U.S. but British
Mar 28th 2013, 2:39 am
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U.S. but British
Hi everybody. Nice to be welcomed here. My name's John Clark, and I was born in England, and when the dreaded National Service wouldn't go away, I joined the Merchant Navy to see the world. Three years of that during the Korean War, and when I got out, there was NS waiting for me, this time with a grin on its face. I ran, to the only country that spoke the (by then) Queen's English, and never had a draft, Canada. I really wanted to go to the U.S., but there they had a very nasty Vietnam conflict waiting in the wings, so I had to bide my time until I was over draft age, which was 26.
That's about it, for me. If you want to learn more, you'll just have to visit my website. I have to say that most of my friends have an international flavor about them. I don't vote, but I do like to drink a bit (not a lot.) I think one should always try to act like an alien. When here in America, I get very British. When I'm in England, I get very American. In Canada, like them up there, I don't know who I am. Just saying.
That's about it, for me. If you want to learn more, you'll just have to visit my website. I have to say that most of my friends have an international flavor about them. I don't vote, but I do like to drink a bit (not a lot.) I think one should always try to act like an alien. When here in America, I get very British. When I'm in England, I get very American. In Canada, like them up there, I don't know who I am. Just saying.
Mar 28th 2013, 2:46 am
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Re: U.S. but British
Hi John, You sound like a character. I for one, look forward to seeing you on the forums.
Mar 28th 2013, 8:01 am
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Re: U.S. but British
Hi John and welcome to the forum 
Mar 28th 2013, 4:05 pm
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Re: U.S. but British
Welcome aboard John
I like the way you become two different characters when being one either sides of the Pond, but I guess it must become a second nature when you live in Hollywood ! A true Citizen of the World
Karim
I like the way you become two different characters when being one either sides of the Pond, but I guess it must become a second nature when you live in Hollywood ! A true Citizen of the World
Karim
Mar 31st 2013, 12:37 pm
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Re: U.S. but British
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Excellent information can be found in the BE Wiki, not forgetting the Living and Moving Abroad forum that will help you, another set of great help is the permanent threads at the TOP of each forum, they are very pertinent to that particular forum and makes sensible reading.
Moderators deal with any problems that arise such as inappropriate posts, spammers etc, you will find their names at the bottom right hand side of each forum's index in bold font.
Please contact me if I can give you any further help.
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