http://www.buzzfeed.com/robinedds/how-british-are-you
QuoteYou got: As British as Stephen Fry walking a corgi outside Buckingham Palace
You're awkward. You're easily embarrassed. You're sickeningly polite. You're as British as they come!
:blush:
polite? garbon? i don't think so.
American.
:blush:
I'm as British as Kevin Costner's Robin Hood.
But I watched Red Dwarf. :hmm:
Also as British as Stephen Fry. But just as I was ready to post this, a guy from a survey company calls and I decide to be very non-British and just said, "No, thanks!".
I'm slightly proud of myself that I didn't waste 10 minutes politely answering useless questions.
"Probably American. "
I don't like the uncertainty. <_<
Quote from: katmai on December 16, 2013, 11:25:32 AM
polite? garbon? i don't think so.
That disappears once I get to know you. ;)
Quote from: Liep on December 16, 2013, 11:30:02 AM
Also as British as Stephen Fry. But just as I was ready to post this, a guy from a survey company calls and I decide to be very non-British and just said, "No, thanks!".
According to the quiz, I think a British person wouldn't pick up the phone for fear there might be another human on the line.
Are you sure the quiz writer isn't confusing "Anglophilic" for "agoraphobic"?
Quote from: Ideologue on December 16, 2013, 11:28:24 AM
I'm as British as Kevin Costner's Robin Hood.
But I watched Red Dwarf. :hmm:
I was drinking tea as I took it. -_-
I used to drink tea, in the before times when I exercised like eight hours a day, but I don't think Southern style would really count anyway.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on December 16, 2013, 11:31:18 AM
"Probably American. "
I don't like the uncertainty. <_<
Same here, except I love uncertainty. Without uncertainty you wouldn't have statistics.
You got: As British as a Dalek serving afternoon tea
There aren't many more British (or awkward) than you. The Empire is lucky to have you. :bowler:
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Can we have a Dalek serving afternoon tea smilie?
Quote from: Liep on December 16, 2013, 11:30:02 AM
Also as British as Stephen Fry. But just as I was ready to post this, a guy from a survey company calls and I decide to be very non-British and just said, "No, thanks!".
I'm slightly proud of myself that I didn't waste 10 minutes politely answering useless questions.
But you said thanks. Bet you said sorry too :bowler:
I got probably American. I assume because I know what a loo is.
"You're sat in the departure lounge?" Is that a thing? :unsure:
Quote from: garbon on December 16, 2013, 11:22:26 AM
http://www.buzzfeed.com/robinedds/how-british-are-you
QuoteYou got: As British as Stephen Fry walking a corgi outside Buckingham Palace
You're awkward. You're easily embarrassed. You're sickeningly polite. You're as British as they come!
:blush:
Same.
Imma Dalek, fucking with your PBS at 1 in the morning.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 16, 2013, 12:02:52 PM
"You're sat in the departure lounge?" Is that a thing? :unsure:
aka waiting at the gate - though there are also executive lounges.
:frusty:
I know what a departure lounge is. I'm asking about "you're sat." Who sat you?
It's like when you're sat at hospital.
They don't seem to use it has a verb, yes.
Dalek :bowler:
Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 16, 2013, 12:18:46 PM
:frusty:
I know what a departure lounge is. I'm asking about "you're sat." Who sat you?
Past perfect used as an adjective, not unusual. You're exhausted, for example.
Quote from: Brazen on December 16, 2013, 12:23:36 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 16, 2013, 12:18:46 PM
:frusty:
I know what a departure lounge is. I'm asking about "you're sat." Who sat you?
Past perfect used as an adjective, not unusual. You're exhausted, for example.
Weirdos. And "Are England going to win the World Cup?"??? What the fuck are that all about?
"Probably American." Thank god, I was worried I might secretly be English.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 16, 2013, 12:18:46 PM
:frusty:
I know what a departure lounge is. I'm asking about "you're sat." Who sat you?
Yourself. :P
Quote from: derspiess on December 16, 2013, 12:09:23 PM
Quote from: garbon on December 16, 2013, 11:22:26 AM
http://www.buzzfeed.com/robinedds/how-british-are-you
QuoteYou got: As British as Stephen Fry walking a corgi outside Buckingham Palace
You're awkward. You're easily embarrassed. You're sickeningly polite. You're as British as they come!
:blush:
Same.
Same here, which surprised me because it's been several weeks since I drank tea (unless you could iced tea), and I don't know what a Hob Nob is.
I'm Oswald Mosley.
Quote from: Brazen on December 16, 2013, 12:23:36 PM
Past perfect used as an adjective, not unusual. You're exhausted, for example.
You are exhausted when some activity has exhausted you. In this case no one or no thing has sat you. It would make as much sense to say "I don't need any food, I am eaten."
Quote from: Caliga on December 16, 2013, 12:36:24 PM
I don't know what a Hob Nob is.
I assumed it was something I actually wanted to eat for the sake of the question.
Also, as an American I don't really have any confidence that England won't win the next World Cup, since I don't follow soccer.
You got: As British as Stephen Fry walking a corgi outside Buckingham Palace
Pip pip cheerio!
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on December 16, 2013, 12:58:28 PM
Also, as an American I don't really have any confidence that England won't win the next World Cup, since I don't follow soccer.
