Moving back to England was a mistake
Dec 3rd 2003, 3:11 pm
#61
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Re: Moving back to England was a mistake
Originally posted by Meridian
You actually believe what they write in the Daily Mail?!?!
You actually believe what they write in the Daily Mail?!?!
hehe. never a truer word spoken.
Dec 3rd 2003, 4:46 pm
#62
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>>So are you going back to the UK?
Not sure if this was directed at me?
If it was:
I intend going back for periods of time to take up contracts, see the family & friends but I am quite enjoying life here in NZ. Who knows what the future holds but for now I am quite settled here...
Not sure if this was directed at me?
If it was:
I intend going back for periods of time to take up contracts, see the family & friends but I am quite enjoying life here in NZ. Who knows what the future holds but for now I am quite settled here...
Dec 3rd 2003, 4:48 pm
#63
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So why am I posting here? Interest and the fact that my work will take me back periodicaly so I need to keep an eye out for changes that may effect me & the family?
Dec 4th 2003, 3:23 am
#64
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Originally posted by dunroving
..... Come on, Pulaski, here's a deal. If you can write 5 things that you truly, honestly like about the UK, I'll write 5 things that I truly, honestly like about you. .....
..... Come on, Pulaski, here's a deal. If you can write 5 things that you truly, honestly like about the UK, I'll write 5 things that I truly, honestly like about you. .....
(ii) Black pudding (I've not found any in the US)
(iii) TVRs (current models not legal to import into the USA)
(iv) British rock bands (they seem to account for most of the airtime on my local classic rock station apart from Van Halen and Aerosmith, a daily dose of Radar Love/ Twilight Zone (Golden Earring), and hourly doses of Boston, most of the rest seems to be reserved for British bands.
(v) Goodwood Festival of Speed (there is nothing quite like it anywhere in the US, or indeed anywhere else on the planet either.)
OK Dunroving, over to you!
Dec 4th 2003, 4:04 am
#65
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Originally posted by Pulaski
(i) Peak District National Park (tricky to import to the USA, or transport anywhere)
(ii) Black pudding (I've not found any in the US)
(iii) TVRs (current models not legal to import into the USA)
(iv) British rock bands (they seem to account for most of the airtime on my local classic rock station apart from Van Halen and Aerosmith, a daily dose of Radar Love/ Twilight Zone (Golden Earring), and hourly doses of Boston, most of the rest seems to be reserved for British bands.
(v) Goodwood Festival of Speed (there is nothing quite like it anywhere in the US, or indeed anywhere else on the planet either.)
OK Dunroving, over to you!
(i) Peak District National Park (tricky to import to the USA, or transport anywhere)
(ii) Black pudding (I've not found any in the US)
(iii) TVRs (current models not legal to import into the USA)
(iv) British rock bands (they seem to account for most of the airtime on my local classic rock station apart from Van Halen and Aerosmith, a daily dose of Radar Love/ Twilight Zone (Golden Earring), and hourly doses of Boston, most of the rest seems to be reserved for British bands.
(v) Goodwood Festival of Speed (there is nothing quite like it anywhere in the US, or indeed anywhere else on the planet either.)
OK Dunroving, over to you!
Dec 4th 2003, 5:30 am
#66
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Originally posted by Pulaski
(i) Peak District National Park (tricky to import to the USA, or transport anywhere)
(ii) Black pudding (I've not found any in the US)
(iii) TVRs (current models not legal to import into the USA)
(iv) British rock bands (they seem to account for most of the airtime on my local classic rock station apart from Van Halen and Aerosmith, a daily dose of Radar Love/ Twilight Zone (Golden Earring), and hourly doses of Boston, most of the rest seems to be reserved for British bands.
(v) Goodwood Festival of Speed (there is nothing quite like it anywhere in the US, or indeed anywhere else on the planet either.)
OK Dunroving, over to you!
(i) Peak District National Park (tricky to import to the USA, or transport anywhere)
(ii) Black pudding (I've not found any in the US)
(iii) TVRs (current models not legal to import into the USA)
(iv) British rock bands (they seem to account for most of the airtime on my local classic rock station apart from Van Halen and Aerosmith, a daily dose of Radar Love/ Twilight Zone (Golden Earring), and hourly doses of Boston, most of the rest seems to be reserved for British bands.
(v) Goodwood Festival of Speed (there is nothing quite like it anywhere in the US, or indeed anywhere else on the planet either.)
OK Dunroving, over to you!
