Easier for Brits to adjust?

[no name 1]

The Corrie Tap?

That was the one! I remember getting verrrrrrrry squiffy there on, um, quite a few nights when I was living in Clifton. It was always overrun with the boys from Clifton College who couldn't have been more than 15. My ex (whom I was living with then in Clifton) was an Old Cliftonian and said that when he went there (back in the early to mid '80s) the Corrie Tap was infamous for serving any boy who could at least get his chin on the bar.

My hubby said the same thing!

[ginger1981 0]

Ah well - that's kinda close Shhh - don't tell him I said that... I prolly couldn't tell the difference with the accent.. I am impressed I can even tell Geordie and Scot apart now!!!

My fiance is from Berwick upon Tweed...he's got a combo Geordie/Scottish accent.

Sunderland has an interesting sound too, a tad different from Geordie. I think it's called makem right?

[j4k 0]

sorry...it's so wild to hear berwick upon tweed...i live not too far from their sister city here in the states berwick, pa! they do an exchange program every few years, i think the last was a year or 2 ago.

[Too Hot Too Cold 0]

What about West Country cider?

Didn't ever have real West Country scrumpy, but I was a cider drinker before I

stopped drinking.

Although I've now allowed myself a Christmas six-pack and had one at my first

Superbowl party (just 4 couples and lots of food :-D). (I live in Maine, so it

ended on a bad note.)

My wife (USC) doesn't drink much and only drinks coolers and, thanks to my

influence, hard cider.

There aren't many ciders around here. Tried a local organic cider that was

more like an apple wine, but didn't like it.

Both my wife and I like Woodchuck Amber (from Vermont),

which is a clear, medium-sweet cider. It's not as nice as my UK

favorite* (and my wife's since she's only had a few :-) ) whose name

I can't bloody** remember right now but it's not a Weston's cider.

The Woodchuck Granny Smith is drier. It has a nice smack but

neither of us liked the aftertaste.

Haven't tried Hornsby's yet, although the local supermarket has some.

I've also found that regular US cider ages nicely in the fridge.

Colin

* I'm deliberately changing my vocabulary and spelling to US English

although not my pronunciation.

** Except for swearing.

[NickyMcMillan 0]

sorry...it's so wild to hear berwick upon tweed...i live not too far from their sister city here in the states berwick, pa! they do an exchange program every few years, i think the last was a year or 2 ago.

haha I live in Berwick Upon Tweed. Recall the last exchange program we had here, the place was running with Americans, it was quite funny.

I've been to Berwick PA too. Not with the exchange group tho. Really friendly place I thought when I told people I'm from Berwick UK.

[mrsbetz 0]

Great, I've read thru this entire thread, and now I don't know if I want to move back to the States or not. This is so hard!