meme of Britishness
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naathvia pseudomonas
1. Marmite- love or hate?
HATE
2. Marmalade- thick cut or thin cut?
I don't really like marmalade, but I'll eat either sort if its what there is.
3. Porridge- made with milk or water?
Water.
4. Do you like salt, sugar or honey on your porridge?
Salt. Maybe salty-food-things like peanuts or bacon bits. Never any sweet things.
5. Loose tea or teabags?
Either. I have a collection of things for putting tea-leaves in to make loose tea less of a massive faff to clean up.
6. Where on your door is your letterbox?
Half way up.
7. What's your favourite curry?
I don't have a favourite curry. I like to try exciting new things.
8. What age is the place where you live?
The house is probably about as old as me. The city is at least 800 years old.
9. Where do the folks running your local corner shop come from?
Our "local corner shop" is a Tesco Express. Blerch. There are independent small shops around though, and they're run by people from all over fsvo "from" I'm sure many/most of them would say they were from *here*.
10. Instant or fresh coffee?
Fresh. I even have a grinder.
11. How far are you from the sea?
Far far away
12. Have you travelled via Eurostar?
Loads. To Paris and Brussels. Indeed I'm going to be traveling on it again realsoonnow
13. If you were going to travel abroad, where's the nearest country to you?
I'm 90% sure that would be France, but maybe the Netherlands. France is quicker to get to so its logistically closer anyway.
14. If you're female (or possible even some males) do you carry a handbag?
I almost always carry a *bag* of some sort. Often bike-luggage (pannier and/or saddle bag) or rucksack, sometimes a bag that was sold as a "handbag".
15. Do you have a garden? What do you like growing?
The house has a garden, but I don't tend it (R does). I like that it grows strawberries (nomnomnom).
16. Full cream, semi skimmed or skimmed?
I dislike all milk. R buys semi-skim so if I want milk for something that's what I use.
17. Which London terminal would you travel into if going to the capital?
Almost always KGX but we have the option of LST (it's a slower train though, so rarely worth it if actually going to London rather than somewhere else on the line).
18. Is there a local greasy spoon where you live?
There's a pub that does pub-grub? Also a kebab-van of questionable cleanliness.
19. Do you keep Euros in the house?
I don't usually think to myself "should have some Euros around" but I never bother to change Euros back into GBP when I come back from the Eurozone, so in practice "yes" although some years that's 100Euro and some years that's 50 Euro-cents...
20. Does your home town have a Latin, Gaelic or Welsh alternative
Wikipedia claims Cambridge was Duroliponte and Cair Grauth and Grantebrycge but mostly no-one knows any of that. Chelmsford where I was born was Caesar Romagus.
21. Do you have a well known local artist or author?
I actually can't think of any right off the top of my head, but this is because I am an Uncultured Lout as I'm sure we have loads.
22. Do you have a favourite Corrie character?
Nope. Don't watch it.
23. Are your kitchen sink taps separate or a mixer?
Separate.
24. Do you have a favourite brand of blended tea?
Twinings. But I'm not really picky about blended tea, if I'm being picky I want Lapsang.
25. What's in your attic if you have one?
Insulation and a squirrel infestation (I think we killed it though, so not really)
26. If you go out for a cream tea, what jam do you like on your scone?
Raspberry.
27. Talking of scones- scon or scown? Jam or cream first?
scon. And it depends on the consistency of the cream - if it will stand up to having jam spread on it then cream first otherwise jam first.
28. Barth or bath?
baaaaaaaath. It doesn't have an *r* in it.
29. Carstle or castle?
Like bath, castle has a long 'a'. But it doesn't have an r in it. (Incidentally Naath is pronounced with the same vowel, but please not with the short 'a')
30. What flavour of crisps do you favour?
Salt and Vinegar
31. If you go to the chippie, what do you like with your chips?
Salt
32. Take away, take out or carry out?
Take away.
33. If you have one, what colour is your wheelie bin?
We have three. Blue for recycling, Green for composting, Black for landfill.
34. What colour skips does your local skip hire use?
Yellow. Or at least all the skips I have seen around here are yellow.
35. Do you celebrate Guy Fawkes?
I have been known to go to firework parties.
36. Dettol or TCP?
TCP. But mostly neither.
37. Do you have a bidet in the bathroom?
No.
38. Do you prefer courgettes or aubergines?
TOUGH QUESTION. Aubergine slices a nice with halloumi and hummous as an instead-of-burger BBQ food though, so probably Aubergine.
39. In the 'real world', do you have friends of other nationalities? Which nationalities?
My colleagues at work come from lots of places, I think all of my friends are British but some of them are also other things.
40. Do you have a holy book of any sort in the house?
I believe we have at least one bible.
41. Do you prefer a hankie or tissues?
Hankie. Less landfill.
42. Are you a fan of crumpets? What do you like on them?
No, not really.
43. Doorbell, knocker or both?
Knocker.
44. Do you own a car? What sort?
No. I own two bikes though ;-p
45. What sort of pants do you guys prefer? Y fronts or boxers?
Being lady-shaped neither Y fronts nor boxers come in "fits on me"; I don't care what other people wear.
46. Anyone still a fan of suspenders?
I prefer them to tights.
47. Do you have a favourite quote from the bard?
"What's Montague? It is nor hand, nor foot,
Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part
Belonging to a man" . Hurr hurr. All the best bits of Shakespeare are the rude bits.
48. Do you like toasted muffins?
No.
49. Do you think a traditional trifle should contain jelly?
Yes. And sherry.
50. Do you attend regular religious worship? Of what kind?
No, not since I lived with my parents.
