I have a friend from Peterborough. He has a very hard to identify accent - slightly northern, slightly southern, neither Estuary nor RP. He is utterly scathing about the place. I probably don't … (View Post)

Why do Americans give you a pot of (not very) hot water and a teabag when you request a cup of tea? Do they imagine that putting the tea in the water would be an inpolite reminder of the Boston Tea P… (View Post)

Mackems go to school? (View Post)

Off to shake hands with the wife's best friend is a favourite of mine. (View Post)

I was brought up in Fife and Newcastle. My dad is from London, my mum from the West country. I've lived in the Caribbean and the United States. I'm married to someone who spent most of her … (View Post)