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Given that most of us failed the on-line British Citizen test, let's make up our own questions about what it's like to be British?

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MardyBraWouldDoEddieRedmayne · 16/01/2013 16:50

original thread here

We need questions about British culture, class and manners, which would truly work out whether you knew the country. For example:

Which of these expressions would only be used by someone from the lower middle class:

  • Bog
  • Loo
  • Toilet
  • Lavatory
  • Shitter?

List these supermarkets in order of naiceness.

Iceland
Budgens
Aldi
Sainsbury's
Waitrose

What is a snakebite (tick all that apply)?

  • A bite from a snake.
  • A mixture of cider and lager
  • A flaming from a nest of vipers
OP posts:
SillyBeardyDaddyman · 16/01/2013 17:39

What are the small grey boxes on the back of satellite dishes called?

Answer: council houses.

alexpolismum · 16/01/2013 17:38

If someone bumps into you, what is the correct response?

a) swear at them
b) say sorry
c) give them a good kick
d) nothing

whiskeytangofoxtrot · 16/01/2013 17:36

What do you call the room in which you relax?
Front room
Living room
Sitting room
Drawing room
Lounge
Parlour
TV room
Entertainment complex

TeeBee · 16/01/2013 17:36

Which of the following is not a suitable 'nibble' for an adult dinner party?
Olives
Canapés
Vegetable crisps
Pom Bears

Moominsarehippos · 16/01/2013 17:33

What's in a beef burger?

AngryTrees · 16/01/2013 17:32

You are waiting in a queue when a tough-looking individual cuts in to the front. Do you:

a) Shout at him to move to the back.
b) Tap him on the shoulder and politely explain that there is a queue.
c) Do nothing.
d) Glare at him and mutter passive-aggressively with the others, while not actually having the nerve to say or do anything.

SPsFanjoIsAsComfyAsAOnesie · 16/01/2013 17:28

Is it Pardon or What?

whiskeytangofoxtrot · 16/01/2013 17:28

Which newspaper do you read?

Telegraph
Guardian
Daily Mail but only when I find it in a café
Sun

whiskeytangofoxtrot · 16/01/2013 17:26

Place these slebs in class order :-
Katie Price
Kate Middleton
Kate Silverton
Kate Moss