Conflicting reviews of The King's Speech? Really? I've only heard and read numerous reviews that praise it for being a great movie.

Yes. Basically they have to do with quite a few historical inaccuracies (and not things such as people driving automobiles that only were produced after the war, or such rather trivial things), issues of characterisation, and several other things, such as an overall feeling that it was only through overcoming his speech impediment that Bertie became King, rather then him being King by divine appointment and his royal heritage. I can always send you the links to the articles that I've read, if you're interested.

Thanks waggawerewolf27! The Heat in Arizona is a very dry heat. And when the wind blows in the middle of summer it feels like you are opening an oven door. The only thing I like about the summer is the swimming.
If it was Humid here that would be way worse, so I am glad about that.

Way back in 92 we had a cataclysmic heat wave pass through our state and it peaked at 116 deg. F. This isn't factoring in the humidity...the whole base was on what's called "black flag", meaning outside activity during daylight hours was prohibited. Heat like that is misery...dry heat is at least bearable.

@Shadowlander: That would be miserable! Its gotten that hot here before, but like you said dry heat is much more bearable then humid heat!
I'll have to think of the miserable heat you went through so I won't complain in the summer.

Me and my sister were wondering, here in the United States we have all types of foods, Chinese, Mexican, Indian. And we were wondering if England, and Australia have as many different food choices as we do.
We were really wondering about Mexican food (since I love mexican food )?
Sorry if this has already been discussed, I haven't been able to look through every page yet.

In Australia we have many different varities of food. Australia is a highly multi-cultural society, possibly more so than the US. Some I can think of off the top of my head: Italian, Greek, Middle-Eastern, Thai, Chinese, Indian, German, French. Yes, we have Mexican food - with real ingredients! (real meat, fresh veggies etc. - we're well-known for having such things because not all countries do. That's not to say that we don't have pre-packaged food and fast-food outlets.

I'd never heard of a TV-dinner until I watched some movie (can't remember the title) 10 or so years ago. Are TV-dinners still popular in America?
And I'd never heard of potato flakes or mac cheese until several years ago when I met some American girls at a camp. So weird.

I'd never heard of a TV-dinner until I watched some movie (can't remember the title) 10 or so years ago. Are TV-dinners still popular in America?

Wow! That's a blast from the past! I'm not sure if Swanson still markets them but I haven't seen a bonafide TV dinner in many years. They used to come in metal trays and you'd pop them in the oven. Everything was compartmentalized...meatloaf, Salisbury steak, or turkey in one section; mashed potatoes, macaroni & cheese, or green beans in another, and usually some sort of dessert in there too. They were more like treats than dinner . Personally I liked the Salisbury steak one

Nowadays you can find Hungry Man dinners by Swanson in the place where TV dinners used to be. They're basically the same thing I guess, but they're mostly marketed towards adult males since they usually feature large portions of meat and potatoes in some fashion. The beer battered chicken fingers w/ cheese fries is decent, but not as good as homemade. All this brings to mind one of my favorite Far Side cartoons

@Warrior 4 Jesus: Thanks, glad I know that now!
Real meat and veggies are much better then fast food, in my opinion. My Mom is an Awesome cook and makes everything homemade and
I'm half mexican so I grew up with the real homemade mexican food that my Grandma makes for us!
You have never heard of Mac & Cheese (It's so good! )

@Shadowlander: I didn't even know TV Dinners came in metal trays, everything comes in plastic now.
I LOVE The Far Side they are Hilarious!

The two TV Dinners I grew up with are:

Kid Cuisine TV Dinners:

and

Marie callender's TV Dinners

Ah yes, Kid Cuisine. I grew up with those too:) I'm from the Southern United States, so one food that I love is grits Anybody here from the Southern U.S. too? Most people tend to think of grits and sweet tea as "southern" things.

I live in the south US, but grits never really appealed to me. I do, however, guzzle sweet tea like it'll be my last drink on Earth.

Kid Cuisine!!! I used to love eating those... Actually they didn't really taste that good, I just liked the commercials as a kid

I read somewhere that the aborigines ate people... I have no idea if that's true or not... Does anyone know if that's right? Also, what are most Australians view on them?

