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By Definition.

Posted by jaime Posted on: 08/09/07

By Definition.

Anglophile:  Lover of things English.  One who greatly admires England or the English.

I am whole heartily an Anglophile, but I must augment this dictionary definition a bit to suit my needs.  I am a lover of all things British, not just English.  Britain encapsulates England, Scotland, North Ireland, and my dearly beloved Wales.  After spending a year abroad in Wales, I cannot leave them, or any other British culture out of my heart.  I love them all.

A little proof that I am an Anglophile:

I love Tetelys, and think that American chocolate is crap next to Cadbury's.

I catch myself speaking not in a British accent, but in a Bristish speech pattern.  I structure my sentences a bit differently and use words that exist in American English, but are used more commonly in "The Queen's English."

Men with British accents make me swoon, even if they aren't all that terribly attractive.  Ask my roomate.

Welshcakes, cider, and Sunday dinners.

When British people visit my workplace I always make sure that I am the one serving them.

I try to explain funny sceens in Black Books to people, but realize that it doesn't sound funny in a footnote because British humor relys so much on build up.

I love British humor.  I love how inane or mundane things brought up in the first five minutes of a thirty minute sitcome will have your roaring by the last ten minutes.

Castles.  Sigh.

Wordsworth, Gothic Lit, Romantic Lit, Modern Lit, pretty much ALL British Lit.  Seriously, how do they pan out so much good stuff over the centuries?

Harry Potter.

Sausage Rolls.

I could go on and on, but you get the idea.

 

 


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  • I'm a fan of the Mojo show "3 Sheets" Basically, it follows a guy around the world, to study drinking customs... They go to England as well... always a good time, especially if you can't actually go there.
    By Pet Quilts on August 14, 2007 20:35

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