I could easily have laughed at that thought for days. "It wasn't any sort revelatory inkling on my part to expose my face at long last." Oh well. I was hoping
.It's a pity
No, you didn't have to be there......just this did it for me ~ " . . HUGE spoons. No small ones to be found. I think at one point we concluded they thought us a bit neanderthal and gave us the 'special' big spoons." I could easily have laughed at that thought for days.
"It wasn't any sort revelatory inkling on my part to expose my face at long last." Oh well. I was hoping .
I could easily have laughed at that thought for days. "It wasn't any sort revelatory inkling on my part to expose my face at long last." Oh well. I was hoping
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Gaud when I was a kid I would get, "What's your knife doing there, use it"
Fork in left hand
Knife in right elbows in
Keep you mouth closed tight.
My dad grew up in England New Cross, before we went to visit his mother (I was 5 or 6) the hammer came down we had to use the proper tools and use them properly, no more drinking our cereal milk from the bowl.
Now all my food goes in a bowl and I eat almost exclusively with a spoon.
Americans are wonderful friendly people, I like the barking dog analogy. It is very easy to spot an American tourist in Canada, especially when they bring their skies in July. Canadians are the ones always saying sorry, you knock me over I will probably say sorry. I grew up with the Cockney/Irish sense of humour. Keep your pecker up people we are all good here.
Fork in left hand
Knife in right elbows in
Keep you mouth closed tight.
My dad grew up in England New Cross, before we went to visit his mother (I was 5 or 6) the hammer came down we had to use the proper tools and use them properly, no more drinking our cereal milk from the bowl.
Now all my food goes in a bowl and I eat almost exclusively with a spoon.
Americans are wonderful friendly people, I like the barking dog analogy. It is very easy to spot an American tourist in Canada, especially when they bring their skies in July. Canadians are the ones always saying sorry, you knock me over I will probably say sorry. I grew up with the Cockney/Irish sense of humour. Keep your pecker up people we are all good here.
Cheers & DLight
Tri-me (tree-mite) Sheldrön
"Doorhinge rhymes with orange" Leonard Cohen
Tri-me (tree-mite) Sheldrön
"Doorhinge rhymes with orange" Leonard Cohen
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Who needs 'big spoons' for anything? I can pick up a single grain of rice with a pair of chopsticks.
Lizzy? There's a statue, too? Normally, I might think "this is my lucky day", but I'm not thinking that today.
Laurie, your mugs your mug, we all have them. Once a person becomes acquainted with someone, their looks become secondary (to thinking people, at least), I really know what you should do, but you won't listen to me.
And this is how I summarized the last few pages whilst my computer lay down and practised dying.
Linda.
Lizzy? There's a statue, too? Normally, I might think "this is my lucky day", but I'm not thinking that today.
Laurie, your mugs your mug, we all have them. Once a person becomes acquainted with someone, their looks become secondary (to thinking people, at least), I really know what you should do, but you won't listen to me.
And this is how I summarized the last few pages whilst my computer lay down and practised dying.
Linda.
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Laurie your big spoons bring huge laughters over here! 
BTW I was almost the first here to wrote that you pic reminds me of someone I know. I did not, then I read all the others, then I thought it would be strange to add it after all the rest, then I change my mind, now. The black and white must help, 'cause we can put the colour of our memories on the pic. Very nice one, though. Funny and cute.
So to continue with the list of things I thought but don't wrote and change my mind now :
There was a study conducted about the fact that US had take the lead in term of business - once Great Britain was ruling the world in this matter, remimber? - they say it was because children were raise differently. While Brit want their children to shut up and be quiet as most as possible, the American are doing all the contrary, they want them loud, cocky, bold, competitive, etc. I don't know. Now that american people - mothers espacially - want to stop the war in Irak, will they blame children for their agressive way of doing business?
(You know when one does not want to take its responsibilities but keep blaming "others", it can go far - rewink)
This said I like British style more than the American style. They are so unique. I mean they have style. We could not say that Americans have a style, just that they are loud. When they are nice people it is not so bad although they are badly noisy. But this is an old stereotype, many more Americans I saw were perfect gentlemen and women.
I don't like peas.
I wonder how in the world people came to eat those greenish wacky little yarky things. My father would tell me not to talk about my disgust about food others people like (very bad manners) so don't tell him I did it, OK?
And how they came to eat mushrooms (that I like very much) and... snells? and... LOBSTERS? They must be very hungry at some point. Bring me the... big spoons
BTW I was almost the first here to wrote that you pic reminds me of someone I know. I did not, then I read all the others, then I thought it would be strange to add it after all the rest, then I change my mind, now. The black and white must help, 'cause we can put the colour of our memories on the pic. Very nice one, though. Funny and cute.So to continue with the list of things I thought but don't wrote and change my mind now :
There was a study conducted about the fact that US had take the lead in term of business - once Great Britain was ruling the world in this matter, remimber? - they say it was because children were raise differently. While Brit want their children to shut up and be quiet as most as possible, the American are doing all the contrary, they want them loud, cocky, bold, competitive, etc. I don't know. Now that american people - mothers espacially - want to stop the war in Irak, will they blame children for their agressive way of doing business?
(You know when one does not want to take its responsibilities but keep blaming "others", it can go far - rewink)This said I like British style more than the American style. They are so unique. I mean they have style. We could not say that Americans have a style, just that they are loud. When they are nice people it is not so bad although they are badly noisy. But this is an old stereotype, many more Americans I saw were perfect gentlemen and women.
I don't like peas.
I wonder how in the world people came to eat those greenish wacky little yarky things. My father would tell me not to talk about my disgust about food others people like (very bad manners) so don't tell him I did it, OK?
And how they came to eat mushrooms (that I like very much) and... snells? and... LOBSTERS? They must be very hungry at some point. Bring me the... big spoons
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Tchoc wrote:
As for me (a 13 year old me) looking like others in that picture, it is strange. It made me recall something that happened about 15 years ago. My then boss had gone to Hawaii and left me in charge of the office. When she got back she said she saw someone there that looked so much like me that she thought I had abandoned post and gone over there myself. I guess I have a bit of a generic face. Being English/German, when i was in Britain, i felt like i was at home and looked so much like the folks around me. But then again, I felt the same thing when i was in Munich.
As for Americans being loud. I know stereotyping is not recommended but it does have validity, just not 100%
I tried my best to conform while in London to the quiet, politeness. Believe it or not, it does fit my personality in person. I could easily become an ex-pat
Laurie
I have to say, i am surprised the 'big spoons' went over well around here. I think it is because now to me, it seems just mildly amusing. But when we were in London, just the mention of the words "big spoons" brought hysterics, which in hindsight, I do not understand. Funny.Laurie your big spoons bring huge laughters over here! BTW I was almost the first here to wrote that you pic reminds me of someone I know. I did not, then I read all the others, then I thought it would be strange to add it after all the rest, then I change my mind, now. The black and white must help, 'cause we can put the colour of our memories on the pic.
As for me (a 13 year old me) looking like others in that picture, it is strange. It made me recall something that happened about 15 years ago. My then boss had gone to Hawaii and left me in charge of the office. When she got back she said she saw someone there that looked so much like me that she thought I had abandoned post and gone over there myself. I guess I have a bit of a generic face. Being English/German, when i was in Britain, i felt like i was at home and looked so much like the folks around me. But then again, I felt the same thing when i was in Munich.
As for Americans being loud. I know stereotyping is not recommended but it does have validity, just not 100%
I tried my best to conform while in London to the quiet, politeness. Believe it or not, it does fit my personality in person. I could easily become an ex-pat
Laurie
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