This blog is for students from Lawrence Free State High School in Lawrence, KS and students from Mildenhall College of Technology in Mildenhall, England.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Stereotypes
In the comment section below, please post questions, comments or observations from today's video conference. This is also an opportunity for you all to "facebook" each other.
Other than questions about the reason why cookies are called "digestive biscuits" in Britain, I don't think I really have any culture-related ones. I did, however, enjoy the entire exchange and am really excited for future ones. Maybe we could have a "food day" since we talked with the Mildenhall students during their lunch break which sits around the same time as our breakfast. We could bring in "cultural" foods to show the other class other than standard cereal and yogurt.
Could we possibly get a Facebook group set up for our video exchanges? That way we could track down everyone easily (though I've been able to do that relatively well so far).
On an off-note, I feel really awkard being the first one writing on this, but oh well.
Haha, well we do have cookies its just cookies are like a better standard of biscuit in britain and Digestives are just one variety, HobNobs are the best!!! and yeah loving the food idea, well I love food :)
Yeah i think we all can agree food is pretty awesome haha. Im a big mexican and burger eater myself. what kinda food is favorable in britain? Do people actually say bloody hell like in harry potter?
Well Sunday Roast is a bit of a tradition in England although most families dont have it every sunday. And in Enlgand everyone loves Fish and Chips. We are also very diverse with our food; For instance in Mildenhall we have Chineese, Indian and Thai but there are many more types around the country.
Yes we do say Bloody Hell in England although sometimes it is considered that Bloody is a swear word.
I know this is a little bit late, but i'm curious as to how you prepare your tea. Tea bags are almost the only way we make tea in the states unless you're hardcore like myself and actually use tea leaves and maybe an infuser. I was wondering if it's about the same in Britain, or maybe you, being more devoted tea drinkers, make real tea.
I actually have a question pertaining to your OWN stereotypes. Are there certain stereotypes you feel the world sees of Britain that you strongly disagree with or are offended by? For example, I'm pretty sure my heart cries a single tear every time an exchange student shows up and states that they were expecting everything to be like "High School Musical".
Okay, so I'm joking about the whole heart-crying thing, but I think you understand what I mean.
Ok I shall try to answer all of these but forgive me if I miss one :
Aaron - Nope over here pretty mnuch everyone uses tea bags; we're lazy you see
Elise - I'm kinda offended when people think all British are kinda posh and talk with really posh accents because we dont!
Ado - yes Top Gear is legendary
Logan - No I don't but I know that lots of people do think that
Dakota - Erm yes possibly
Ethan - God no. Sometimes i think the Americans speak better English than some of us! And I would say that a lot of people would consider the typical American accent to be the sort of Bimbo-ish accent you hear on tv
Other than questions about the reason why cookies are called "digestive biscuits" in Britain, I don't think I really have any culture-related ones. I did, however, enjoy the entire exchange and am really excited for future ones. Maybe we could have a "food day" since we talked with the Mildenhall students during their lunch break which sits around the same time as our breakfast. We could bring in "cultural" foods to show the other class other than standard cereal and yogurt.
ReplyDeleteCould we possibly get a Facebook group set up for our video exchanges? That way we could track down everyone easily (though I've been able to do that relatively well so far).
On an off-note, I feel really awkard being the first one writing on this, but oh well.
Haha, well we do have cookies its just cookies are like a better standard of biscuit in britain and Digestives are just one variety, HobNobs are the best!!! and yeah loving the food idea, well I love food :)
ReplyDeleteYeah i think we all can agree food is pretty awesome haha. Im a big mexican and burger eater myself. what kinda food is favorable in britain?
ReplyDeleteDo people actually say bloody hell like in harry potter?
Well Sunday Roast is a bit of a tradition in England although most families dont have it every sunday. And in Enlgand everyone loves Fish and Chips. We are also very diverse with our food; For instance in Mildenhall we have Chineese, Indian and Thai but there are many more types around the country.
ReplyDeleteYes we do say Bloody Hell in England although sometimes it is considered that Bloody is a swear word.
I know this is a little bit late, but i'm curious as to how you prepare your tea. Tea bags are almost the only way we make tea in the states unless you're hardcore like myself and actually use tea leaves and maybe an infuser. I was wondering if it's about the same in Britain, or maybe you, being more devoted tea drinkers, make real tea.
ReplyDeleteI actually have a question pertaining to your OWN stereotypes. Are there certain stereotypes you feel the world sees of Britain that you strongly disagree with or are offended by? For example, I'm pretty sure my heart cries a single tear every time an exchange student shows up and states that they were expecting everything to be like "High School Musical".
ReplyDeleteOkay, so I'm joking about the whole heart-crying thing, but I think you understand what I mean.
Does anyone here like Top Gear?
ReplyDeleteI do!! Top gear is awesome.
ReplyDeletedo you think we are all fat?
ReplyDeleteWhat do you call English Muffins? Are muffins, english muffins, and biscuits all the same thing?
ReplyDeleteDo you guys look down on American English because we don't speak the Queen's English.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you think a typical American accent is?
I think we should have an accent-imitating segment in the next conference. For both sides.
ReplyDeleteOk I shall try to answer all of these but forgive me if I miss one :
ReplyDeleteAaron - Nope over here pretty mnuch everyone uses tea bags; we're lazy you see
Elise - I'm kinda offended when people think all British are kinda posh and talk with really posh accents because we dont!
Ado - yes Top Gear is legendary
Logan - No I don't but I know that lots of people do think that
Dakota - Erm yes possibly
Ethan - God no. Sometimes i think the Americans speak better English than some of us! And I would say that a lot of people would consider the typical American accent to be the sort of Bimbo-ish accent you hear on tv
Amy - I agree!
Oh and I have a question...
ReplyDeleteIs going to high school in America anything like what it looks like on TV shows?