It's the little things...........
Dec 13th 2006, 3:25 am
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It's the little things...........
As we all know it is nice to make contact with fellow ex-pats. As much as we (mostly I guess) enjoy being here it is always nice to chat to a fellow immigrant. So, imagine my joy when, after my PC crapped out and I needed the tech guy to come out (thank god for the three year rip off warranty, getting me moneysworth after all) - the guy turned up and is from just up the road from me in Manchester.
He lives just down the road from me here and is married to an american. As you can imagine we had a right good old chin wag. He fixed my PC, added a few new bits that weren't part of the deal and we ex-changed numbers. Just thought I'd share that. Small world eh? It made me grin all afternoon
He lives just down the road from me here and is married to an american. As you can imagine we had a right good old chin wag. He fixed my PC, added a few new bits that weren't part of the deal and we ex-changed numbers. Just thought I'd share that. Small world eh? It made me grin all afternoon
Dec 13th 2006, 5:43 am
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Re: It's the little things...........
It's always nice to make new friends
Dec 13th 2006, 5:55 am
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Re: It's the little things...........
Originally Posted by Silly Sod
As we all know it is nice to make contact with fellow ex-pats. As much as we (mostly I guess) enjoy being here it is always nice to chat to a fellow immigrant. So, imagine my joy when, after my PC crapped out and I needed the tech guy to come out (thank god for the three year rip off warranty, getting me moneysworth after all) - the guy turned up and is from just up the road from me in Manchester.
He lives just down the road from me here and is married to an american. As you can imagine we had a right good old chin wag. He fixed my PC, added a few new bits that weren't part of the deal and we ex-changed numbers. Just thought I'd share that. Small world eh? It made me grin all afternoon
He lives just down the road from me here and is married to an american. As you can imagine we had a right good old chin wag. He fixed my PC, added a few new bits that weren't part of the deal and we ex-changed numbers. Just thought I'd share that. Small world eh? It made me grin all afternoon
As we all know it is nice to make contact with fellow ex-pats. As much as we (mostly I guess) enjoy being here it is always nice to chat to a fellow immigrant. So, imagine my joy when, after my PC crapped out and I needed the tech guy to come out (thank god for the three year rip off warranty, getting me moneysworth after all) - the guy turned up and is from just up the road from me in Manchester.
He lives just down the road, in the state penitentary, and is married to an american welfare fiddler. As you can imagine we had a right good old chin wag. He fixed my PC, added a few new bits that weren't part of the deal that he'd stolen from his employer, he slipped me a Micky Finn and robbed my house, stole my credit cards and the car and crapped on the living room carpet. Just thought I'd share that. Small world eh? It made me grin all afternoon
Dec 13th 2006, 11:05 am
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Re: It's the little things...........
Originally Posted by Rushman
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As we all know it is nice to make contact with fellow ex-pats. As much as we (mostly I guess) enjoy being here it is always nice to chat to a fellow immigrant. So, imagine my joy when, after my PC crapped out and I needed the tech guy to come out (thank god for the three year rip off warranty, getting me moneysworth after all) - the guy turned up and is from just up the road from me in Manchester.
He lives just down the road, in the state penitentary, and is married to an american welfare fiddler. As you can imagine we had a right good old chin wag. He fixed my PC, added a few new bits that weren't part of the deal that he'd stolen from his employer, he slipped me a Micky Finn and robbed my house, stole my credit cards and the car and crapped on the living room carpet. Just thought I'd share that. Small world eh? It made me grin all afternoon
As we all know it is nice to make contact with fellow ex-pats. As much as we (mostly I guess) enjoy being here it is always nice to chat to a fellow immigrant. So, imagine my joy when, after my PC crapped out and I needed the tech guy to come out (thank god for the three year rip off warranty, getting me moneysworth after all) - the guy turned up and is from just up the road from me in Manchester.
He lives just down the road, in the state penitentary, and is married to an american welfare fiddler. As you can imagine we had a right good old chin wag. He fixed my PC, added a few new bits that weren't part of the deal that he'd stolen from his employer, he slipped me a Micky Finn and robbed my house, stole my credit cards and the car and crapped on the living room carpet. Just thought I'd share that. Small world eh? It made me grin all afternoon
Dec 13th 2006, 11:57 am
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Re: It's the little things...........
Originally Posted by Silly Sod
As we all know it is nice to make contact with fellow ex-pats. As much as we (mostly I guess) enjoy being here it is always nice to chat to a fellow immigrant. So, imagine my joy when, after my PC crapped out and I needed the tech guy to come out (thank god for the three year rip off warranty, getting me moneysworth after all) - the guy turned up and is from just up the road from me in Manchester.
