Hello UK bees! And if you're new here, welcome. :)
I thought it might be nice to have a permanent thread where we can introduce ourselves and maybe have it as a sticky at the top of the UK board to welcome new UK bees with. I feel it's a little lonely over here sometimes but I've met some great UK bees and I think it'd be lovely to make an extra big effort to be welcoming to new UK bees as they stumble across the UK board for the first time.
So, just for fun, here's a few questions and it'd be fun if folks (whether new or old to the UK board) could post their replies down below.
Whereabouts in the UK do you live now? (just your county will do if you're not comfortable being more specific)
Whereabouts in the UK (or elsewhere) are you from originally?
Are you married, engaged or one of our waiting bees?
What do you and your SO do for a living?
Any kids?
Where did you/where will you get married?
What do you think is most different about UK weddings to other countries' weddings?
What's your favourite UK city?
Can you recommend any good UK holiday locations?
What are your favourite UK TV programmes?
I'm always up for these things!
Whereabouts in the UK do you live now? Fife (although I work in Edinburgh)
Whereabouts in the UK (or elsewhere) are you from originally? Edinburgh
Are you married, engaged or one of our waiting bees? Engaged with less than five months to go.
What do you and your SO do for a living? I work for the Government and he's an IT techie
Any kids? Not yet!
Where did you/where will you get married? Fingask Castle, Perthshire
What do you think is most different about UK weddings to other countries' weddings? The day and evening separation seems to be fairly unique. We're having 140ish people during the day and 250+ at night.
What's your favourite UK city? Edinburgh (sorry, it's the best).
Can you recommend any good UK holiday locations? Elie in Fife is a really lovely place to stay and all the tourists tend to be Scottish. Fabulous little foodie haven.
What are your favourite UK TV programmes? "Yes, Minister", "Don't Tell The Bride!", "Threesome", "Strictly Come Dancing" amongst others.
After starting it, are you going to reply Vicky?
@SpecialSundae: Yes, I am, I just needed a breather after typing all that!
Whereabouts in the UK do you live now? (just your county will do if you're not comfortable being more specific) Yorkshire.
Whereabouts in the UK (or elsewhere) are you from originally? Cambridgeshire.
Are you married, engaged or one of our waiting bees? I'm a waiting bee.
What do you and your SO do for a living? I work in community fundraising and he works in IT.
Any kids? Not yet.
Where did you/where will you get married? In the UK... probably Cambridgeshire.
What do you think is most different about UK weddings to other countries' weddings? The indoor thing... and how long they last. I'm really glad our weddings are long though and that we don't have lots of expensive showers to throw and attend.
What's your favourite UK city? It's hard to say. I like big cities (I'm a bit biased because I just moved to one) but I also adore pretty, little cities like York, Edinburgh, Cambridge, Oxford and I'm dying to visit Bath.
Can you recommend any good UK holiday locations? County Antrim in Northern Ireland - the Northern coastline there is so gorgeous. Also Cornwall, of course, for surfing (or trying but failing to surf and just walking around dressed in cool surfer fashion anyway).
What are your favourite UK TV programmes? I'm ashamed to admit just how much TV I actually watch but some of my favourites are Don't Tell The Bride (of course... I talk about it enough on here), Him & Her, The Apprentice, Doctor Who, Being Human, Silent Witness, New Tricks, Fresh Meat and Shameless (series 1 and James McAvoy will always have my heart, though). I also watch terrible things like Eastenders, Hollyoaks, Waterloo Road and X Factor from time to time.
Hey!
Whereabouts in the UK do you live now? (just your county will do if you're not comfortable being more specific) Leicester
Whereabouts in the UK (or elsewhere) are you from originally? Worcester
Are you married, engaged or one of our waiting bees? Married
What do you and your SO do for a living? He's an electrical engineer and I work in resource admin
Any kids? SO has a son
Where did you/where will you get married? We got married in Worcester
What do you think is most different about UK weddings to other countries' weddings? We don't traditionally send save-the-dates and I've noticed in the US that weddings tend to start ater in the afternoon.
