So what is Britain most famous for? Big Ben? The Tower of London? The London Eye? London? There's a lot more to the country than just London, though many first time visitors might not go much further than the capital.

Britain is full of history and has many areas of some of the most beautiful countryside, like the Derbyshire Peaks District, the Lakes District, Snowdonia, and everything in between really. There are many interesting towns and cities like York, Bath, Manchester - the list is endless.
Britain is not so famous for its fine dining, but this is changing and there are some good traditional dishes like fish and chips, roast Sunday lunch, a 'full English breakfast' that go down very well.
Have you ever been to visit Britain? Have you been anywhere other than London?
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This article suggests that the use of the word pudding was more of a class thing, but I think it is also geographical as many people in the north of the country tend to refer to desserts as puddings. I had a very middle class friend whose mother was from Liverpool who always caught me out when she called ice cream 'pudding.'
https://greatbritishmag.co.uk/ask-a-brit/why-do-brits-call-dessert-pudding/
For me, pudding is the more tradition cake-like dessert, often served with custard or cream if you want to be more genteel.
But reading wiki, they describe all sorts of desserts as forms of pudding.
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pudding)
Other peculiarities about the UK: buses get named with female names, railway sleepers (which go, say, from London to Inverness) are a sort of a luxury travel (£250-450).
A bus called Anna (just over the left headlight)
UK
Russia
I think it is guys who normally wear t-shirts and shorts in the middle of winter, to show off how tough they are. I am surprised girls are following this trend, as I would have thought that they were too sensible to freeze to death. Rather them than me.
This is an example of a woman under this influence (while there are two more rational behind her).
I think that this really takes the biscuit. They can't have their cake and eat it.
If you are thinking of a winter break, this article suggests some coastal retreats where even if the temperature won't very warm, the welcome should be.
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2019/nov/17/top-10-uk-coastal-retreat-hotels-cottage-break?utm_term=RWRpdG9yaWFsX0d1YXJkaWFuVG9kYXlVS19XZWVrZGF5cy0xOTExMTk=&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUK&CMP=GTUK_email
I went to Wells-next-the-Sea in Norfolk in the winter once and it was cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey @Practical_Severard.
This could be why I'd avoid like the plague any of these places in the winter months.
My British council teacher referred to the F-word as 'eff-you-see-key' which was a thing of curiousity to me, I haven't been having an emotional streak in my feeling about it. On the other hand the student girls of that class weren't quite comfortable with the Russian C-word.
As for the "Dogging" song, I can't imagine it performed in public in Russia. That's not just because of the authorities, though it'd be illegal indeed, but rather about what the public can accept. Though there are several hugely popular music videos with swear words by "Leningrad" who are known for using them in their lyrics. But those words are used as exclamations rather than to describe a sexual intercourse.
Has any of you done the same
It was long ago and I think it will be much better at this moment.
Hang onto that Oyster card @Hermine. It stays valid however long you have it, and next time it will come in handy. I always keep it with some credit so even if I arrive in London at one of the airports, I already have my ticket ready to go and don't need to worry about waiting at the ticket machine.
You can use your bank card in the same way as an Oyster to pay your fare, just by swiping it at the turnstile, but I don't think it is as 'clever' as the Oyster card if you are travelling around using many buses or trains in a day. There is a cap on the Oyster, meaning than if you are hopping on and off transport in London, it can work out a lot cheaper.
John Cleese (two minutes)
And for for stories of the the hotel (eleven minutes):
There are two other cases linked to this cluster. Two adults – one diagnosed in the United Kingdom and the other who was diagnosed in Mallorca. They are linked to a stay in the apartment in Les Contamines-Montjoie.
The group had been staying in two apartments in a ski chalet in the Alpine resort area near Mont Blanc when they were visited by the Brit who had attended the conference in Singapore.
There is an appeal to passengers who were seated in the vicinity of the British man on flight EZS8481 from Geneva to Gatwick on 28 January to provide guidance, but as he's not experiencing any symptoms, the risk to others on board the flight is believed to be very low.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/09/fourth-person-in-uk-tests-positive-for-coronavirus
"Britain is to close its borders to unskilled workers and those who can’t speak English as part of a fundamental overhaul of immigration laws that will end the era of cheap EU labour in factories, warehouses, hotels and restaurants."
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/feb/18/uk-to-close-door-to-non-english-speakers-and-unskilled-workers?utm_term=RWRpdG9yaWFsX0d1YXJkaWFuVG9kYXlVS19XZWVrZGF5cy0yMDAyMTk=&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=GTUK_email&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUK
The following phrases come to mind:
shoot oneself in the foot
be your worst own enemy
foul one's own nest
a rod for your own back
cut off your nose to spite your face
cut your own throat
dig a hole for yourself
dig your own grave
overextend yourself
sign your own death warrant
someone has made their bed, and they must lie/sleep in it
Or just more simply: mismanage/mishandle/mess up/blunder/botch/bungle
Pinned on the wall are: Harry and Meghan, Andrew, and two grandchildren-in-law. I deliberately didn't use their title, just why I don't know them.