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PODCAST AVAILABLE TUESDAY October 27th! We took Grits and a Brit out of the studio and into the world of live music! We headed to see Ed Sheeran on The Loop Tour, and, of course, we couldn’t resist sharing a little of the experience with you. Because what’s better than talking about a concert? Bringing
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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,
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The podcast where a British man and an American woman figure out why they can’t agree on anything — including what day it is. There is a moment that every British person living in America experiences. It happens quietly, without warning, usually in a supermarket or on a phone call or while filling in a
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
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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
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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
She grew up saying “y’all” and frying everything that doesn’t run away; he thinks that a cup of tea can solve almost any problem, except Mondays, which requires two cups. She calls it a cookie, he calls it a biscuit. He thinks they’re chips, she thinks they’re fries, and somehow they’re both right and very,