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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 7:14 pm

To anyone from anywhere: How much of your own country have you seen?

I got this idea from the posts of the Brits here. It doesn't seem like you guys wander around your island very much. I could be wrong - just a general impression. In fact, prove me wrong.
I've seen areas nearby...List of areas visited coming up.....Riddrie, Blackhill, Provanmill, Haghill, Tollcross, Bridgeton, Calton, Gorbals, Royston, Robroyston, Ruchazie, Caryntyne, maryhill, Hogganfield Loch, Loch Lomand, Ben Nevis, Ben Lomond, Filey, Scarborough, Mi5 building in London, Euston (London), Reading, Sunningdale, Manchester, Berwick, George Square, Cathedral Street, Charon Cross, Wallace Monument, Stirling Castle, Edinburgh Castle, Ayr........And many more places... :dead:

I've seen the neighbour's house and the local shop. I also saw Scotland. It had biting flies, so I went away again.
.....We all hate midges, so many bites as a child when playing in the woodlands and grassy places :stare:
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Post » Mon May 14, 2012 2:57 am

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_midge? :D

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Midge_Ure_2004-10-26.jpg. :ahhh:
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 4:21 pm

To anyone from anywhere: How much of your own country have you seen?

I got this idea from the posts of the Brits here. It doesn't seem like you guys wander around your island very much. I could be wrong - just a general impression. In fact, prove me wrong.
I've travelled fairly extensively in mainland Britain. I'm not sure if I've been to/through every county but I can't be too far off, in England at least.
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 8:09 pm

I've travelled fairly extensively in mainland Britain. I'm not sure if I've been to/through every county but I can't be too far off, in England at least.

Same here: I've almost certainly travelled through every county in Britain, though there are a few where I've yet to spend any time: only a minority, though. The only place that I may not have actually been to at all is the middle bit of Wales, but I may have just forgotten.

Edit: oh, and Aberdeenshire, which is rather ironic since it's where most of my family seems to originate.
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Post » Mon May 14, 2012 2:05 am

Well then. Guess I'm wrong so far. :meh:

I've seen pretty much all of the Northeast / Mid Atlantic US except Maine. Also seen most of Florida, a good chunk of Arizona, Chicago, Las Vegas, and the California coast.

Oof - you're in South Africa right? Ever seen the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeleton_Coast?
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 4:41 pm

So, what are some good modern British comedy shows?

The inbetweeners is brilliant. I also watched a series called "Fresh Meat" recently. It's the funniest thing I've seen in a long while. It's based on Uni students, so you might not get it if you're not British, but the cast is amazing and the situations are so relatable. It has a lot of swearing, otherwise I'd link some scenes.
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 4:26 pm

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/Liverpool_Metropolitan_Cathedral.jpg
The hell is that thing. It's an eyesore.
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Post » Mon May 14, 2012 4:53 am

The hell is that thing. It's an eyesore.
Its the Doom Spire, it's brings darkness to your eyes if you look at it or try to make sense of it for too long
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Post » Mon May 14, 2012 4:41 am

Oof - you're in South Africa right? Ever seen the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeleton_Coast?

I've been to Namibia, yeah. That place is stunning. I'm getting chills just thinking about it. All the vistas there are just of never-ending sand dunes and rocky costs.
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Post » Mon May 14, 2012 1:44 am

To anyone from anywhere: How much of your own country have you seen?

I got this idea from the posts of the Brits here. It doesn't seem like you guys wander around your island very much. I could be wrong - just a general impression. In fact, prove me wrong.
I've been all over the west coast, from Scotland through Wales and Cornwall. We go camping a lot so you tend to see a lot of the outdoors. I've been along the South Coast in Dover and the Isle of Wight, to Southampton and along the east coast in London and up to Sheffield and Glasgow.

