1) You're prejudice about the Irish
2) You drink more then Canadians
3) There's a pub at every corner
4) It rains 300 days of the year.
5) Proper grammar is a must
6) You talk slower
7) The Royal Family to you is what Hollywood is to North Americans
8) The average household has a dozen kinds of various teas.
9) Adultery is an everyday matter.
10) Every house has a garden.
11) Everyone shows up late for work.
12) You eat large breakfasts.

1) You're prejudice about the Irish



Personally no.  But they are generally the butt of jokes which regard them as being a bit thick.



2) You drink more then Canadians



Not knowing many Canadians to do a comparison with I wouldn't know.  I think if you averaged out the amount per person then it's actually not that high.  Some people are just drinking my share, the buggers  ;)



3) There's a pub at every corner



no.  In the town where I live many of the town centre pubs have closed according to my mum and dad.  Some new ones have opened recently but I can remember drinking in one or two places that have since shut (either knocked down or turned into something else)



4) It rains 300 days of the year.



not here.  I'm sure there are parts of the UK that have a lot of rain (where do you think the lakes in the Lake District come from?)



5) Proper grammar is a must



I do try and write properly but that doesn't mean I am completely grammatically correct all the time.  I certainly wasn't taught it properly at school. And I know I am not when I speak.



6) You talk slower



Compared to?



7) The Royal Family to you is what Hollywood is to North Americans



Not sure what your point is here.  I don't think they are idolised as much as they used to be, if that is what you mean.  All the divorce 'scandals' solved that.



8) The average household has a dozen kinds of various teas.



not here.  Sainsbury's Red Label and Twinings Earl Grey.  now my husband's coffee collection is another matter  ::)



9) Adultery is an everyday matter.



Is it?  Damn I've been missing out again  ;)



10) Every house has a garden.



I can't think of any houses without gardens (though I know some with only a paved yard) but there are plenty of flats/bedsits without access to one.



11) Everyone shows up late for work.



not everyone.  (and I finish late as well but does anyone comment on that?  )



12) You eat large breakfasts.


Despite the popular image of a full cooked breakfast being served every day, this is not the reality.  I have some cereal and a glass of water every day.  Very occasionally at the weekends I have toast as well.  I would say this is a fairly typical breakfast.

1) You're prejudice about the Irish

Interesting point. The British do seem to have a different idea about the "troubles" in NI to other people.  Of course, we get the biased media telling us that we are righteous and therefore the problem is the people we invaded/oppressed.
Much like the general US view on Israel!

7) The Royal Family to you is what Hollywood is to North Americans

Actually, it appears that the royal family is to north Americans what hollywood is to us.
US TV seems to make much more of the monarchy than we do.

8) The average household has a dozen kinds of various teas.

I doubt it.
My household does infact have 20-30 different types of tea but I don't think that would be considered normal.  Most households will have tea but mainly the crappy indian stuff, drunk with milk.

10) Every house has a garden.

Unfortunately not so, we too have slums.

11) Everyone shows up late for work.

This is surprising, Maybe Americans have the impression that the English don't have the work ethic they have but most people I speak to think the opposite.  Maybe it's just a nationalist thing, believeing the others to be lazy. I have found myself though, when working for an American company, that the work done in the states was of a far lower standard and took far longer to complete.

12) You eat large breakfasts.

We have the traditional english breakfast but I doubt too many people eat that every morning.
It does make sense though to fill yourself up for the day ahead and if you are going to eat fried food, the morning is the best time.
We tend to think that it's Americans who eat too much though.

1) You're prejudice about the Irish

See karen's and Tao's comments...I don't really think you can get away with telling jokes at their expense anymore - you'd most likely be shot by the 'thought police'...

2) You drink more then Canadians

Not knowing the average Canadian's drinking habits, I couldn't honestly say...we do, as a nation, chug quite a bit, tho'...

3) There's a pub at every corner

No, a lot have gone - in days of yore the pub' was the centre of the community and would be packed to the rafters almost every night...then came a wonderful invention called TV...!

4) It rains 300 days of the year.

No, 314...!! We do get a lot of rain, but no-one seems to remember the days when we don't - some areas are on water shortage alert already, as our annual rainfall thus far is below average...

5) Proper grammar is a must

Not a must, but it does disappoint me of the way the standard has dropped...I find that 'text' style particulary annoying!

6) You talk slower

Do...we...re--all-lly...?

7) The Royal Family to you is what Hollywood is to North Americans

Let me amend that sentence slightly...

'The Royal Family needs a collective bullet through the head'

(Just my opinion, you understand...!)

8) The average household has a dozen kinds of various teas.

Not in mine...just a huge catering-size bag of Tetley tea bags...!

9) Adultery is an everyday matter.

Echoing karen's sentiments...!

10) Every house has a garden.

Not all - but I'm fortunate that I've got a good-sized one (oo-er...!)

11) Everyone shows up late for work.

Nope...but unlike karen, I don't work late...

12) You eat large breakfasts.

I only do at weekends when I've got the time - even then, it's not every weekend (once a month I have a cholesterol 'freak out'...!)

1) You're prejudice about the Irish
No I wouldn't say so. We are about the French though !  ;D
2) You drink more then Canadians
Ah you see American beer is so weak we have to drink more of it to get the same effect so it just makes us appear to drink alot than Americans.
3) There's a pub at every corner
Not literally but we do have alot of pubs yes.
4) It rains 300 days of the year.
That's about right
5) Proper grammar is a must
To some people yes, a great deal of the population probably don't even know what grammer is !
6) You talk slower
True.
7) The Royal Family to you is what Hollywood is to North Americans
??
8 ) The average household has a dozen kinds of various teas.
We all have some kind of tea yes but not necessarily dozens.
9) Adultery is an everyday matter.
I would say that depends on the people involved !
10) Every house has a garden.
Most houses have gardens some of them look more like cesspits than gardens though......
11) Everyone shows up late for work.
Definatly not, we would all get sacked if we did !
12) You eat large breakfasts.
Only at the weekends ! I'm too busy in the week to do more than grab a slice of toast.