count as another nationality). My brother-in-law's step mother is Swedish.
40. Do you have a holy book of any sort in the house?
No. Wait, I do have a book on the Greek Orthodox Liturgy from 20 years ago when I was converting...to be my niece's godmother... and I haven't been to church since.)
41. Do you prefer a hankie or tissues?
Tissues.
42. Are you a fan of crumpets? What do you like on them?
Crumpets are "English Muffins"(ish)? I like them fine (but rarely have them). Butter and jelly (Jelly is pulp-less jam)
43. Doorbell, knocker or both?
Doorbell.
44. Do you own a car? What sort?
Yes. An Encore
45. What sort of pants do you guys prefer? Y fronts or boxers?
I'm a girl. mid-rise bikini
46. Anyone still a fan of suspenders?
Has anyone been since the 1980s?
47. Do you have a favourite quote from the bard?
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
48. Do you like toasted muffins?
Sure. Fine. Whatever.
49. Do you think a traditional trifle should contain jelly?
Yes? Trifle has jelly (which in Brit-terms is gelatin/Jello)? I thought it was custard...?
50. Do you attend regular religious worship? Of what kind?
Nope. Rather areligious.
1. Marmite- love or hate?
No clue. What is it?
2. Marmalade- thick cut or thin cut?
Thin. (I love marmalade)
3. Porridge- made with milk or water?
Made with milk then butter and milk added.
4. Do you like salt, sugar or honey on your porridge?
Raw sugar and cardamom
5. Loose tea or teabags?
Bags.
6. Where on your door is your letterbox?
mailbox at the street.
7. What's your favourite curry?
Surin's roasted duck in red curry.
8. What age is the place where you live?
Built in the 1990s.
9. Where do the folks running your local corner shop come from?
... Winn Dixie or Publix? (Said I wasn't British.)
10. Instant or fresh coffee?
Instant? Are you kidding? Fresh! (If bean - Starbuck's Sumatran. If K-cup then Peet's House Blend, Tully's House Blend, or Starbucks Breakfast Blend.)
11. How far are you from the sea?
250miles (402km) to Destin/San Destin/Ft. Walton
12. Have you travelled via Eurostar?
No.
13. If you were going to travel abroad, where's the nearest country to you?
Mexico.
14. If you're female (or possible even some males) do you carry a handbag?
Yes. Teal-colored leather, Kenneth Cole.
15. Do you have a garden? What do you like growing?
Yes. Roses and herbs (primarily thyme, rosemary, tarragon, mint, and basil), figs, and usually tomatoes (but didn't bother this year).
16. Full cream, semi skimmed or skimmed?
Whole milk. Half and half for coffee.
17. Which London terminal would you travel into if going to the capital?
Not British. When my sis did a fellowship there and I lived there for 6 months, we had a flat in Clapham.
18. Is there a local greasy spoon where you live?
I live in the Deep South, what do you think?!
19. Do you keep Euros in the house?
Nope.
20. Does your home town have a Latin, Gaelic or Welsh alternative name?
I live in Inverness. That's Scottish isn't it (or is it Shakespearean?)
21. Do you have a well known local artist or author?
I grew up in the town where Harper Lee lives (and is the basis for Maycomb in To Kill a Mockingbird and Go Set a Watchman). Also, Truman Capote grew up there.
22. Do you have a favourite Corrie character?
Huh?
23. Are your kitchen sink taps separate or a mixer?
Mixed.
24. Do you have a favourite brand of blended tea?
Twining's Lady Earl Grey.
25. What's in your attic if you have one?
Christmas decorations, an old book case, a couple of old lamps.
26. If you go out for a cream tea, what jam do you like on your scone?
If I get a scone I'm at Starburcks or Panera Bread, so it's usually coffee.
27. Talking of scones- scon or scown? Jam or cream first?
Straight (though I love cream)
28. Barth or bath?
Whu?
29. Carstle or castle?
Whu?
30. What flavour of crisps do you favour?
Frito Lay - Classic (so nothing on them but salt).
31. If you go to the chippie, what do you like with your chips?
Whu?
32. Take away, take out or carry out?
What's the difference between take away and carry out?
33. If you have one, what colour is your wheelie bin?
Whu?
34. What colour skips does your local skip hire use?
Whu?
35. Do you celebrate Guy Fawkes?
----
36. Dettol or TCP?
Whu?
37. Do you have a bidet in the bathroom?
No. My sister does though.
38. Do you prefer courgettes or aubergines?
I know that aubergine is an eggplant. Courgettes are...? (google says...it's zucchini) Answer is zucchini (aka courgettes).
39. In the 'real world', do you have friends of other nationalities? Which nationalities?
Not many currently. Irina, up the street, is Romanian. And Maria, also up the street, is Peurto Rican (which is an American province so does that count as another nationality). My brother-in-law's step mother is Swedish.
40. Do you have a holy book of any sort in the house?
No. Wait, I do have a book on the Greek Orthodox Liturgy from 20 years ago when I was converting...to be my niece's godmother... and I haven't been to church since.)
41. Do you prefer a hankie or tissues?
Tissues.
42. Are you a fan of crumpets? What do you like on them?
Crumpets are "English Muffins"(ish)? I like them fine (but rarely have them). Butter and jelly (Jelly is pulp-less jam)
43. Doorbell, knocker or both?
Doorbell.
44. Do you own a car? What sort?
Yes. An Encore
45. What sort of pants do you guys prefer? Y fronts or boxers?
I'm a girl. mid-rise bikini
46. Anyone still a fan of suspenders?
Has anyone been since the 1980s?
47. Do you have a favourite quote from the bard?
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
48. Do you like toasted muffins?
Sure. Fine. Whatever.
49. Do you think a traditional trifle should contain jelly?
Yes? Trifle has jelly (which in Brit-terms is gelatin/Jello)? I thought it was custard...?
50. Do you attend regular religious worship? Of what kind?
Nope. Rather areligious.
