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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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So, I'm reading a book about English people, and it says that calling your room a "Lounge" is a distinctly middle class term. Instead, the upper classes prefer the term "sitting room." More formally, it would be the "drawing room," but the upper classes apparently find this to be slightly pretentious, so prefer "sitting room."
So I think the Lounge should be renamed "The Drawing Room" cuz the people here are slightly pretentious 
What would you rename it if you could?
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By *igeiaWoman
over a year ago
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"To clarify I'm talking about re-naming the forum Lounge...I wasn't very clear on that was I?  "
Oh, in that case it should be The Park. It's where you hang out and congregate while watching everyone else play on the swings.  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"To clarify I'm talking about re-naming the forum Lounge...I wasn't very clear on that was I?
Oh, in that case it should be The Park. It's where you hang out and congregate while watching everyone else play on the swings. "
Love it!  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Courtney.....
Ask what everyone thinks a teacake should be called! That's always a good one 
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Oh no! You aren't tricking me that easily. I've seen those threads |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Courtney.....
Ask what everyone thinks a teacake should be called! That's always a good one
Oh no! You aren't tricking me that easily. I've seen those threads "
Some say it's what caused the English civil war  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Stop reading about us like you are studying us you fudging weirdo.
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yes.. Put that fookin book down.. Get out there and mingle with the limeys.. Talk to em. Your in this country ffs.. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Stop reading about us like you are studying us you fudging weirdo.
yes.. Put that fookin book down.. Get out there and mingle with the limeys.. Talk to em. Your in this country ffs.. "
Talk to them? No thanks, I'll stick to books.
So, I take it you'd like to stick with "The Lounge" then? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"usually call it the front room but is this lounge at the front or at the top..?
if the latter call it the top room?
or the attic..
loft.."
That's where Marc is kept... shhhhhhhhh |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Courtney.....
Ask what everyone thinks a teacake should be called! That's always a good one
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Lordy no. I've just moved oooop north from being a southern softy for years. There is simply no reason for the number of words for a bread roll. It's a roll. Although I do chuckle when I treat myself to naughty brekkie on a Friday morning as I have to ask for a sausage muffin - it's the little things that make me smile!
As for renaming our fab lounge, the fairground would be apt, or the lovely loony bin. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Well mines at the front of the house so it's the front room, if it was at the back then it would be the lounge.
On here though I think The Den would be apt. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Courtney.....
Ask what everyone thinks a teacake should be called! That's always a good one
I'm rising to this... can you describe what you mean by teacake please? "
What do the wildlings beyond the wall call a teacake anyway  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"usually call it the front room but is this lounge at the front or at the top..?
if the latter call it the top room?
or the attic..
loft..
That's where Marc is kept... shhhhhhhhh"
i thought he was under the stairs..... |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"usually call it the front room but is this lounge at the front or at the top..?
if the latter call it the top room?
or the attic..
loft..
That's where Marc is kept... shhhhhhhhh
i thought he was under the stairs....."
No, no, he's definitely in the a... |
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"usually call it the front room but is this lounge at the front or at the top..?
if the latter call it the top room?
or the attic..
loft..
That's where Marc is kept... shhhhhhhhh"
you have to let him out..
we don't do those sort of things here you know..
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"Courtney.....
Ask what everyone thinks a teacake should be called! That's always a good one
I'm rising to this... can you describe what you mean by teacake please?
What do the wildlings beyond the wall call a teacake anyway "
I dunno... that's why I asked what you meant by a teacake... Tunnocks make them. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"usually call it the front room but is this lounge at the front or at the top..?
if the latter call it the top room?
or the attic..
loft..
That's where Marc is kept... shhhhhhhhh
i thought he was under the stairs.....
No, no, he's definitely in the a... "
HAH!!!!!!!!! Caught you!!!!!!!
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By (user no longer on site)
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"usually call it the front room but is this lounge at the front or at the top..?
if the latter call it the top room?
or the attic..
loft..
That's where Marc is kept... shhhhhhhhh
you have to let him out..
we don't do those sort of things here you know..
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I bet it's not mentioned in the bloody book.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Bugger me ...not literally! My mum n dad were well and truly working class....a joiner and a dinner lady.
Our front room was always called "the sitting room". Middle room was dining room. Kitchen and pantry at the back!
