Posted on 09/20/2014 1:42:20 PM PDT by Brother Cracker
Why do the British drink warm beer?
Because their refrigerators are made by Lucas.
Back in the 50’s, 60’s, early 70’s, all the electrical components on English made cars and motorcycles were made by one company, Lucas. The motorcycles were notorious for their headlamps burning out when you revved the motors. We used to wear t-shirts that said: “Lucas. Prince of Darkness”. LOL
As a Jaguar owner, you’re only happy twice.
When you buy it and when you sell it!
But... put ‘em all in string bikinis, and... voila!
Uh... or something.
Jerusalem?
Did someone just say “mattress” to Mr. Lambert?
I never saw a Gasthaus with refrigerated Bier.
Visiting the pubs of Glasgow, Portsmouth and London last year, I didn't see any locals drinking beer. Almost to the last man, they drank Strongbow cider.
Good stuff!
One thing I did like about their pubs was that each type of beer they had on draft was poured in its own special branded glass. I just thought this was kinda cool.
The correct label is “Limey,” and the monarchy is that of the City of bankers in London.
The Sovereign’s assent is required to all bills passed by Parliament in order for them to become law. Royal Assent (consenting to a measure becoming law) has not been refused since 1707.
The Queen can summon Parliament, and prorogue (discontinue without dissolving it) or dissolve it.
www.royal.gov.uk/MonarchUK/QueenandGovernment/QueeninParliament.aspx
Strongbow is a dry cider produced by H.P. Bulmer in England since 1962. It is the world’s leading cider with a 15 per cent volume share of the global cider market, and a 29 per cent volume share of the UK cider market.[2][3] Bulmer’s is a subsidiary of Heineken, the multinational Dutch brewer.
Strongbow is the highest selling cider in Australia, and the second highest selling cider in North America.[2] In 2011, Strongbow Gold, produced in Belgium, was launched across Europe in response to cider’s growing popularity on the continent.
The majority of Strongbow is produced at Bulmer’s Hereford plant, although regional variations are also produced at Heineken’s cider mill in Belgium, and in Australia, where SABMiller own the rights to the brand.
In 2014, the original Strongbow cider was discontinued in the USA by Heineken after two new, much sweeter variants had been introduced. This has provoked a massive public outcry for the return of the original, similar to the 1985 “New Coke” fiasco. As of September, 2014, the original is still not available in the USA.
I was in England ten years ago and I was surprised to find many English had bad teeth (i.e. crooked teeth, overbites). Lack of orthodontists would be my guess for the reason.
It's a shame, too. The sweet ciders here are godawful hangover hells. The Strongbow over in Britain is crisp, tart and you could knock 'em back one after the next.
You stood the final test.
10 quick facts:
1. There are approximately 1,351 dentists in the continental United States who report that they practice orthodontics either full time or in conjunction with general dentistry.
2. Orthodontic practitioners represent only 2 per cent of all dentists in the United States.
3. One or more orthodontists are located in each of the forty-eight states and the District of Columbia. North Dakota has the smallest absolute number (one) while New York has the largest (208).
4. The concentration of orthodontists (orthodontist per 100,000 population) is highest in California and Nevada (2.5) and lowest in Mississippi (0.1) and is influenced, among other factors, by the per capita income of the state.
5. Half of the orthodontists in the United States practice in twelve states, the majority of which are on the Eastern seaboard and the West Coast.
6. The major proportion of orthodontic practitioners maintain only a single office-location; but about 17 per cent of them maintain two or more office-locations in adjoining cities or adjacent states. More of the older practitioners tend to have multiple office-locations.
7. The highest concentration of orthodontic practitioners (orthodontists per 100,000 population) is found in the larger cities of 1,000,000 or more population, while the lowest concentration is encountered in cities having fewer than 10,000 population.
8. More than 84 per cent of the orthodontic practitioners report that they are in exclusive practice of the specialty.
9. Fewer than 15 per cent of the orthodontic practitioners hold the certificate of the American Board of Orthodontics.
10. About 36 per cent of the orthodontic practitioners report that they have had university graduate training in the specialty.
You’re a european nut case. So I’ll address myself in a dumbed down language you’ll understand.
Many English
I saw
had bad teeth
in a way
not often seen
in American adults.
Why would anyone with accesss to orthodontists put up with
it?
True - just like the statistics I posted (which you utterly failed to prove wrong in your response by the way).
While “Britain” or “Great Britain” does refer to the general area, neither of them refers to a country. Britain is a general term for Wales, Scotland and England collectively, while The British Isles also includes Ireland (Northern and the Republic).
True.
England is most often incorrectly named in this way, and English people are often referred to as “British”.
The term "British" refers collectively to the inhabitatants of Britain: English, Scots and Welsh.
If they can't get straight what British means, what good are they?
BTW, it's just stupid to claim the English conquered Scotland. The countries became united when the Scots monarch inherited the English throne. IOW, if anything Scotland conquered England.
Nothing you posted means anything. It’s all about access honeybuns. The average person in Albuquerque, New Mexico has the same access as the average hill dweller in Morgantown, West Virginia. Both populations have better teeth than many well educated people in Cambridge England (my observations). There should be no comparision and I was surprised that the American lower classes had better teeth. The English well educated are aware that Americans have better looking teeth. The only question is why.
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