British Accents || New School Year || (Does the UK have Oktoberfest?)

[@megshawskitchen]

Your 4 year old will definitely pick up a strong British accent when he starts school. It's exciting to see how much you're embracing your new life here in the UK

[@bobbobness4479]

You and your family make this country better, I ain't being a sycophant here, so let me explain: many of us Brits are almost programmed to be condescending and judgemental about Americans based almost wholly on the media, you have shown us a completely different version of who Americans are, and you are a whole lot better than I expected from what i've been exposed to through media

[@amandasmith3716]

My 5 year old Grandson moved from Kent in the SE to Derby in the Midlands last May and when he started reception in his new school he was saying, “Aye up duck”. His teacher found it hilarious and said as he was learning his phonics he would pick up a midlands accent whereas his 8 year old brother wouldn’t. Hope your son has settled in and enjoying school.

[@bearheart2009]

Lol, it's funny thinking about all you guys having American accents and your littleist with his British accent, like Stewie in family guy xD

[@patriciaburke6639]

Have you watched ‘Countryfile’ on BBC 1, Sunday evening’s at 7:00 pm. Apart from film reports from many parts of the U.K. its content focuses on many aspects of farming, livestock, wildlife, landscapes, country pursuits. Altogether, a varied 60 minutes of interest and family viewing that I think you would enjoy. As for the weather you have experienced during the time you have been resident in the U.K. Don’t regard that as the norm, next year could be completely different if the Jet Stream is in our favour and blows the good weather our way for a change. We live in hope! 😷

[@MacandBlair]

Thanks. I didnt know Countryfile was still airing.

[@patriciaburke6639]

@@MacandBlair Do you use the BBC iPlayer, if not download it, or the App and Register/Sign In. Look up Countryfile, at present there are 53 hour long, past episodes available to view or download to your devices. I think last weeks episode was at an Agricultural Show. Enjoy your weekend and don’t forget it’s on tomorrow (Sunday) at 7:00 p.m.’

[@randychampion184]

Props to you for being so open to and embracing off a new culture, especially at your age and after a relatively short period of time in that space.

[@ca3in967]

I agree

[@MacandBlair]

At my age.... lol. True.

[@lorrainemoynehan6791]

@@MacandBlair I gasped at that. You haven't get got to your prime!

[@reecep4016]

At your age 😂 making out like he’s 87 and just charged up the electric wheelchair for the first time

[@gnomadD_]

@@reecep4016 Devil's advocate: I think what he meant was that Mac is clearly no longer in his 20s or 30s which is when most people will move to a new country.

[@ianmills5455]

You've probably guessed from previous comments that in the UK agricultural events are called 'Shows' rather than 'Fairs'. Most counties will have one annually (Covid permitting) and they're great for anyone liking country/farming life. I've not seen much in the way of fairground rides personally (though I may be in the minority here) but the shows do have a wealth of all those competitions you might expect - best vegetables, best animal stock (sheep, cattle etc) , sheep dog trials etc etc. On a more local scale there are many towns and villages that have annual 'Fetes'. These are much smaller affairs, with local produce stalls (often home-baked and donated), minor amusements (lucky dip etc) and competitions - all low-key but intended to provide a gentle day out in the sun. HTH

[@JahBeatSoundSystem]

When you're son is back in the US, he will flex his UK accent 👌🏽

[@janethunter8611]

ha ha ur youngest will be full on english by ur next trip back to USA lol

[@MyGlens]

If you are up in Scotland, the Royal Highland Show (see website) is held annually at Ingliston, Edinburgh round about the end of June. This year (2022) it's 23rd to 26th June. You can buy tickets online. It showcases food, farming and agricultural life. Been catching up with your videos ~ really enjoying them!

