How British Are You?

Are you a right cuppa or a load of codswallop?

Think you're a proper Brit? Let us test whether you're really a tea-brewing, overly-apologizing, and keep-calm-and-carrying-on member of the English nation.

We'll ask you a few cheeky questions before we decide whether you're the real McCoy...or a clueless tourist. Click "Start Quiz" to begin!

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Questions Overview

1. Let's start with some slang: What does "peng" mean?
  1. Very attractive
  2. Super cool
  3. Really annoying
  4. Totally disgusting
2. How about "skint"?
  1. Having no money.
  2. Wearing revealing clothing.
  3. Skinny or thin.
  4. Getting really angry or upset.
3. And what are you doing if you're "having a chin wag"?
  1. Having a long chat or gossip session.
  2. Having a tasty dinner at the pub.
  3. Arguing intensely with someone.
  4. Getting a shave.
4. Your flat is freezing, but it's too early in the year to turn on the heating. What do you do?
  1. Put on a jumper, fill up a hot water bottle, and make a cup of tea.
  2. Go down to the high street to buy a thermal vest from M&S.
  3. Contact your landlord to have them check the insulation.
  4. Start up the backyard fire pit and make some s'mores.
5. You've been waiting for ages when someone cuts you in the queue...what do you do?
  1. Sigh and glare, but do nothing.
  2. Calmly tell them that they've cut you.
  3. Shout at them and start a brawl.
  4. Hm...what's a "queue"?
6. A new person started at work, and you've been bumping into them every morning on the train. What do you do?
  1. Start catching a new train (even if my commute takes longer).
  2. Invite them out for a pint so you can get to know them better.
  3. Sit next to them so you can discuss upcoming work projects.
  4. Shout out to them and give them an excited high five.
7. You meet a girl with an orangey fake tan, thick fake lashes, and drawn-on eyebrows. Not to judge a book by its cover, but where would you assume she's from?
  1. Essex
  2. The Cotswolds
  3. Oxford
  4. The Scottish Highlands
8. Fill in the blank: "A place that sells fish and chips is called a ____."
  1. Chippy
  2. Pasty Shop
  3. Baker's
  4. Carvery
9. Fill in the blank: "The best English biscuit is a ____."
  1. McVitie's Milk Chocolate Digestive
  2. Jammie Dodger
  3. Rich Tea Biscuit
  4. Jaffa Cake
10. What do you think about Marmite?
  1. I love it, especially on hot buttered toast in the morning.
  2. I'm not a fan...but it is a bit nostalgic.
  3. The chocolate? It's pretty good!
  4. I've never heard of it.
11. How do you like your tea?
  1. Strong and black with a splash of milk after the tea bag is out.
  2. Standardly brewed with one milk and one sugar.
  3. Sweet and over ice (maybe mixed with lemonade).
  4. Tea? No thanks, I'll take a coffee.
12. Finally, what do you think about the weather?
  1. Ooh, a bit drizzly, but I think we really needed the rain after so much sun this week.
  2. Hm, it's a bit warm for this time of year, and I don't love the humidity.
  3. It's fine, I don't mind the rain.
  4. The weather? Idk.

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Expert Insights on British Slang

From "bloke" to "Bob's your uncle," the English-British dialect is full of fun, wacky, and totally cool slang terms. We chatted with a team of expert dialect coaches for their explanations of the best English slang terms:

  • Celebrity dialect coach Jack Wallace says that the obvious slang word that "people love is 'wanker,' which is somewhat equivalent to 'jerk.' If you want more playful put-downs, we might say that someone is a 'muppet' (foolish) or a 'numpty' (silly)."[1]
  • Wallace adds that his favorite term is "muffin walloper," which refers to "someone who just sits at home eating cakes instead of cooking. Another great one is 'having the morbs,' which means feeling slightly depressed."[2]
  • British accent coach Luke Nicholson chimes in with more common British phrases like "that's rubbish," which is equivalent to "that sucks" in American culture.[3]
  • Wallace also explains some words that have different meanings in British and American English. Brits say "I'm going on holiday" instead of "vacation," and clothing terminology is also different. For example, "'Pants' (US) = 'Trousers' (UK), 'Underpants' (US) = 'Pants' (UK), 'Vest' (US) = 'Waistcoat' (UK), 'Vest' (UK) = 'Tank top' (US), and 'Sweater' (US) = 'Jumper' (UK)."[4]

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References

  1. ↑ Jack Wallace. Celebrity Dialect Coach. Expert Interview
  2. ↑ Jack Wallace. Celebrity Dialect Coach. Expert Interview
  3. ↑ Luke Nicholson. British Accent Coach. Expert Interview
  4. ↑ Jack Wallace. Celebrity Dialect Coach. Expert Interview