1. Marmite- love or hate?
HATE
2. Marmalade- thick cut or thin cut?
I don't really like marmalade, but I'll eat either sort if its what there is.
3. Porridge- made with milk or water?
Water.
4. Do you like salt, sugar or honey on your porridge?
Salt. Maybe salty-food-things like peanuts or bacon bits. Never any sweet things.
5. Loose tea or teabags?
Either. I have a collection of things for putting tea-leaves in to make loose tea less of a massive faff to clean up.
6. Where on your door is your letterbox?
Half way up.
7. What's your favourite curry?
I don't have a favourite curry. I like to try exciting new things.
8. What age is the place where you live?
The house is probably about as old as me. The city is at least 800 years old.
9. Where do the folks running your local corner shop come from?
Our "local corner shop" is a Tesco Express. Blerch. There are independent small shops around though, and they're run by people from all over fsvo "from" I'm sure many/most of them would say they were from *here*.
10. Instant or fresh coffee?
Fresh. I even have a grinder.
11. How far are you from the sea?
Far far away
12. Have you travelled via Eurostar?
Loads. To Paris and Brussels. Indeed I'm going to be traveling on it again realsoonnow
13. If you were going to travel abroad, where's the nearest country to you?
I'm 90% sure that would be France, but maybe the Netherlands. France is quicker to get to so its logistically closer anyway.
14. If you're female (or possible even some males) do you carry a handbag?
I almost always carry a *bag* of some sort. Often bike-luggage (pannier and/or saddle bag) or rucksack, sometimes a bag that was sold as a "handbag".
15. Do you have a garden? What do you like growing?
The house has a garden, but I don't tend it (R does). I like that it grows strawberries (nomnomnom).
16. Full cream, semi skimmed or skimmed?
I dislike all milk. R buys semi-skim so if I want milk for something that's what I use.
17. Which London terminal would you travel into if going to the capital?
Almost always KGX but we have the option of LST (it's a slower train though, so rarely worth it if actually going to London rather than somewhere else on the line).
18. Is there a local greasy spoon where you live?
There's a pub that does pub-grub? Also a kebab-van of questionable cleanliness.
19. Do you keep Euros in the house?
I don't usually think to myself "should have some Euros around" but I never bother to change Euros back into GBP when I come back from the Eurozone, so in practice "yes" although some years that's 100Euro and some years that's 50 Euro-cents...
20. Does your home town have a Latin, Gaelic or Welsh alternative
Wikipedia claims Cambridge was Duroliponte and Cair Grauth and Grantebrycge but mostly no-one knows any of that. Chelmsford where I was born was Caesar Romagus.
21. Do you have a well known local artist or author?
I actually can't think of any right off the top of my head, but this is because I am an Uncultured Lout as I'm sure we have loads.
22. Do you have a favourite Corrie character?
Nope. Don't watch it.
23. Are your kitchen sink taps separate or a mixer?
Separate.
24. Do you have a favourite brand of blended tea?
Twinings. But I'm not really picky about blended tea, if I'm being picky I want Lapsang.
25. What's in your attic if you have one?
Insulation and a squirrel infestation (I think we killed it though, so not really)
26. If you go out for a cream tea, what jam do you like on your scone?
Raspberry.
27. Talking of scones- scon or scown? Jam or cream first?
scon. And it depends on the consistency of the cream - if it will stand up to having jam spread on it then cream first otherwise jam first.
28. Barth or bath?
baaaaaaaath. It doesn't have an *r* in it.
29. Carstle or castle?
Like bath, castle has a long 'a'. But it doesn't have an r in it. (Incidentally Naath is pronounced with the same vowel, but please not with the short 'a')
30. What flavour of crisps do you favour?
Salt and Vinegar
31. If you go to the chippie, what do you like with your chips?
Salt
32. Take away, take out or carry out?
Take away.
33. If you have one, what colour is your wheelie bin?
We have three. Blue for recycling, Green for composting, Black for landfill.
34. What colour skips does your local skip hire use?
Yellow. Or at least all the skips I have seen around here are yellow.
35. Do you celebrate Guy Fawkes?
I have been known to go to firework parties.
36. Dettol or TCP?
TCP. But mostly neither.
37. Do you have a bidet in the bathroom?
No.
38. Do you prefer courgettes or aubergines?
TOUGH QUESTION. Aubergine slices a nice with halloumi and hummous as an instead-of-burger BBQ food though, so probably Aubergine.
39. In the 'real world', do you have friends of other nationalities? Which nationalities?
My colleagues at work come from lots of places, I think all of my friends are British but some of them are also other things.
40. Do you have a holy book of any sort in the house?
I believe we have at least one bible.
41. Do you prefer a hankie or tissues?
Hankie. Less landfill.
42. Are you a fan of crumpets? What do you like on them?
No, not really.
43. Doorbell, knocker or both?
Knocker.
44. Do you own a car? What sort?
No. I own two bikes though ;-p
45. What sort of pants do you guys prefer? Y fronts or boxers?
Being lady-shaped neither Y fronts nor boxers come in "fits on me"; I don't care what other people wear.
46. Anyone still a fan of suspenders?
I prefer them to tights.
47. Do you have a favourite quote from the bard?
"What's Montague? It is nor hand, nor foot,
Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part
Belonging to a man" . Hurr hurr. All the best bits of Shakespeare are the rude bits.
48. Do you like toasted muffins?
No.
49. Do you think a traditional trifle should contain jelly?
Yes. And sherry.
50. Do you attend regular religious worship? Of what kind?
No, not since I lived with my parents.
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Date: 2015-08-13 06:51 pm (UTC)The location has been settled since before Roman times, though I guess you wouldn't necessarily call all iterations of it a city.