[@nickgrazier3373]

Oh if you like Sunday lunches then lookup Toby Carvery’s, basic price usually three or four joints of meat, usually beef, pork and Turkey. With that you get to pile your plate with loads of as much vegetables as you have the conscience to pile on, usually up to two gravies with mint source English mustard and horse radish source. Then watch the kids eyes pop at the size of the cakes and I creams for afters. Just a thought

[@unaffiliatedwealth1798]

I'm black and from the Carolinas. Your videos are great! I love the fact that you're traveling with your family. Your wife's videos are also informative. 👍🏾

[@MacandBlair]

👍🏾

[@racheltaylor6578]

The Edinburgh Military Tattoo and the Festival Fringe are brilliant around August time.

[@sirporkibrough]

'I enjoy the sheep' Definitely the most Welsh sentence ever

[@psychosoma5049]

England feels far more enriched with you and your family living here. You are all awesome xxxxx

[@MacandBlair]

Thank you.

[@LondonLocal]

Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park for 7 weeks over Xmas is HUGE. Fairs do happen but tend to be on a smaller scale in the UK. Welcome back.

[@MacandBlair]

Thank you. I didn't know about Winter Wonderland. I will put it on my calendar.

[@_starfiend]

There's Winter Wonderlands in a few places, including Cardiff.

[@Lilah1848]

Was going to say this! I think the family would enjoy it. They always have festivals, fairs and events at Alexandra Palace too, which is near to where I live.

[@Paul-hl8yg]

Hull fair or Nottingham Goose fair? Two of the largest fairs in the UK, both huge & both about 700 years old! 👍🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@ladixon1978]

The Nortbumberland County Show is fantastic and I think your family would love it. Unfortunately the next one isn't until 3rd June 2022 but it would be well worth putting in your diary. The region, people and culture is very welcoming and the landscape is stunning so there is lots to visit and do while up there.

[@thepvporg]

In the midlands, where I grew up, the biggest state / county fair which was big is the "Three Counties Show" and mostly to do with farming and usually have a fun fair but I'd check otherwise you'll be looking at lots of tractors and harvesters.

[@LadyMul]

Come to the Yorkshire show! And enjoy the region at the same time. It’s lovely here in Gods own country

[@butterflyeffect8924]

You sound so much more chilled in the UK. I reckon America is bad for you, lad, no need to go back there! Welcome home 🙂

[@steveholmes4595]

hope this helps you find loads of fairs shows and all around the uk enjoy Find your County Shows, Country Fairs & Agricultural Shows in 2021 & 2022

[@maxmoore3472]

Welcome back to Blighty I'm so glad your enjoying ,your life here .I really enjoy your videos

[@MacandBlair]

Thanks Max.

[@s.s8116]

Welcome back! Glad you appreciate being back. You'll be able to celebrate the autumn season. Harvest, bonfire night, remembrance day, çhristmas. Enjoy the season

[@tomrainboro3728]

County Fair and Shows are everywhere. Parishes have Harvest Festivals. Here in Devon we have Apple Days in October. Late autumn are various fire festivals e.g. Bonfire Night.

[@tonyrigby6844]

bommi night rules

[@Wotsitorlabart]

Agricultural Shows in small country towns.

[@josiejo6898]

Love that youre really getting into local life and are enjoying it.. so refreshing to see England from a fresh angle. I now live in the Caribbean but am English so I now look at England with fresh eyes too.

[@ginibelle1416]

Welcome back to UK :) Im excited to hear how your little one has enjoyed his first day of school ... much love to all your family, big hugs

[@angelaporter197]

Three counties showground near Malvern has a country show late September, usually has animals, veg competitions, lots of stalls and shopping. Not really carnival stuff as far as I can remember. Hope all your kids enjoy school. I really enjoy your channel.

[@MacandBlair]

Thank you

[@arlenedownie2782]

If you like livestock shows, you should definitely visit the Royal Highland Show at Ingleston in Edinburgh. It’s a combination of livestock, Highland games and country fair.

[@MacandBlair]

Thanks sounds awesome!

[@brucewilliams4152]

Lots of farming and country shows in the U.K.

