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| ElevatorLady |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 09:43:05
A friend of mine is working on this project and he could really use your help.
This is a question for you British members: In your opinion, what is the most popular leisure activity in Britain? Something relaxing, yet (to some extend) exciting (it has to be an activity of some sorts, not just sunbathing in Spain), something every average, typical British person considers an ideal and perfect way to spend your free time and relax? It has to be very typical for Britain and for British culture.
Any suggestion will be much appreciated.
PS: You are allowed to say sex but please suggest something else as well.
[edit]: The title was too long so I had to write "UK" instead of "Britain" |
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| kathryn |
Posted - 05/20/2005 : 14:40:38
I cannot tell you how much I enjoy your descriptions.
Thank you, both!
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| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 05/20/2005 : 12:47:31
Haha yeah, Elizabeth Duke jewellery. Good one.
I guess floop WAS right!
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| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 05/20/2005 : 12:46:52
Said cars may or may not include humungous spoilers, alloy hubcaps and glowing blue lights placed indiscretely about the vehicle.
Telltale signs: Burberry anything/everything; Argos jewellery; Reebok Classics; angry-looking dogs.
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| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 05/20/2005 : 12:27:28
Scallies are generally more scruffy and scummy than chavs. Chavs tend to have more money and own cars (pimp'd to the nines usually) that they like to drive at ridiculous speeds.
I guess floop WAS right!
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| kathryn |
Posted - 05/20/2005 : 11:32:33
What's the difference between a chav and a scallie?
(Not a joke or a rhetorial question, but an American's
request for information. Thanks.)
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| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 05/20/2005 : 11:27:29
And it's these chavs and scallies that do the Happy Slapping. Such a nice bunch. It was in my local paper again today. Some lads attacked a young girl in the town next to me. I swear if they so much as try it with me, they had better knock me out. Mind you, they'd do well to reach my head.
I guess floop WAS right!
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| 50 Pence |
Posted - 05/20/2005 : 07:15:12
A popular pastime in the south east at least is joining a crazy cult called - the way of the chav. Includes wearing over the top bureberry outfits, every evening roving about their 'patch' in packs of other chavs and getting as many 14 year olds pregnant as you can.
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| benji |
Posted - 05/20/2005 : 06:09:23
oh surfer, you have not lived!
hollyoaks is full of sluts which is it's only redeeming feature.
whereas corrie is just stupid, and i also cannot believe i ever watched it.
please don't tell anyone.
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| Carl |
Posted - 05/20/2005 : 06:08:44
quote:
Originally posted by Surfer Rosa
I'm proud to say I've never watched an episode of Hollyoaks or Corrie.
Now that is something to be proud of!! |
| fbc |
Posted - 05/20/2005 : 03:09:26
quote:
Whereabouts do you live, fbc?
staffordshire at the moment
it's very quiet at times, but only a bike ride away from rolling hills, deers and ducks.
Trees everywhere. I really want to work for the Forestry Commission here. That would be neat.
quote:
fbc, how is it that you are so familiar with the, um, ins and outs of dogging?
stan collymore (who? king dogger) lives a few miles up the road, and was married to my friend's cousin |
| Newo |
Posted - 05/20/2005 : 02:43:38
Itīs not streetcleaning. London and Dublin are toilets.
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| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 05/20/2005 : 01:46:36
quote:
Originally posted by fbc
alot of folk round here head to the chase (a place of greenery, hills, bridle paths, picnics, trees). basically enjoying nature and the outdoors. Me, I used to go throw the aerobie, kick a ball around and enjoy my own greenery. Pretty popular around here too.
Whereabouts do you live, fbc?
I think the drinking is the closest to the truth although to be fair, that tends to focus on the younger generation.
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| Surfer Rosa |
Posted - 05/20/2005 : 01:34:46
I'm proud to say I've never watched an episode of Hollyoaks or Corrie.
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| benji |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 18:11:44
quote:
Originally posted by Surfer Rosa
Saturday night binge drinking till the pubs throw you out at 11 and then fighting in the queue for kebabs/taxis over anything*
The following day is then spent watching shitty soap opera omnibuses on television and then moving back to the pub for more drinking and maybe a curry or fish & chips afterwards*
that is so true it's depressing.
so how is hollyoaks going these days?
and can you believe that they don't have coronation street on TV here in austrlalia - it's soo backwards!
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| Carl |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 17:57:40
And America? |
| kathryn |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 17:52:51
Good question. What about Ireland? And what about
the Falklands and the Maldives?
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| floop |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 12:51:13
quote:
Originally posted by kathryn
And you're saying they're not Americans? It's English kids
doing this?
is the UK in England? |
| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 12:50:28
Yep. Our kids are worse than yours. Just with less guns.