I had to laugh as thats five things i really do agree with
Dec 4th 2003, 7:35 am
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Originally posted by scottm
You mean like the lovely western suburbs of Sydney, "Cabramatta. Fairfield, Liverpool "?:lecture:
Scottm.
You mean like the lovely western suburbs of Sydney, "Cabramatta. Fairfield, Liverpool "?:lecture:
Scottm.
(Plus St. Marys to the outskirts of Penrith).
Dec 4th 2003, 7:36 am
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Originally posted by Goodpubmisser
Yes.
(Plus St. Marys to the outskirts of Penrith).
Yes.
(Plus St. Marys to the outskirts of Penrith).
Panthers World of Entertainment
Add in blackjack and roullete and you have a Casino.
Last edited by bondipom; Dec 4th 2003 at 8:35 am.
Dec 4th 2003, 7:40 am
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Originally posted by bondipom
Have you ever been to Penrith Panthers?
Have you ever been to Penrith Panthers?
Dec 4th 2003, 9:36 am
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Originally posted by sado
if your life is that great then get off this site and go for a walk in your quaint little village and mind you dont get mugged
if your life is that great then get off this site and go for a walk in your quaint little village and mind you dont get mugged
This is a good one about mugging. My girlfriend/partner was in the local Shopping Center today. She heard a shout from a level down and saw a scuffle. 5 mins later she went into a shop near to where the scuffle occurred and asked a Sales Assistant what had happened.
Apparently a man in a wheelchair had been hit over the head by a young man of eastern appearance (commonly called a "Lebo" in Australia). The man in the wheelchair was then relieved of his wallet.
In the 20 years or so that I lived in my home village in the SE of England, I never saw or heard of any muggings. This is a village with a large OAP presence.
Happy Christmas from Sydney!!
Dec 4th 2003, 11:27 am
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Originally posted by Goodpubmisser
No but I've got a day pack with "Penrith Panthers" on it!
No but I've got a day pack with "Penrith Panthers" on it!
Still i enjoyed the cheap vb and the miniture horse race track inside where u sit around gambling with a comp screen showing the horses form odds etc, u know the one i mean???
Won 100 bucks on that, almost made the hideousness of the night worth it!
Dec 4th 2003, 1:55 pm
#72
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Originally posted by Pulaski
(i) Peak District National Park (tricky to import to the USA, or transport anywhere)
(ii) Black pudding (I've not found any in the US)
(iii) TVRs (current models not legal to import into the USA)
(iv) British rock bands (they seem to account for most of the airtime on my local classic rock station apart from Van Halen and Aerosmith, a daily dose of Radar Love/ Twilight Zone (Golden Earring), and hourly doses of Boston, most of the rest seems to be reserved for British bands.
(v) Goodwood Festival of Speed (there is nothing quite like it anywhere in the US, or indeed anywhere else on the planet either.)
OK Dunroving, over to you!
(i) Peak District National Park (tricky to import to the USA, or transport anywhere)
(ii) Black pudding (I've not found any in the US)
(iii) TVRs (current models not legal to import into the USA)
(iv) British rock bands (they seem to account for most of the airtime on my local classic rock station apart from Van Halen and Aerosmith, a daily dose of Radar Love/ Twilight Zone (Golden Earring), and hourly doses of Boston, most of the rest seems to be reserved for British bands.
(v) Goodwood Festival of Speed (there is nothing quite like it anywhere in the US, or indeed anywhere else on the planet either.)
OK Dunroving, over to you!
OK, here goes:
i) Cool name
ii) Lots of hair
iii) No matter how rude or obnoxious a posting is, you never resort to swearing …(at least I don't recall it)
iv) You usually respond to reasonable criticism without taking it personally – ref: this post, and also see below (sorry, don't know how to link to a specific thread, so hope it works)
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...369#post921369
v) You have the corniest sense of humor (see below)
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...97#post1096297
vi) You are very helpful, especially to newbies – for example, you never, ever, get tired of answering the same questions (all together, now: “There are basically six ways (seven if you have a close relative who is a USC and is willing to sponsor you) that you can get a visa to live and work in the US……….� ), see:
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...83#post1089883
- hey, that's 6 things! Oooh, I'm taken over by a warm glow. Must be the Christmas spirit (or maybe I peed my pants again)
Last edited by dunroving; Dec 4th 2003 at 1:59 pm.