[@juliedowning7782]

Hi….in Cornwall and Devon we have county shows…..3 day events usually in spring ish time. I imagine other counties have them also. But….I’ve never been to one lol! Don’t really like to do crowds! And they can be very busy!!

[@MacandBlair]

Thanks

[@sandyhumby88]

We have the South of England Show in Ardingly in June every year. Plenty of agricultural fun for all 😀😀😀

[@barrywatkins8031]

After travelling all through Europe for work, all my European work colleagues agree that they cannot believe how many different accents there are in the UK and how they can change so much in just a few miles! There was a great episode on Fresh Prince where Geoffrey was talking to another Brit and narrowed down (almost to the street!) where the other person lived based purely on the accent. Love your channel - great content and you have a great family

[@Greenwood4727]

I have to say thats correct, its so so subtle my home town is 180,000 people and lots of smaller villages grew together but we have lots of subaccents, it takes a lifetime to pick up on the nuances

[@lrcb40]

Great posts here and a great way to learn how many people spell and punctuate incorrectly too!

[@11kofi]

When you're traveling south in the UK, see Tintagel Castle in Cornwall, Lynmouth and Linton in Devon, as well as Dartmoor and Exmoor in those counties.

[@MacandBlair]

Thanks for the recommendations

[@CRD250]

Cornwall for sure

[@krisjonesuk]

Accents are interesting. I had a cousin who was born in Germany and came to the UK when he was about 6 years old, initially living just outside Manchester. He very soon had a Mancunian accent. Two years later he moved to Suffolk and soon sounded like he’d lived there all his life. Older people tend to have more moderate changes, often imperceptible to themselves. A friend from Yorkshire who lived most of his life in London would be told by family members he was losing his accent, while to my ear, his Yorkshire accent was very pronounced. If you live in the U.K. for many years, don’t be surprised if family members in Arkansas tell you your accent has changed.

[@peterc.1618]

I used to work with a couple of girls from Georgia and when they went back for a holiday after a year in London, they were told they sounded so English. As you know the Georgia accent is quite a strong southern accent and to us they still sounded like they'd just stepped out of Georgia.

[@paddy864]

You're a very nice chap and your family are charming, the fact that you choose to live in the UK and clearly enjoy it so much is a compliment to us and I hope you stay.I think what you're looking for are Agricultural Shows or County shows which many of the serous farming counties have each year. I'm sure if you Googled "Yorkshire County Show" for example, you'd get some results of interest to you. As you live in the midlands you could start with all the counties which surround you and see what they have to offer?

[@rach15ish]

All the County’s have shows normally may/June/July time - great fun.

[@eezy9872]

Welcome back!!! The Royal Norfolk Show is worth a visit, a big agricultural show you should enjoy, you'll hear some interesting accents there as well...

[@kletops46]

Closest to a 'County Fair' in my neck of the woods would be "The Great Yorkshire Show", It's just finished so you might have a look next year.

[@nickgrazier3373]

