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Hello, I have never been to the U.K. but have created some characters that are British. Here goes:
Jeremy, 47, and Susan, 45, preside over a 90 m2 terrace house with a modest backyard in Birmingham. They are the parents of Ian, 18, and Saskia, 16. Jeremy is a self-employed welder and Susan a lunch lady and part-time receptionist. Ian works stocking shelves at ASDA. Saskia does not work but aspires to be a glamour model once she turns 18.
Jeremy has certifications in welding; Susan, four O-levels; Ian, three GCSEs; and Saskia, no educational qualifications. All members of the family are monolingual.
Susan vaguely believes in God but the family never attends church and religion is generally not discussed. Jeremy and Ian both smoke; Susan quit a few years ago and Saskia briefly took up the habit but quit when her friend's uncle died of lung cancer. Jeremy and Susan are regulars at the local pub on Friday and Saturday, and sometimes Wednesday, nights; Ian likes going out on the town on Saturday night, his night off, while Saskia enjoys drinking cider, brandy, and alco-pops at house parties. Ian has been drinking since he was 14 and Saskia since she was 13. Ian also admits to smoking a few joints now and then. The parents tolerate their drinking as long as it does not get "out of hand". Ian is self-sufficient while Saskia is given a 30 pound / week allowance.
Jeremy drives an '08 Ford Transit van and Susan a '98 Ford Escort. Ian has his license and drives his mother's car when she lets him. Otherwise he and Saskia take public transport or walk to their destinations. Jeremy, Susan, and Ian have Android mobile phones; Saskia has an iPhone.
Their house consists of three bedrooms, a living room, kitchen, dining room, and one full bathroom. The family owns a desktop computer from 2004 and two laptop computers, one belonging to Saskia and the other to Susan. They have a total of three television sets and Sky satellite service on each of them. The largest, in their living room, measures 42 inches diagonally.
The family reads The Daily Mail and The Sun regularly. They go on a family vacation almost every year. Past destinations have included Barcelona, Lloret de Mar, Benidorm, Rome, and Corfu. For something a little different last year, the family went to Marrakesh. Jeremy's favorite band is the American rock band KISS; Susan likes 80's tracks, such as Samantha Fox, Wet Wet Wet, and Guns N' Roses; Ian is currently into dubstep music; and Saskia is a major fan of the disbanded N-Dubz and also likes Rihanna and Flo Rida.
Jeremy enjoys motorcycling in his spare time; Susan, gardening and buying and selling antiques; Ian, gambling, and Saskia has no significant hobbies.
British people are all uneducated with no aspirations, poor, live in tiny homes, go out drinking/smoke, drive really crap cars and have a computer that's eight years so lolololol at them cos they suck? Is that your point?
No, the average British person probably works in a service sector job in an office cubical or some form of administrative of clerical job, earning around 23,000 - 30,000 pounds a year, in a 3 or four bedroom semidetached house, with one or two cars. Two parents, likely in their late 30's, probably have 2 or 3 children, school age, in primary school. They probably read the Daily Mail (like most Tory voting middle-class people who moan all the time), but probably scoff at common newspapers like 'The Sun' (cringe). Popular choice of cars include Ford Focus. They are likely social drinkers, but don't get 'pissed' on the streets. Their children probably take part in some sort of after-school activity such as football or gymnastics (this was hugely popular when I was in primary school among girls).
OP is very amusing. Such a family is perfectly plausible, appart from the fact that some of the holiday destinations sound rather more sophisticatd than you're otherwise makinging out this family to be. I think the thing about most rich countries is that they are socially heterogeneous, with many different possible home setups and lifestyles.
No, the average British person probably works in a service sector job in an office cubical or some form of administrative of clerical job, earning around 23,000 - 30,000 pounds a year, in a 3 or four bedroom semidetached house, with one or two cars. Two parents, likely in their late 30's, probably have 2 or 3 children, school age, in primary school. They probably read the Daily Mail (like most Tory voting middle-class people who moan all the time), but probably scoff at common newspapers like 'The Sun' (cringe). Popular choice of cars include Ford Focus. They are likely social drinkers, but don't get 'pissed' on the streets. Their children probably take part in some sort of after-school activity such as football or gymnastics (this was hugely popular when I was in primary school among girls).
Oh gawd, don't encourage the OP.
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