British fictional characters--so many wonderful ones!

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Call the Midwife is based on true memories. Well worth reading! I think they’re on Kindle too.
 
French food has never been my type.

Now Italian, talk about a source of temptation for me.

Gluttony is my sin when tempted by pasta.
 
Funny how this thread has turned duel–fiction and food! It makes me wonder if all of us who read and watch TV/movies are also fond of our food.

My daughters have travelled to Europe several times for sports competitions (they were competing) and also for work. They were never impressed with any food in Europe (including England) other than the BREAD in France. I remember my daughter telling me about the time when their coach bought a baguette of hot bread for every person on the team (they won Gold)–my daughter loved that bread!

After after watching the Great British Baking Show (my husband and I are big fans), I think I would love the sweets in England, other than the “pudding”. One of my daughters was served authentic English “pudding” by some friends of hers, and she thought it was gagsome.
 
Yes you are right, I expect it is where I go. I seldom eat out and if I do its the cheap and cheerful places, bit I must say its the type of food. Each ti their own I guess. Sorry you are offended.
 
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I’d prefer fish without batter, perhaps with herbs and spices Mediterranean style and you can hold the chips completely lol. Just different tastes I guess, not my style. I’m not a fan of greasy spoon
food either I’ve never been to an upmarket restaurant so I can’t comment on that. Just different tastes, never meant to offend you. I guess Brit food just isn’t my taste. I suppose people might prefer the tastes similar to those they grow up with.
 
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I visited the UK three years ago and again last year.

Ate plenty of good food - not always cheap though. I suspect if I’d been on a tighter budget the fare wouldn’t have been as good. I love an all-day breakfast fry-up, so sometimes would have that for brunch instead of

I wish they had the equivalent of Pret-a-Manger in Australia, they have nice, fresh, ready-to-go good quality sandwiches etc that saved me from what I found to be otherwise variable train and bus-stop food.
 
Not offended at all lol. I know the budget end places can be really bad (a shame as when I go abroad I often find very good food at very good prices - UK take note).
 
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Funny how this thread has turned duel–fiction and food! It makes me wonder if all of us who read and watch TV/movies are also fond of our food.

My daughters have travelled to Europe several times for sports competitions (they were competing) and also for work. They were never impressed with any food in Europe (including England) other than the BREAD in France. I remember my daughter telling me about the time when their coach bought a baguette of hot bread for every person on the team (they won Gold)–my daughter loved that bread!

After after watching the Great British Baking Show (my husband and I are big fans), I think I would love the sweets in England, other than the “pudding”. One of my daughters was served authentic English “pudding” by some friends of hers, and she thought it was gagsome.
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To me good food and good books are what makes my day.
 
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I have all of the Cadfael books and short stories. He’s my favorite!
 
And you have to watch what you are talking about when you say “pudding”. Dessert is called pudding, too. “What’s for pudding?” “Cherry pie.”
 
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Pret a manger is extremely expensive though, I’ve only had their sandwiches when donated and they are good but they are nearly £5 a sandwich which is ridiculous. (to make that clear to the Americans £7 .83 is the national minimum wage per hour ie. the least you can earn per hour, so what you’d earn working at jobs like mcdonalds etc. ps. dont slag me if mc’s pays more I said like mcd) .
 
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Paddington is a Peruvian immigrant to the UK.

He has since been integrated to British society.
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Paddington is a Peruvian ILLEGAL immigrant to the UK. Who has since been integrated into British society.
 
My bad - I meant having it here in Australia, where we tend to have either the boo-teek sandwich places where you have to wait half an hour for someone to chuck some ingredients between two slices of bread for you, or the petrol station days-old shredded cardboard version that you wouldn’t feed to your dog, and not much in the middle.
 
For those who enjoy P.G. Wodehouse and classic British comedy I would highly recommend “Blandings” on Amazon Prime, with two series that are hilarious.

I would say it’s not just the British but the inhabitants of the British Isles to include the Irish as the islands seem to produce a very high level of storytelling , theatre and literature. It might have something to do with the constant rain and gloom which encourages introspection and stories to while away the time. Those in sunnier climes have perhaps less need for ways to cope with short, dark days. The islands also have a very highly developed sense of humor perhaps for the same reasons.

I would also like to nominate Mapp and Lucia.
 
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