Hi County Fairs in the UK. There is the Three Counties Fair in Malvern just North of Gloucester / Tewksbury in late spring. As an aside to the shows there are variously other special occasions worthy of note during the year. The Tetbury Woolsack Races are an annual sporting event in the English town of Tetbury, in Gloucestershire, where competitors must race up and down the steepest street in the town carrying a full woolsack on their back. It is held each year on the Whitsun Bank Holiday Monday The Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake is an annual event held on the Spring Bank Holiday at Cooper's Hill, near Gloucester in England. Participants race down the 200-yard-long hill after a round of Double Gloucester cheese is sent rolling down it. Nottinghams famous Goose fair in October (closed for the past 2years) very hopeful for 2022 (massive). The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race (First raced in 1829) is one of the oldest sporting events in the world. Watched along the banks of The Tideway, located between Putney and Mortlake in south London, this unique sporting event sees two strong squads of athletes competing against each other. The Scottish Highland Games. Around 100 Highland games and gatherings take place in Scotland each year. Each one has a mix of piping, athletic events and Highland dancing. Trooping the Colour is the annual celebration of the Queen's official birthday. Otherwise known as The Queen's Birthday Parade, it’s a colourful display of military pageantry featuring impressive officers and men on parade in ceremonial uniform, as well as horses and musicians. The Queen always attends the ceremony, which takes place on Horse Guards Parade behind Whitehall, London. Note this year is the Queens Platinum Anniversary Big! Big! Celebration Bristol International Balloon Fiesta. The city’s largest outdoor event, held annually at the city’s Ashton Court Estate, is the largest fiesta of its kind in Europe. The mass ascents at dawn and teatime are a sight to behold, with more than 100 balloons taking off, and after-dark firework shows to follow. The fiesta offers a packed four days of fun for the whole family. I’ve only looked some up and remembered others. Go for it and Fill yer Boots (two more caloquealisms) Like your vids Dave good luck to you while your here Nick Grazier

[@janekinnane5884]

Great Yorkshire show. Also there are sheepdog trials up in the dales, where you can visit the dales and see sheep and the amazing sheepdog skills

[@sneekylinux]

Your little one will love reception or EYFS as teachers call it (Early Years First Steps)

[@helenotoole4366]

the Bath and west show is good end of August farming show , local food lots to see

[@louisasmiles]

Yeh. I LOVE our weather. I LOVE the cool, wet grey days

[@jonathangriffin1120]

In my part of the UK we have the Bath and West Show in June also the Mid Somerset Show, North Somerset Show and Frome Cheese Show which is held in September.

[@kirstyhall5044]

A lot of places will have Harvest Festivals coming up, rural places will often have summer Agricultural Shows and there are often Apple Festivals in October. In June, there's also the Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh, which it sounds like you would enjoy.

[@andyblackpool]

Welcome to the UK and I hope you and your family are well settled by now matey. 😉

[@shropshirelass264]

Lovely to have you back. We have lovely food festivals in Shropshire.

[@philcoogan7369]

There's a show ground in Stafford and another one in Bakewell I'd imagine both would have the sort of show you're talking about. Village carnivals and fetes are also worth a look some have livestock and and produce, some don't I used to help run the carnival in my old village and to be honest I don't remember that sort of thing, but then I was too busy on the day to see much of it. Old vehicles and stationary engines were commonly displayed, the big thing in the village was the fuscia society but they had their own show. Oh and we often had a display of maypole dancing by the primary school children. Normally there are so many fairs festival fete carnivals show etc. watch out for them next year try googling Well Dressings there are loads in the Peak district and most are launched with some sort of fair.

[@biscuitboyandmum]

The Cheshire Show was a great fair to go to if you get chance next year. Also I hope The Wirral is on your list to visit. There are some nice little places to visit

[@archiebald4717]

Rural fairs and shows are very common. Sheep dog trials are also very common.

[@MacandBlair]

Sheep dog trails sound fun. Thanks.

[@jaymzslijngaard8998]

@@MacandBlair watch old programme called one man and his dog its rural competition use to on tv 70s 80s find on you tube

[@Paul-hl8yg]

@@MacandBlair Have You thought about getting a sheep dog? And learning the traditional whistling/training? Depends on how many sheep You have suppose, if a large flock? 👍🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@HighlandMike325]

@@MacandBlair Trials not trails! Always good joke as a kid as in... "What happened at the Sheepdog trials?" " oh it was great. The sheepdog got two months in prison for losing the sheep"

[@Lilah1848]

Not to confuse you even more haha, but there are different London accents too. I've lived here all my life and I don't sound cockney. I don't have a posh accent either, I'd say it's somewhere in the middle. Most Londoners sound way less cockney than how we're portrayed on tv.

