Two Brits (more specifically Englishmen) now living in America discuss the nuances of two nations seperated by the Atlantic Ocean. There is no limit to the nature of the subjects that are up for discussion. Culture, food, sports, travel, beer, monarchy, politics, language, plus tons more, will be debated and analyzed (aka. analysed). Fasten your seat belts, be tolerant, understanding, and have a laugh or two or three. The added benefit of listening to this podcast for our American friends is ...
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The challenges of Cruising and Moving. Cheese rolls, roast lamb, calendars, pickleball and other useful and useless information
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Have you ever been on a cruise ship, especially a large one, and got lost? Ever left your cabin and turned the wrong way? It's all part of the fun. Trying to understand why moving between U.S. States has to be challenging for seemingly "straight forward" requirements. Cheese rolls, advent calendars. Simple things and over complicating them. How you…
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Defying logic - medical forms, prisons, TV adverts, and other annoying stuff
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The Two Brits are Malcolm Teasdale and Francis Carden. The moving house saga continues for a few minutes, so excuse us for that. Some things we just don't get or it defies logic: Why is the word "mother" abbreviated to 3 variances of 3 letters? Dentists and medical forms - there must be some logical reason to complete mounds of paperwork before get…
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The "Logical or Not" discussion: Moving house quotes; Olympic medal count; Device cables; Over-tourism in Europe
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The Two Brits are Malcolm Teasdale and Francis Carden. More gripes and analysis from the Two Brits in America. House Moving Quotes: Illogical explanation of cost Olympic Medal Count: Why does the USA do it differently Device cables: The need to pack a suitcase full when traveling Europe tourism: Too many darn people everywhere you want to go The Tw…
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Food & Drink anomolies - Mothers Ruin, Spotted Dick, room temperature beer, and the case to ban tipping
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The Two Brits are Malcolm Teasdale and Francis Carden. The title will tempt you to listen to the whole podcast. What on earth is Mother's Ruin and Spotted Dick? The attempt to answer the question of why us Brits drink warm beer. It is not as bad as it seems. Is tipping getting out of order? Do you feel compelled to tip a server for 30 secs of their…
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AI, Public Holidays, Grocery Stores, Saying Stuff Out of Line, and other food for thought
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The Two Brits are Malcolm Teasdale and Francis Carden. A mention about Artifical Intelligence - facts and opinions. That time of year it is, so a chat about Public Holidays (ie. Bank Holidays) with overcrowding and grocery store nuances. Hurricanes, Tornados and even time to talk about "Comforters" and "Duvets". Yes, we can talk about virtually ant…
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Wacky Sports, Atlanta Airport Parking, Food Nuances and Gripes from both sides of the Pond
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The Two Brits are Malcolm Teasdale and Francis Carden. After describing the fallout from explaining cricket and goat racing from Malcolm's recent experience in Tobago, we get into more serious stuff. Atlanta Airport parking. There must be some logic somewhere to this latest news about its closure. The subject of food crops up again. Breakfast and w…
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Moans and Groans - Cricket rules (2 minute version), Alexa and accents, messing with English tea and the English flag
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The Two Brits are Malcolm Teasdale and Francis Carden. The title sounds a little dramatic but the episode is all good and informative. Two things are important to the English and that is tea and the flag, so when an entity messes with them, we cannot sit back and ignore it. Explaining cricket inside 2 minutes is a world record bordering on gibberis…
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Brits in America and a Brit in Asia - all the latest opinions for the day, including driving, imperial v metric logic, appliances, and travel nuances.
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The Two Brits are Malcolm Teasdale and Francis Carden. Firstly, apologies for the delay in this episode out on the street, but jet lagged Malcolm just returned from his escapades in Asia. He is in fact still alive. This episode includes opinions about the metric vs. imperial way of thinking, roadworks, Pi (3.142 etc. ) Day, appliances, weather, plu…
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Just a 30 minute chinwag (aka chit chat) about travel, planes, foreign currency, and other related stuff
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The Two Brits are Malcolm Teasdale and Francis Carden. With Malcolm embarking on a trip to Asia, it was time for a quick converstion about travel, albeit a basic one. Comparing the old days to the current time frame always generates conversion, especially when travel is involved. The way things used to be: planes, travelers cheques (ie. checks), an…
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Pre-Superbowl chit chat and comparisons about sporty stuff from America and Britain. Rules, opinions, commentary, etc.
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The Two Brits are Malcolm Teasdale and Francis Carden. Talking about their expertise (or lack thereof) and opinions about the Big Game. All in jest, but lots of "why" questions with regards to the subjects of parties, tailgating, game times, outfits, the wearing of towels and helmets and others, are all up for dicussion. Included are a few minutes …
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Words & Phrases - The quest to eliminate confusion just a little. Benefial to both Brits and Americans, sort of.
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The Two Brits are Malcolm Teasdale and Francis Carden. Words and Phrases from both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. It's a start at least. These two Brits could have talked about this subject for hours, but it would have been too harmful for the listeners. Just call this Part 1. American and Britain have their own words and phrases which can be a littl…
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Bringing in 2024 - Celebrations, Food, Things Dropping, Techy Anomolies, and other strange stuff
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The Two Brits are Malcolm Teasdale and Francis Carden. What we did on New Years Eve. Traditional dropping of items to welcome 2024. Drinking and eating: Sipping the night away, Baked Potatoes, Indian food, Yorkshire Puddings, Curry Pizzas, Sprouts, etc. So why do crowds of people cause cellular service to crash? Questions, theories, and opinions. W…
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The Christmas Edition (British and American Versions) - Food, Parties, Carol Singing, Santa, Presents & Other Similarities
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The Two Brits are Malcolm Teasdale and Francis Carden. Christmas from both sides of "The Pond" vary slightly in their methodology. From carol singing with adjusted lyrics, food that may seem a little strange, and behavioral differences to name a few, All in all, Christmas is a fun time of the year, so make the most of it folks and enjoy your time w…
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Cockney Slang - A Crash Course (aka Discussion) to help people from both sides of the Pond when visiting London.
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The Two Brits are Malcolm Teasdale and Francis Carden. A somewhat educational episode that may help our American and British friends understand the cockney language, even to a small degree. Coming out of an area on the east side of London, at first listen, you may think it is utter nonsense. However, it may serve you well if you travel to the big c…
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Fresh off the Boat in America - A discussion about language fails on arrival in the USA
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The Two Brits are Malcolm Teasdale and Francis Carden. You gotta start somewhere, so a banter about language fails after setting foot in America after the big move from Britain just seems appropriate. Mistakes, misunderstanding, mispronounciation, misinterpretation all happened to these Brits while settling down in their new environment. Lessons le…
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Two Brits in America - The introduction to what lies ahead.
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The Two Brits are Malcolm Teasdale and Francis Carden. To be more precise they are English Blokes that live in the USA and have been for many years. Still patriotic, they do travel across the pond to the old coutry at least once a year. This podcast is about fitting in (the early days), languange nuances, culture adjustment fails, misinterpretation…
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