UK Yankee - Expat Americans in the UK

C'est La Vie: New French Rule Requires Drivers to Carry Breathalyser Kits in Cars

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:01:26 +0000

If you're planning a holiday or other trip to France later this year, you should be aware of a new driving rule that will come into effect from July 2012. The new French law will require all drivers, including tourists, to carry a breathalyser kit in their car.

Scotland Facts Quiz

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:52:41 +0000

Questions:	10
Attempts allowed:	1
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Backwards navigation:	Allowed

Scotland has it's own diverse culture and history, check your knowledge of ten common Scottish facts.

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How to Make Free Calls to the USA/Canada with Google+

admin — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:23:02 +0000

Are you using Google+ yet? If not, free calls to the USA would be a good reason to give it a try! It's quite easy but we've created a tutorial video to show you how to do it so that you can phone your family and friends over the holidays.

In a Fortnight

admin — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:31:00 +0000

In the UK, fortnight is commonly used as a period of time, which is two weeks.

Scottish Speech Recognition a Wee Problem for Siri, Really

admin — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 11:56:14 +0000

The Apple iPhone 4S launched in October 2011 with its voice recognition innovation feature Siri. Siri allows users to operate the device with voice commands to create text messages, emails, notes, reminders, searches and make calls.

PBS UK Launched on Sky and Virgin Media

admin — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 09:30:29 +0000

On the first of November, the award-winning American public television broadcaster, PBS, began airing in Britain with its new tv channel, PBS UK. In the USA, PBS is watched by 233 million Americans a year.

Date formats

admin — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:46:20 +0000

Dates in the UK (and most of the world) are formatted differently than the USA. Instead of Month-Day-Year, the day is first, Day-Month-Year and said for example "the 7th of November" (07-11-2011). Pay attention on important forms and food expirations!

Lima Echo Alfa Help - The Phonetic Alphabet Intro

admin — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:45:20 +0000

I had known of the phonetic alphabet when I lived in the USA of course, the military, police and aviation industry used them, we all saw it on TV and film. I had never before been asked to spell anything over the phone with this system, until I moved to the UK.

Quiz: English Geography

admin — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 19:08:51 +0000

Questions:	10
Attempts allowed:	1
Available:	Always
Backwards navigation:	Allowed

How are you at the challenge of English geography?

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Your Expatriate Tax Return and the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Initiative

admin — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 20:56:37 +0000

What are the IRS’s thoughts on your expatriate tax return?

“Tax secrecy continues to erode. We are not letting up on international tax issues, and more is in the works. For those hiding cash or assets offshore, the time to come in is now. The risk of being caught will only increase.”

- IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman