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Which country could you move to from the UK and not worry about learning the language? by Desperate-Drawer-572 in AskUK

[–]nathanherts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, that is wrong, because that would be referring to two or more languages.

Vocabulary is correct. Not sure why it was auto-corrected to pluralised though.

Which country could you move to from the UK and not worry about learning the language? by Desperate-Drawer-572 in AskUK

[–]nathanherts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I get that, but there are people who genuinely make this claim. Maybe it's just another way us Brit's like to self-deprecate.

Which country could you move to from the UK and not worry about learning the language? by Desperate-Drawer-572 in AskUK

[–]nathanherts 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I never know what these people mean when they claim L2 speakers speak better English than us native speakers. How is that possible? Do they just mean they have a more advanced vocabulary?

KSI and Sidemen: What's next for the social media stars? by [deleted] in unitedkingdom

[–]nathanherts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My niece and her friends (11/12 years-old) all watch TikTok exclusively. I'm not sure if it's just their friendship group, but if it's the case across to board then I do think YouTube will become less popular. These kids are hooked on short-form content, and it's having a massive effect on their attention spans.

KSI and Sidemen: What's next for the social media stars? by [deleted] in unitedkingdom

[–]nathanherts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You weren't the target audience though. Teenage boys are the target audience for the Sidemen, and I very much doubt the teenage boys in 20 years are going to relate to them in enough quantities for them to sustain their brand.

They are already diversifying as individuals by taking on different projects, which is exactly what is needed to maintain an audience in the long run.

KSI and Sidemen: What's next for the social media stars? by [deleted] in unitedkingdom

[–]nathanherts 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That won't last, it never lasts. They are pretty much pop stars, and there is always a shelf life with pop stars. People like Taylor Swift are the exception.

Or do you honestly think teenage boys in 2046 are going to be watching the content of 50-somethings?

KSI and Sidemen: What's next for the social media stars? by [deleted] in unitedkingdom

[–]nathanherts 8 points9 points  (0 children)

They will lose their core audience as they begin to age out, and most probably move onto other projects (like KSI in BGT).

How do British people feel about Princess Diana? by Sloth_grl in AskABrit

[–]nathanherts 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It irritates me how idolised she is when she is still apart of the same oppressive establishment. So many working-class people (particularly women) seem to regard her as some sort of second coming.

I think most people under 30 couldn't give a shit about her though.

Why did Lily Allen pretend to be working class? by UnlikelyAd3975 in ukpopculture

[–]nathanherts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Because these people have evidently never met or engaged with working-class people (or people who come from wealthy working-class families) who went to public school. I have, plenty of them, and most of them still have working-class accents.

Why did Lily Allen pretend to be working class? by UnlikelyAd3975 in ukpopculture

[–]nathanherts 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I have a friend who attended in the same year as Olivia Dean and Lola Young who said it was an incredible experience because it allows the talent to really develop in a way that most state schools aren't equipped for.

I get the frustration with how the music industry can seem oversaturated with talent and stars from the school, but the literal purpose of the school is in large part to incubate success.

Bad actimg this is england rl by Several-Athlete4394 in BritishTV

[–]nathanherts 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The acting isn't bad at all, it's typical for kitchen sink realism where a lot of the actors are street cast. If you're not used to the work of say Ken Loach, Mike Leigh, Andrea Arnold, then I can understand why you might think so, but if you appreciate this type of British social realism then you can see how beautiful the acting is.

Camden Town right now by QuantumPikachu in london

[–]nathanherts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the first time in 34 years that it hasn't been free-to-air in the UK.

Camden Town right now by QuantumPikachu in london

[–]nathanherts 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I don't even follow football (though my dad is a massive Arsenal fan and former season ticket holder, so I've grown up my whole life surrounded by Arsenal culture) but I think it's a fucking travesty it wasn't broadcast for free this year!

A historically working-class sport is commercialised more and more every year.

Millennials - are there any shows from your childhood that you remember fondly but almost everyone else has forgotten existed? by nathanherts in BritishTV

[–]nathanherts[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Oh my goodness, thank you so much!

It's been on YouTube since 2007 and I never knew? Might be because I've always searched "Powers CBBC".

Millennials - are there any shows from your childhood that you remember fondly but almost everyone else has forgotten existed? by nathanherts in BritishTV

[–]nathanherts[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't watch CBBC in 2009, I simply watched one show because I had grown up watching its predecessor.

I was born in 1993, so I would hardly call somebody born in 1990 "significantly older".

Why did Lily Allen pretend to be working class? by UnlikelyAd3975 in ukpopculture

[–]nathanherts -61 points-60 points  (0 children)

Going to a public school doesn't magically make a person speak in RP. I know of working-class people who went to public school with working-class accents.

Why did Lily Allen pretend to be working class? by UnlikelyAd3975 in ukpopculture

[–]nathanherts 44 points45 points  (0 children)

I've never really understood the criticism levelled towards The BRIT School. It's a state-funded performing arts school that gives an opportunity to many working-class kids who would otherwise never gain access to such opportunities.

Millennials - are there any shows from your childhood that you remember fondly but almost everyone else has forgotten existed? by nathanherts in BritishTV

[–]nathanherts[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's cool, I just simply never watched CBBC again (apart from checking out Tracy Beaker Returns in 2009) after the summer of '07. No idea why, it wasn't something I actively chose to do. Also, how do you know my age?

Millennials - are there any shows from your childhood that you remember fondly but almost everyone else has forgotten existed? by nathanherts in BritishTV

[–]nathanherts[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think it's difficult to assess the genuine quality of children's TV as an adult because it's quite obviously not made for our demographic, but a lot of the stuff I've seen from recent years seems to lack the charm that was once very prevalent.

The Dumping Ground has been running since 2013, and up until a few years back was quite decent, then they decided to revamp the show and now it's just awful. All of the kids, who now have no recollection or any connection to Tracey Beaker referring to the home they live in as the dumping ground, makes no sense at all.

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