Category: London

You can order a nice pint but then you are only allowed to look at it. Why do British pubs close at 11? The pubs have to close at 11pm as this is the time that the beer refineries cease operations for the evening and stop piping beer to the pubs. What time is last […]

London’s real centre point is next to bench on the Victoria Embankment by the Thames. F or more than three centuries a plaque on Trafalgar Square has marked the traditional dead centre of London from which all distances to the capital are measured. Where is the actual Centre of London? According to general consensus (Charles […]

F or more than three centuries a plaque on Trafalgar Square has marked the traditional dead centre of London from which all distances to the capital are measured. What is the dead Centre of London? Since the early 19th century, Charing Cross has been the notional “centre of London” and is now the point from […]

thank you. convention. Ta means ‘thank you‘. [British, informal, formulae] Why do Brits say ta? The interjection “ta,” according to the Oxford English Dictionary, originated as “an infantile form of ‘thank-you’ ” that was first recorded in the late 18th century. We expect that since the word was used as intimate nursery babble, it was […]

Cheerio – No it is not just a breakfast cereal but also one of the many words used to say goodbye in the UK. “Ta ta” is popular in the North of England and you will also hear “laters” and “see ya”. How do you say bye in London? Here’s a list of goodbyes you […]

Cities Average price Lowest price London £4.45 £3.25 Dublin, ROI £4.45 £4.30 Birmingham £4.25 £3 Edinburgh £4.25 £3.40 How much does a pint of Guinness cost in London? At the other end of the spectrum, those in Paris can expect to pay up to £6.76 per pint, £1.74 more than the highest average price in […]

However, wherever you go in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales you will find that English is the main language and that people speak English fluently. Does everyone speak English in London? London is culturally and linguistically diverse, with more than 100 different languages spoken in virtually every borough. The majority of Londoners speak English […]

Supposedly, a cockney is anyone born within earshot of the bells of St Mary-le-Bow church in the City. These days it’s more of a general term for working-class Londoners (especially East Enders). Is London accent Cockney? Cockney is the accent spoken in the East-End of London. It has been stigmatized for centuries but also has […]

Average Household Spend On Alcohol By Region Regionally, people based in the North West spend more per week on alcohol at home than any other region, at an average of £10.90 a week. Interestingly, Londoners spend the least on alcohol for at-home use than any other region, with an average spend of just £8.10. How […]

Cockney. Cockney is the accent spoken in the East-End of London. It has been stigmatized for centuries but also has covert prestige, that is, it is a badge of identity for its speakers. Cockney is famous for its rhyming slang, much of which is humorous such as trouble and strife = wife. What accent is […]