American studying in England AMA

I think I understand the accent situation better than most Americans , there are so many British accents it’s insane , I like most of them but there’s something about the Irish , typical posh or the accent of a woman from Manchester that makes me feel a certain way 🥵

For some reasons in my experience people either really love or dislike my accent 😂

The driving , I’ve only recently got my license and now I’m having to drive on the ‘wrong’ side of the wrong with roads skinnier than my d*** after quarantine.

Lol dude I'm British and if someone suggested having dinner at 9 I'd think they were mad, I usually have it around 6 ish

There's been a lot of tea questions but can I just confirm something: in the US, do you guys have electric kettles with which you make tea?

This is to settle something with my mum who thinks you don't. I don't know why.

- you need to move to the states!

There's been a lot of tea questions but can I just confirm something: in the US, do you guys have electric kettles with which you make tea?

We do, but they're whimpy. 120V and 15A doesn't boil water very quickly. I seriously considered installing a British socket and wiring it for 240V when I redid my kitchen, although it would have been anti-phase, so no neutral.

Some have near-boiling water taps installed. They don't make good tea.

We do, but they're whimpy. 120V and 15A doesn't boil water very quickly. I seriously considered installing a British socket and wiring it for 240V when I redid my kitchen, although it would have been anti-phase, so no neutral.

Some have hot near-boiling taps installed. They don't make good tea.

Doesn't that mean the maximum power of domestic items is 1800W? A 3kW kettle, iron or fan heater is thus not possible on a circuit? Also, I seem to remember that you have radial, rather than ring circuits.

God, an 1.8kW kettle would drive me insane waiting...and waiting...and waiting

Omg ikr, random question but how do you have your tea? Like do you have milk, sugar etc?

It depends. If it's a fine tea like FTGFOP darjeeling or orange pekoe (get me), then I'd have it black. But most of the time, it's a mug of builders tea - my favourite, and it's then two sugars, full-cream milk (lots) and very, very strong. Couple of hobnobs and job done. This has powered my life.

Please translate if you can.

Loollll this is so funny 😂 are you seriously asking for a translation though?

Whereabouts are you studying? Good luck with the accents . . .

Just wondering if Americans know what it means 😂

I’m studying at Durham University so I guess they may as well be speaking another language huh ? 🤣