Dec 5th 2003, 11:27 pm
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Originally posted by deedee
Having farmed the last 5 years, before coming to NZ, in the Highlands on the edge of the Cairngorms i have to inform you that you will be dissapointed.Crime is out of control, drugs are rife and people are fed up.If it isn't fastened down it will walk.Its the same all over Scotland and England.The rat race and pressure is as present in remote Scottish towns as it is in London.Only the really older generation are still in the past,everyone else is out for what they can get.A friend we met over here in NZ is a teacher and she went to the UK for a longer term working holiday.All the things i said about the UK sounded awful and she laughed at it.She did however return early, having never left NZ before in 50 years.She said all i told here was utterly true.She was horrified it was so bad.So few people were friendly,the kids were beyond help, she was run off her bicycle,the costs of living were beyond a teachers wage in the UK and most of all there was no clean air to breathe anywhere.I felt quite ashamed of what i used to think of as home.Some people do like that sort of enviroment mind
Having farmed the last 5 years, before coming to NZ, in the Highlands on the edge of the Cairngorms i have to inform you that you will be dissapointed.Crime is out of control, drugs are rife and people are fed up.If it isn't fastened down it will walk.Its the same all over Scotland and England.The rat race and pressure is as present in remote Scottish towns as it is in London.Only the really older generation are still in the past,everyone else is out for what they can get.A friend we met over here in NZ is a teacher and she went to the UK for a longer term working holiday.All the things i said about the UK sounded awful and she laughed at it.She did however return early, having never left NZ before in 50 years.She said all i told here was utterly true.She was horrified it was so bad.So few people were friendly,the kids were beyond help, she was run off her bicycle,the costs of living were beyond a teachers wage in the UK and most of all there was no clean air to breathe anywhere.I felt quite ashamed of what i used to think of as home.Some people do like that sort of enviroment mind
Dec 6th 2003, 1:15 am
#74
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Originally posted by muppetking
I work in the education field and have experience of both systems and children. 1 Children are NO different anywhere. 2 Kiwis LOVE to run down the UK..it makes them feel so much better about living at the bottom of the planet. 3 People are UNFRIENDLY everywhere. Yes, even here in NZ! 4 I have lived comfortably on my salary in both countries but was financially better off in the UK. 5 Here's the headline from the local rag today " A nine year old Christchurch girl was saved by the lunchbox in her schoolbag in a vicious knife attack by a 12 year old boy..........A group of 3 boys appeared out of the bushes in Denton Park, one carrying three knives and shouting 'I am going to kill you'. 6 I spoke to our local community bobby just the other day and she tells me 80% of her time is spent on youth offending. 7 The equivalent of the UK's Social Services here is a MESS and virtually beyond repair. 9 I too have a teaching colleague recently returned and she painted a wholly different picture....literate children, high standards, quality teaching...all the things I recall. 8 Tell your friend to cheer up
I work in the education field and have experience of both systems and children. 1 Children are NO different anywhere. 2 Kiwis LOVE to run down the UK..it makes them feel so much better about living at the bottom of the planet. 3 People are UNFRIENDLY everywhere. Yes, even here in NZ! 4 I have lived comfortably on my salary in both countries but was financially better off in the UK. 5 Here's the headline from the local rag today " A nine year old Christchurch girl was saved by the lunchbox in her schoolbag in a vicious knife attack by a 12 year old boy..........A group of 3 boys appeared out of the bushes in Denton Park, one carrying three knives and shouting 'I am going to kill you'. 6 I spoke to our local community bobby just the other day and she tells me 80% of her time is spent on youth offending. 7 The equivalent of the UK's Social Services here is a MESS and virtually beyond repair. 9 I too have a teaching colleague recently returned and she painted a wholly different picture....literate children, high standards, quality teaching...all the things I recall. 8 Tell your friend to cheer up
Although they were her impressions not mine.Mine however are completely different.I think most kids in todays society are little #####(yeah yeah there are some well behaved ones that i've just never met yet for sure)All the ones i've had the displeasure of meeting have been spoilt,uncontrolled,havoc causing monsters.I too did go to school and they were pretty awful in my years but at least the bad ones got punished whereas now!There are far too many individual cases to put a distinctive pattern on it but in my opinion(not that my opinion is worth anything to people who have children cos' i don't have any)children in the UK are rather "different" to what they were generations ago and are here in NZ,whatever the reason.
Dec 6th 2003, 3:10 am
#75
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Originally posted by dunroving
...... - hey, that's 6 things! Oooh, I'm taken over by a warm glow. Must be the Christmas spirit (or maybe I peed my pants again)
...... - hey, that's 6 things! Oooh, I'm taken over by a warm glow. Must be the Christmas spirit (or maybe I peed my pants again)
Thanks Dunroving, ... I guess it must be the spirit of Christmas, .... I'll enjoy it while it lasts! Merry Christmas to you and yours!