Skyrad 0 #26 December 4, 2006 -"Traffic Warden" I think you call them meter maids -"Napes and Tatties" Turnips and potatoes -The unfortunately named food "Spotted Dick"Suet pudding with sultanas in it, very good with custard -"Tosser" Wanker "Noddy" Friend of big earsWhen an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #27 December 4, 2006 QuoteAnother UK question--I gather driving a stick-shift auto is easier for left handed people...true?*** I'm right handed and I don't think it makes a difference (Stick shift = Manual) QuoteHow accepted is the 1 pound coin? The French get pissed when you try and pay for beer with it. [/url]Fish and Chips-- a friend of mine told me that when she ordered it in a pub near RAF Mildenhall, it was drowned in the tallow it was fried in, barely drained, and served in newsprint....erm, yuck... Is that standard?[url] No that sounds like shite, they most likely have a Kiwi cook in their kitchen...Eh Bigway? P.S. I like watching newsclips of Parliament. It's like Congress with a two-drink minimum.*** Thats pretty funnyWhen an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kallend 2,105 #28 December 4, 2006 Quote-"Traffic Warden" I think you call them meter maids -"Napes and Tatties" Turnips and potatoes -The unfortunately named food "Spotted Dick"Suet pudding with sultanas in it, very good with custard -"Tosser" Wanker "Noddy" Friend of big ears Better late than never.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Skyrad 0 #29 December 4, 2006 QuoteShe's wrong. People are deep down pretty much the same the world over.... It's their environment that make them appear different. And then theres the FrenchWhen an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites shropshire 0 #30 December 4, 2006 Yeah, stands to reason they're excluded from the above (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites orribolollie 0 #31 December 4, 2006 The Dixie Chicks make important social comment about the US you should keep them!But if we have to have them can you take silly madonna back? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites cpives 0 #32 December 4, 2006 QuoteYeah, stands to reason they're excluded from the above The best EVER quote about the French comes from Mark Twain: "There's nothing lower than the Human Race, except the French." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SpeedRacer 1 #33 December 5, 2006 OK here's a question for the Brits: Why do you measure peoples' weights in "stone'? And why is a stone 14 pounds?? Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites shropshire 0 #34 December 5, 2006 Cuz it confuses the fuck out of all foriegn peeps. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites orribolollie 0 #35 December 5, 2006 We dont! Weve left rubbishy old imperial with you guys and adopted the sensible metric instead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites shropshire 0 #36 December 5, 2006 When did the UK & US imperial measures move apart? I.E when did a ton (2240lbs) become shortened to 2000lbs, for example. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites livetofall 0 #37 December 5, 2006 In Oregon we have a crossroads outside Tualatin, not even considered a township, that people come from all over UK and Australia to visit. The name? Wankers Corner There was a bar there and they would allways sell out of the t-shirts. Ofcourse the brits were allways looking on the bar room floor to make sure they wouldnt slip. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rickjump1 0 #38 December 5, 2006 QuoteThe Dixie Chicks make important social comment about the US you should keep them!But if we have to have them can you take silly madonna back? Is this part of globalization: the exchange of cultural clout?Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freekflyguy 0 #39 December 6, 2006 And the sooner we adopt the Euro the better It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites DZJ 0 #40 December 6, 2006 QuoteWhat say you keep Gweneth (please) and send us the recipe for Samuel Smith's Taddy Porter? FallRate mmm, Sam Smith's....some of the finest ales in Britain, yummy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 2 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. 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kallend 2,105 #28 December 4, 2006 Quote-"Traffic Warden" I think you call them meter maids -"Napes and Tatties" Turnips and potatoes -The unfortunately named food "Spotted Dick"Suet pudding with sultanas in it, very good with custard -"Tosser" Wanker "Noddy" Friend of big ears Better late than never.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #29 December 4, 2006 QuoteShe's wrong. People are deep down pretty much the same the world over.... It's their environment that make them appear different. And then theres the FrenchWhen an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #30 December 4, 2006 Yeah, stands to reason they're excluded from the above (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
orribolollie 0 #31 December 4, 2006 The Dixie Chicks make important social comment about the US you should keep them!But if we have to have them can you take silly madonna back? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cpives 0 #32 December 4, 2006 QuoteYeah, stands to reason they're excluded from the above The best EVER quote about the French comes from Mark Twain: "There's nothing lower than the Human Race, except the French." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #33 December 5, 2006 OK here's a question for the Brits: Why do you measure peoples' weights in "stone'? And why is a stone 14 pounds?? Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #34 December 5, 2006 Cuz it confuses the fuck out of all foriegn peeps. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
orribolollie 0 #35 December 5, 2006 We dont! Weve left rubbishy old imperial with you guys and adopted the sensible metric instead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #36 December 5, 2006 When did the UK & US imperial measures move apart? I.E when did a ton (2240lbs) become shortened to 2000lbs, for example. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livetofall 0 #37 December 5, 2006 In Oregon we have a crossroads outside Tualatin, not even considered a township, that people come from all over UK and Australia to visit. The name? Wankers Corner There was a bar there and they would allways sell out of the t-shirts. Ofcourse the brits were allways looking on the bar room floor to make sure they wouldnt slip. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rickjump1 0 #38 December 5, 2006 QuoteThe Dixie Chicks make important social comment about the US you should keep them!But if we have to have them can you take silly madonna back? Is this part of globalization: the exchange of cultural clout?Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freekflyguy 0 #39 December 6, 2006 And the sooner we adopt the Euro the better It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DZJ 0 #40 December 6, 2006 QuoteWhat say you keep Gweneth (please) and send us the recipe for Samuel Smith's Taddy Porter? FallRate mmm, Sam Smith's....some of the finest ales in Britain, yummy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
