American English Podcast

085 - British Tea Time and Baking Vocabulary with Charlie

Nov 12, 2020
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ANECDOTE

Charlie's Background

  • Charlie Baxter, the guest, is an ESL teacher from Surrey, England, currently living in Sydney.
  • He plans to return to the UK, but the weather might drive him away again.
INSIGHT

Puddings and Holiday Desserts

  • In British English, "pudding" can refer to any dessert, unlike American English where it has a specific meaning.
  • American holidays have signature desserts, like apple pie on the 4th of July and pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving.
ANECDOTE

Tea Time Preferences

  • Shauna inquires about British tea time traditions, while Charlie admits to preferring coffee.
  • He mentions tea rooms as a nostalgic activity, playing up British stereotypes.
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