Not to get too political, but since not many people drive in Britain, are you guys not being as effected with the rising gas prices? (I'm guessing it kinda depends where in the Middle East countries are getting their oil and natural gas from)

To anyone: When you first read the Narnia books, did you read it in your own 'accent'? Cuz I just realized that whenever I read the books I say it to myself in an American accent, even though I know they're British... just curious if anyone else does the same...

I have a question for any Brits (although it's a bit outside of the box and not really a question; more like a favor)...if I give you a link to me speaking in (what I think is) a English accent, can you give me C & C??

Okay, for a 'real' question ( ) : What is the main difference between Aussies and Brits (as far as accent goes)?

I read somewhere that the aborigines ate people... I have no idea if that's true or not... Does anyone know if that's right? Also, what are most Australians view on them?

Outlier, um... seriously. Wow. No Australian aboriginals don't eat people. Most Australians feel sorry that many of them are stuck in poverty cycles but very unhappy that the government hands them money without teaching them how to use it wisely.

What are the differences between the British and Aussie accent? There are so many accents, it's difficult to know where to begin. Where you live in Australia will determine how refined your accent is. People in South Australia, for example, tend to sound more refined and British than people living in the Eastern states (Queensland etc.). This has to do with many of the states being originally colonised by convicts, whereas S.A. was not. I'm hoping Wagga pokes her head in, so she can give some input.

What are the differences between the British and Aussie accent? There are so many accents, it's difficult to know where to begin. Where you live in Australia will determine how refined your accent is. People in South Australia, for example, tend to sound more refined and British than people living in the Eastern states (Queensland etc.). This has to do with many of the states being originally colonised by convicts, whereas S.A. was not. I'm hoping Wagga pokes her head in, so she can give some input.

Well I've warned you, mate, about referring to convict pasts, so here goes! S.A. was indeed the only Australian state which didn't have convicts, but Adelaide is the least productive of Australian mainland capitals, last time I looked. Also, it is the home of the most famous axe murderers, including the Snowtown murders, the Truro murders and a mob connected with Von Einem.

The faults of SA go back a good while, whilst us innocent Sydney convict descendants tried our best to do the right thing and stay out of trouble. That is at least most of us who weren't involved with Tilly Devine, Abe Saffron, George Freeman, and notoriously portrayed others of their ilk, that I won't go into in this family friendly site. (where is that angel emoticon when I want one?).

All the while, looking on bemused as we are labelled "lower class". It is true that South Australians like to call a vase a vayse, whilst we NSW folk prefer to call it a varse, but the Croweaters Down South have nothing to crow about, like fancy accents and criminal behaviour. Despite gorgeous Barossa Valley wines.

The only reason that W4J and myself haven't been in direct national confrontation so far, is because Down in Croweater land they call it Australian Football League, whilst us indirect Sydney Swan supporters, AKA cockroaches, like to refer to AFL as aerial ping-pong, since we are NRL supporters.

I don't know what the Aborigines did before Captain Cook. But I do know they managed the best way they could in a harsh environment, with due respect for the land, a lot of shared information and their own very strong personal and tribal ethics.

Like W4J, I don't agree they descended to cannibalism, unless, in a 40,000 year history, like their white-fellow cousins, they, too, were on occasion reduced to really desperate straits. The only suspected cannibal in Australia's known history was a white man, Alexander Pearce, who escaped imprisonment in Tasmania along with 7 others, but was the only survivor.

Haha, that was great, Wagga! I definitely wasn't making South Australians out to be innocent or what-have-you, because we're not. As Aussies we like to poke fun at each other (in a good humoured manner).

Lived for almost a year in Oz, and the accents do vary- some Queensland backwoods accents are almost incomprehensible.

One noticeable difference is the stretching of the long 'a' sound into a long 'i'.

Saw a true story in the paper a few months ago. A woman walked into a country restaurant in Australia and asked if her boyfriend could bring his dog inside.

The owner refused- he didn't want any 'gay dog' in his establishment.

Turned out the boyfriend was blind, and the woman had been asking about his 'guide dog'.