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Old Jun 3rd 2011 | 3:27 pm
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thunder and lightening
You must live in Vancouver. I remember a thunderstorm there and all the Chinese came running into the store I was in jabbering about bombs going off
 
Old Jun 3rd 2011 | 3:44 pm
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Originally Posted by JB0591
w.r.t curry house, I was introduced to a little gem in Ottawa the other week. Only opens for lunch and puts on a buffet for $12, everything they put out is brilliant.....very very nice.
Which place are you referring to?
 
Old Jun 3rd 2011 | 3:50 pm
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Originally Posted by lucyloo86
Just curious, what things do people miss most from the UK? For me it's clothes shopping, prawn cocktail crisps and a decent curry house!
I miss the sense of humour the most. God knows, folks in the UK need one right now. No-one here really takes the piss out of other people. Canucks are just so universally careful on that front, it can be a bit boring at times.
 
Old Jun 3rd 2011 | 3:52 pm
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Originally Posted by London Mike
I miss the sense of humour the most. God knows, folks in the UK need one right now. No-one here really takes the piss out of other people. Canucks are just so universally careful on that front, it can be a bit boring at times.
That's Toronto for you. I've not had that problem here for the most part.
 
Old Jun 3rd 2011 | 4:55 pm
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Originally Posted by JamesM
.....Panorama.
Try BBC News TV channel, it's shown regularly.
 
Old Jun 3rd 2011 | 11:19 pm
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Originally Posted by R I C H
Try BBC News TV channel, it's shown regularly.
Or just watch the BBC period...this year we have watched more live UK TV than Canadian....

This our our most used link these days...

http://www.tvguide.co.uk/

Life is good.....(unless you are a liberal)...
 
Old Jun 4th 2011 | 3:13 am
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Originally Posted by airbornesapper
unless you are a liberal
No change on that front, I'm still same-sex mulattoing communally and quite happy about it.
 
Old Jun 4th 2011 | 3:26 am
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a summer's night out in Cheltenham with friends. Starting off in the Montpellier Wine Bar moving on to Bar Casa, a quickie in the 21 Club and ending up in the Prom Club!
 
Old Jun 4th 2011 | 4:02 am
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Discussing politics over coffee. Did I miss the thread on the latest contempt of parliament event?
 
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Expat cliche it may be, but I miss proper country pubs. Bar's here are shite in comparison.
 
Old Jun 4th 2011 | 6:17 am
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Originally Posted by Alan2005
Expat cliche it may be, but I miss proper country pubs. Bar's here are shite in comparison.
+ 1 having left the Cotswolds to come here. However, over all, I don't miss much.
 
Old Jun 4th 2011 | 6:20 am
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British Superbikes
 
Old Jun 4th 2011 | 7:10 am
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Originally Posted by Novocastrian
I miss the lack of iced hockey.
Just don't watch it. Thats what I do. Of course if co-workers care more about it than their families...
 
Old Jun 4th 2011 | 8:56 am
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Originally Posted by rwin
Just don't watch it. Thats what I do. Of course if co-workers care more about it than their families...
I don't watch it, but you've roughly identified the problem in the last sentence.

Drives me insane.
 
Old Jun 4th 2011 | 9:00 am
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Originally Posted by Novocastrian
Drives me insane.
Just don't give a puck
 


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