I'm a 30 year old born and
raised in Los Angeles

Now a Designer
turned Information Architect
turned Design Director
at a .com in London
with my new wife Leyhsa

 
Limey Litmus Test
Test your Limey skills! This is your chance to see how well you could make it figuring out Brit culture! This quick quiz will give you an idea of how totally whacked things are here for the average American. First person to get all 100% correct wins a custom-made British funk CD!
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  1. What is brown sauce?
    barbecue sauce
    steak sauce
    dark, imitation ketchup
    maple syrup
     none of the above - it is an anomaly
  2. Okay, so what is brown bread?
    wheat
    toasted
    slightly burnt toast
    pumpernickel
  3. Which does not equate to a Limey numerical value?
    treble two
    fortnight
    tre
    half two
  4. Which in not a Virgin company:
    airline
    record store
    mortgage
    car sales
    wine
    art gallery
    train line
    pension plan
    health club
    wedding dresses
    mobile phone
    radio station
    soda
    cosmetics
    clothes
  5. What is a Publican?
    a conservative party member in the House of Parliament
    a Brit term for American politicians
    a bar owner
    a public services employee
    I made this word up
  6. What would you find in a Table Stationery section of a store?
    napkins
    office supplies
    diaries and notebooks
    shelving
  7. Which Limey pronunciation is incorrect?
    shedge-yule
    fink
    al-loomineeyum
    cry-kee
    zee
  8. Which food would disgust the average Brit?
    a pie baked with sheep innards
    scrambled eggs smothered in baked beans
    pickle and hedgehog flavored potato chips (er, crisps)
    luke warm, room-temperature beer
    griddle pancakes (also called hotcakes) with syrup
    oatmeal with a pig liver, lard and pigs' blood
  9. What is an acceptable reason to go binge drinking large quantities of beer at a pub?
    Completed a good, hard day's work
    A birthday, engagement, etc
    A really big football (soccer) match is on
    The end of the first half of any average day
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