America the Beautiful
Jul 21st 2005, 12:24 am
#31
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Re: America the Beautiful
Originally Posted by Lion in Winter
How does that work out on the income scale?
Jul 21st 2005, 12:24 am
#32
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Re: America the Beautiful
Originally Posted by AmerLisa
They're only good when you buy them at Harrod's and they cost 8 pounds for a dozen. 
Jul 21st 2005, 12:28 am
#33
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Re: America the Beautiful
Originally Posted by Lion in Winter
Please tell me they don't have Krispy Kremes at Harrods
Jul 21st 2005, 12:35 am
#34
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Re: America the Beautiful
Originally Posted by Lion in Winter
Please tell me they don't have Krispy Kremes at Harrods
But yes they are in Harrods.
Jul 21st 2005, 12:37 am
#35
Lost in BE Cyberspace
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Re: America the Beautiful
Originally Posted by ImHere
Confuse?
Jul 21st 2005, 12:56 am
#36
Re vera, potas bene.
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Re: America the Beautiful
Originally Posted by Lion in Winter
People confuse my English accent with intelligence.
I like that one.......
Jul 21st 2005, 1:54 am
#37
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Re: America the Beautiful
Originally Posted by AmerLisa
Yes dear. Just like they hear you and think you've got brains.....it all works out in the end.
Jul 21st 2005, 3:08 am
#38
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Location: Harvest, Alabama from Newport Pagnell, Bucks/Mitcham, Surrey
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Re: America the Beautiful
My own personal opinion is that there are good and bad things about both the UK and USA, and what is good about the UK to one person is not necessarily good to another. Had I known then, what I know now I think I would have tried to move to the US when I was a lot younger.
A lot also depends on where you live. What I like about the US is the fact that I don't feel I am being taxed out the yin yan. When I think back to what I paid out in the UK I wonder how we survived. My fellow Americans laugh when I tell them about lawn sprinkler licences, TV licences, and having to get planning permission (depending where you live) to be able to fly the nations flag.
What I miss about the UK is the good old pub, the social gathering, playing darts, small villages, high streets with unusual shops, certain foodstuffs, fine dining, and not having to drive for 8 hours to get to the beach. What I love about the US, low taxes, the service industry, knowing that if I should accidently leave my garage door open when I go to work its entire contents will still be there when I get home, walking across a parking lot at 11 at night and not feeling scared I might get mugged, having good neighbors and knowing that when they say "if you need anything just ask" they really mean it, and being able to buy Krispy Kreme donuts hot off the press for less that fifteen pounds a dozen.
If we could mix and match aspects of both countries we will all be happy but alas you can't.
There are some things about the US I do dislike but live with but its still fun to piss and moan about them, for example, some of the stupid laws, we have several dry counties near us and until recently our own county was dry on Sundays. I hate having to mail in my bills each month, it was so much easier to write out one check and just take them all to Barclays and let them do it. I get fed up having to keep telling people I am not Australian. lolol
There are some things that even after 10 years of being here, I can't handle. I just can't drink ice tea, and no matter what you put on grits they still have the texture and taste of Polycel plus wallpaper paste, and jelly on a sausage biscuit grosses me out. But all in all for me the pros of being here outweight the cons.
And the one thing I truly love, being able to use the outdoor hot tub 52 weeks of the year.
A lot also depends on where you live. What I like about the US is the fact that I don't feel I am being taxed out the yin yan. When I think back to what I paid out in the UK I wonder how we survived. My fellow Americans laugh when I tell them about lawn sprinkler licences, TV licences, and having to get planning permission (depending where you live) to be able to fly the nations flag.
What I miss about the UK is the good old pub, the social gathering, playing darts, small villages, high streets with unusual shops, certain foodstuffs, fine dining, and not having to drive for 8 hours to get to the beach. What I love about the US, low taxes, the service industry, knowing that if I should accidently leave my garage door open when I go to work its entire contents will still be there when I get home, walking across a parking lot at 11 at night and not feeling scared I might get mugged, having good neighbors and knowing that when they say "if you need anything just ask" they really mean it, and being able to buy Krispy Kreme donuts hot off the press for less that fifteen pounds a dozen.
If we could mix and match aspects of both countries we will all be happy but alas you can't.
There are some things about the US I do dislike but live with but its still fun to piss and moan about them, for example, some of the stupid laws, we have several dry counties near us and until recently our own county was dry on Sundays. I hate having to mail in my bills each month, it was so much easier to write out one check and just take them all to Barclays and let them do it. I get fed up having to keep telling people I am not Australian. lolol
There are some things that even after 10 years of being here, I can't handle. I just can't drink ice tea, and no matter what you put on grits they still have the texture and taste of Polycel plus wallpaper paste, and jelly on a sausage biscuit grosses me out. But all in all for me the pros of being here outweight the cons.
And the one thing I truly love, being able to use the outdoor hot tub 52 weeks of the year.
Jul 21st 2005, 4:06 am
#39
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 68,280
Re: America the Beautiful
Originally Posted by Lynne
My own personal opinion is that there are good and bad things about both the UK and USA, and what is good about the UK to one person is not necessarily good to another. Had I known then, what I know now I think I would have tried to move to the US when I was a lot younger.
