General / Off-Topic Epic trip to the UK

Jenner

I wish I was English like my hero Tj.
My first ever journey to the UK is just a few hours away.

Looking forward to English Breakfasts, tea time, and driving on the wrong side of the road. :D

Post your advice below for this American tourist visiting the lovely United Kingdom.
 
Enjoy the trip!

Try proper bacon, black pudding, fish and chips, real ale, a steak bake from Greggs, all the touristy stuff, getting completely and utterly trashed in Newcastle on one of your best nights out ever, nip off for a wee sniftie in Edinburgh, and wondering how on earth you ended up in London on a Sunday wearing a kilt and a six-pack of cider :D
 
My first ever journey to the UK is just a few hours away.

Looking forward to English Breakfasts, tea time, and driving on the wrong side of the road. :D

Post your advice below for this American tourist visiting the lovely United Kingdom.

Don't worry.. You won't understand a thing... :D

Asp's advice is excellent. Enjoy yourself. Some of us Brits have managed Ok on your side of the pond, I'm sure you'll have a great time on ours.

(Personally, I'm all over the weather in California... :D )
 
My first ever journey to the UK is just a few hours away.

Looking forward to English Breakfasts, tea time, and driving on the wrong side of the road. :D
Don't do that. Keep to the left. ;-)

Post your advice below for this American tourist visiting the lovely United Kingdom.
Just enjoy yourself . Where are you going? Britain is probably more varied than you realise so advice can be location dependant.
 
The UK is small but travel times are long, due to a combination of creaking overloaded infrastructure and most towns having evolved organically since the middle ages. Add about half again as much time as you would in any other developed country.
 
Watch how you make the two-fingered "peace" sign. The American version has knuckles pointing backwards to ensure it doesn't get confused with any <ahem> other finger gesturing.

So if you find yourself with an angry Brit in front of you, it is well worth trying a proper Churchillian V-sign of peace, with the forward knuckles. Just ensure you have both fingers clearly visible. Your American single finger gesture is well known in our country.
 

Sir.Tj

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Bless his little cotton socks he's actually staying with a couple of the mods as well... Including me..... (Insert Evil laugh here)
 
I hope you'll have a spiffingly top hole and whizzo trip old man.
(We'll have you speaking the Queen's English with a limey accent in no time!)

It's Alumin-I-um ... by the way. :D

If you're in the UK next Saturday (17th) recommend finding a quaint old English pub and watching the rugby.
Six or seven pints of strong lager, is optional but does lend a gent some added poise .. and greater popularity.
 
British pants are worn UNDER the trousers.

Try to learn the names of at least four different types of rain.

Enjoy yourself.
 
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I hope you'll have a spiffingly top hole and whizzo trip old man.
(We'll have you speaking the Queen's English with a limey accent in no time!)

It's Alumin-I-um ... by the way. :D

If you're in the UK next Saturday (17th) recommend finding a quaint old English pub and watching the rugby.
Six or seven pints of strong lager, is optional but does lend a gent some added poise .. and greater popularity.

That would be...St Patrick's Day, right?!?

If you're following England, you're gonna need six or seven pints. Hahaha :D
 
Bless his little cotton socks he's actually staying with a couple of the mods as well... Including me..... (Insert Evil laugh here)

If the mods make you tea, swap over the mugs before drinking. If they offer you a drink make sure you see them pour it out of the bottle.

Also you might not heard of the deal the Tourist Board has set up with the bus services. Tourists don't have to pay when riding on a bus. Is was to stop all the waiting around buses had to deal with when tourists were working out the exact change for the journey. So to keep the buses running on time you should just briefly flash your passport to the bus driver and then quickly find a seat.
 
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