Life in England

JerryFish · Post by **JerryFish** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 4:50 pm

Life in England

Angie · Post by **Angie** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 5:52 pm

Looks like lamb for dinner?

JerryFish · Post by **JerryFish** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 6:03 pm

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.

JerryFish · Post by **JerryFish** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 6:05 pm

Christmas day

JerryFish · Post by **JerryFish** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 6:18 pm

More England

Post by **jnichel** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 6:22 pm

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

JerryFish · Post by **JerryFish** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 6:25 pm

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......

Post by **jnichel** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 6:58 pm

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.

phil · Post by **phil** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 7:57 pm

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.

Post by **jnichel** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 8:11 pm

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'.

JerryFish · Post by **JerryFish** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 8:17 pm

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.....

Post by **jnichel** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 8:24 pm

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".

phil · Post by **phil** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 9:08 pm

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.

JonBarton · Post by **JonBarton** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 12:50 am

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

phil · Post by **phil** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 8:41 am

beware the wrath of the sys admin, for they are subtle, and quick to anger.