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Originally Posted by
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You overestimate the vocabulary of many British people nowadays. "Down under" would be more usual. Interestingly, there isn't just one "antipodes," but every place has its own. I think America's is China, as in the China Syndrome.
NEWSFLASH: British people don't speak English anymore!
Actually I was somewhat surprised...I've visited Britian, well England really, three times though the last time was more than 20 years ago. I really expected people to sound like a sketch from Monty Python or Benny Hill at least somewhere but everwhere I went people sounded sort of like BBC newscasters. Even in Harrigate. Disapointing really. Like I was missing out on something
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