Family Time
My housemate who has spent a good chunk of her life in the US told me about how if Americans say they'll make cookies, more often than not they mean take out a roll of premade cookie dough they bought at the store, cut it into slices and bake it in an oven.I on the other hand, leaned while living in England that the English looove putting grated cheese on everything. Everything!
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2nd of December
Great Deal
Australia is quite literally "selling sand in Sahara" because Australian sand is better for building with than Sahara sand.So Australia is neither. He just had something Sahara could use.
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25th of November
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Close Call
The Scots voted on their independence, and though they voted no, the no supporters only won with 55,4% making it almost a tie.No doubt Scotland's feelings for England are complicated.
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30th of September
Where's my f***ing sweets
My Faroese friend told me about World War II on the Faroe Islands.A lot of British soldiers were stationed there, and got quite popular by behaving nicely and exchanging chocolate for lighters. They were so well liked the Faroese people often gave them food for free and invited them to dances.
The Norwegian soldiers however made themselves unpopular by behaving less polite and taking lighters without giving anything in return.
To this day some of the older generation on the islands still dislike Norwegians for this chocolate betrayal.
So remember, never not give people chocolate! They remember that stuff!
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10th of June
How to use a bike
When I moved to England I noticed a lot of differences from Denmark. When I moved back to Denmark I noticed even more. One being that "cyclist" means different things.In Denmark a cyclist just means a person on a bike (and most Danes are cyclists), but in England it's mostly used about people who are really really REALLY into bikes.
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27th of May
Eurovision 2014
The main theme of Eurovision 2014 was Eurovision History.But it also had two smaller themes.
1) The Danish hosts were trying to be a little creepy as a nod to Danish actors always being hired to play villains in American and English films and TV. That was the reason behind the weird stalker segment and shooting fireworks at the commentators.
2) They acknowledged that Eurovision is very popular among gays, which is why it had one female host and two males who were being very *ahem* friendly with each other.
So could it be more fitting that a drag queen who sang a James Bond themed song won?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRUIava4WRM
America in the background is because The Netherlands' song was about as American as Eurovision will allow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWe8PRsW4T0
Overall there were quite a few good songs this year, so I encourage you to go look for them.
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14th of May
Greens
In Scandinavia we're used to food just coming with a salad at restaurants.When my family visited me in England we had dinner together, and they moved their food around a bit, even lifting it, before their finally asked "Where's the salad?"
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23rd of April
Merry Christmas 2013
A nice little British tradition. Pour brandy on the Christmas cake and set fire to it.See more of England Denmark Norway Sweden Christmas
24th of December
Im a Doctor
Most of the Doctor Who series from 2005 to now is being filmed in Wales.See more of Wales England America
18th of December
Sour and Sweet
Pretty much how the Vikings behaved in England. For many years it was highly popular for Vikings to go to England and steal everything that wasn't nailed to the floor, but then they started realizing that England wasn't a bad place to live in, so they settled down and made friends with the locals they had previously beaten to a pulp.See more of England Sweden Denmark Norway
10th of December