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  Marriage teaches you a lot about another person. Their hopes. Their dreams. Their little habits. And, if you marry someone from another country, the horrifying discovery that apparently you’ve been making tea, pronouncing words, writing dates and using household appliances incorrectly your entire life. Chris married a Brit and she has questions. Jay, unfortunately,

The Grits & a Brit technical team would like to issue an apology. The Grits & a Brit technical team is Jay. This is where the problems begin….. There are certain things you expect when recording a podcast. You expect the occasional stumble over a word or you expect someone to forget what they were

So remember that little wager (in Ep13) we made before the Super Bowl? You know — the one where the loser had to buy a box of Ferrero Rocher chocolates for the winner? Well… the GRITS WON. 🏆 That’s right. While the Brit was busy asking “why does the game stop so much?” and “are

Spend five minutes with Chris and Jay and you’ll discover that sharing a language does absolutely nothing to prevent two people from staring at each other as though the other has just made up a word. So, in the interests of transatlantic relations, we’ve put together 15 perfectly ordinary British words and expressions that have

A brand new year means fresh starts, big plans, (a new logo!) and the annual promise that this will be the year we finally understand each other. Spoiler: it won’t be. And honestly, that’s kind of the point. As we roll into the new year, we’re sticking with what we do best: comparing the US