Brit culture / Living in the UK

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I'm always up for learning about other cultures, and one that's almost ubiquitous but still seems to be misunderstood are the Brits.
I know we have some subject-matter experts, so hopefully you guys can chime in with some insight

Off the top, is this true? Is punctuality lax in the UK, or only when you use "ish" to describe time?

 

[Bluejaye]

I don't know about everyone else in the UK, but I'm never late and I never use "ish". If I'm meeting someone, I arrange a time, I'm there and if they know me, they ****** better be on time too.

 

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@Steve-FreeOnes @usman19

True?

 

[Bluejaye]

Only if they put a crap load of cream in the middle.
And it's not a hot dog bun. It's nowhere near as sweet to taste.

 

[Steve-FreeOnes]

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@Steve-FreeOnes @usman19

True?

That's an iced finger or a Swiss bun. It's sweetened bread and while it is shaped like a hot dog bun it's not one. I guess you could stick a hot dog in there if you wanted, I'm sure some sicko has tried it at some time.

 

[xfire]

"This 'ish' concept doesn't exist in Japan because people respect time and discipline." 🤣

 

[usman19]

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@Steve-FreeOnes @usman19

True?

I agree with Steve's comments

 

[tvstrip]

Thanks guys.
Good example of people misleading the narrative. To a non-Brit, it wouldn't occur that it's not a hotdog bun, but in fact a sweet in itself.
Asian sweetbreads a like that too - they look like hamburger buns, but are sweet bythemselves.

 

[tvstrip]

"It's a limit, not a target"
-Dursey Island, Ireland

Yeah, I'd be going way slower than that on this road.

 

[The Yak]

Is " oi " considered a word? That expression which is used like "hey" in America to get someone's attention.

 

[Bluejaye]

In the same way American spelling of words is.
It's technically a word but at the same time it isn't really.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/oi

 

[The Identifier]

I would not say it is comparable to "hey" because "hey" is generally used in a friendly, relaxed way whereas "oi" tends to be something you'd say if someone has irked you or is doing something they shouldn't.

e.g. "Oi! What do you think you're doing?"

Just like in that Cambridge Dictionary example.

Of course, you can also use "Hey!" in an exclamative sense, but I'm talking about in general.

Saying oi twice though is more like a greeting. "Oi oi! How are we all doing?" I'd imagine someone saying it down the pub. It is not a common saying.

 

[Steve-FreeOnes]

Oi was also a late 70s subgenre of punk music here in the UK. Mostly **** and full of fascists. Much like the UK!

 

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Along those lines, how about "Aye"? Is that still common?

 

[Steve-FreeOnes]

Along those lines, how about "Aye"? Is that still common?

In certain parts and amongst the older generation. Mostly a Scottish thing now.

 

[tvstrip]

You literally invented English Grammar...

That's quite an interesting solution you got there

 

[Steve-FreeOnes]

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You literally invented English Grammar...

That's quite an interesting solution you got there

They're the Conservatives, they actually mean that.

 

[The Identifier]

Whilst amusing, that sign is not real. Well it is real, just not done in an official capacity. It was created by a street artist as a joke.

I do however feel it should be a FreeOnes policy to cut troublesome posters in half. Posters as in users of this forum, that is - rather than one on the wall like that. Or maybe that bit should be left to interpretation.

 

[Ukhardnhorny]

I'm always up for learning about other cultures, and one that's almost ubiquitous but still seems to be misunderstood are the Brits.
I know we have some subject-matter experts, so hopefully you guys can chime in with some insight

Off the top, is this true? Is punctuality lax in the UK, or only when you use "ish" to describe time?

I never give an exact time unless it's work otherwise my mates know 1ish means between 1 and 3

 

[tvstrip]

Canada has a similar quirk - it seems arbitrary when you use metric.
For temperature, I would add a branch between weather & cooking: Weather is better in Metric because everything is relevant to the freezing temperature of water in Canada. But many cooking appliances (like airfryers) don't even have a metric setting.