He lives just down the road from me here and is married to an american. As you can imagine we had a right good old chin wag. He fixed my PC, added a few new bits that weren't part of the deal and we ex-changed numbers. Just thought I'd share that. Small world eh? It made me grin all afternoon
He lives just down the road from me here and is married to an american. As you can imagine we had a right good old chin wag. He fixed my PC, added a few new bits that weren't part of the deal and we ex-changed numbers. Just thought I'd share that. Small world eh? It made me grin all afternoon
I met a Brit in the Christmas Cracker isle of Home goods last week, we exchanged numbers and she also told me about another gal closer to my age group that she had also just met and who lives just 10 mins from me!
Anyway, we exchanged emails and spoke on the phone yesterday for almost an hour....... it was great, we are organising a get together in the next couple of weeks for the 3 of us and another gal from Scotland hopefully too!
It's Brilliant isn't it when you meet a fellow Brit and you also actually seem to have some stuff in common too, not just your nationality!
I hope you will enjoy some Xmas brews together
Dec 13th 2006, 12:32 pm
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Re: It's the little things...........
Originally Posted by Tbag
Glad to hear it!
I met a Brit in the Christmas Cracker isle of Home goods last week, we exchanged numbers and she also told me about another gal closer to my age group that she had also just met and who lives just 10 mins from me!
Anyway, we exchanged emails and spoke on the phone yesterday for almost an hour....... it was great, we are organising a get together in the next couple of weeks for the 3 of us and another gal from Scotland hopefully too!
It's Brilliant isn't it when you meet a fellow Brit and you also actually seem to have some stuff in common too, not just your nationality!
I hope you will enjoy some Xmas brews together
I met a Brit in the Christmas Cracker isle of Home goods last week, we exchanged numbers and she also told me about another gal closer to my age group that she had also just met and who lives just 10 mins from me!
Anyway, we exchanged emails and spoke on the phone yesterday for almost an hour....... it was great, we are organising a get together in the next couple of weeks for the 3 of us and another gal from Scotland hopefully too!
It's Brilliant isn't it when you meet a fellow Brit and you also actually seem to have some stuff in common too, not just your nationality!
I hope you will enjoy some Xmas brews together
Dec 13th 2006, 12:52 pm
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Re: It's the little things...........
Originally Posted by Tbag
It's Brilliant isn't it when you meet a fellow Brit and you also actually seem to have some stuff in common too, not just your nationality!
I hope you will enjoy some Xmas brews together
I hope you will enjoy some Xmas brews together
That may just be a Florida thing though
Dec 13th 2006, 1:11 pm
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Re: It's the little things...........
Originally Posted by Ray
I would rather have the bubonic plague that meet most tourist tossers
That may just be a Florida thing though
That may just be a Florida thing though
I take it that your from the better area of the UK originally,is it bloody southerners then!!
Dec 13th 2006, 2:05 pm
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Re: It's the little things...........
Sometimes it's just nice to be amongst your own kind.
Dec 13th 2006, 3:21 pm
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Originally Posted by Zoot
Sometimes it's just nice to be amongst your own kind.
Dec 13th 2006, 3:27 pm
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Re: It's the little things...........
Originally Posted by Dogbyte
I take it that your from the better area of the UK originally,is it bloody southerners then!!
oink in his football shirt, looking like a red loster...hears my accent and decided I must be his friend ..They get the picture ..eventually ...
Dec 13th 2006, 3:31 pm
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Re: It's the little things...........
Originally Posted by Ray
Maybe ... but I really hate it when I sit in a restaurant and some
oink in his football shirt, looking like a red loster...hears my accent and decided I must be his friend ..They get the picture ..eventually ...
oink in his football shirt, looking like a red loster...hears my accent and decided I must be his friend ..They get the picture ..eventually ...
I just bet they do
Dec 13th 2006, 3:56 pm
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Originally Posted by Ray
Maybe ... but I really hate it when I sit in a restaurant and some
oink in his football shirt, looking like a red loster...hears my accent and decided I must be his friend ..They get the picture ..eventually ...
oink in his football shirt, looking like a red loster...hears my accent and decided I must be his friend ..They get the picture ..eventually ...
Dec 13th 2006, 4:07 pm
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Originally Posted by Kate2112
I just bet they do
Plus a few, or rather a choice set, of words ending with 'off'-- I dont blame you.!
Dec 13th 2006, 4:13 pm
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Re: It's the little things...........
Originally Posted by Silly Sod
I sort of sympathise I suppose, but I was really talking about how it feels good to meet a fellow ex-pat rather than a loutish tourist. Florida has become the Spain of our time. Just be glad you didn't move to Thailand which is now the new costa del crime.