What's your favourite UK city? Manchester, though would like to visit Edinburgh
Can you recommend any good UK holiday locations? Lake District, London
What are your favourite UK TV programmes? Don't Tell The Bride and Motorway Cops
@VickyAurea: The indoor thing is an English thing rather than a UK thing. (I'm forever pointing that out.)
Ooh! A couple of Scottish wedding quirks are the ceilidh and the pourout!
@SpecialSundae: Oh dear! I even know that you're forever pointing that out. Sorry!
I am ceilidh-mad. What's a pourout again? I'm sure I know but have forgotten.
London
Originally from CA, most recently from NYC (moved to London at the beginning of Oct). So I'm an ex-pat.
Recently married
I am currently looking for a job, have been since I got here. DH works in the computer field
No kids, but we have a wonderful 3 yr old cat who we just brought over from the USA. What an ordeal that is!
We got married at the end of September on the coast of Maine, USA
From what I've seen, the fact that bridesmaids come in after the bride rather than before. That and most weddings have a "wedding breakfast" (I've been watching a fiar bit of Four Weddings).
London... I haven't been anywhere else in the UK yet...
Nope, but would love to see recommendations!
Faves probably are Life's Too Short, an Idiot Abroad, and The Ricky Gervais show. Karl Pilkington and Ricky Gervais are hilarious. I also watch Come Dine with Me, Don't Tell the Bride, and A Very British Party and that's all I've really watched that's British. Otherwise I've been watching American TV (Royal Pains, Terra Nova, Game of Thrones, etc).
I'm one of the American expats, but I still live here so I'm going to answer!
@KatNYC2011: I was thinking of you and of zippylef (though she's lived here longer so has maybe explored plenty) when I wrote the question about UK-based holiday places so you could explore further than London for you and Norfolk for zippylef.
As for bridesmaids, sometimes they come in before the bride because we've been watching lots of American TV and think that's the tradition. But in the Catholic church it has to be after, I think, and lots of brides are surprised when they learn it's not our true tradition here.
@zippylef: Aha, so you replied too! Great. Wasn't sure how long you'd been here actually but thought you might also like to know places to explore :)
Whereabouts in the UK do you live now? Cambridge
Whereabouts in the UK (or elsewhere) are you from originally? East Sussex (south coast).
Are you married, engaged or one of our waiting bees? Married :)
What do you and your SO do for a living? I am a full time student (hence the location). My DH is partner in a building company.
Any kids? Not yet.
Where did you/where will you get married? We got married in our home town in East Sussex.
What do you think is most different about UK weddings to other countries' weddings? I guess alot of the traditions and etiquette are different here. There seems to be much more emphasis put on etiquette by US brides on the bee, than i have experienced in the UK.
What's your favourite UK city? I love London, Brighton, Cambridge and Manchester.
Can you recommend any good UK holiday locations? I am ashamed to say that we very rarely stay in the UK for our holidays (shame on us!).
What are your favourite UK TV programmes? Dont tell the Bride, The Apprentice, X-factor and a lot of channel 4 rubbish haha!
@VickyAurea: Oh, I didn't know it was a Catholic tradition to have the bridesmaids come after.
I've been about an hour or so out into the country for horseback riding, but I haven't really explored outside London yet.
I'm hoping to go to the lake district as I hear it's beautiful.
@VickyAurea: We've been here since the end of July. I haven't gotten out much yet. Been to Dover, Cambridge, Norwich, MK and around in the countryside of Norfolk/Suffolk/Cambridgeshire a bit. We are possibly driving to Birmingham this weekend. DH got to London on business, so he's been but I haven't.
I really want to go to the Lake District and I'm itching for Scotland as soon as we can.
If any of you want to visit Edinburgh, I'm always happy to help with accommodation recommendations, restaurant reviews and a generally friendly face.
@VickyAurea: A pourout is where the bride and groom throw money to local children as they leave church after the ceremony. It was a very strong tradition until recently.
@zippylef: How did I forget Dr Who? I'm having a TARDIS at my wedding!
@SpecialSundae: Doctor Who is great. I started watching on Netflix in the states. I need to rent the DVDs and catch up.
