Bridging the gap between US and Europe
Dec 3rd, 2016, 09:42 AM
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Love the butter story bilbo.
Since we are generalizing here, I will add that in Vancouver at least, Porsches seem to be favored by doctors. But they deserve it, with the crowded conditions and long hours in our hospitals these days.
High end vehicles of any sort with blacked out windows are favored by dealers of a substance which is soon to be legal. Not sure how that will affect the business...
And the Lambos driven by 18 year old students with a New Driver designation...well that really puts everything into perspective.
Ahh the city in which I live...
Since we are generalizing here, I will add that in Vancouver at least, Porsches seem to be favored by doctors. But they deserve it, with the crowded conditions and long hours in our hospitals these days.
High end vehicles of any sort with blacked out windows are favored by dealers of a substance which is soon to be legal. Not sure how that will affect the business...
And the Lambos driven by 18 year old students with a New Driver designation...well that really puts everything into perspective.
Ahh the city in which I live...
Dec 3rd, 2016, 10:55 AM
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WoinParis I notice the snobbines in my age group(58) especially with people travelling to France and Italy. I too think it is bragging but people are more open now and tell you things they wouldn't have told anyone years ago. All I care about is that we can afford to travel in a style that suits us. That may not be how others travel.
Was talking to a colleague the other day and she informed me I must visit the Soth of France. When I asked why her reply was 'well if you haven't been to the South of France you havent been to France'. I could have argued with her but what's the point. Of course she wasn't interested in where I have been.
The plastic surgeon I see drives a yellow Porsche and he is short so I think the type of car may make him feel better because he is not a warm and fuzzy person and his bedside manner is appalling but he does a fantastic job.
I love the word plonker. So very British and appropriate and fits the description of the people I am talking about.
Was talking to a colleague the other day and she informed me I must visit the Soth of France. When I asked why her reply was 'well if you haven't been to the South of France you havent been to France'. I could have argued with her but what's the point. Of course she wasn't interested in where I have been.
The plastic surgeon I see drives a yellow Porsche and he is short so I think the type of car may make him feel better because he is not a warm and fuzzy person and his bedside manner is appalling but he does a fantastic job.
I love the word plonker. So very British and appropriate and fits the description of the people I am talking about.
Dec 3rd, 2016, 12:16 PM
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Europe can strive to close the gap between it- in terms of being an advanced country - but it will remain that everything in the U.S. is better than in Europe and especially the UK (the reason so many Brits immigrate or want to immigrate to America, which soon will be even greater again.
Indeed I think the gulf is widening so Woin and others forget any hope of catching up -especially under Herr Strump!
Indeed I think the gulf is widening so Woin and others forget any hope of catching up -especially under Herr Strump!
Dec 3rd, 2016, 01:20 PM
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but it will remain that everything in the U.S. is better than in Europe and especially the UK (the reason so many Brits immigrate or want to immigrate to America, which soon will be even greater again.>>
what a wonderful sense of irony you have Pal, especially for an american.
Who knew?
what a wonderful sense of irony you have Pal, especially for an american.
Who knew?
Dec 4th, 2016, 01:12 AM
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Problem with a Porsche, now that I think of it, is that you can't drink it.
Pomerol Chateau Chantallouette was with a 30% discount at Delhaize so I bought a crate. One of my best friend's favourite wine, so always good to have some in stock.
And you can hide your wine in a cellar, so that not everybody is supposed to know how many bottles you have.
é&axw (cat was writing...).
Pomerol Chateau Chantallouette was with a 30% discount at Delhaize so I bought a crate. One of my best friend's favourite wine, so always good to have some in stock.
And you can hide your wine in a cellar, so that not everybody is supposed to know how many bottles you have.
é&axw (cat was writing...).
Dec 4th, 2016, 01:57 AM
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To be honest, there's no better way to see the alps than from a (Porsche) convertible. I've hiked the alps, I've motorbiked the alps and I've cycled the allps. Sitting in the Porsche on a sunny day with a good driver while driving over the alps when there is little traffic is truly heavenly.
