UK- Boxing Day - No Trains Raise Ire
Dec 27th, 2008, 01:59 PM
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Your fellow Germans did not have to tell me they had a sense of humour. I could see it. And, matey, it isn't complicated. I treasure the moment an exchange GAF pilot climbed out of an RAF aircraft that had gone to the Channel Islands for Battle of Britain celebrations and said out loud 'it's good to be back'.
We all know that the Royal Family is German, but you go on and on. Nobody here cares. My great-great-great-great grandfather or something was bloody German from 200 years ago but I don't brag about it.
We have Latin all over the place too but we're not Italian. Or French, there's quite a lot of that, 'honi soit qui mal y pense' etc.
We all know that the Royal Family is German, but you go on and on. Nobody here cares. My great-great-great-great grandfather or something was bloody German from 200 years ago but I don't brag about it.
We have Latin all over the place too but we're not Italian. Or French, there's quite a lot of that, 'honi soit qui mal y pense' etc.
Dec 27th, 2008, 02:05 PM
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>Nobody here cares.
Now that must hurt, if you feel you have to say you don't care.
At least you now know, you have the right as a citoyen to demand proper train service 24/7 that we have here in the civilized world.
Now that must hurt, if you feel you have to say you don't care.
At least you now know, you have the right as a citoyen to demand proper train service 24/7 that we have here in the civilized world.
Dec 28th, 2008, 01:33 AM
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And one of the reasons we have a German royal family is to allow the native aristocracy to keep them in their place by looking down on them as parvenus.
(And the PoW's motto has nothing to do with the Hanoverians - it's much older, and dates right back to the days when monarchies had nothing to do with nationality).
(And the PoW's motto has nothing to do with the Hanoverians - it's much older, and dates right back to the days when monarchies had nothing to do with nationality).
Dec 28th, 2008, 02:46 AM
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While British folk were eating pud and fighting with their kin
The Fodors folk slept on their watch and nasty trolls crept in
Peace on earth what’s that? They snarled
And good will to all men?
Let’s end the old year with our jeers
And spoil the new one. Cheers!
The Fodors folk slept on their watch and nasty trolls crept in
Peace on earth what’s that? They snarled
And good will to all men?
Let’s end the old year with our jeers
And spoil the new one. Cheers!
Dec 28th, 2008, 04:01 AM
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It seems I must break my vow...
Frankly, logos old bean you simply perpetuate the image of the boorish, humourless Kraut.
There are only two decent things in Germany - beer and sausages and I think you've been at the beer a bit too hard. It's made you think you can talk to the grown up countries.
I tell you what: - why not crank up the Scorpions on the Technics stereo and have a few more beers and watch a video of Micheal Schumachers best interviews. It might sort you out. Then you can concentrate on the Schleswig -Holstein question. Very important that.
In any case Germany isn't a real country. It's just Prussia with a few bits of France attached. You've only existed since 1871 - even the yanks would laugh at that. Not to mention the fact that you were cut in half for most of the 20th century.
It's true you often beat us at our national game, but we have absolutely trounced you at yours. Twice.
(ps "Ich Dien" comes from the King of Bohemia (the Black Prince nicked his crown).
Still at least your trains run on time. Like with the Schlieffen Plan. You cheeky scamps!
Frankly, logos old bean you simply perpetuate the image of the boorish, humourless Kraut.
There are only two decent things in Germany - beer and sausages and I think you've been at the beer a bit too hard. It's made you think you can talk to the grown up countries.
I tell you what: - why not crank up the Scorpions on the Technics stereo and have a few more beers and watch a video of Micheal Schumachers best interviews. It might sort you out. Then you can concentrate on the Schleswig -Holstein question. Very important that.
In any case Germany isn't a real country. It's just Prussia with a few bits of France attached. You've only existed since 1871 - even the yanks would laugh at that. Not to mention the fact that you were cut in half for most of the 20th century.