@SpecialSundae: I'm a ridiculous Dr. Who nerd now. I have a bit of a fangirl crush on David Tennant. lol. Edinburgh is definitely somewhere we will be going. Both sides of my family have Scottish ancestry, so Scotland in general is pretty high on the list.
@Elolith: Are you asking if you count as a UK bee? I just said UK because the board is called UK but of course you are very, very welcome too! (I think we have an honourary UK bee in Greece or somewhere, anyway, because they didn't have a board)
@zippylef: You need to get yourself to London! There's so much to see, though.... not sure you can really capture it except by walking around for many days, which is probably time you don't have and something a pregnant lady in London doesn't care to do.
@CatyLady: A few friends of mine live in Leicester, so I go quite a bit. What made you move there? Do you like it? I'm certainly a fan of how many curry options I have there.
@VickyAurea: I moved here to live my SO. Been here 5 years now. I love the shopping and we've got fields on our doorstep which is fantastic for our 3 dogs.
Whereabouts in the UK do you live now? (just your county will do if you're not comfortable being more specific) London
Whereabouts in the UK (or elsewhere) are you from originally? originally from Southern California
Are you married, engaged or one of our waiting bees? waiting bee
What do you and your SO do for a living? just finished grad school and SO works in finance
Any kids? no
Where did you/where will you get married? no engagement yet, but we talk about it a lot so it is coming. Already having logistical nightmares about planning a wedding that both families and friends (mine from California and his here in the UK) can attend.
What do you think is most different about UK weddings to other countries' weddings? I don't know if it is just a royal thing, but having many small children and fewer adult bridesmaids
What's your favourite UK city? London
Can you recommend any good UK holiday locations? no, but I have loads of places I still need to visit
What are your favourite UK TV programmes? Downton Abbey
Whereabouts in the UK do you live now? (just your county will do if you're not comfortable being more specific? Stoke-on-trent
Whereabouts in the UK (or elsewhere) are you from originally?Mainly Stafford area but have lived in lots of different areas briefly.
Are you married, engaged or one of our waiting bees?Married!!woohoo!
What do you and your SO do for a living?DH is a supervisor in a warehouse,and Im a student training with Francesco`s to be a hairdresser
Any kids?Not yet
Where did you/where will you get married?Moorevill Hall,cellarhead
What do you think is most different about UK weddings to other countries' weddings?Showers,STD`s, and ring sizes. Engagement rings are huuuge over there!
What's your favourite UK city?Chester
Can you recommend any good UK holiday locations?ooh,Wales, lake district/peak district, oxford.
What are your favourite UK TV programmes?I dont watch a huge amount of TV,but I adore misfits. I mostly watch films that are on telly lol,Im sad!
@CaliGirlinLondon: Oh my gosh i forgot Downton Abbey!!! I LOVE it. So sad that the series is over..
@kimbo89: I think it's a lot more sad that I watch EastEnders than to be cultured and watch films.
Hi everyone!
Whereabouts in the UK do you live now? (just your county will do if you're not comfortable being more specific) Kent
Whereabouts in the UK (or elsewhere) are you from originally? born in Wales but have lived in Kent practically all my life
Are you married, engaged or one of our waiting bees? Waiting
What do you and your SO do for a living? We're both students at the moment, but when we finish my BF will be working in IT and I will be going to law school to do the postgraduate conversion course
Any kids? Not yet! Maybe in about 10 years...
Where did you/where will you get married? Probably at my home church... it's next door to my house so very special!
What do you think is most different about UK weddings to other countries' weddings? The fact that in the US the bridesmaids usually pay for their own dresses was a big surprise to me
What's your favourite UK city? Oxford
Can you recommend any good UK holiday locations? The Lake District is gorgeous and I also love Loch Lomond and the Trossachs area for outdoors-y types
What are your favourite UK TV programmes? Lewis, Midsomer Murders, Gavin & Stacey
@VickyAurea: Aww, it would be cool to be included in the UK group! :D LOL
Whereabouts in the UK do you live now? (just your county will do if you're not comfortable being more specific) I live in Leixlip Ireland. So. Almost UK. I am half Brittish though, does that count?
