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Forum: Philippines
Mar 11th 2026, 10:29 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 8,408
Posted By MartynK

Re: Philippines Ghost Stories

Good Morning!

I've been away for a while - South Africa - and haven't been following this thread, but I'm still very interested. Are these strange occurrences still happening? Is the cat still...
Forum: Philippines
Oct 15th 2025, 4:01 am
Replies: 28
Views: 8,408
Posted By MartynK

Re: Philippines Ghost Stories

Good Evening!

Thought I'd post and ask how things are going since your last update? Have things remained quiet?

You mentioned living in West Africa when you were a child. I think most African...
Forum: Philippines
Jul 16th 2025, 4:41 am
Replies: 28
Views: 8,408
Posted By MartynK

Re: Philippines Ghost Stories

I did say that I'm sceptical about ghosts, but interested in the strange and unusual, so I've been following this thread from time to time. This sounds quite intriguing! Have there been any further...
Forum: South Africa
Mar 22nd 2025, 4:18 am
Replies: 15
Views: 6,004
Posted By MartynK

Re: Move to Capetown from UK

Arguably, yes, but you are talking about high risk (Cape Flats) compared with somewhat lower risk (Constantia and some others). The 'compared' is important though, and none of the suburbs can really...
Forum: South Africa
Mar 21st 2025, 6:34 am
Replies: 15
Views: 6,004
Posted By MartynK

Re: Move to Capetown from UK

I am South African on my mother's side, and lived in SA (Johannesburg) for many years but eventually moved to the UK because my wife wanted to spend more time with family as we got older (I'm 71). My...
Forum: Philippines
Mar 21st 2025, 6:06 am
Replies: 28
Views: 8,408
Posted By MartynK

Re: Philippines Ghost Stories

I don't visit these forums nearly as often as I used to, but I'll check back to see what you concluded after the landlady's investigation. As I said, I don't believe in ghosts, but I am interested in...
Forum: Philippines
Mar 12th 2025, 6:23 am
Replies: 28
Views: 8,408
Posted By MartynK

Re: Philippines Ghost Stories

I'm sure it can all be explained, but not necessarily in rational or other terms that everyone will accept. To be frank, I don't believe in ghosts or the supernatural, but I am sure that there is...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jan 7th 2024, 7:16 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 4,795
Posted By MartynK

Re: Canadian slang

'Kitty corner' means diagonally opposite or on a diagonal line from your point of reference. It comes from French 'quatre', not cats.
Forum: The Welcome Inn
Sep 26th 2023, 4:31 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,132
Posted By MartynK

Re: Howdy

Hi. Welcome to BE. My mother was from Durban too, and I know the city well. We lived in Jhb for 30 + years, both my kids were born there, and we visited 'granny' often.
Forum: Rest of the World
Jun 2nd 2023, 4:17 am
Replies: 383
Views: 90,887
Posted By MartynK

Re: Back in the Day

It wasn't routine for fathers to be present during childbirth a couple of generations ago, but it's a lot more common now.

I was there for the birth of my son and, a couple of years later, my...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jun 23rd 2022, 11:02 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 4,164
Posted By MartynK

Re: Buying a used car

The AA (Automobile Assoication) and RAC (Royal Automobile Club) both offer vehicle inspection services and, I think, background checks (theft, write off, outstanding payments and a few other things)....
Forum: Rest of the World
Jul 22nd 2021, 7:46 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 8,349
Posted By MartynK

Re: English, as she is spoke

The first time I heard that one was in South Africa, from a colleague who came from Birmingham in the UK. His version was ' It's better than a poke in the eye with a blunt stick'. Maybe regional...
Forum: Back Home
Jun 12th 2021, 7:15 pm
Replies: 112
Views: 55,298
Posted By MartynK

Re: Back in Scotland

You are probably aware of this now, but it's not just the law governing inheritance that differs. Scots law (both civil and criminal) and the procedures associated with it differ from English law in...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jun 9th 2021, 8:34 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,754
Posted By MartynK

Re: drivers license

I had a very similar experience, and received the new license within about a week.
Forum: South Africa
Mar 29th 2021, 11:13 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 2,270
Posted By MartynK

Re: Shipping a car to South Africa

As above. The SA forum has been pretty moribund for several years now, but I had a quick look and there are a couple of old threads about shipping/importing vehicles. The moderator is, or used to be,...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 19th 2021, 7:47 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 3,085
Posted By MartynK

Re: Moving from Canada back to the UK

That's the joy of it, not the curse. Nothing will ever be the same again...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Jan 17th 2021, 1:44 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,595
Posted By MartynK

Re: Darjeeling or Assam ?

I prefer green tea, but Assam before Darjeeling.
Forum: The Rovers Return
Jan 13th 2021, 9:17 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 1,198
Posted By MartynK

Re: Scam

Quite likely. The six month issue has been in the news recently.
Forum: The Welcome Inn
Jan 11th 2021, 1:34 am
Replies: 5
Views: 4,354
Posted By MartynK

Re: Hi from Joburg

Sarie, not Sadie...typo?
Forum: The Rovers Return
Aug 29th 2020, 5:39 am
Replies: 42
Views: 4,104
Posted By MartynK

Re: "We don't have to follow your rules ! We are English !"

So did I, but invert the racism. I was born and brought up in Scotland, and my father was a Scot, but I 'inherited' a lot more of my mother's Durban (South Africa) accent which sounds rather like...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Aug 3rd 2020, 10:04 pm
Replies: 42
Views: 4,104
Posted By MartynK

Re: "We don't have to follow your rules ! We are English !"

The RKBA (2nd Amendment) isn't really unprecedented. It was derived from the English Bill of Rights 1689, which originally limited this right to Protestants, but there were no serious attempts to...
Forum: USA
Jul 15th 2020, 8:51 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 3,799
Posted By MartynK

Re: US vs UK for uni. Advice?

Just bear in mind that an honours (first) degree at a Scottish university is a four year course, like the US and most other countries. It's a three year course at an English university. This might be...
Forum: The Rovers Return
May 26th 2020, 6:31 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 812
Posted By MartynK

Re: Old e-mail Address

Indeed. That sounds more than greedy. Your friend would be far better served by a gmail address, which will work wherever you have an online connection. I use mine for personal mail, and I have my...
Forum: The Trailer Park
May 11th 2020, 10:07 pm
Replies: 275
Views: 35,087
Posted By MartynK

Re: US Diplomat's wife kills biker in UK then flees country :(

Having to remain in the US isn't much of a prison sentence...

I wonder how many Brits would volunteer to return and 'face the music' in similar circumstances, if their own government had given...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Feb 22nd 2020, 11:19 pm
Replies: 798
Views: 76,133
Posted By MartynK

Re: Prince Harry and Meghan ......

I know...:lol:
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