[@jenniferjane2252]

Welcome back home! hope you had a good holiday across the pond! Sandwell Valley Country park West Bromwich is a great family day out, went there as a kid yrs ago. It's a farm with livestock also kiddy park. I think the kids would love that. West midlands Safari Park you could give a try, lots of animals from around the world, you drive round in the car. The great Worcester Maize Maze I'm sure you'd all enjoy too.

[@MacandBlair]

Thanks for the suggestions.

[@steveholmes4595]

you could go to THE GREAT YORKSHIRE SHOW near Harrogate, North Yorkshire, the biggest show in England its got everything, livestock horse jumping stalls, tickets for next year are out January 2022 you and your family will enjoy it

[@BraveCounsel]

Visit The Great Yorkshire Show. It’s a huge annual farming show each year.

[@margaretnicol3423]

This is why kids in Europe speak different languages. Meeting kids from another country makes it easier for them to learn not just accents but other cultures/languages. It's a great thing.

[@pinkusmcduff]

Sandringham game and country show this coming weekend 11th and 12th September

[@joanmackie1735]

Welcome back! You make me homesick for England.

[@MacandBlair]

Thank you

[@duncantaylor5993]

Good that you’re back, and all safe and sound. You might want to try the Ludlow food festival this weekend (10-12 September). Ludlow is a wonderful, totally unspoilt small town in Shropshire, near the Welsh border, but still technically the Midlands. There’s a castle and square, where the festival happens, and loads of old pubs and great restaurants, and lovely old architecture. A really good day out. Cheers dudes!

[@TheChodax]

That's a great recommendation, Ludlow is fantastic.

[@russellpotter7294]

We have County fairs where Farms can show their animals and enter them for prizes and sell produce. There are plenty of Sheepdog trials that happen around the Country. Always worth keeping an eye out for the local events in and around your area.

[@mushypeas468]

There is also Easter egg rolling in avenham Park in Preston Lancashire. This tradition dates back to victorian times and is great fun for all and very unique to this area. Your children would love it and the park is beautiful. You are about a 2hr drive away. Welcome back it's so lovely to hear that you and your gorgeous family are settling in well.

[@pinkusmcduff]

Also the following weekend is the east anglia country fair at the Euston estate near thetford. These two fairs(Sandringham), are more to do with country life.

[@JR-iw8du]

Welcome back.. your videos are so relaxing. Glad you are liking and adjusting to life in the UK so well.

[@colinhutchinson1664]

I'm from the North-east (Geordie) but moved to the West Country for Work. My GF is from here and when I go back to the North-east to visit family and friends, she says that I revert to my broader accent for a while. Our Son was born here and he has a West Country accent but uses a lot of Geordie words. He's our very own Hybrid. 😊 If you want a great country show, you should visit the Bath and West Show at the Shepton Mallet Show ground here in Somerset. You can also visit Glastonbury for the Tor and Abbey ruins. You may even run into Nicholas Cage who has a house just outside it. 😎

[@helencheetham9939]

Wolsingham Show in County Durham is on 4th and 5th September. Facebook page and website for details. Realise might be a bit short notice!

[@jill954]

The Westmorland County Show is on in Cumbria on 8th & 9th September just off the M6, also search country show.

[@ClaiLou22]

Warwick Castle does an 'Oktoberfest' and a Halloween event but good to visit anytime also there's St Nicholas Park in Warwick, which is a fantastic park, there's a 'MOP' fair in Stratford upon Avon usually in Autumn but it's more rides than anything else. I'd highly recommend Padstow in Cornwall and nearby village of Trevone :)

[@GrafindeKlevemark]

Glad to see you back in the UK ! There are plenty of sheep/dog trials - fascinating. You should check with your local tourist office for dates etc. and for any other events! FYI, this has been the coldest summer for a few years in western Europe, while in eastern/southern Europe temps have been around the 40 C.... It is so very funny about children soaking up the accents of where they are living - my father was military and so we moved about every 3 years. In Scotland I was known in the school as the Sassenach (Saxon/English) and when we moved back to England, I was called the Scott !!! You can't win.... Would love to hear your children speaking the local accent....

