High Tea and Cherry Blossom Festival at the Changduk Palace Royal Garden

The sudden de-escalation in the rhetoric between, North and South Korea didn’t come totally unexpected. I gave a welcome brake but also a strange feeling wondering what was coming. Nevertheless during the past strange weeks life here has, as I’ve told, been going on as normal.

This particular week I learned a lot about the tea culture and translation of some British English words into American English. For those of you who are interested I’ve putted them in the end of this blog J

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"High Tea" sandwiches .....

 

 

 

Judges anoncing the winner of the competition and I was NOT among them! However, I did have the highest score at the table translating the

British - American words.....

 

 

This Friday, Mrs. Yang invited the sixteen sending states and NNSC spouses for a tour to Changduk Palace and its Royal Garden. But where were all the Cherry Blossom Trees? Not there anyhow, but we had a fabulous time in the sunshine and with lots of beautiful sights and laughter.

 

 

 

 

Found one!!! But this is what I'd expected......

 

Or this.......

 

 

 

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Now, for those of you who would like to test your British English into American you can match the words below! Next week I’ll give you the correct answers. Have fun!

 

1.    Ace                                                      a. Good-bye

2.    Brill/Brilliant                                          b. Cookie

3.    Belt up                                                  c. Trash

4.    Cheerio                                                d. Throw or Bribe

5.    Spot of Tea                                          e. Very good

6.    Biscuit                                                  f. Bad luck

7.    Rubbish                                               g. Really upset

8.    Nappy                                                  h. Call me

9.    Bung                                                    i.  Want or Desire

10. Buff                                                       j. Can’t be bothered

11. Fagged                                                 k. Sell

12. Fancy                                                   l. Lots of energy

13. Flog                                                      m. Useless, junk, trash

14. Full of Beans                                        n. Shut up

15. Lift                                                        o. Cool

16. Give us a bell                                       p. Awesome

17. Gutted                                                  q. Elevator

18. Hard lines                                             r. Friend

19. Jolly good                                             s Made a mistake

20. Mate                                                      t. Gullible

21. Mug                                                       u. Really pleased

22. Chuffed                                                 v. Steal

23. Cock up                                                w. Crazy

24. Nick                                                       x. Cup of tea

25. Potty                                                      y. Diaper