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Brexit Briefing
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Brexit Briefing
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Brexit Briefing There are no changes to any arrangements for Fall in the value of the pound makes Huddersfield cheaper – your Kc will go further! Transport and housing are still relatively expensive National Health Service, but Don’t forget your European Health Insurance Card!
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Great British Traditions
Food Full English (or Scots or Welsh or Irish) Fish and Chips Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pudding Chicken Tikka Masala – national dish Drink English Breakfast Tea “Warm” Beer (not lager) Gin and Tonic Scotch or Irish Whiskey
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British Pastimes/Sports
Cricket Pubs - Darts, Snooker Double Decker Buses Morris Dancing Football (Premier League - Petr Cech)
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Great British celebrities
William Shakespeare Winston Churchill Bulldog James Bond The Beatles The Rolling Stones The Queen Freddie Mercury Mr Bean Andy Murray (coached by Ivan Lendl)
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British Cultural Stereotypes
Stiff upper lip Sarcasm Queuing Polite – “please”, “thank you”, “sorry” Talking about the weather
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The English Language – as spoken by natives
Accents Forms of speech – “love” and “duck” Pronunciation – Scone and scone Beware words which sound the same with more than one meaning eg) Bald (hairless) and Bawled (cried aloud) Die (to become dead) and Dye (colouring agent) Band (a group) and Banned (forbidden) Gorilla (large ape) and Guerrilla (military soldier)
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