The hell is that thing. It's an eyesore.
It's a tachyonic transmitter designed to contact the Old Ones.
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 5:16 pm

I've been to Newcastle several times, being a Newcastle United supporter. It cost alot to travel to England but I really enjoy the city and the geordies, they kinda remind me of my city and its inhabitants. Been to St. James Park a couple of times and it was magnificent, considering my local favourite team's stadium only has a capacity of 21.000.

What I really noticed the first time I went to Newcastle was that the rivalry between Sunderland and Newcastle was a lot bigger than I thought it was. Whenever I walked in the streets there was always tons of people wearing the Newcastle shirt like true patriots, of course we do that here aswell but it was on a much bigger scale in Newcastle.

For those who live in the UK, wheter you like football or not: What are your thoughts on the football culture you've got? As far as I know the british isles were the birth place to the modern football as we know it, and whenever I'm in England I clearly see how much of an impact the game has on the people who live there.

I love football, Norway loves football, but it's a completely different thing when I visit England. I love it. :smile:
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 5:45 pm

I love football, Norway loves football, but it's a completely different thing when I visit England. I love it. :smile:

Silly Europeans. It's soccer. :spotted owl:
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Post » Mon May 14, 2012 2:15 am

Silly Europeans. It's soccer. :spotted owl:
http://www.eatliver.com/img/2009/3849.jpg
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Post » Mon May 14, 2012 1:26 am

I've been to Newcastle several times, being a Newcastle United supporter. It cost alot to travel to England but I really enjoy the city and the geordies, they kinda remind me of my city and its inhabitants. Been to St. James Park a couple of times and it was magnificent, considering my local favourite team's stadium only has a capacity of 21.000.

What I really noticed the first time I went to Newcastle was that the rivalry between Sunderland and Newcastle was a lot bigger than I thought it was. Whenever I walked in the streets there was always tons of people wearing the Newcastle shirt like true patriots, of course we do that here aswell but it was on a much bigger scale in Newcastle.

For those who live in the UK, wheter you like football or not: What are your thoughts on the football culture you've got? As far as I know the british isles were the birth place to the modern football as we know it, and whenever I'm in England I clearly see how much of an impact the game has on the people who live there.

I love football, Norway loves football, but it's a completely different thing when I visit England. I love it. :smile:
Rugby >Football.

I hate the culture. People take a game too damn seriously.

Speaking of rugby how do other countries view it ? I know NZ and Australia love it, but no idea about most places.
Also America specificly, what do you guys think of it ? Its similar to American football.
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 7:57 pm

http://www.eatliver.com/img/2009/3849.jpg

:rofl:

You knew an American was going to say that though. :biggrin:
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 4:51 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_midge? :biggrin:

I recently learned the MG motorcar was named with the connotation towards the midge. I was recently looking at a guys 1938 MG and he asked me to guess at the creature on the hood ornament. After not being able to guess he said "The midge...get it? Midget? It was the only year that ever sported that ornament"...

Which brings me to another subject...the driver's seat on the other side of the car. Now the other side depends on what you're used to...
I can't imagine driving in the UK or other parts across the big pond and elsewhere...I wouldn't even try.
I'm used to driving on the other side of the road too. We all do over here. Ain't that weird?
Let's also put it this way: If are from someplace were you are not used to the "other side of the road", how do you think you would fare...oh lets say hopping from Heathrow to O'Hare in Chicago and renting a car to get on I-94 (that's the expressway, not a "motorway") to parts unknown...in rush hour...on the other side of the road...sitting on the other side of the car?
Scary enough?

It would be equally that crazy over there to someone in the US...and me in particular.
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Post » Mon May 14, 2012 1:37 am

I can't imagine driving in the UK or other parts across the big pond and elsewhere...I wouldn't even try.
I'm used to driving on the other side of the road too. We all do over here. Ain't that weird?
Let's also put it this way: If are from someplace were you are not used to the "other side of the road", how do you think you would fare...oh lets say hopping from Heathrow to O'Hare in Chicago and renting a car to get on I-94 (that's the expressway, not a "motorway") to parts unknown...in rush hour...on the other side of the road...sitting on the other side of the car?
Scary enough?

