Enoughs enough
Nov 5th 2005, 5:29 am
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Enoughs enough
Am I alone in believing,as we are all members of BRITISH EXPATS.com,that we are sick and tired of putting up with Yanks telling us how to write our dates?
The awful terrorist attack on The Twin Towers happened not on 9/11, but on 11/9. Why should they go on getting away with changing tradition and British History?
Who will tell them "enoughs enough"?
Who will start the Anti Yank Date revolution.?
Nov 5th 2005, 4:12 pm
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Re: Enoughs enough
Originally Posted by Wellington,
Am I alone in believing,as we are all members of BRITISH EXPATS.com,that we are sick and tired of putting up with Yanks telling us how to write our dates?
The awful terrorist attack on The Twin Towers happened not on 9/11, but on 11/9. Why should they go on getting away with changing tradition and British History?
Who will tell them "enoughs enough"?
Who will start the Anti Yank Date revolution.?
Nov 5th 2005, 6:39 pm
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Re: Enoughs enough
Originally Posted by Wellington,
Am I alone in believing,as we are all members of BRITISH EXPATS.com,that we are sick and tired of putting up with Yanks telling us how to write our dates?
The awful terrorist attack on The Twin Towers happened not on 9/11, but on 11/9. Why should they go on getting away with changing tradition and British History?
Who will tell them "enoughs enough"?
Who will start the Anti Yank Date revolution.?
Cheers
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Nov 6th 2005, 2:03 am
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Re: Enoughs enough
Originally Posted by psb182
do you have any other REALLY REALLY important life changing issues up your sleeve?
You MUST be a Yank
Nov 8th 2005, 9:55 pm
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Re: Enoughs enough
Originally Posted by Wellington,
Am I alone in believing,as we are all members of BRITISH EXPATS.com,that we are sick and tired of putting up with Yanks telling us how to write our dates?
The awful terrorist attack on The Twin Towers happened not on 9/11, but on 11/9. Why should they go on getting away with changing tradition and British History?
Who will tell them "enoughs enough"?
Who will start the Anti Yank Date revolution.?
Personally, have never seen them trying to "change British history" by converting our date conventions....
They do something different - so what?
Nov 9th 2005, 2:16 am
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Re: Enoughs enough
Originally Posted by Yorkieabroad
Do "they" have a big push on trying to convert Thailand to following the US date system then?
Personally, have never seen them trying to "change British history" by converting our date conventions....
They do something different - so what?
Personally, have never seen them trying to "change British history" by converting our date conventions....
They do something different - so what?
You've missed the point old boy. Bush is steadily pushing his ideas all over the world,interfering and meddling and killing. This is just a "thin end of the wedge" situation. Even here in Thailand and all over Asia ,we read of more and more attempts by the US Govt. to push their views without fully realising how many people they upset.
Nov 9th 2005, 6:52 am
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Re: Enoughs enough
Originally Posted by Wellington,
You've missed the point old boy. Bush is steadily pushing his ideas all over the world,interfering and meddling and killing. This is just a "thin end of the wedge" situation. Even here in Thailand and all over Asia ,we read of more and more attempts by the US Govt. to push their views without fully realising how many people they upset.
Nov 9th 2005, 8:18 pm
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Re: Enoughs enough
Originally Posted by Wellington,
Am I alone in believing,as we are all members of BRITISH EXPATS.com,that we are sick and tired of putting up with Yanks telling us how to write our dates?
The awful terrorist attack on The Twin Towers happened not on 9/11, but on 11/9. Why should they go on getting away with changing tradition and British History?
Who will tell them "enoughs enough"?
Who will start the Anti Yank Date revolution.?
Nov 9th 2005, 8:35 pm
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Re: Enoughs enough
Originally Posted by Wellington,
Am I alone in believing,as we are all members of BRITISH EXPATS.com,that we are sick and tired of putting up with Yanks telling us how to write our dates?
The awful terrorist attack on The Twin Towers happened not on 9/11, but on 11/9. Why should they go on getting away with changing tradition and British History?
Who will tell them "enoughs enough"?
Who will start the Anti Yank Date revolution.?
Nov 10th 2005, 1:02 am
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Re: Enoughs enough
Originally Posted by NJ_Dave
How does the Americans abbreviating the attack on the twin towers and Pentagon to 9/11, constitute them telling people how to write their dates? Grow up you sad bastard!
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You should read and absorb before blasting off on the wrong tack;
British History should not be meddled with by the US, it's not just dates,that's a minor issue,the thin end of the wedge; not seriously expecting anything to change; it won't; but why should THE BRITISH need lessons in history from the Young America.
And I don't think your language does you much credit.Young man.
Nov 10th 2005, 1:07 am
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Re: Enoughs enough
Originally Posted by Celsius
What's this to do with the Far East? You do know you're posting in a forum named "Far East", don't you?
This is to do with British Ex-pats, if you read my starter,happens to be in Far East because that's where I live.
Nov 10th 2005, 2:43 am
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Re: Enoughs enough
Originally Posted by Wellington,
You should read and absorb before blasting off on the wrong tack;
British History should not be meddled with by the US, it's not just dates,that's a minor issue,the thin end of the wedge; not seriously expecting anything to change; it won't; but why should THE BRITISH need lessons in history from the Young America.
British History should not be meddled with by the US, it's not just dates,that's a minor issue,the thin end of the wedge; not seriously expecting anything to change; it won't; but why should THE BRITISH need lessons in history from the Young America.
And I don't think your language does you much credit.Young man.
Nov 10th 2005, 3:06 am
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Re: Enoughs enough
Originally Posted by NJ_Dave
I've seen plenty of anti-American rants on this site, and I'd give yours about a two out of ten. Must try harder........
Damn, I think I just pissed myself laughing
Damn, I think I just pissed myself laughing
It appears neither your intelligence nor your language have improved.I'm off........Need to restock with mangoes and dog biscuits.
Nov 10th 2005, 3:10 am
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Re: Enoughs enough
Originally Posted by Wellington,
It appears neither your intelligence nor your language have improved.I'm off........Need to restock with mangoes and dog biscuits.
Nov 10th 2005, 3:14 am
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Re: Enoughs enough
Originally Posted by NJ_Dave
Whatever old man. Try not to fall and break your hip