Whereabouts in the UK (or elsewhere) are you from originally? I only live in Ireland, my dad was born in Manchester.
Are you married, engaged or one of our waiting bees? Engaged!
What do you and your SO do for a living?I do IT engineering for the hardware side and my FI is a SW engineer mainly focusing on Linux systems. He got a promotion today actually. We both work for the same company just a few desks away from eachother.
Any kids? I have one, Wilhelm 3,5 yrs old from a previous relationship.
Where did you/where will you get married? Civil union in Ireland, Church wedding in Norway. FI's request :)
What do you think is most different about UK weddings to other countries' weddings? I can't say, I think Scandinavian weddings differ, in US and UK seems to have more elaborate, detailed weddings. Scandinavian weddings are very modest in my opinion compared to some seen here :D I still love those weddings though!!
What's your favourite UK city? Dorset with all the beautiful gardens!
Can you recommend any good UK holiday locations? No. I can't in UK. But I can recommend Killarney and Cliffs of Moher as well as Donegal in Eire.
What are your favourite UK TV programmes? Does BBC documentaries count? That's the only thing I watch .. :)
Whereabouts in the UK do you live now? (just your county will do if you're not comfortable being more specific) London
Whereabouts in the UK (or elsewhere) are you from originally? Devon
Are you married, engaged or one of our waiting bees? Waiting
What do you and your SO do for a living? I'm a student, he's a project manager for an events production company
Any kids? No
Where did you/where will you get married? Devon (I think)
What do you think is most different about UK weddings to other countries' weddings? Bridesmaids paying for dresses, "even" sides, all the parties (engagement party, bridal shower, hen/bachelorette, rehearsal)
What's your favourite UK city? Edinburgh
Can you recommend any good UK holiday locations? Devon and Edinburgh :)
What are your favourite UK TV programmes? I like documentaries too!! Apprentice and DTTB...
@KatNYC2011: Just because I'm interested: what jobs are you looking for? Also, I'm a student and have a lot of free time... we should hang out :)
@ladyartichoke: I'm looking for iT project management/business analysis type jobs in the financial industry.
What are you studying?
@KatNYC2011: Absolutely nothing like that :) I am doing a technical theatre degree at a drama school.
@ladyartichoke: Oh awesome! So, excuse my ignorance, but is that along the lines of lighting design, sound design, etc?
I love theater. My sister got us tickets to see One Man Two Govners when she's here and my mom is getting DH and I tickets to Matilda for Christmas as well so I'm excited to see some good theater.
We saw Pygmalion in the summer and it was great.
Exactly like Lighting Design (in fact, thats what the title of my degree is, but people never seem to get what I mean). I've heard good things about One Man Two Govners AND I'm hoping to see Matilda next month (I love Tim Minchin; and it's such a fun story!)
:)
@ladyartichoke: Oh awesome! Lighting design can really make or break a show, it's such an important thing that so many people don't even really notice unless something goes wrong.
@KatNYC2011: Matilda! I am such a Tim Minchin fan and he wrote it, oh wow, you'll have such a wonderful time.
@ladyartichoke: Super jealous of you too! I think maybe I need to hint about Matilda tickets for Christmas. Though I really did want to see it before it went to London, just for an excuse to go to Stratford-upon-Avon.
Incidentally, Stratford-upon-Avon is another great UK holiday/exploring/daytrip recommendation from me!
DH and I went to see Matilda a couple of weeks ago.. it was AMAZING! I really really recommend it. Tim Minchin's songs are fantastic, and the actor who plays Miss Trunchball was beyond talented.
Although we were the only two over 18s in the saturday matinee not accompaning children haha!
@KatNYC2011: :) I'm glad you think so.
@VickyAurea: I'm a massive fan too... I may have met him... and I got entrance to the after party after his show at the O2 last year (my SO is good friends someone in Tim's team - I wont say who specifically). I wanted to see it in Stratford too.
@mrsbacon: "I wanna be forever young" I'm so glad you recommend it. So excited now! :)
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