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But, while it seems many American critics found Winslet's speech endearingly flustered, the British were mortified.

Damn right we're mortified.

Maybe 'mortified' is a bit strong. But really, despite all the stereotypes British people try to dispel about ourselves, I cannot deny that in Britain we do all favour a stiff upper lip. Pull yourself ( Read more... )

Oooooo yeah, go England! We beat France in the rugby! W00t! Makin' it to the semis! (And we're going to wiiiin!)

But yeah. Spent yesterday with a bunch of friends and their French exhanges who're staying here for a bit. They seem a bit shy, but quite nice. They speak crap English and we speak crap French, so there's always quite a lot of mime going ( Read more... )