Life in England

Angus, Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging

Presented by: Tracy Li

English to English Dictionary

• Banger- sausage

• Bloody- used when surprised or to emphasize almost anything, a common swear word

• Botch- doing work at a low standard

• Bugger- used to tell people to get lost or admit defeat, no American equivalent

• Cheerio- way of saying goodbye

• Daft- basically means stupid

• Fanny around- procrastinate

English to English Dictionary

• Honking- throwing up

• I’m easy- I don’t care

• Love bite- hickey

• Mate- friend

• Rubbish- trash or garbage

• Smashing- terrific

• Snog- make out

• Zed- z

Georgia’s Glossary

Bloke- You must know what a bloke is…it is a person of the masculine gender. Hence the expression “I am dumping my bloke because he is too thick

Fancy-dress party- Costume party.

Full-frontal snogging- Kissing with all the trimmings, lip to lip, open mouth, tongues….everything (Apart from dribble, which is never acceptable.)

Popular English Foods

Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding

Cottage Pie

Fish and Chips

Popular English Foods

English Breakfast – Eggs, bacon, sausages, fried bread, mushrooms, baked beans

Toad-in-the-hole – like Yorkshire pudding but with sausage added

British Customs

The British drive on the left side of the road because when a majority of people are right handed and when they would pass people on the streets they wanted to be able to hold their swords in their dominant hands. After all of these years changing to the right side of the road would be too difficult.

British Customs

Drinking tea became extremely popular when the queen started drinking it. Tea is a British icon and heavily popular among all class groups. During WWII, tea was rationed to keep up morale so no one was lacking it. Americans dumped tea into the Boston harbor and began favoring coffee just to separate itself from England.

British Customs

Christmas in Britain is similar to America. They have Father Christmas come fill stockings instead of Santa Claus. Children write letters to Father Christmas and throw them in the fireplace to go to the North Pole. Gifts are unwrapped Christmas morning and a nice meal is prepared for dinner. The tradition of mistletoe originated in Britain.

British Customs

Many prep schools and public schools have dress codes or uniforms. Uniforms allow students get by with minimal clothing and it is a great social equalizer. Students have always found ways around the uniform with baggy pants, shrinking skirts and oversized jackets. In the novel, girls wrap up their berets and pin them so they can’t be seen.

British Culture

The British are big supporting fans of their actors and films. A difference can be seen between American teen dreams and British ones. A common American heart throb is Justin Bieber or Justin Timberlake, while Georgia’s dream man is Mr. Darcy.

The Life of an English Teenager

Teenagers is England are a lot like teenagers in America. They enjoy seeing movies, hanging out with friends, swimming, playing video games, going on the internet, texting and listening to music.

The Life of an English Teenager

British teenagers enjoy a lot of the same literature, movies and books as Americans do. The Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings movies and books are very popular. Favorite movies included Love Actually, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Dirty Dancing. Some of their favorite bands are McFly, Black Eyed Peas, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

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