oncewhen

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[โ€“] oncewhen@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Honestly this skirt is throwing me for a loop... It's like the exact same shape as the skirts we had to wear in school so my first instinct is not to wear it, not ever, because it will throw me right back to being 15, and give me flashbacks to having to kneel on the floor and use our special skirt-measuring cards to prove it's not more than 6 inches above the knee (yay for posh English girls-only grammar schools ๐Ÿ˜…). But like I also sort of want to style it in an overemphasized school uniform way. Like maybe with oversized silk shirt, oversized jumper and chunky boots with a bit of heel? Maybe even a cheeky tie, as loose and short as humanly possible?

[โ€“] oncewhen@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

People seem to be ignoring your request for newer TV shows lol. Not sure if they're on britbox but here are my recs:

  • Stath Lets Flats: Sort of a modern The Office set in a flat rental agency. Genuinely hilarious.

  • Fleabag: You probably know this already but do try it if not. Funny, explicit, poignant.

  • This Way Up: Similar vibes to Fleabag but verging more into sadcom than right out comedy.

  • Catastrophe: About a couple who get together after a one night stand leads to pregnancy. Stars Sharon Horgan who's also in This Way Up.

  • Black Ops: Light-hearted comedy about institutional racism in the London police. Bit over the top but enjoyable.

  • We Are Lady Parts: About a group of Muslim girls who form a punk band.

  • Ghosts (UK version): Couple move into an old house that turns out to be haunted by ghosts. Warm-hearted but still funny.

  • Derry Girls: Group of teenage friends growing up in Northern Ireland during the troubles. Funny and moving.

Comedies I haven't watched but have heard good things about: Big Boys, Alma's Not Normal, Raised by Wolves, The Outlaws, This Is Going to Hurt, Motherland

[โ€“] oncewhen@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Ha, my sister lives in Germany and the weirdest thing she finds about German tea habits is that they only drink tea in winter, which I guess is kind of on a par with being sick. In the UK tea is a constant but in Germany it seems to be more of a special circumstances thing (illness, cold weather...). Even the person my sister buys her tea from shuts up shop in the summer because there's no market for it.