I guess floop WAS right!
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| kathryn |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 12:49:30
And you're saying they're not Americans? It's English kids
doing this?
I am disappointed.
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| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 12:45:42
quote:
Originally posted by kathryn
Homers, when you say "slapping" do you mean
slapping, like hitting? Weird.
I still believe in the excellent joy of the Catholics
Yup, and really hard too. One guy is deaf in one ear 'cos he had his ear drum perforated. Another who fell asleep in a bus shelter (drunk I presume), was set alight. He survived but is in constant pain and is severely scarred for life. They are just trying to outdo each other now.
I guess floop WAS right!
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| kathryn |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 12:41:40
With more apologies to Elevator Lady,
I just google-imaged "happy slapping"
and this is the second image that popped up.
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| kathryn |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 12:37:26
Homers, when you say "slapping" do you mean
slapping, like hitting? Weird.
I still believe in the excellent joy of the Catholics |
| floop |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 12:34:19
binge drinking is the #1 activity in my apartment |
| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 12:33:42
quote:
Originally posted by mosleyk
The comedian Eddie Lizzard does this whole bit about British people riding around on Vespas. It is hysterical! I would recommend your friend rent a copy of his stand up routine. Might provide some great ideas.
That's about Italians, but yeah it's very very funny.
A lot of males here play football (soccer), watch football and talk football. A lot of women watch reality T.V programs, read about reality T.V programs and, yes you guessed it, talk about reality T.V programs. I am not kidding.
Our youth enjoys hanging around in gangs and slapping passers by, usually filming it on their mobile phones. It's called Happy Slapping and it's gotten serious enough, apparantly, to warrant a news program being dedicated to it.
And yeah, the British sure do enjoy their alcohol, although more and more of them are doing it at gigs nowadays, which is good.
I guess floop WAS right!
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| kathryn |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 11:26:17
A US definition of "binge drinking" is drinking with the intent
of getting severely impaired and doing so several times a week.
I tell ya, it's the favorite activity of most college students in
the States.
Elevator Lady, I'm not sure if I should add an * or a ? at the
end of that. I am only slightly joking, mostly dead serious.
Just google dogging if you have more questions about it.
Then brace yourself.
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| Surfer Rosa |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 11:09:38
Saturday night binge drinking till the pubs throw you out at 11 and then fighting in the queue for kebabs/taxis over anything*
The following day is then spent watching shitty soap opera omnibuses on television and then moving back to the pub for more drinking and maybe a curry or fish & chips afterwards*
(Binge drinking is essentially throwing as much booze down your neck as quickly as possible - the drinking laws here are archaic. Most pubs close at 11 at night - so there's a mad rush to get as drunk as possible before they stop serving.)
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| jediroller |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 10:41:12
You gotta love Google:
"Dogging is a predominantly British activity that involves outdoor exhibitionism in car-parks, wooded areas and the like. The term dogging originated in the early Seventies to describe men who spied on couples having sex outdoors. These men would 'dog' the couples' every move in an effort to watch them."
http://www.swingingheaven.co.uk/dogging/
Link probably not suitable for family viewing.
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| Llamadance |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 10:40:49
quote:
Originally posted by jediroller
http://news.independent.co.uk/low_res/story.jsp?story=638460&host=3&dir=61
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| ElevatorLady |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 10:35:22
That's OK Kathryn. Just please explain to my ignorant self what is dogging and what is a binge, and in the future can you please somehow mark which suggestions are serious and which ones are jokes? Like maybe add a little * symbol at the end of any serious suggestion (if there ever is such a thing), hmmm? (And maybe a ? symbol if you're not sure if it's a joke or not?) |
| jediroller |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 10:33:35
http://news.independent.co.uk/low_res/story.jsp?story=638460&host=3&dir=61
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| kathryn |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 10:26:32
binge drinking's the #1 activity on u.s. college campuses.
fbc, how is it that you are so familiar with the, um, ins and
outs of dogging?
sorry to be messing your thread, elevator lady
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| vilainde |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 10:22:33
I heard yesterday about some japanese game being ultra popular in the UK right now. Something like crosswords with numbers. Perhaps some Brit can explain.
Denis
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| kathryn |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 10:17:39
binge drinking's the #1 activity on u.s. college campuses.
fbc, how is it that you are so familiar with the, um, ins and
outs of dogging?
sorry to be messing your thread, elevator lady
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| mosleyk |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 10:12:10
The comedian Eddie Lizzard does this whole bit about British people riding around on Vespas. It is hysterical! I would recommend your friend rent a copy of his stand up routine. Might provide some great ideas. |
| jediroller |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 10:05:20
According to certain French media, binge drinking is the most popular leisure activity in Britain right now. But we don't necessarily believe them.
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