It would be equally that crazy over there to someone in the US...and me in particular.

You'd be surprised, I found that I adapted pretty much immediately, whether it was driving a UK car on the right as in France and Holland (even the roundabouts weren't as confusing as I'd feared) or driving a US car on the right: the only problem I foresaw with the latter was if it had a manual gearchange, which I wouldn't have fancied trying to negotiate, but happily it was an automatic. Curiously enough, when I try to remember driving in the US, my memory swaps the driver's and car's positions to where they'd be in the UK.
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Post » Mon May 14, 2012 3:40 am

Which brings me to another subject...the driver's seat on the other side of the car. Now the other side depends on what you're used to...
I can't imagine driving in the UK or other parts across the big pond and elsewhere...I wouldn't even try.
I'm used to driving on the other side of the road too. We all do over here. Ain't that weird?
Let's also put it this way: If are from someplace were you are not used to the "other side of the road", how do you think you would fare...oh lets say hopping from Heathrow to O'Hare in Chicago and renting a car to get on I-94 (that's the expressway, not a "motorway") to parts unknown...in rush hour...on the other side of the road...sitting on the other side of the car?
Scary enough?

It would be equally that crazy over there to someone in the US...and me in particular.

When you think about it though, the folks in the UK have the right idea.

In the US, if a car veers into the other lane and clips an oncoming car, the drivers are on the "inside" where the most damage/injury will occur. In the UK, they are on the "outside", where a head-on of that sort isn't as dangerous.
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 1:52 pm

You'd be surprised, I found that I adapted pretty much immediately, whether it was driving a UK car on the right as in France and Holland (even the roundabouts weren't as confusing as I'd feared) or driving a US car on the right: the only problem I foresaw with the latter was if it had a manual gearchange, which I wouldn't have fancied trying to negotiate, but happily it was an automatic. Curiously enough, when I try to remember driving in the US, my memory swaps the driver's and car's positions to where they'd be in the UK.

It also occurs to me that you have to fiddle with the radio knobs and stuff with your left hand. :biggrin:

...and I couldn't imagine driving a manual shift over there...that would be my worst nightmare being used to nothing more advanced than a right hand four gear shifter.
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 6:57 pm

When you think about it though, the folks in the UK have the right idea.

In the US, if a car veers into the other lane and clips an oncoming car, the drivers are on the "inside" where the most damage/injury will occur. In the UK, they are on the "outside", where a head-on of that sort isn't as dangerous.

That is a really good point.
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 6:51 pm

When you think about it though, the folks in the UK have the right idea.

In the US, if a car veers into the other lane and clips an oncoming car, the drivers are on the "inside" where the most damage/injury will occur. In the UK, they are on the "outside", where a head-on of that sort isn't as dangerous.

Their car seats are reversed though, so it's the same. . .isn't it?
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 3:01 pm

Their car seats are reversed though, so it's the same. . .isn't it?

No you're correct, because the driver is always on the inside of the lane...had a bout of temporary dyslexia there for a moment...
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 2:54 pm

Their car seats are reversed though, so it's the same. . .isn't it?

Excellent point, sir. All that time I was thinking it worked out in their favor in that regard.

Couldn't wrap my head around it, until I drew a picture of an English road with 2 cars, one passenger each, that is now sitting on my desk.
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 1:06 pm

Speaking of rugby how do other countries view it ? I know NZ and Australia love it, but no idea about most places.

SA and France kind of tend to like it... a lot... :biggrin:

And what is it with Americans and automatic cars? Why would you drive an automatic when you can drive a stick shift?
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 2:32 pm

SA and France kind of tend to like it... a lot... :biggrin:

And what is it with Americans and automatic cars? Why would you drive an automatic when you can drive a stick shift?
I knew france did. Well assumed, because they are in the six nations.

The car thing, I think goes back to when people had horses, something to do with swords iirc. Its pretty pointless now.
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