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Forum: USA
Nov 9th 2003, 12:27 am
Replies: 19
Views: 1,357
Posted By gpc

The New York suburbs feel far safer to me than...

The New York suburbs feel far safer to me than the London suburbs did. Not even close.
Forum: USA
Nov 9th 2003, 12:21 am
Replies: 47
Views: 2,333
Posted By gpc

Re: Whats your town famous for?

Columbus was James Thurber's hometown as well -- great American humorist and essayist.

Here in New York, we're not famous for much of anything I'm afraid.;)
Forum: USA
Aug 17th 2003, 7:53 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 798
Posted By gpc

I was in the lobby of my office building downtown...

I was in the lobby of my office building downtown when the power went out. Unfortunately, my cell phone was up in my office. (Though I soon learnt that most were useless anyway.) Called the wife...
Forum: USA
Aug 13th 2003, 5:12 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 745
Posted By gpc

Back in the '80s over here you'd see a lot of...

Back in the '80s over here you'd see a lot of cars with these black on yellow signs attached to the rear car window that said "BABY ON BOARD," apparently in the hope that other drivers would drive...
Forum: USA
Aug 13th 2003, 3:14 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 745
Posted By gpc

School districts often issue bumper stickers to...

School districts often issue bumper stickers to parents saying "My son/daughter is an honor student at such-and-such school."

I've lately noticed some cars with stickers that say "My son beat up...
Forum: USA
Aug 11th 2003, 8:59 pm
Replies: 60
Views: 4,025
Posted By gpc

That's pretty good all right. To be fair,...

That's pretty good all right.

To be fair, though, there's a Blue Ball Yard in St. James, London. You don't even have to be American to find that pretty amusing. :)
Forum: USA
Aug 11th 2003, 8:55 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 2,048
Posted By gpc

Re: Respect to two flags

I just did a Google search and came up with this:

http://www.snopes.com/history/american/texasflag.asp

I guess it's a case of never let the facts get in the way of a good story! ;)
Forum: USA
Aug 11th 2003, 6:22 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 2,048
Posted By gpc

Re: Respect to two flags

I know a lot of Texans who think a special law permits the Texas flag to be flown at the same height as the US flag, but I think they're mistaken. To my knowledge, there is no federal law that...
Forum: USA
Aug 6th 2003, 10:04 pm
Replies: 36
Views: 2,010
Posted By gpc

Re: Law school

The J.D. (juris doctorate) is the degree you receive upon finishing the three-year law school program. Some law schools may still call it an L.L.B (bachelor of legal letters), but that terminology...
Forum: USA
Aug 6th 2003, 9:54 pm
Replies: 33
Views: 2,530
Posted By gpc

6th Street in the East Village has a similar...

6th Street in the East Village has a similar concentration of Indian and Bangladeshi places.
Forum: USA
Aug 5th 2003, 11:28 pm
Replies: 165
Views: 13,486
Posted By gpc

Hmm. Sounds like Krystals is the South's version...

Hmm. Sounds like Krystals is the South's version of White Castle, a long-time institution in the Midwest and Middle Atlantic states. Tiny, square burgers with chopped onions on top in tiny, square...
Forum: USA
Aug 1st 2003, 4:11 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 1,478
Posted By gpc

Re: agreed

Could be a troll, but if so it's a pretty pisspoor one. "Hey, I'll pretend I'm 13 and want to go to America and I'll get everyone to wish me luck!" :zzz:
Forum: USA
Jul 30th 2003, 2:31 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 1,478
Posted By gpc

Re: A 13 year olds dream...

Good luck son. You've already got the first thing you need to succeed in the US -- ambition! Don't let anyone tell you it's a bad word. Keep at it and you'll have a good shot.
Forum: USA
Jul 24th 2003, 2:46 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 687
Posted By gpc

Re: How does a Brit journalist get a US Work Visa???

I can't help you with your visa efforts, but you're definitely right that the NY Post is a haven for British journalists.

I always have American friends complaining about the Britishisms in that...
Forum: USA
Jul 21st 2003, 2:25 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 796
Posted By gpc

It changes every week, doesn't it? At the...

It changes every week, doesn't it? At the moment, probably 66 or the Hudson Cafeteria.

Then again, after last night's first episode of The Restaurant on NBC, it'll probably be Rocco. At least...
Forum: USA
Jun 17th 2003, 5:27 am
Replies: 40
Views: 1,574
Posted By gpc

Another charm school graduate, huh? Write a...

Another charm school graduate, huh? Write a civil reply to an obnoxious post, get a gratuitous insult in return. LOL. And we wonder why the Continent clears out when they see us coming.

If you...
Forum: USA
Jun 17th 2003, 5:02 am
Replies: 40
Views: 1,574
Posted By gpc

LOL. Grits! RCA TV!! Shotgun!!! Stop you're...

LOL. Grits! RCA TV!! Shotgun!!! Stop you're killing me! You're a bleedin' laff riot, son! More of our famous British humour! Did you write for Eric and Ronnie?

You brought up slavery, but...
Forum: USA
Jun 17th 2003, 4:09 am
Replies: 40
Views: 1,574
Posted By gpc

Not sure what your point is. That the British...

Not sure what your point is. That the British showed their moral superiority by abolishing slavery earlier in the 19th century than the US did? Or, on the contrary, that they were in fact complicit...
Forum: USA
Jun 17th 2003, 12:47 am
Replies: 40
Views: 1,574
Posted By gpc

Facts? Crap, more like. You want facts? Then...

Facts? Crap, more like. You want facts? Then see the definitive study of comparative crime rates in the US and England, "Crime and Justice in the United States and in England and Wales, 1981-96,"...
Forum: USA
Jun 16th 2003, 11:28 pm
Replies: 40
Views: 1,574
Posted By gpc

Well, today, he'd still feel more at home in...

Well, today, he'd still feel more at home in England if it's rapists, drug dealers, uncultured, barbarian, racist bigots he's looking for. For murder and religious zealotry he'd have to fly back to...
Forum: USA
Jun 16th 2003, 10:40 pm
Replies: 40
Views: 1,574
Posted By gpc

Of course, some have expressed the view that JP...

Of course, some have expressed the view that JP Getty I chose to live in England because he was a notorious miser and misanthrope, and thus felt at home.
Forum: USA
Jun 4th 2003, 6:53 pm
Replies: 310
Views: 10,328
Posted By gpc

LOL. Well, let me ask you then, skipper. With...

LOL. Well, let me ask you then, skipper. With your impeccable British credentials for integrity and steadfast refusal to tolerate any kind of international skullduggery whatsoever ("No coups or...
Forum: USA
Jun 4th 2003, 6:18 pm
Replies: 310
Views: 10,328
Posted By gpc

Well here's a newsflash, Sunny Jim: I'm English...

Well here's a newsflash, Sunny Jim: I'm English not American. I don't purport to have a particular familiarity with the degree to which the Scots, Welsh etc. are anti-American, though I suspect...
Forum: USA
Jun 3rd 2003, 9:02 pm
Replies: 310
Views: 10,328
Posted By gpc

Well, you've moved the target again. First you...

Well, you've moved the target again. First you said they have no history. So I recited some of their history. Now you say, well OK they have history, but ours is better!

The bottom line is...
Forum: USA
Jun 3rd 2003, 6:12 pm
Replies: 310
Views: 10,328
Posted By gpc

Erm, with all due respect, how can you decry...

Erm, with all due respect, how can you decry American ignorance when you make ridiculous comments like "a people with no history and as much culture as live yogurt."

Firstly, live yogurt has a...
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