All right then, mates? -A hello from the local Londoner

Glad to see you, Bailey! We're fine, thank you, tonight. Although I suppose it is early morning there in London.

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Welcome Bailey !!!

Hey, Brit. Welcome! And here's a toast to you with Bailey's Creme.

BaileyStapleton - Welcome to A2K! Enjoy!

I'm glad someone from London dropped in. I am currently reading a book that takes place in London and there's a passage where a doctor describes Londoners. It is, and I quote....

A doctor writing about the effect of the city on human health described Londoners as appearing distracted, pallid, shattered, sallow-complexioned, and "paralytic of limb" -- puppets or automata moving to some invisible mechanical force.

Is this an accurate description?

I had no idea!

Hello from the wild and wooly state of Texas. Ya'll don't be no stranger, ya hear?

Gus, clearly the good doctor has never left his swamp......

We're "pallid"? Strange. I'd say ""lively", "colourful", "fun", and "witty". :wink:

Yaaha, thanks for the warm welcome!

Oh, my Gawd, I just noticed your avatar.

nice to see more of us english folks on a2k
step up the breeding program

Gadzooks! We're being invaded by the Poms, again!

Gus - that doctor had it just right - describes Gautam to a T!

well....welcome to A2K anyway, Bailey. <she says grudgingly!>

Are you a cricket fan?

. . . she asked, pointedly.

. . . poke, poke . . . poke . . .

"Huh? I say, do you follow cricket?"

. . . poke, poke, poke . . .

Was gunna ask if he was a football and/or rugby fan - but those defeats are more recent!!!

Chap of few expressions, that Col Man!

Must be 'cause e's from Leeds - dour, these Yorkies, y'know!

<but do play cricket!>

Hear them down in Soho square,
Dropping "h's" everywhere.
Speaking English anyway they like.
You sir, did you go to school?
Man Wadaya tike me for, a fool?
Henry No one taught him 'take' instead of 'tike!
Why can't the English teach their children how to speak?
This verbal class distinction, by now,
Should be antique. If you spoke as she does, sir,
Instead of the way you do,
Why, you might be selling flowers, too!
Hear a Yorkshireman, or worse,
Hear a Cornishman converse,
I'd rather hear a choir singing flat.
Chickens cackling in a barn Just like this one!
Eliza Garn! Henry I ask you, sir, what sort of word is that?
It's "Aoooow" and "Garn" that keep her in her place.
Not her wretched clothes and dirty face.
Why can't the English teach their children how to speak?
This verbal class distinction by now should be antique.
If you spoke as she does, sir, Instead of the way you do,
Why, you might be selling flowers, too.
An Englishman's way of speaking absolutely classifies him,
The moment he talks he makes some other
Englishman despise him.
One common language I'm afraid we'll never get.
Oh, why can't the English learn to set
A good example to people whose
English is painful to your ears?
The Scotch and the Irish leave you close to tears.
There even are places where English completely
disappears. In America, they haven't used it for years!
Why can't the English teach their children how to speak?
Norwegians learn Norwegian; the Greeks have taught their
Greek. In France every Frenchman knows
his language fro "A" to "Zed"
The French never care what they do, actually,
as long as they pronounce in properly.
Arabians learn Arabian with the speed of summer lightning.
And Hebrews learn it backwards,
which is absolutely frightening.
But use proper English you're regarded as a freak.
Why can't the English,
Why can't the English learn to speak?

Hey! What's wrong with the way we speak?

Hey, someone noticed me avatar. If you look closely at the stripes, it's little rows of "duh"'s, and the big "DUH" is made up of little "duh"'s. Brill!

And I do love Cricket, Football, and Rugby, (Cricket bats are ace: you can beat other blokes with them!).

I love to attach a brick to a hat and leave it on the pavement, hiding the brick, and watch some poor unsuspecting bloke come along and give it a good kick (then give them biscuits, preferably Digestives, they're only 25p a pack).

Yes, that's my kind of mentality!

And if you believe that, I'll give you a hat!

Hi Bailey, Wecome to A2K. I attended the very first London Gathering last year in March, and met kitchenpete, Steve, Walter, McTag, Fiona, and Gautam. There's been several since then, and we're having a A2K Gathering in Germany at Walter's place next year in April or October. Try to attend one of these A2K Gatherings and meet the folks.