Jul 21st 2005, 9:12 am
#40
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Posts: 69
Re: America the Beautiful
Originally Posted by Lion in Winter
Please tell me they don't have Krispy Kremes at Harrods
I didn't dare walk over there to see how much £££ they were charging. Didn't want to get depressed I suppose.
Last edited by commoner; Jul 21st 2005 at 9:15 am.
Jul 21st 2005, 9:46 am
#41
Sursum corda
Joined: Sep 2002
Location: Richmond Hill, GA USA
Posts: 38,860
Re: America the Beautiful
Originally Posted by Lynne
My own personal opinion is that there are good and bad things about both the UK and USA, and what is good about the UK to one person is not necessarily good to another. Had I known then, what I know now I think I would have tried to move to the US when I was a lot younger.
A lot also depends on where you live. What I like about the US is the fact that I don't feel I am being taxed out the yin yan. When I think back to what I paid out in the UK I wonder how we survived. My fellow Americans laugh when I tell them about lawn sprinkler licences, TV licences, and having to get planning permission (depending where you live) to be able to fly the nations flag.
What I miss about the UK is the good old pub, the social gathering, playing darts, small villages, high streets with unusual shops, certain foodstuffs, fine dining, and not having to drive for 8 hours to get to the beach. What I love about the US, low taxes, the service industry, knowing that if I should accidently leave my garage door open when I go to work its entire contents will still be there when I get home, walking across a parking lot at 11 at night and not feeling scared I might get mugged, having good neighbors and knowing that when they say "if you need anything just ask" they really mean it, and being able to buy Krispy Kreme donuts hot off the press for less that fifteen pounds a dozen.
If we could mix and match aspects of both countries we will all be happy but alas you can't.
There are some things about the US I do dislike but live with but its still fun to piss and moan about them, for example, some of the stupid laws, we have several dry counties near us and until recently our own county was dry on Sundays. I hate having to mail in my bills each month, it was so much easier to write out one check and just take them all to Barclays and let them do it. I get fed up having to keep telling people I am not Australian. lolol
There are some things that even after 10 years of being here, I can't handle. I just can't drink ice tea, and no matter what you put on grits they still have the texture and taste of Polycel plus wallpaper paste, and jelly on a sausage biscuit grosses me out. But all in all for me the pros of being here outweight the cons.
And the one thing I truly love, being able to use the outdoor hot tub 52 weeks of the year.
A lot also depends on where you live. What I like about the US is the fact that I don't feel I am being taxed out the yin yan. When I think back to what I paid out in the UK I wonder how we survived. My fellow Americans laugh when I tell them about lawn sprinkler licences, TV licences, and having to get planning permission (depending where you live) to be able to fly the nations flag.
What I miss about the UK is the good old pub, the social gathering, playing darts, small villages, high streets with unusual shops, certain foodstuffs, fine dining, and not having to drive for 8 hours to get to the beach. What I love about the US, low taxes, the service industry, knowing that if I should accidently leave my garage door open when I go to work its entire contents will still be there when I get home, walking across a parking lot at 11 at night and not feeling scared I might get mugged, having good neighbors and knowing that when they say "if you need anything just ask" they really mean it, and being able to buy Krispy Kreme donuts hot off the press for less that fifteen pounds a dozen.
If we could mix and match aspects of both countries we will all be happy but alas you can't.
There are some things about the US I do dislike but live with but its still fun to piss and moan about them, for example, some of the stupid laws, we have several dry counties near us and until recently our own county was dry on Sundays. I hate having to mail in my bills each month, it was so much easier to write out one check and just take them all to Barclays and let them do it. I get fed up having to keep telling people I am not Australian. lolol
There are some things that even after 10 years of being here, I can't handle. I just can't drink ice tea, and no matter what you put on grits they still have the texture and taste of Polycel plus wallpaper paste, and jelly on a sausage biscuit grosses me out. But all in all for me the pros of being here outweight the cons.
And the one thing I truly love, being able to use the outdoor hot tub 52 weeks of the year.
Don't feel like the Lone Ranger- even as a Yank I do not drink ice tea (the house wine of the South) and I won't eat Grits.
Jul 21st 2005, 10:22 am
#42
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Location: East Seaxe
Posts: 72,535
Re: America the Beautiful
Originally Posted by cindyabs
and I won't eat Grits.
I've never actually been able to work out what they're made of.
Jul 21st 2005, 10:42 am
#43
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Location: Ireland--->London--->Spain--->Rockport, MA
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Re: America the Beautiful
Originally Posted by Ray
Then you don't miss those magical moments when the sun set over the phipps bridge estate in mitcham .. and sofas and TV would come raining down from the 15th floor..as the residents happily played amongst the stolen cars in the car park... sheer heaven
Jul 21st 2005, 11:17 am
#44
UK & US Citizen
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Location: New Orleans
Posts: 1,276
Re: America the Beautiful
Originally Posted by Lynne
If we could mix and match aspects of both countries we will all be happy but alas you can't.
Jul 21st 2005, 11:24 am
#45
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Joined: Sep 2002
Location: Richmond Hill, GA USA
Posts: 38,860
Re: America the Beautiful
Originally Posted by Lion in Winter
I've never actually been able to work out what they're made of.