Dec 4th, 2016, 02:17 AM
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I have a couple of second cousins called Porsha but I always assumed it was something out of the Cherry Orchard. Family also sends out Christmas cards made of a photo of them standing together. (Think Charles and Di and you can see how naff this is)
Now I understand this photo/chritmas thing started in the US, any views?
Now I understand this photo/chritmas thing started in the US, any views?
Dec 4th, 2016, 04:07 AM
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>>Now I understand this photo/chritmas thing started in the US, any views?<<
My view is that you've found some strange subjects to pique your curiosity. Photo Xmas cards have you nonplussed?
(BTW, we don't send out photo Xmas cards, or any Xmas cards. But when I've received one, I don't think it elicited any gasps.)
>>Do Americans go in for damn silly names for their kids off bottle labels, town names or bling suppliers?<<
You're trying to use the exception to prove something? When you consider that the top 10 children's names in the US consist of the mundane -- William, Emma, Ava, James, etc. -- it would make me wonder if you're fixated a bit on making something out of nothing.
My view is that you've found some strange subjects to pique your curiosity. Photo Xmas cards have you nonplussed?
(BTW, we don't send out photo Xmas cards, or any Xmas cards. But when I've received one, I don't think it elicited any gasps.)
>>Do Americans go in for damn silly names for their kids off bottle labels, town names or bling suppliers?<<
You're trying to use the exception to prove something? When you consider that the top 10 children's names in the US consist of the mundane -- William, Emma, Ava, James, etc. -- it would make me wonder if you're fixated a bit on making something out of nothing.
Dec 4th, 2016, 06:13 AM
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My view is that you've found some strange subjects to pique your curiosity. Photo Xmas cards have you nonplussed? "
just trying to bridge the gap vincenzo, Christmas cards normally come in Religious/Snowy scene/Beach ( for the southern hemisphere) and that is about it, then suddenly you get shots of people in jumpers taken in about Sept next to a roaring fire.
Glad to see the US are avoiding Chardonnay/Brooklyn/Earl/India if only we could do the same
My view is that you've found some strange subjects to pique your curiosity. Photo Xmas cards have you nonplussed? "
just trying to bridge the gap vincenzo, Christmas cards normally come in Religious/Snowy scene/Beach ( for the southern hemisphere) and that is about it, then suddenly you get shots of people in jumpers taken in about Sept next to a roaring fire.
Glad to see the US are avoiding Chardonnay/Brooklyn/Earl/India if only we could do the same
Dec 4th, 2016, 06:22 AM
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Photo Christmas cards and American names...now I feel that you're mining deep for your standup comedy show lol. Jokes on you, though, plenty of American comedians have lame jokes about both already.
The serious answer...about the cards anyway...my parents were in the military which means they have a lot of friends they made elsewhere that they may or may not see often (or ever) and that's generally who we got photo cards from. Or also relatives. It was a way to watch the kids growing up and also a way to take a nice picture of everyone each year. Largely gone with Skype and Facebook, I suspect. Although my mother still sends out picture of her dogs because she thinks it's funny. The matching outfit nonsense generally has overtaken my Facebook wall around Christmas, and that's what you should be curious about next. Why do people think it's cute for 5 family members to wear coordinating clothing?
The serious answer...about the cards anyway...my parents were in the military which means they have a lot of friends they made elsewhere that they may or may not see often (or ever) and that's generally who we got photo cards from. Or also relatives. It was a way to watch the kids growing up and also a way to take a nice picture of everyone each year. Largely gone with Skype and Facebook, I suspect. Although my mother still sends out picture of her dogs because she thinks it's funny. The matching outfit nonsense generally has overtaken my Facebook wall around Christmas, and that's what you should be curious about next. Why do people think it's cute for 5 family members to wear coordinating clothing?
Dec 4th, 2016, 06:59 AM
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The American names that confuse me are those like Robin and Sidney which are female names in the U.S. but rather old fsahioned male names in Britain. Having said that, old-fashioned names have made a come back over here.
