If you are going to write in the style of a Brit then for goodness sake do some research. We don't all eat a Ploughman's for lunch every single day, we don't say "quite so", "old chap", "old bean", "by Jove" or "what-ho" every five minutes and we also don't call attractive women "smashers" unless we happen to be still in the 1930's at the time of speaking.
Furthermore, if you are going to insist on attempting to write a British character, do me a favour - stop putting in Americanisms which WE DO NOT USE. It's a boot, not a trunk. It's a torch, not a flashlight and over here we use spanners.
Oh and seriously? We don't all drink tea and eat cucumber sandwiches either. The former is a matter of personal taste and the latter is just disgusting. And I can honestly say in all my (almost) 30 years on God's green earth, I have NEVER spent my weekend watching cricket and attending fetes in quaint little villages. You've heard of London, right? Well it's kind of a bit larger than, say, Medmenham.
Good grief...
Furthermore, if you are going to insist on attempting to write a British character, do me a favour - stop putting in Americanisms which WE DO NOT USE. It's a boot, not a trunk. It's a torch, not a flashlight and over here we use spanners.
Oh and seriously? We don't all drink tea and eat cucumber sandwiches either. The former is a matter of personal taste and the latter is just disgusting. And I can honestly say in all my (almost) 30 years on God's green earth, I have NEVER spent my weekend watching cricket and attending fetes in quaint little villages. You've heard of London, right? Well it's kind of a bit larger than, say, Medmenham.
Good grief...