CHS Class of 86

Life in England

Looks like lamb for dinner?

Yea, but don't tell Colin....

We had a farm right next door and the lamb got out and was on our doorstep. Of course Colin named him......We really got along with them, but I'm sure he rolled his eyes at the American city folk. Colin naming his sheep didn't help.

Christmas day

More England

Sure are a lot of sheep there....sure you're not in Scotland?

Don't be Jealous......


I'm looking back at the pictures I posted and see an underlying theme going on.....It's awfully cold here......and wet......

There's always Buffalo. With any luck, we won't get 4' of snow in a day again this winter. Course, it's not as wet here as I remember England being. I do miss Europe though.

I moved to Covington from Boston in 1980. We moved in November. I remember thinking..."You mean, it doesn't have to snow in the winter"? That was such a culture shock... well that and being teased day in and day out for <boston accent>paaking my caa in Havvad yaaad.</boston accent>

Since then I started sliding back north. I made it to Richmond (where it does actually snow a bit) and am now high-tailing it back south. Give me 90 degrees and I'm happy, below 50 and I'm a real pain in the ass.

Just the opposite here, I'm loving the cold (growing up in the heat and humidity). I could do without the snow, but the cold is a-okay. I also get the accent razzing here. At least once a day someone will ask me to repeat myself, not so much because they didn't understand me, but because they want to laugh at the way I said it. The biggest one for the people I work with is when I say ask...comes out sounding like 'axe'.

Yea, but do you axe for your sandwiches "dressed"? I love doing that in the north....They give you such a funny look, they can't handle it.....

JerryFish wrote:Yea, but do you axe for your sandwiches "dressed"? I love doing that in the north....They give you such a funny look, they can't handle it.....

Haven't tried that one yet. I did get looked at funny going into a place here claiming "New Orleans cuisine" and asking for a muffaletta. I think the biggest laugh so far is when I say, "all y'all".

jnichel wrote:
Haven't tried that one yet. I did get looked at funny going into a place here claiming "New Orleans cuisine" and asking for a muffaletta. I think the biggest laugh so far is when I say, "all y'all".

I say that all the time, except it's usually preceded with the word f**k.

When you control their internet access, you can say that!

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