12 Dec 07 British Christmas Dinner Facts
Turkey has become the “traditional” Christmas Dinner in the UK.
On average, people eat Christmas dinner with six to seven other people
Men are more likely to carve, serve the drinks or relax while women are still the most likely to cook
About 58% buy fresh turkey, 26% buy a frozen one
This year Brits are likely to eat 15,000 tonnes of Brussels sprouts – equivalent in weight to 37 jumbo jets
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12 Nov 07 Naval Conference
A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included Admirals from the U.S., English, Canadian, Australian and French Navies. At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a large group of Officers that included personnel from most of those countries. Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks but a French admiral suddenly complained that, ‘whereas Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English.’ He then asked, ‘Why is it that we always have to speak English in these conferences rather than speaking French?’
Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied ‘Maybe its because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you wouldn’t have to speak German.’
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