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Daily Life Part 2 Dialects/Accents There are many difference accents across the UK While everyone speaks the same language (English), the accents sound very different from one another People may be able to tell where you are from just based on your accent Various: /v_show/id_XMTcxMjkxOTg0.html London: /v_show/id_XMjMyMTQ5OTA0.html British Expressions Bob抯 your uncles It is added to the end of sentences to mean that something will be successful Sleep tight Sleep well Burning the candle at both ends Working a lot and not getting enough rest Talk the hind legs off of a donkey Used to describe someone who talks a lot Put the kettle on Make tea (http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/sayings.html) British Proverbs Every cloud has a silver lining‘ Theres always something good in bad times Nothing ventured nothing gained‘ You have to try or you wont get anything You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink‘ You can give a person a chance, but you cant make him or her take it The grass is always greener on the other side‘ You always think that other peoples lives are better than yours Where theres a will theres a way‘ If we have the determination to do something, we can always find the path or method to do it The best advice is found on the pillow‘ If we have a problem, we may find the answer after a good nights sleep (Ill sleep on it.“) Birds of a feather flock together‘ People of the same type or sort stay together. They dont mix with people of another type The way to a mans heart is through his stomach‘ Many women have won a mans love by cooking delicious meals for him Soon learnt, soon forgotten‘ Something that is easy to learn is easy to forget (http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/sayings.html) Pop Culture: Top Trends of 2011 (Taken from: http://top10.co/top-10-pop-culture-trends/kerrywalker) Geek Culture End of the CD Hipster Culture Hipsters are people at the cutting edge of cool Fan Girls Girls who are obsessed with bo