How British Are You?

[sunnysan]

Silly tests

Well,

My surname is probably one of the most common in England

My middle name is the name of an English Prince

My brothers middle names are both derived from old english kings as was my fathers.

My mothers maiden name was the next most common English name you can think of

I have a university degree from an English uni in my home country.

I have been working in a professional capacity in the UK for 8 years.

I STILL had to prove that I could speak English during the naturalisation process. The actually made me jump through hoops.

I was then most peeved that when I was at my citizenship ceromony , the master of ceromonies, upon observation of a person who could clearly not understand English, who was there to gain British citizenship, offered her the services of an interperetor for the remainder of the ceromony.

WTF

[lambrini_socialist]

Well, I can drink 20 pints of bitter in one session and eat two kebabs without throwing up.

How's that?

you are William Hague and i claim my free baseball cap.

[DodgyAgent]

Well,

My surname is probably one of the most common in England

My middle name is the name of an English Prince

My brothers middle names are both derived from old english kings as was my fathers.

My mothers maiden name was the next most common English name you can think of

I have a university degree from an English uni in my home country.

I have been working in a professional capacity in the UK for 8 years.

I STILL had to prove that I could speak English during the naturalisation process. The actually made me jump through hoops.

I was then most peeved that when I was at my citizenship ceromony , the master of ceromonies, upon observation of a person who could clearly not understand English, who was there to gain British citizenship, offered her the services of an interperetor for the remainder of the ceromony.

WTF

Your name is

Helmut Patel

[darmstadt]

<cough>

I know but having lived abroad now for 20 years some of my English is starting to leak away. People here ask me for the English meaning of a word and I'm completely stuck same as when I visit the UK and talking away when halfway through a sentence I can't remember how to continue in English. Pretty poorly considering I was taught English in a very proper manner (in RSA and English schools around the world!)