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Jan 8th 2024, 7:16 am
Replies: 27
Views: 2,455
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.
Sep 26th 2023, 4:31 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 850
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.
Jun 2nd 2023, 4:17 pm
Replies: 308
Views: 31,198
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...
Jun 24th 2022, 11:02 am
Replies: 35
Views: 2,583
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)....
Jul 23rd 2021, 7:46 am
Replies: 14
Views: 2,410
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 13th 2021, 7:15 am
Replies: 112
Views: 49,699
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...
Jun 9th 2021, 8:34 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,410
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 30th 2021, 11:13 am
Replies: 4
Views: 1,608
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,...
Jan 20th 2021, 7:47 am
Replies: 7
Views: 2,908
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...
Jan 17th 2021, 1:44 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,241
Posted By MartynK

Re: Darjeeling or Assam ?

I prefer green tea, but Assam before Darjeeling.
Jan 14th 2021, 9:17 am
Replies: 5
Views: 1,094
Posted By MartynK

Re: Scam

Quite likely. The six month issue has been in the news recently.
Jan 11th 2021, 1:34 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 4,261
Posted By MartynK

Re: Hi from Joburg

Sarie, not Sadie...typo?
Aug 29th 2020, 5:39 pm
Replies: 42
Views: 3,572
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...
Aug 4th 2020, 10:04 am
Replies: 42
Views: 3,572
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 16th 2020, 8:51 am
Replies: 32
Views: 3,123
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...
May 27th 2020, 6:31 am
Replies: 4
Views: 680
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...
May 12th 2020, 10:07 am
Replies: 275
Views: 30,582
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...
Feb 23rd 2020, 11:19 am
Replies: 798
Views: 63,463
Posted By MartynK

Feb 22nd 2020, 8:28 pm
Replies: 798
Views: 63,463
Posted By MartynK

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

I did spell it with a lower case 'r'.........:p
Feb 22nd 2020, 4:19 pm
Replies: 798
Views: 63,463
Posted By MartynK

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

I largely agree with you, and particularly about their original plan which seemed to assume they could 'have their cake and eat it'. There have been reports that the door will remain open for a...
Feb 14th 2020, 8:04 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,795
Posted By MartynK

Re: Drinking culture in UK these days?

I wouldn't worry too much. There's been a decline in anti-social behaviour fuelled by drink over the last 10 - 15 years, and something of a shift in attitudes amongst young people, although you still...
Forum: Philippines
Feb 11th 2020, 8:11 am
Replies: 5,897
Views: 965,206
Posted By MartynK

Re: Me and My Family

Do you understand how the legal process works? If your 'wife' brings a civil case against you, based on desertion/abandonment, lack of support or whatever, she will have to show that you are married...
Forum: Philippines
Feb 10th 2020, 11:51 am
Replies: 5,897
Views: 965,206
Posted By MartynK

Re: Me and My Family

P11, I understand that you're under stress - perhaps more so than is necessary - but that's another matter, and I strongly suspect that you aren't thinking very clearly. Your 'wife' may well have...
Forum: India
Feb 10th 2020, 5:24 am
Replies: 13
Views: 2,596
Posted By MartynK

Re: The Raj and Afghanistan

There were three Anglo-Afghan wars. Two were fought in the C19th and the third in the early C20th, shortly after WWI.

The First Anglo-Afghan war started in 1839 and ended in late 1841/early 1842...
Forum: Philippines
Feb 6th 2020, 4:45 am
Replies: 5,897
Views: 965,206
Posted By MartynK

Re: Me and My Family

Many of us have suggested that the OP place this matter in the hands of an attorney and let him/her deal with it, but he maintains that this is beyond his means. So be it. On the other hand, it would...
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