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Mumbai has many colonial structures like Gateway of India.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23230) 24 Sep

Gateway of India is the last point of colonial India in the west. It was erected at a time in 1924 when India was a colony under British rule. It was erected to commemorate the landing of King George V of United Kingdom for the...

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RIVER GODAVARI !!!!!!

Kusuma Dumpa @Kusumakrishna (1235) 12 Sep

We came across Godavari.Wow ..!!.It is so long bridge built under british rule.Originally called havelock bridge.Arch like structure was a rennovation to it. It is the third...

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Movie: Lost City of Z

Bensen32 @Bensen32 (28658) • United States 30 Aug

I seen the name of this movie a while back maybe when it was first released in 2017. I didn’t watch it then; I thought for some reason that it was going to be some zombie movie or something like that. I was so wrong. I don’t know...

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Is America a Jewish Nation?

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 23 Jun

When I was reading the novel “Lonesome Dove” by Lurry Mc Murty pictured in my mind the old America with the Native Americans, whom according to the Novel were spread all over the plains and hilly countryside of North America and...

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We owe the British and Asians a great fortune

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 14 May 25

During lunchbreak I watched a reel highlighting an early 20th Century east Africa. It was around the time when the British were constructing the Uganda Railway. This later became a very important infrastructure that linked the...

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British Cop Shows versus American Cop Show

DW Davis @DWDavis (25797) • United States 18 Sep 23

I have watched my share of both and I have to say that most of the British Detective Shows are better television than most American Detective Shows. I finished binge-watching a British Detective show called "Murder in Suburbia."...

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What Did She Mean? Wob Wumba Wawo?

Babes Says @BabeSays (8795) • Mauritius 31 May 23

My friend here just reminded me of a funny incident that occurred during my stay in the UK. So one time my mom left me at her friend's beauty parlor. There was this girl named Amber there whom I was asked to lend a helping hand....

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British, Australian & New Zealand Police shows are my favorites

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29410) • Eugene, Oregon 26 Feb 23

We have watched so many series made in those countries that I can't even think of all the names, but Shetlands, Vera, Brokenwood Mysteries, Chelsea Detective, The Gulf and Endeavour all come to mind. They all seem more real than...

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Americans and colonialism

Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 16 Jan 23

I don’t know how true this is – obviously I only know about what’s reported – but it sometimes seems that Americans love to have a go at the British for their colonial history. When Price Harry was interviewed on ‘The Late Show’...

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Wimbledon fever!

Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 8 Jul 22

The Wimbledon tennis tournament is in full swing, and tennis fever is gripping the nation – or at least parts of it. I’m not an ardent sport spectator and I’m a useless tennis player so it doesn’t do much for me, but my Dad was...

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Film RRR had done business of 790 crores in India and 1200 crores worldwide.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23230) 23 Apr 22

Director Rajamouli had made blockbuster film RRR. It means Rise roar and revolt. It was made on the backdrop of India fighting for independence from British rule in 1940s. The actors Ram Chandra and NTR Junior was lovely. British...

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Anna Karen dies in house fire at age 85.

****DANIELLE**** @VivaLaDani13 (60812) • Perth, Australia 25 Feb 22

I'm not sure how many MyLotters would know of Anna Karen. I don't see many Discussions here to do with British shows especially older British shows. (unless there has been many and I keep missing them) but I wanted to do a...

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Watching the Great British Bake Off

DW Davis @DWDavis (25797) • United States 1 Feb 22

As has become a Tuesday night tradition for the missus and me, we are watching the Great British Bake Off on Netflix. We are currently one season behind. Our youngest son got my missus started watching it and she would have it on...

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Addicted To British Crime Shows (Sort of)

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29410) • Eugene, Oregon 12 May 21

I know that there are quite few British Mylotters here and maybe some others, who, like me really like the way that TV crime series are written and acted. They just seem more "real" somehow than most American shows like...

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Why do people say…

Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 6 Mar 21

“As American as apple pie” ? When I see or hear this it always makes me smile because to me, that’s the equivalent of saying “As American as roast beef and Yorkshire pudding” - in other words, not very American at all! British...

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All about British accent lol

Victoria Grey @Vicky32 (106) 13 Aug 20

So I woke up today and decided to learn the Very authentic British Accent because I speak using the American accent so when I hear an English person speaking I just fall in love with it and so I need to learn it so bad *-* Do you...

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Do you ever have shepherds pie?

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 17 May 20

This is a piece of shepherds pie. It is from Safeway. It has ground beef, carrots,peas and corn. The potato crust is really good. I have pot pies as well. I like their pies. It could be breakfast,lunch or dinner.

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So what's your name?

Linda Mansfield (Snowdrop) @sprite1950 (30461) • Corsham, England 23 Jan 20

Most people here don't know my name as it's not on my profile, I'm not sure why, perhaps I wanted to feel more anonymous when I joined many years back. Some people like others to know their christian name and others reveal their...

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Where Hands Touch

Jackie Money @olliesmum (828) • Norwich, England 7 Oct 19

We subscribe to Sky Cinema and, yesterday afternoon, as it was pouring with rain and the sky was as black as your hat, I decided to settle down with a movie. As it happened, the premiere yesterday looked as if it might be...

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Big ben

Kuttu @Kuttu_007 (1939) • India 28 Aug 19

The Big Ben is officially called the Elizabeth Tower..Big Ben is the actual nickname for the clock's bell...but I didn't knew that Big Ben was the nickname of the tower...did you know that Big Ben was the nickname for Elizabeth...

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