@gretald
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@kate-flournoy
That sounds like such a neat opportunity!! I’ll definitely being pray for you! And I’m sure you’ll do great (I understand the butterfly-nervous feeling). 😉@anne-of-lothlorien
Ahh, bye!!! 🙁 I will definitely miss having you on here! However, I totally, completely, 100% understand. Life gets busy, and you have to do what you have to do. God bless you in your studies and life!@hannah-krynicki
No problem! I hope your novel is going well. 🙂 Let me know if you have any other questions. 😀 British culture is simply fascinating (especially the accents; I LOVE British accents!).@hannah-krynicki
So I had a post typed out to respond to you earlier, and somehow my computer lost it. And then I forgot to respond. My apologies. 🙂
Anyway, here are some of your questions answered:-If you want to meet with someone to have a good chat, do you go to a coffee shop or some other place?
I’m sure there are coffee shops in England, but what you see most often are pubs. In France, cafes are the norm, and in England, there are pubs everywhere. So if you wanted to go somewhere to hang out with friends, I assume you’d probably go to a local pub (or a normal restaurant). The classic pub dish is “fish and chips” (something I learned in England: french fries are “chips,” and actual chips are “crisps”), and they do tend to serve alcohol at pubs. Another amazing pub dish I had while in England was called a lamb burger (basically a burger that’s made of lamb instead of beef). AMAZING. Also, one pub dessert is pudding, which is basically a square slice of cake (no idea why they call it pudding). 😛
-Very roughly, how does the court system work- that is, what are the tiers of courts?
I think that the British court system is quite similar to our own. Maybe this website will help you in your research.
-What are the current political parties? How politically involved is the average citizen?
I have no idea about political parties in England, but here’s a link to a help-looking website about political parties in England. It looks like there are many more political parties in England than there are in the U.S. Anyway, I would say that the average person is pretty politically involved. Obviously, about bigger issues (like Brexit), pretty much every British person knew what was going on. However, about smaller political issues, I guess it just depends. It seems like the country folks are less politically involved (unless a political issue could change their way of life). Also, many of the British people I met when I was in England actually knew quite a bit about American politics.
-Do people really drink as much tea as Sherlock would have us think?
Well, not as much anymore. Of course, 4 o’clock used to be tea-time in England, but now, people don’t have a designated “tea-time” anymore. There are still many tea parlors (or should I use the British spelling: parlours? 😛 ) around. When we were in England, we went to a tea parlor and it was packed (that could have partly been due to the fact that it was in Oxford, though). They served a “cream tea” there, which consists of scones with or without raisins spread with clotted cream and various jams (strawberry, raspberry, etc.) and tea with milk and sugar (if you wanted them). So, though there isn’t a specific tea-time in England any more, it still seems like tea is very much a part of British culture (as well as rum 😉 ).
Hope this was helpful!
@S-G-Dewey
Well, I’m late. But welcome all the same! Great to have you on board. 🙂
Fourteen siblings?! Wow. Four siblings seems like a lot to me; I can’t even imagine having that many. 😉 But, yes, I know what you mean about siblings being fun and annoying… 😛
Yup, I’m a Narnia and Middle Earth nerd, too. I think a lot of people here are. 😀 After all, what’s not to like?
What are some of your favorite books?@Daeus
This. Sounds. So. Cool. I will need to check with my mom (she’s the master planner, after all), but I really hope I can come!!!@aratrea @daeus
Wow, this is SO cool! You KP staffers are pretty creative. 😉 Unfortunately, with school and everything, I don’t think I’ll be able to participate in the beta-reading portion of the process. I’m so bummed, though, because it sounds like an amazing opportunity! However, I’m the type of person who wants to say “yes” to everything, and then I end up overcommitting. I know I don’t have time to do beta-reading (EVEN THOUGH I REALLY WANT TO!), so this time–as much as I hate to pass this up–I’m going to proactively say “no.” Thank you so much for being awesome, KP staff, and creating amazing opportunities for young Christian writers!@alia
I am so sorry. That breaks my heart. Praying for her family.@aysia-serene
I haven’t seen the movie in a while, so I don’t remember that much of the plot. XD I just remember that they strayed from the books and that always makes me mad. 😛 And yes about Klaus not having glasses! That was SO annoying. Which is your favorite book in the series?@dragon-snapper
Haha, I love it! So hilarious. The last line is just perfect. “Just curious…” XD@aysia-serene
I’m Ravenclaw. 🙂 I took the test on Pottermore (the best one out there; you can also find out your wand type and your Patronus). 😉
The movies are very, VERY well done, but, of course, the books are better (movies never can beat books, though they’ve tried many times and even come close). 😀
Oh, that’s cool you draw your characters! I like to draw animals and landscapes. Actually, I prefer painting, but drawing is a necessary part of painting. I do like drawing, too, though. 🙂And I think @ethryndal is right…I need to become a wizard so I will never be late again! I will always arrive precisely when I mean to. 😉
@dragon-snapper
Oh, thanks. Gooey cookies with melted chocolate chips…Perfect. 😉@dragon-snapper
No, don’t melt my cookies! Give me cookies or give me death (okay, maybe that’s a little too extreme). 😉 😛@aysia-serene
Hi! I’m the extremely late person who would like to welcome you to KP.
Formally, that is, hullo and welcome to KP! You’re KeePer now (although, it sounds like you already were…but that’s a minor detail). 😉 Okay, let me just say…J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and J.K. Rowling YESSSSS (preciousss)!!!!!!!! I actually just finished watching the Harry Potter movies again the other night. Do you know what Harry Potter house you’re in?
I love school, too (well, mostly…not Science)! *virtual high five* And hooray for homeschoolers (if you couldn’t tell already, I’m homeschooled, too 😛 ).
I like drawing, too! What do you like to draw?
*grabs a cookie* *gobbles it up* *grabs all the cookies*
