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Old Jun 28th 2017, 11:46 pm
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M&S knickers

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Old Jun 29th 2017, 12:08 am
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Wifi everywhere, park outside Tesco and you're web enabled.
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Old Jun 29th 2017, 12:28 am
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M&S knickers

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I give points for the word knickers.
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Old Jun 29th 2017, 1:01 am
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I moved from Australia to the UK (Merseyside) nearly 2 years ago and I love living here.
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Old Jun 29th 2017, 1:11 am
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I like the light-hearted banter!
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Old Jun 29th 2017, 1:27 am
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Yep. I kant reed and I kant rite but I can drive a tractor.
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Old Jun 29th 2017, 1:45 am
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Bluebells in spring.
Flowers all winter
Hampstead Hearh
Public transport
Off licences
Primark
Jacket potatoes with cheese and beans
The bridges over the Thames
My mates
Bridle paths
Old stuff
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The National Gallery
The Tate, all of them
The Courtauld Gallery
The Albert Hall
The South Bank
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Old Jun 29th 2017, 8:20 am
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The UK makes you feel alive. It's like a sensory overload compared to Canada which is like being under a constant mild anaesthesia.

I love it.
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Originally Posted by Expatrick
Still thinking...
Nope, nothing comes to mind.
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Old Jun 29th 2017, 9:16 am
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Originally Posted by Jingsamichty
The UK makes you feel alive. It's like a sensory overload compared to Canada which is like being under a constant mild anaesthesia.

I love it.
Whereabouts in Canada are/were you Jings so that I can make sure I avoid that particular black hole?
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. The UK makes you feel alive.
I guess Death Row inmates feel the same about their cells!

Sorry, a bit cynical but irresistible, please take with pinch of salt!
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Old Jun 29th 2017, 9:50 am
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Originally Posted by raindropsandroses
Whereabouts in Canada are/were you Jings so that I can make sure I avoid that particular black hole?
He was working in the Alberta tarsands!
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Old Jun 29th 2017, 9:51 am
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Originally Posted by caretaker
He was working in the Alberta tarsands!
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Old Jun 29th 2017, 9:55 am
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Originally Posted by caretaker
He was working in the Alberta tarsands!
Worse. He was living in Calgary.
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Originally Posted by bats
Bluebells in spring.
Flowers all winter
Hampstead Hearh
Public transport
Off licences
Primark
Jacket potatoes with cheese and beans
The bridges over the Thames
My mates
Bridle paths
Old stuff
Sarcasm
Pub grub
Fancy pub grub
The National Gallery
The Tate, all of them
The Courtauld Gallery
The Albert Hall
The South Bank
......
Public transport? You jest of course!
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