Annoyances
May 4th 2007, 7:52 pm
#16
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May 4th 2007, 7:52 pm
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Re: Annoyances
There's a lot of "in your face" stuff here which makes it difficult to just wander through your day somtimes......today I walked into 4 different shops and was attacked with very loud greetings and offers to send my kids to college.......OK, so its happy and cheerfull, but some days you just want to be solitary and polite and get on with stuff......
Nah, after getting used to it all, its hard to constantly hate it, you just have bad days I think.......
May 4th 2007, 7:52 pm
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Re: Annoyances
I have been here a lot longer than a lot of the posters here and to be honest I forget a lot about how things were in England and also the fact that they have probably changed now anyway. Even so, I enjoy my life here and I enjoyed my life there as well but both places have certain things that annoy(ed) me. That's life..that's the way it is.
I'm so glad Mallory has a happy satisfying life
May 4th 2007, 7:54 pm
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Re: Annoyances
We're Brits for blimey sake. We are not happy unless we can have a little moan...
To add to my list :-
Lack of decent tesco deli counter
and Take out Fresh Injun FoodAmerican Tea Bags (max of 3 tea leaves per bag)
Noisy Grass Blowers (what's wrong with a Rake)
FAD with eating out at "Taste like Home Food" joints - so friggen eat at home then FFS...
Addiction to Basketball (every friggin hoop scored looks like any other... to me)
Americans who say Soccer is boring !!!!
Check out Cashiers who don't say PLEASE nor THANK YOU...
Americans that don't know what :-
A cashpoint machine is.
A trolley is (to wheel my naff American Bread in)
A Fridge is
How to spell Cheque
Who call Herbie, Herbie but a Herb, an URB !!!!!
Real Cheese is
A Mobile Phone (not cell) is
TTFN
May 4th 2007, 7:54 pm
#21
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Re: Annoyances
Wasting a lot of time at traffic lights and how spread out everything is here. I hate that my kids spend so much more time in the car than they did in the UK. Really bothers me.
I also am annoyed by the intrusiveness of many Americans, touching my daughter's hair ('yer hair sure is purty'), asking my kids for their names, or practically yelling at my toddler when she yawns, 'whatz t'matta? Yer tired?'
No one ever bothered me at Tesco, Sainsbury's, etc. Here, I've had too many people make a beeline and say stupid things like, 'I saw you at Target today!!!'
Just like to be left alone, thanks.
I also am annoyed by the intrusiveness of many Americans, touching my daughter's hair ('yer hair sure is purty'), asking my kids for their names, or practically yelling at my toddler when she yawns, 'whatz t'matta? Yer tired?'
No one ever bothered me at Tesco, Sainsbury's, etc. Here, I've had too many people make a beeline and say stupid things like, 'I saw you at Target today!!!'
Just like to be left alone, thanks.
May 4th 2007, 7:56 pm
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May 4th 2007, 7:56 pm
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Re: Annoyances
Slow driving, freeways!
Characterless buildings.
No direct debit facility.
Lack of Ribena, Kia Ora or any decent cordial drink.
Lamps instead of ceiling lights, why not both?
No decent lamb. Every time I buy it, it's so rank it tastes like it died of old age.
Missing Brit TV.
No king prawn vindaloo.
Nothing serious, really.
Characterless buildings.
No direct debit facility.
Lack of Ribena, Kia Ora or any decent cordial drink.
Lamps instead of ceiling lights, why not both?
No decent lamb. Every time I buy it, it's so rank it tastes like it died of old age.
Missing Brit TV.
No king prawn vindaloo.
Nothing serious, really.
May 4th 2007, 8:22 pm
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May 4th 2007, 8:22 pm
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thought my Son had lost his mind in there.
May 4th 2007, 8:27 pm
#30
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Re: Annoyances
don't eat fast food darling.
let me see about list of annoyances:
drive thru banks
drive thru cleaners
turn right on red
beautiful sunny weather
beautiful lakes
gorgeous houses
sporty cars
good looking men (especially George Clooney)
beautiful garden shops
the great department stores
salad bars
Publix
Whole Foods
Tree lined streets
Smiling polite people
Cute kids
Godiva chocs
Canteloupe
Watermelon
Fresh orange juice
Sour cream
Red Velvet cake
Cheap petrol
Ray's tongue
Well you know all that is hard to put up with, right?
let me see about list of annoyances:
drive thru banks
drive thru cleaners
turn right on red
beautiful sunny weather
beautiful lakes
gorgeous houses
sporty cars
good looking men (especially George Clooney)
beautiful garden shops
the great department stores
salad bars
Publix
Whole Foods
Tree lined streets
Smiling polite people
Cute kids
Godiva chocs
Canteloupe
Watermelon
Fresh orange juice
Sour cream
Red Velvet cake
Cheap petrol
Ray's tongue
Well you know all that is hard to put up with, right?