Not heard sitting room used by upper class! Drawing room yes (tho technically it was the withdrawing room as it was were gentlemen withdrew to after dining! |
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"usually call it the front room but is this lounge at the front or at the top..?
if the latter call it the top room?
or the attic..
loft..
That's where Marc is kept... shhhhhhhhh
you have to let him out..
we don't do those sort of things here you know..
I bet it's not mentioned in the bloody book. "
gimp mask wearing? |
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"The snug or 'the room the other side of the ballroom' 
I'm all for The Snug..... "
 I like 'The Snug' too. Sounds cosy.
OP why do you keep studying us Brits so much? Just what are you hoping to learn? I'm starting to get paranoid. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"The snug or 'the room the other side of the ballroom'
I'm all for The Snug.....
I like 'The Snug' too. Sounds cosy.
OP why do you keep studying us Brits so much? Just what are you hoping to learn? I'm starting to get paranoid."
When we moved here we read a lot if British history stuff.
Eventually that shifted to more Sociology and Anthropology topics.
We got a few books that I tend to read out to Marc while he drives. After a long car journey I tend to have all that British studies nonsense in my head and it applies very easily to the forums. So you all get to enjoy it, too |
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"The snug or 'the room the other side of the ballroom'
I'm all for The Snug.....
I like 'The Snug' too. Sounds cosy.
OP why do you keep studying us Brits so much? Just what are you hoping to learn? I'm starting to get paranoid.
When we moved here we read a lot if British history stuff.
Eventually that shifted to more Sociology and Anthropology topics.
We got a few books that I tend to read out to Marc while he drives. After a long car journey I tend to have all that British studies nonsense in my head and it applies very easily to the forums. So you all get to enjoy it, too "
One day I would be interested to know what you've learnt from all this study of yours. You never know it could turn out to be quite insightful |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"The snug or 'the room the other side of the ballroom'
I'm all for The Snug.....
I like 'The Snug' too. Sounds cosy.
OP why do you keep studying us Brits so much? Just what are you hoping to learn? I'm starting to get paranoid.
When we moved here we read a lot if British history stuff.
Eventually that shifted to more Sociology and Anthropology topics.
We got a few books that I tend to read out to Marc while he drives. After a long car journey I tend to have all that British studies nonsense in my head and it applies very easily to the forums. So you all get to enjoy it, too "
I look forward to reading your book when it's published. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"The snug or 'the room the other side of the ballroom'
I'm all for The Snug.....
I like 'The Snug' too. Sounds cosy.
OP why do you keep studying us Brits so much? Just what are you hoping to learn? I'm starting to get paranoid.
When we moved here we read a lot if British history stuff.
Eventually that shifted to more Sociology and Anthropology topics.
We got a few books that I tend to read out to Marc while he drives. After a long car journey I tend to have all that British studies nonsense in my head and it applies very easily to the forums. So you all get to enjoy it, too
I look forward to reading your book when it's published."
I'll dedicate it to you all |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Right time to settle this.
You say you've read up on British issues and the like.
So.......
The only important question left to ask is.......
Milk in first or last?
This is makes the cake conundrum look easy. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Right time to settle this.
You say you've read up on British issues and the like.
So.......
The only important question left to ask is.......
Milk in first or last?
This is makes the cake conundrum look easy."
I'll answer when you answer my OP |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Right time to settle this.
You say you've read up on British issues and the like.
So.......
The only important question left to ask is.......
Milk in first or last?
This is makes the cake conundrum look easy.
I'll answer when you answer my OP "
It should be renamed the living room or the front room |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Right time to settle this.
You say you've read up on British issues and the like.
So.......
The only important question left to ask is.......
Milk in first or last?
This is makes the cake conundrum look easy."
Milk last, unless you make a shit cup if tea |
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I grew up spending most of my life in the sitting room - usually practicing the violin and stuff like that. The rest of the family were in other rooms. We had an old house that had been in the family for several generations and I guess the language followed. Now I live alone in a small place and call them nothing. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Right time to settle this.
You say you've read up on British issues and the like.
So.......
The only important question left to ask is.......
Milk in first or last?
This is makes the cake conundrum look easy.
Milk last, unless you make a shit cup if tea "
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No no no no no no no. Tea bag, milk, sugar.... Then hot water.
Leave for desired color ... Then remove tea bag |
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