Things I learned watching Keeping up Appearances
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I said it once and I will say it again – none can top the British when it comes to comedy. I grew up on Blackadder and Only Fools and Horses and to this day any given British comedy show (no matter how old) will still tickle me pink.
Over the last few days I have been watching Keeping up Appearances. For any of you who have not seen it – well it is about Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced Bouquet) who is an awful snob and a shameless social climber (much to dismay of her long suffering husband Richard and her family and neighbors).
Hyacinth is a bewitching woman – horrible and funny in equal measures. Be as it may, I find it hilarious and have to fight the urge to answer my phone “The Bucket residence, lady of the house speaking”.
So here are things I learned watching Keeping up Appearances. And down below you can find a clip too.- It is pronounced Bouquet! (Never you mind that it is spelled Bucket.)
- It is not just a telephone – it is a white slim lined telephone with the last number redial facility.
- What might be considered common and unacceptable for people of certain social standing – raising your voice in the street, gardening without a tie and/or perspiring.
- The proper way to answer a telephone – The Bucket residence, lady of the house speaking!
- When Hyacinth answers the phone it can be any of these 4 options – her sister Violet, her sister Daisy, Sheridan or someone looking for the Chinese take away.
- Hyacinth’s sister Violet is the one who is married to the turf account, has a Mercedes, swimming pool and room for a pony.
- If it is Sheridan – he only calls to say hello to his mommy. Or ask for some money.
- If it is Hyacinth’s sister Daisy it usually means daddy has gone missing again.
- And speaking of daddy, poor daddy is suffering from a touch of senility – which does not stop him from perving on the Post Office matron.
- If someone confuses your phone number with the number for the Chinese take-out it only makes sense to call the Chinese ambassador to complain.
- It is perfectly acceptable to ask people to take their shoes off when entering your residence.
- You can actually sing at people (especially if they are a musician and you want a part in their amateur operatic society).
- Hyacinth does not host dinner parties like normal people – she invites people to one of her candle light suppers.
- You can always see a lot of Daisy’s husband Onslow – that is because he never put his shirt on.
- It is not just china – it is Royal Daulton with periwinkles (40 pounds per cup).
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