[@johnlovesyoko]

Welcome back. St Austell Brewery Cornwall has a Beer Festival 🌿🤩🌼🌸

[@MacandBlair]

Thank you for the recommendation.

[@Lee-70ish]

Nice to see you and your lovely family back Mac. Always a relaxed vlog. Cheers guys. Lee & Christine

[@MacandBlair]

Thank you Lee and Christine.

[@peterd788]

The way to understand British weather is it's obviously not right but it's never that wrong. Very few people die as a result of the weather in Britain compared to many countries. None of the animals are dangerous which is also a plus.

[@blinkyeyes5635]

You come across as a true gentleman, well mannered I am going to enjoy following you.🤗

[@MacandBlair]

Thanks for the follow!

[@sknox1394]

If you’re ever back up in Scotland, check out the highland games/gatherings (Braemar gathering; Lonach gathering; Helensburgh & Lomond Highland Games; etc.) They’re fun family events with highland games, highland dancing, agriculture shows, stalls, rides, etc.

[@MacandBlair]

That sounds awesome.

[@johnrainford9708]

Gogglebox is BOSS man. Highlight of the weekend... 🤣👍

[@cogidubnus1953]

We went to the South of England Show for the first time in years (with one of our daughters and grandchildren) ...it was a great day out and the missus found plenty of things to spend my money on...good time had by all...Great to see you back...you'll find the youngsters adapt even faster than you do...

[@fionagregory9376]

I can always tell where people come from by how they speak... easy to distinguish a Brummy (Birmingham) from a Yorkshire accent or a Sunderland (North East) accent. Apart from these, the accents vary as you travel virtually every 20 miles or so.

[@liamowen]

We call them country fairs most counties have their Own but most of the largest are in Derbyshire, Leicestershire and the north. Lots of livestock to s flowers to dog shepherding.

[@MacandBlair]

Thanks

[@penname5766]

Really? There are lots of very large fairs in the West Country, especially agricultural shows.

[@bmac8993]

Look for the county show ground in your area, they will have a program online on what shows are on and when they are on. Stoneleigh in Warwickshire used to have the royal show on in July, I remember going when I was at school.

[@Bobbypinns]

If you want to head to the West Country you might try the Bath & West Country Festival or the Great Dorset Steam Fair.

[@tomjones715]

There's "The south of england show" in Ardingly in South East of England its a agricultural & countryside persuits show featuring farm animals horses and other country side related stuff they hold in the summer

[@MacandBlair]

Thanks Tom

[@neuralwarp]

In London, there's an annual Winter Wonderland. There's the East of England Show. Young Farmers' events. Scarecrow Festivals. Look for Maypole Dancing and May Queen events. There's the Highland Games in Scotland and the Eisteddfod in Wales.

[@jamessaddler1]

Highland Show, Ingliston, Edinburgh. Big and fun!

[@catherinerobilliard7662]

Many cities in England have an Oktoberfest. Look out for beer festivals and food festivals too. Good to see you all back.

[@rickkibenton6453]

I’m enjoying your channel! Much love to you and your family! You remind me so much of your Dad 🥰

[@MacandBlair]

Thanks Rikki...

[@lilme7052]

In my town in Suffolk each summer we have a regatta which includes a carnival and funfair plus other stuff. Most towns have a summer carnival or fair each year I'd say.

[@janmargaret7972]

I think you and your family would enjoy The Great Yorkshire Show. It is in Harrogate in July and lasts for four days.

[@djscottfree2008]

I recommend taking your family to Alton Towers, best time to go is in the summer.

[@rosemarysilverman1855]

Welcome back! There are lots of shows like the Royal Welsh or Great Yorkshire show both summer and winter especially November in the run up to Christmas. They're great places to see rural life and crafts

[@MacandBlair]

Thank you Rosemary

[@Michelle-iz5bh]

I love your positivity and videos and as so many people say, your voice is so soothing. I’m so happy you and your family are enjoying English life x

[@hughfranklin4002]

Cambridge has the mid summer fair on mid summer common, and Peterborough has the East of England show thats mainly animals.

