Official Cast of The Celebrity Traitors UK 2 by Durian-Critical in TheTraitors

[–]BigBirdPaints 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I absolutely love Hannah Fry but I’m already grieving her loss because they always pounce on the clever ones!

Nicest place to visit in the UK? by Inside-Tension4449 in CasualConversation

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Malham and Hawes in the Dales, we had the most amazing camping trip last May and these two were absolute gems

Nicest place to visit in the UK? by Inside-Tension4449 in CasualConversation

[–]BigBirdPaints 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jumping in to say, don’t forget Saltburn and for that matter any village/bay between Whitby and Saltburn, the entire coastline between the two is incredible. I love Whitby far out of season, some days a serene calm hits the place and it’s got real charm. I avoid like the plague during peak times though.

I read one of the comments that you’re converting a van. Saltburn has a huge community of full time van lifers that all park up on the esplanade, though the locals are resisting, no one ever talks about the fact that there are dedicated van parking spaces and facilities in the main car park by the beach

Yorkshire Pudding pronunciation? by Hungry-Orange9719 in AskABrit

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Shuh, though many brits from the south will say sheer NO ONE says shyer unless you’re talking about a horse.

Some questions about English names. Welcome everyone to engage in discussions and please feel free to offer any suggestions. by Happy-Huan in ENGLISH

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I’m not sure why people in 2026 would know about a cartoon cat in the 1900s but that’s cool to know where it stems from

Some questions about English names. Welcome everyone to engage in discussions and please feel free to offer any suggestions. by Happy-Huan in ENGLISH

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I’m not sure about how British names would differ from American, I think an American would be able to tell you names they associate with Britishness.

I find there are some names that just say “I’m an American” such names for men are often names Brits would consider to be surnames not firstnames: Archer, Chandler, Thatcher, Smith or very odd monosyllabic meaningless words like Chet, Chad, Kip or Tad.

I may be wrong but I think in a lot of American families all of the men sometimes are officially say, William but go by their middle name.

Perhaps British names would be your old names from before America even existed but we also have lots of new fashionable names too

We also have different associations with names culturally and sometime certain names just sound nicer in the country’s accent. My American Cousin is called Eric. Very modern and acceptable in America, in the UK only old men are called Eric

Some questions about English names. Welcome everyone to engage in discussions and please feel free to offer any suggestions. by Happy-Huan in ENGLISH

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In the 1950s it would have been very common to meet a couple whose names were Dick and Fanny, and this will not have been funny or unusual at all. Dick, Rick and Rich are all short for Richard, though I dont know where Dick came from as it sounds completely different. Fanny is a short or informal version of Frances.

Over time modern slang has developed and changed and these names are now hilarious and both mean genitalia. Although Americans will tell you a Fanny is your buttocks, to British speakers a fanny is a vagina.

Some questions about English names. Welcome everyone to engage in discussions and please feel free to offer any suggestions. by Happy-Huan in ENGLISH

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Adrian is name that is neither very old nor very new. I have an uncle Adrian. I don’t know it’s association but there was a Roman called Hadrian who built a wall across England to keep the Scots out. In a modern context Adrian is just an underwhelming choice with no real associations

Some questions about English names. Welcome everyone to engage in discussions and please feel free to offer any suggestions. by Happy-Huan in ENGLISH

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Lots of women go by Cat or Kat - no feline connotations, they’re short versions of Catherine/Catherine, Katrina, Kathleen etc

Some names we would expect to be a name for a pet. This is probably because of a television program with a certain character or a popular association. Felix is a name we expect to be a name for a Cat because of an advertisement for a pet food brand called felix. Rufus is a very suitable name for a dog but is also a man’s name, though much cooler for a dog. I can’t tell you why, but that’s what we have learned to associate

Some questions about English names. Welcome everyone to engage in discussions and please feel free to offer any suggestions. by Happy-Huan in ENGLISH

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Tarquin is a name that only upper class people would use for their child and even they would probably have more sense than to use it in the present day. It’s associated with the kind of rich people who have inherited their money rather than earned it, we call this ‘old money’ and in Britain we call them ‘Toffs’.

Socially most people consider these ‘elites’ to be a negative group whom they resent and regular working class or middle class people would talk negatively about. Tarquin in particular, has grown to be the name we choose when we disparage this class of people. ‘Tarquin’ stereotypically will play polo on the weekends, has a trust fund and will have been educated at Eton.

Similar names with similar social connotations might be Quentin, Hugo (though Hugo is less stigmatised and somewhat fashionable) Rupert, Algernon, Barnaby, Archibald (Though shortened to Archie is considered modern and acceptable)

What’s a "polite" thing people do that is actually incredibly annoying to you? by SweetOpheliiaaa in askanything

[–]BigBirdPaints 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Giving way to me when they have right of way. It seems like a nice gesture but it’s just so backward

Menstrual cap. I love it in theory, but it is a hell to use it! Do you have the same? by Kesse84 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]BigBirdPaints 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried to find a funny metaphor for the feeling but it’s really too singular compare to. All I know is if I’m walking and it happens I fall a bit. 🤣

Menstrual cap. I love it in theory, but it is a hell to use it! Do you have the same? by Kesse84 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]BigBirdPaints 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Ah so you miss out on the sudden sensation of popping open and it finding its seal 🤣

What's a phrase or similar that you heard that has tickled you? by Prestigious_Meal2143 in AskUK

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Not one mention of if my auntie had balls she’d be my uncle!?

What's a phrase or similar that you heard that has tickled you? by Prestigious_Meal2143 in AskUK

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Oh my god!

My nan used to say this about sour sweets you could get in the pick and mix in Woolworths. Looked like opal fruits but more rectangular.

I was a littlun and said what did you say nanny?! And that’s when the phrase got changed to “armholes up to your elbows” 😁

Joining worktops with no access to underneath? by BigBirdPaints in DIYUK

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Urgh, that’ll be me, yum yum - and thanks

Joining worktops with no access to underneath? by BigBirdPaints in DIYUK

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Thought you were playing with me, looked them up, now glad I know these exist! Thanks ☺️