r/AskABrit • • 3h ago

Should BSL be taught in schools?

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British Sign Language was recognised as a language on its own right in 2003. It was 'legally' recognised in 2022 in England, Wales & Scotland when the BSL Act came into force. Should we be teaching our children to learn and use it?


r/AskABrit • • 4h ago

Enfield, Middlesex - Where to go? What to do?

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My Nana moved to California when her family home was bombed in WWII. She was just 19, but never lost her English identity, her accent, or her exceptional manners and polished style. Sadly, she has recently passed, at age 99. Many of our final conversations that were about her childhood and teen years in Enfield, which we had never discussed before.

I feel compelled to resolve the unanswered question of what happened to her home town.

So, we are planning a visit over Christmas. While I'm sure Enfield is a completely different place now, I still want to see where she grew up and try to track down places from her stories. I trust Reddit over Google any day of the week, and I'd be grateful for any good local recommendations on where to stay, restaurants and bars, fun things to do, etc. We should be staying about 2 weeks. We're in our early 30s with no kids, if that helps.

Thanks in advance!


r/AskABrit • • 7h ago

Culture Japanese gardens?

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I watch a lot of old British garden shows (though I live in Florida). Are Brits as obsessed with Japanese gardens as Monty Don would lead me to believe? Was it a fad of the time or is it still a big thing? Why Japanese gardens?


r/AskABrit • • 23h ago

Did anyone else think the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022 felt a little like a preemptive funeral instead of a celebration?

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I remember watching the festivities and comparing them to the Diamond a decade earlier and couldn’t help but notice the difference in the mood.


r/AskABrit • • 13h ago

Are you a biscuit dunker or a non dunkers?

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Hello. Do you dunk your biscuit in your tea/coffee? To dunk, or not to drunk?


r/AskABrit • • 9h ago

Housewife or househusband?

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Apparently I found my friend(F22) having different opinions on each she supported househusband but was so against housewife when I told "yk there are girls who are generally interested to be housewives even for gender" she was like they are mentally ill or their thoughts still in old times I was shocked and dint continue the topic any further what are your thoughts on this?


r/AskABrit • • 17h ago

Other Countries £2390 for 10 night all inclusive in Dominican Republic. W or L?

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Is that a good price? Is it more of a W or L? Flying from Birmingham or Manchester.