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P.S. When I go to Southern Ireland, I get the feeling that the Irish have got it absolutley spot on. They have embraced all the benefits of the European Union and reaped the financial rewards, trade deals, etc etc, it has made the country a lot richer. However, I get the impression that they are sti...

I have a hunch that the English are voting for Europe, which I find odd. Since when is England part of Europe?!? Well, we don't really know, come on our goverment doesn't even know! If dear Tony had his way, we'd be the 51st state of the U.S.A. ! (not that there is anything wrong with that transatl...

First, if they can collect fly-tipped rubbish the next day, why, when I report the stuff myself as being outside my front door, and moreover pay a fee, does it take ten days? Second, why didn't I just dump the stuff myself in the dead of night, and then report it as fly-tipped the next day? Quicker...

O.k. Dublhinn, I'm going for for it .......'running with the sweat streaming from her forelock, she jumped the final hurdle. ....buscuits in gravy, boxing dogs, nasty underpants, transatlantic translation, boots, hoods, fags, people of uncertain gender, chiff gatherings, finally she came out of the ...

O.K., I'll go for it. Sweet Fanny Adams in U.K. parlance means sweet F*** A"". i.e. nothing. Where the **** is toasty when you need him/her?

Twice a day? That went out the last time the Beatles played the cavern !!! I get post once a day at lunch time if I'm lucky! Much as I moan about this country, I have to say that our local postlady hasn't changed for years. I saw her with her bicycle parked up under a tree the other day, drinking a ...

Twice a week ! Flippen heck, you don't know your born, we get once a week, whether we like it or not , and we pay on average £100 per month Council Tax for the privelage, and then if the bins are not at the end of the drive at 7am on a Monday morning they don't get taken!!! We do however have curbsi...

Frankly, I would put the lot in the wheelie bin! .....Oh no, don't tell me you don't have wheelie bins in the states either do you ?

Also, a homeless person with a scabby dog on the end of a piece of string, often selling 'the big issue' (transatlantic cousins- don't even ask!) I have heard reffered to in the West Country as a 'Pickey'. Pronounced Piekey. I don't think this is very polite though, probably not very P.C. I prefer '...

Isn't "fanny" slang for the, er, opposite side of a female's body from the bum? That's what I heard, anyhow.

Spot on John (can you see why the sniggering ensues?)

Well Jellied eels are made with flavoured Gelatin ....still horrible. I just posted some 'Englishisms' in Waldons 'Lectionary'. I forgot about cars! The 'hood' in U.S. Is the 'Bonnet' over here, and the back end is a 'boot' . Whats the 'back end of a car in the states?' P.S. Your corned beef sounds ...

Well, Walden, I think that Lectionary is a very good title ! As I have been having trouble translating English into American, and American into English on this site, I would like to post a few Englishisms too, to prevent any transatlantic misunderstandings. Here are just a few to be going on with (t...

This is such sad news, what an inspirational guy. My son, daughter, and I were really upset , and my daughter quite tearful. That just goes to show how many peoples lives he touched one way and the other. I hope that his legacy will be the work that he started in his life time, to help others with s...

quote]Are yer's trying ta tempt me oot O the Highlans Laddie... as it appens I might be needing a wee break,aboot that time Would need nice hotel and Parking,for the Albamobile _________________[/quote] Eye ! Although I tend to think of myself more of a wee lassie than a laddie! If you know anyone w...

Jellied Eel - yup, eels in jelly. Not lime jelly, but some savoury sort. Because I am now concerned about things that translate transatlantically (if that is a word) Jelly is not Jam, Americans for Jelly think 'Jello' . Either way, Jellied Eels are disgusting. Pie and Mash is better. In our house, ...