[@mariatimmins8846]

Such a lovely family... nice to see you back..x

[@hongk0ngfu3y]

Great Yorkshire Show 2022 👍

[@isladurrant2015]

Welcome back... normally there are County Shows, also village fetes. It's been buggered by the virus, but lots going on now x

[@michaelwhite6498]

Look up great dorset steam fair for something really big, but most couties have a show ground and most villages have thier annual fete.

[@realmusicreallife]

My sons started reception and on the first day they are full time 9 till 3:30... every county/state is different...here in Manchester none of that coming your house just start school reception full time end off

[@realmusicreallife]

And I don't understand why you would take your kid to school for a poxy hour just to pick them back up again...Completely pointless and stupid ..

[@MisterStuzy]

I grew up in a small village in Hampshire and they had their own fair, coconut shires and stalls, animals etc on the village green, I'm sure most villages do that still. There's The Shropshire County Show (can't be far from you I'd guess). Octoberfest is becoming a bigger thing in the UK. Over in Shrewsbury, also in the Midlands - they have one in the Quarry park. You might enjoy just visiting Shrewsbury, birthplace of Charles Darwin - it's very olde england medieval/tudor (built on the wool trade) there's a pretty garden called the dingle you might enjoy (i'd wait until spring summer). Also it'd be on your way to visit Wales :). Enjoying your videos, really positive. We forget what we have sometimes.

[@alexrafe2590]

Hi, welcome back to England. You’re right. What with watching telly and going to school, I’ll be surprised if all of your children aren’t speaking just like their school mates by the end of the school year. As you say, children are much more flexible and malleable than adults when it comes to adapting to new countries, accents and dialects.

[@valeriedavidson2785]

We do have lots of Fairs in Britain. Also country Fairs, fruit and veg and animal stocks. We also have sheep shearing competitions. There are hundreds all over the British Isles. Also do not miss the Cotswold villages. They are quintessentially English and very beautiful.

[@Cherrychopsers]

I remember going to shows in Cornwall and Devon, annual and long running events that are quite large. The one in Yorkshire I've not been to. I'd imagine there are quite a few about that I can't think of. Fairs/fetes vary in size (and how good they are!) and are very local and are really just a bit something to do within a community, often raising money for something. Plenty of beer festivals about, no doubt they'll get going again soon, fingers crossed. Accents-find them so interesting. Sadly though the old accents are dying out. My dad had a strong North London accent which you don't hear anymore and the North/South/East and West London accents were audibly different but not so now. I'm aware of my own East London accent but equally aware that it doesn't sound like I remember older people sounding like when I was young! The same is true all over the UK now. I remember watching something on telly about some recorded sound tapes found in Germany of WW1 Tommies who were POW's. They had been recorded reciting poems and stories or singing and talking about their families etc. The purpose apparently was to teach Germans the variation in accents so that they would be able to understand when they invaded. Researchers tracked down living family members, cross generational, and had them listen to their long gone relative and it was astonishing, the change in dialect and accent really was something with the youngest family members at times not even understanding! Nowadays, so many people speak with what my friend calls a 'neutralised' accent. Basically BBC English no matter where they come from regionally.

[@michw3755]

You might want to visit The Great Yorkshire Show in Harrogate, it's all things agricultural with a food festival and flower and veg competitions and shire horse shows. You've missed this year's but it's on (🤞) next July for a week and it will be it's 163rd year amazing 😁👍

[@MrSammotube]

They definitely have fayres/fairs in the UK - you probably just need to research which ones are near you, but they have many all year round. They probably differ a lot from location to location and that is probably half of the fun! Glad to have you back - hope you and your wonderful family have many more great times here in the UK!