Where is everyone from??

[Lalwendë]

That whole "Are you lookin' at me?" alchopops, chunky fake jewellery and reality tv/celebrity culture is simply something to run away from in my book.

And no, I am not a conservative.

I'm quite far from being a conservative - you don't have to be one to be wary of that whole 'culture'! There's a new word for it, but I'm not sure whether it's considered rude or not, so I won't say it, but anyone in the UK will know what I'm saying.

Do Scots and Welsh have identities? Or are they just extensions of the English? I know the Irish definitely have a distinct identity.

Not only do I think that the Scots and Welsh have their own identities, but people from different areas of England often have their own cultures. I've noticed that in London, people seem to start work later and leave later, while up here there are plenty of people about in the office at 7am - makes it a pain when you ring someone at 9am and their voicemail says they only start work at11am! Likewise when they ring you at 4.30 just as you've logged off, grrr. Even language is different, I had real trouble understanding someone today who spoke in extremely precise Received Pronunciation. And here, we thank the bus driver when we alight, something I've done in the south and received suspicious glances for!

[Mithalwen]

Ok, just 2 points since I am pushed for time:

1,It is just "riding" not horse back riding or horse riding, where and what else might you think anyone might be referring to?

2, Crooking your little finger is a spurious pretension.... you will be using doilies next....

And that is probably equivalent to Gandalf's use of fire on Caradhras ..

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Do Scots and Welsh have identities? Or are they just extensions of the English? I know the Irish definitely have a distinct identity.

The Scots all wear kilts and are reminiscent of Grounds-keeper Willie from The Simpsons.

The Welsh are well-known for looking with disdain upon "foreigners". Or so I've always heard.

where and what else might you think anyone might be referring to?

With the phantom including minor slips of mine in our frequent PMs, I've learned to be very specific and choose my wording wisely, lest it be misunderstood.

Fea

[AbercrombieOfRohan]

are there any stereotypes for bostonians? (boston, massachusetts) and its true about New yorkers! they're loud, obnoxious and are ummm... very supportive of theyre baseball team *coughs* yankees stink*cough*. If you ever have any reason to go to New york though Broadway would be it. It's awesome there.

[Mithalwen]

Home of the beans and the cod, where the Lowells speak only to Cabots and the Cabots speak only to God?

Hmmm ...... Kennedy's (and other Americans who think they are Irish...) , Harvard, Cape Cod, Nantucket, Sailing, Henry James, Sea food....

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

are there any stereotypes for bostonians?

The insult of "chowder-head". People who not only live in Boston, but listen to Boston, eat Boston baked beans, cheer for the Boston Red Sox, and speak with a Haa-vud accent.

If you ever have any reason to go to New york though Broadway would be it

Or, of course, the kind, intelligent, interesting, and helpful people who live in the REST of the state. And the incredible variation of landscapes, the awesome variety of wildlife, the lakes, the hills, the brilliant autumns and hellish-fury winters... You know... all those reasons.

One funny thing about where I live is that almost everyone I know holds a grudge against the entire City. We really have nothing against the people, just the entire existance of the place. Picture going out of state, or even out of the country. People ask where you are from, and you say "New York". You then get bombarded with questions like "Omigod, do you like, live next door to the Statue of Liberty? Did you run when the Twin Towers fell?" And you are forced to answer "No I did not run, my eyes were rivited to a television screen a few hundred miles northwest of the place, where I live."

Fea

[Lalwendë]

Boston? That's in Lincolnshire, so its claim to fame might be taters?

Seriously, Boston USA sounds an interesting place. Cheap Lobster, universities, the Boston Tea Party, Sylvia Plath, and of course, The Pixies.

[Mithalwen]

Originally Posted by Feanor of the Peredhil

One funny thing about where I live is that almost everyone I know holds a grudge against the entire City. We really have nothing against the people, just the entire existance of the place. Picture going out of state, or even out of the country. People ask where you are from, and you say "New York". You then get bombarded with questions like "Omigod, do you like, live next door to the Statue of Liberty? Did you run when the Twin Towers fell?" And you are forced to answer "No I did not run, my eyes were rivited to a television screen a few hundred miles northwest of the place, where I live."

Fea

Well I have an affection for upstate New York due to a fondness for Edith Wharton and (a long time ago) a young man from Poughkeepsie