Kentucky will win the SEC in football before England will win the World Cup again.
You got: As British as a Dalek serving afternoon tea
God Save The Queen!
Quote from: Valmy on December 16, 2013, 01:41:16 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on December 16, 2013, 12:58:28 PM
Also, as an American I don't really have any confidence that England won't win the next World Cup, since I don't follow soccer.
Kentucky will win the SEC in football before England will win the World Cup again.
At least you didn't say Vandy. :bowler:
"Probably American".
:unsure:
I got Probably American as well. I never thought of the Limey bastards as particularly polite.
"Probably American" :alberta:
I got "as British as David Somebody's foot" I'm not sure how British that is. Also the correct answer to most of the questions was "huh?", but that was only an option for a few of them.
Fry with Corgi. About right, at least as far as Americans go.
I had a great idea.
I'm gonna type a program to calculate all the words in the English language, all the ways they can be mixed and used, to arrive to a total number of books that can be written in English. To reach the same conclusion for books in the Hebrew language, I just need to divide the English number by 7. :D
Quote from: Maximus on December 16, 2013, 05:25:32 PM
I got "as British as David Somebody's foot" I'm not sure how British that is. Also the correct answer to most of the questions was "huh?", but that was only an option for a few of them.
Beckham? Surely Americans know who David Beckham is now?
Quote from: Brazen on December 16, 2013, 05:55:28 PM
Quote from: Maximus on December 16, 2013, 05:25:32 PM
I got "as British as David Somebody's foot" I'm not sure how British that is. Also the correct answer to most of the questions was "huh?", but that was only an option for a few of them.
Beckham? Surely Americans know who David Beckham is now?
Max is not a sports fan to put it mildly. He doesn't know who Michael Jordan is.
Quote from: Valmy on December 16, 2013, 05:56:29 PM
Max is not a sports fan to put it mildly. He doesn't know who Michael Jordan is.
Actually I do, as that is one of the canonical examples used for disambiguation. Almost any search will return the sports star for "Michael Jordan", but Michael Jordan is also a prominent Computer Scientist. Depending on the context of the search he may be what you want. :D
Quote from: Siege on December 16, 2013, 05:39:25 PM
I had a great idea.
I'm gonna type a program to calculate all the words in the English language, all the ways they can be mixed and used, to arrive to a total number of books that can be written in English. To reach the same conclusion for books in the Hebrew language, I just need to divide the English number by 7. :D
You would need at least 25^{1,312,000} times 10^{1,834,097} books.
Probably American
I refuse to call cookies 'biscuits'.
I'm ok! :P
Quote
You got: Probably American
Seriously. Check your passport.
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Quote from: Valmy on December 16, 2013, 01:40:24 PM
You got: As British as Stephen Fry walking a corgi outside Buckingham Palace
Pip pip cheerio!
Not long ago, you had the title "Valmy is practically French". Now, you are a British. I am: confused. :P
Quote from: crazy canuck on December 16, 2013, 01:46:11 PM
You got: As British as a Dalek serving afternoon tea
God Save The Queen!
no big surprises here. The Conservatives have worked well. :(
British as Stephen Fry and corgi.
Also increasingly doubtful Yi's a native speaker :P
Edit: Also this reminds me of the NYT correspondent's valedictory to London. In the normal comments about our manners she told a story of convincing a British friend at a party to introduce himself to someone else at a party as an American would (walk up to them and say something like 'hi/nice to meet you, I'm x'). The other person responded 'is this some sort of a joke?' :lol:
I'm not a native speaker. My crib language was Korean.
But I do know "I am sat" is ebonics.
Quote from: Valmy on December 16, 2013, 01:40:24 PM
You got: As British as Stephen Fry walking a corgi outside Buckingham Palace
Pip pip cheerio!
same, but I was answering with what I thought they wanted, just as a Brit would.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 16, 2013, 09:11:12 PM
I'm not a native speaker. My crib language was Korean.
But I do know "I am sat" is ebonics.
Duh! :rolleyes: No one says "I am sat."
Brits do, however, say "you are sat." They also say weird stuff like "Rolls-Royce are introducing their new car today."
Probably American. That picture does not need to be posted twice in this thread. :x
I will just leave this Polandball here. It reminded me of this test.
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Corgi. Fry. Some of these are woefully accurate about me but I don't think if apply them to most is the population
And that comic just had me laughing on the train like a maniac.
Probably American.
Not being a Brit is enough to get it I guess.
Costner's Rab Hood.
Seriously.
Quote from: viper37 on December 16, 2013, 08:40:41 PM
Quote from: Valmy on December 16, 2013, 01:40:24 PM
You got: As British as Stephen Fry walking a corgi outside Buckingham Palace
Pip pip cheerio!
Not long ago, you had the title "Valmy is practically French". Now, you are a British. I am: confused. :P
Apparently, Valmy is actually William the Conqueror. Which means, of course, that he's actually neither French nor British, but Norse.
Quote from: dps on December 21, 2013, 11:45:17 PM
Apparently, Valmy is actually William the Conqueror. Which means, of course, that he's actually neither French nor British, but Norse.
:uffda:
Valmy's a beaner. You know, a guy who eats beans in his chili. :alberta: