If you could take one thing from Britain back home what would it be?
 

For starters how about Royal Doulton china, Chocolate digestive biscuits, cheese and pickle sandwiches?

Hugh Grant?

Sandi -- you beat me. I saw the title and that was my immediate response.

The accent.

Melton Mowbray mini pork pies
Branston pickle
Ridiculously strong cheddar cheese
Salad cream
Marmite

I'm told I look like Hugh Grant, and have the accent. Any takers?

If it weren't for my DH....

I've been told I look like Hugh Grant too.



Oh, wait a minute -- that was Ulysses S. Grant.

A Beefeater.

Crown jewels.

The bartender at Claridge's. The best martini I have ever had.

Author: NeoPatrick
Date: 12/08/2006, 10:50 am
I've been told I look like Hugh Grant too.



Oh, wait a minute -- that was Ulysses S. Grant>>>>>>>

Just so long as it wasn't Russell Grant!

But prhirsch - which accent ? It varies every few miles.

Doesn't really matter, I love them all.

You wouldn't be so kind as to take Madonna, by any chance?

These replies are so funny. I hope it keeps going.

I live in Scotland....One thing that I am a bit doubtful that you can get elsewhere,(other than the United Kingdom), is Eccles cakes.....They are named after a small town in England.....If I lived in the U.S.I'd probably try to get someone to smuggle some over.....The nearest thing to heaven....Forget Hugh Grant....He won't give you the comfort you will get when you've tried these !!!!!!

boy, those must be some damn good cakes!!

A chienze shower cap from Boots. Got one about 5 years ago, very pretty flowery cap, reminded me of England every time I got in the shower. It last until last year when the elastic gave out. Duf, duf. Couldn't find one at Boots last year.

Seriously--I love my Burberry umbrella that I bought at Heathrow years ago. That umbrella would withstand any storm.

Any cheese from Neil's Dairy
Various Kegs of Youngs Special, Bombardier and Abbott
Ian Hislop and Paul Merton to keep me amused
Clarkson to annoy me
Pork scratchings
Kings College (the Cambridge one of course - you can keep the one in London!)
Couple of Manx cats
Picked Onions
Decent Indian food
The Lindasfarne Gospels
A Routemaster
The Guardian
Radio 4
Several paintings from the National Gallery
Tony Blair - to keep George company and as a kind gesture to the UK

A certain adorable bartender from Edinburgh - but DH might have a problem with that, so I'll settle for Irn Bru and real scones.

Take Tony Blair with you.

;-)

Muck

Hey Mucky - I did offer to take Blair - given I was taking so much other stuff, I thought I'd be able to fit him into the container

We'll take yours if you'll take ours.

Cadbury Fruit & Nut Bars (Hershey, PA, just doesn't cut it)
Good scones and clotted cream
Strawberries that have flavor (flavour)

Scones & CLotted cream
salad cream
decent tea
fish n chips

I asked for one of those boxes to hold tea for Christmas. The wooden ones with the separate compartments for various types of tea bags.

David Beckham
clotted cream
welsh cakes
heart shaped sugar candy sold at Tesco, not availible here in the US made by Twizzle

Sorry Sandi,no deal
Better the idiot you know I always say.

:-)

Flintoff!

Harzer

>Better the idiot you know I always say.<

On which topic, Steve Bell is on form this week:

http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-imag...2/07/steve.jpg

http://www.guardian.co.uk/cartoons/s...966174,00.html

Chorley Cakes beat Eccles Cakes - Chorley is another small town not far from Eccles; but prefer Bakewell Tart - Bakewll is a small town not far from Eccles.

Author: travelinwifey ([email protected])
Date: 12/08/2006, 11:46 pm
David Beckham>>>>>>>

Your wish is our command - you'll be getting him next year in Los Angeles.

Be careful what you wish for.....

Fortnum & Mason Christmas crackers that hold jewelry.

Lol Sandi , I agree with you, would bring Hugh Grant ,hummmm!!!

When my husband made business trips to London, this is what we'd ask him to bring home for us:

Walker's Crisps (Ready Salted and Salt & Vinegar flavours)
Yorkshire Gold Tea
demarara sugar
Blue Stilton cheese

We never could narrow it down to just one item!
Annette

I would like to take the money I spent. At £1.00 = $2.00 that £7 pizza is a little more expensive than it looks!!

Oy vey... I agree with Bob Brown... am still recovering from our visit last year. As to what I'd like to take.... that would be a classic Burberry raincoat. My husband bought one in Harrods in '88 and it's still good as new.
Can't find anything like it at any price now in NYC... Burberry has gone veddy, veddy trendy. sigh.....

You rock, PatrickLondon! I love Steve Bell!!

I'd take the view from my favoreite room at Plumber Manor in Dorset.

Definitely clotted cream and real scones...

Hugh Grant, possibly. Although I prefer Jason Carter. Or Alistair McKenzie :) (DROOL)

REAL cadbury. Yes, Hershey's definitely doesn't do it right.

Men in kilts. Oh, wait, that's Scotland!

A total lack of Polonium 210 anywhere on my body, or personal articles, or on my British Airways aircraft.