UK vs England

[snapdragon 9]

Because I'm a British citizen. I was born in England, raised in Scotland, ergo British.

[Pooky 3,828]

He's an Aussie.

Uh, no. The current Geico Gecko is an actor named Jake Wood, he's English and he used to be in Eastenders.

[BrockUK 26]

I've spend ages pronouncing Tennessian... LOL I see what you mean though

LOL! I know right. The worst one is probably Kentuckian....hmm, maybe not. Whats the worst one to pronounce I wonder?

I wish us Brits would be more patriotic and united like the Americans lol!

[Dawny&Tommy 0]

Speaking of accents, my guy just informed me a few months ago that the geico gecko was English and not Australian

I really don't understand how people in the US mistake the English accent for Australian. The Gecko doesn't sound even a little bit Australian to me.

Saying that though, I get asked at work all the time "Aussie or South African?" People are surprised when I say I am English. I don't get it.

[Captain Oates 911]

When the Americans ask me, I say "Yorkshire"

It's worth it to see their mental wheels spin. Most of them think that is somewhere near Georgia in the Caucasus

To help with geography and add to the fun, I always help by saying "Our last King was Eric Bloodaxe"

It's quite ironic that a nation capable of landing a cruise missile on someone 7,000 miles away to an accuracy of 2 inches, doesn't know where Yorkshire is.

The population of Yorkshire is greater than that of Ireland or Scotland or Wales - yet most people couldn't place it in the correct hemisphere.

[ClaireGio 35]

I put United Kingdom on all my USCIS forms. Never in a million years heard of a Scottish or an English citizen!

[Alex & Rachel 78]

Honestly, I chose the English flag for purely aesthetic reasons. I like its elegant simplicity.

[Rebecca Jo 1,962]

Uh, no. The current Geico Gecko is an actor named Jake Wood, he's English and he used to be in Eastenders.

My bad. Checked it out you are right.

[Captain Oates 911]

Honestly, I chose the English flag for purely aesthetic reasons. I like its elegant simplicity.

Weird, I like the Union flag coz foreigners don't know which is the right way up !

It's like rhyming slang - you can teach it for a week and they still can't figure how it works

I belong to that small band who knows that when I say I have stiff 'gregory', it isn't rude.

60 million people with a secret language - impressive

[*julez* 124]

Thats crazy! How does an American sound like any of those?! My husband always gets weird comments like "You have an accent. Is it American" And they go on to ask where in the US he is from. He says New York. They always assume city. Apart from the man who works in the post office who's sister lives in Buffalo I have yet to meet anybody in the UK who actually knows that there is an entire state above NYC!!!

Ain't that the truth, and my husband was one of them until I set him straight!!

Once my husband was complimented on his accent and then asked if he was from Quebec! Because Brits sounds so French-Canadian!! We roared laughing!

[Holly2234 66]

Ain't that the truth, and my husband was one of them until I set him straight!!

Once my husband was complimented on his accent and then asked if he was from Quebec! Because Brits sounds so French-Canadian!! We roared laughing!

Im sad to say, i didnt know until i saw a family from NYS on Wife Swap probably about 8 years ago Of all the ways to learn.. But im glad nobody had to tell me!

Ive only been mistaken for an Australian once. The only other accent problem i had was trying to order a tuna sub. Everybody around seemed to understand apart from the man taking the order He had it shouted at him from several directions in the end

[scotinmass 588]

Uh, no. The current Geico Gecko is an actor named Jake Wood, he's English and he used to be in Eastenders.

He's still on Eastenders. He plays Max Branning. I'm watching it right now!

[Pooky 3,828]

Weird, I like the Union flag coz foreigners don't know which is the right way up !

It's like rhyming slang - you can teach it for a week and they still can't figure how it works

I belong to that small band who knows that when I say I have stiff 'gregory', it isn't rude.

60 million people with a secret language - impressive

If you like the Union flag, why do you have the Cross of St George under your name?

[Pooky 3,828]

He's still on Eastenders. He plays Max Branning. I'm watching it right now!

Watching Eastenders?

That concerns me on a number of levels

[teach_says 4]

Watching Eastenders?

That concerns me on a number of levels

I love me some Eastenders and will definitley still tune in when we move to the US... It's car crash, but sooo London! Janine is getting married AGAIN this coming week AND Sharon is coming back (for those of you who are interested)