I'm not at all so sure about that. If I told you that my answer to #1 was "burn" and #15 was "slater", what does that tell you about my social class? Perhaps more accurately said about _England_, along proverbially Shavian lines. Though even there it seems like a bit of grab-bag. Sounds like an interesting documentary, though, what was it called? (They must be bound to repeat it, given their Generous Budget(TM).)
Well, actually, my meta-answer to #15, having determined that the answer sought was "wood louse", would be "woodlice aren't insects", which doubtless tells you something entirely different...
1. Brook, stream 2. Shopping Trolley 3. I do not recall ever having carried my lunch in a non-plastic container. Probably lunchbox, maybe pail. 4. Frying pan. 5. Settee, Sofa 6. Gutter (vertical), Drainpipe (horizontal) 7. Verandah, but they're terrifically rare in the UK. 8. Fizzy drink 9. Pancake 10. Depending on the type of bread, baguette or ploughman's. 11. Um. I suspect "swimming trunks", but beaches are not IME this uniform 12. Trainers 13. Tidying up 14. Firefly 15. Woodlouse 16. Seesaw 17. The same way the company is; with fingers if alone 18. Yard sale. My parents would call this something different; I am Americanized. 19. Dinner/Tea with the same logic as senji. 20. Cellar 21. I'm going to be a smartass here and say "Kiosk" given previous comments about rarity of fountains.
(born in West Yorkshire, lived most of life at triple point of South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and North Lincs)
1. Stream, burn, rivulet 2. Trolley 3. Lunchbox is what they mean, but "Jerry can" is more plausible 4. Frying pan 5. Sofa, settee (only in speech) 6. Gutter, drainpipe 7. Patio 8. Fizzy drink 9. Pancake, although I've never had one for breakfast for two reasons 10. Tricky. The bread product is a baguette, but the concept of overfilling it enough to count as a full meal almost enforces "sub" 11. Trunks or shorts 12. Trainers, except for primary school PE (gym shoes, rarely plimsolls) 13. Alphabetising (to "aoorm") 14. Firefly 15. Slater or woodlouse 16. See-saw 17. With fingers, starting from the crust, unless in a Pizza Express 18. Garage sale 19. Dinner if main meal, tea if not (same distinction as Senji, really - I can't think of an "other" situation) 20. Cellar/basement (I'd probably store things in a cellar, and have converted a basement to living accommodation) 21. Drinking fountain
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Well, actually, my meta-answer to #15, having determined that the answer sought was "wood louse", would be "woodlice aren't insects", which doubtless tells you something entirely different...
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2. Shopping Trolley
3. I do not recall ever having carried my lunch in a non-plastic container. Probably lunchbox, maybe pail.
4. Frying pan.
5. Settee, Sofa
6. Gutter (vertical), Drainpipe (horizontal)
7. Verandah, but they're terrifically rare in the UK.
8. Fizzy drink
9. Pancake
10. Depending on the type of bread, baguette or ploughman's.
11. Um. I suspect "swimming trunks", but beaches are not IME this uniform
12. Trainers
13. Tidying up
14. Firefly
15. Woodlouse
16. Seesaw
17. The same way the company is; with fingers if alone
18. Yard sale. My parents would call this something different; I am Americanized.
19. Dinner/Tea with the same logic as senji.
20. Cellar
21. I'm going to be a smartass here and say "Kiosk" given previous comments about rarity of fountains.
(born in West Yorkshire, lived most of life at triple point of South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and North Lincs)
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2. Trolley
3. Lunchbox is what they mean, but "Jerry can" is more plausible
4. Frying pan
5. Sofa, settee (only in speech)
6. Gutter, drainpipe
7. Patio
8. Fizzy drink
9. Pancake, although I've never had one for breakfast for two reasons
10. Tricky. The bread product is a baguette, but the concept of overfilling it enough to count as a full meal almost enforces "sub"
11. Trunks or shorts
12. Trainers, except for primary school PE (gym shoes, rarely plimsolls)
13. Alphabetising (to "aoorm")
14. Firefly
15. Slater or woodlouse
16. See-saw
17. With fingers, starting from the crust, unless in a Pizza Express
18. Garage sale
19. Dinner if main meal, tea if not (same distinction as Senji, really - I can't think of an "other" situation)
20. Cellar/basement (I'd probably store things in a cellar, and have converted a basement to living accommodation)
21. Drinking fountain
Chris H
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