It's true you often beat us at our national game, but we have absolutely trounced you at yours. Twice.
(ps "Ich Dien" comes from the King of Bohemia (the Black Prince nicked his crown).
Still at least your trains run on time. Like with the Schlieffen Plan. You cheeky scamps!
Dec 28th, 2008, 05:13 AM
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In the middle of the Annual Flanner Progress around the Realm, I'm hearing any amount of Ire.
From the awfulness of the offers in the Woolies closing down sale, to the scandalous way John Sergeant got elbowed out of Strictly Come Dancing (does any real human being, outside the Meeja bubble, really call it 'Strictly', as if it was a weekly S&M magazine?), Middle England (not to mention hard core, hard as nails, working class Liverpool) is seriously pissed off about practically everything.
But about the absence of trains no-one's going to get for journeys no-one's got the remotest intention of taking?
Get a life. And pass that bloody claret around.
From the awfulness of the offers in the Woolies closing down sale, to the scandalous way John Sergeant got elbowed out of Strictly Come Dancing (does any real human being, outside the Meeja bubble, really call it 'Strictly', as if it was a weekly S&M magazine?), Middle England (not to mention hard core, hard as nails, working class Liverpool) is seriously pissed off about practically everything.
But about the absence of trains no-one's going to get for journeys no-one's got the remotest intention of taking?
Get a life. And pass that bloody claret around.
Dec 28th, 2008, 05:31 AM
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But about the absence of trains no-one's going to get for journeys no-one's got the remotest intention of taking?>>>
Hah! Englander schweinhundt! Zis iz very important to ze Germanz!
Tommy, for you ze trainride is over!
Gott in Himmel!
Hah! Englander schweinhundt! Zis iz very important to ze Germanz!
Tommy, for you ze trainride is over!
Gott in Himmel!
Dec 28th, 2008, 05:58 AM
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I always find it amusing when threads claim there is 'anger' and 'ire' about lack of particular service or facility from 'locals', when in fact the only whinging on said subject comes from foreigners.
We don't think it appropriate to drag thousands of people away from their xmas hols so you can go and see 'Stonehedge' in the pissing rain at 6:00am on Boxing Day. So tough luck.
And I always thought travel was about embracing differences - not expecting every country to be a carbon copy of yours, just 5000 miles away. What would be the point of going if it were?
We don't think it appropriate to drag thousands of people away from their xmas hols so you can go and see 'Stonehedge' in the pissing rain at 6:00am on Boxing Day. So tough luck.
And I always thought travel was about embracing differences - not expecting every country to be a carbon copy of yours, just 5000 miles away. What would be the point of going if it were?
Dec 28th, 2008, 06:29 AM
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>Technics stereo
That says it all, vintage hardware, (yuck). No money for a decent stereo, just like there's no money for decent trains. Just try to cover it up, noone will believe you anyway.
That says it all, vintage hardware, (yuck). No money for a decent stereo, just like there's no money for decent trains. Just try to cover it up, noone will believe you anyway.
Dec 28th, 2008, 08:33 AM
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Oh my giddy aunt! That certainly was a bit of roof! roof! roof! entertainment.
Please Santa Clause, next Christmas please send South Africa a train that excludes people robbing you, slitting your throat, shooting or stabbing you and throwing you off whilst going down the track!
No, Santa. We can't all travel on The Blue Train - thats for tourists on a holiday.
The new Gautrain is coming you say?
But Santa, that's for tourists coming to the 2010 soccer games and only goes from Pretoria to Jo'burg?!
C'mon Santa, I'm tired of driving my X5 to work everyday - I want a train damn it!!
Please Santa Clause, next Christmas please send South Africa a train that excludes people robbing you, slitting your throat, shooting or stabbing you and throwing you off whilst going down the track!
No, Santa. We can't all travel on The Blue Train - thats for tourists on a holiday.
The new Gautrain is coming you say?
But Santa, that's for tourists coming to the 2010 soccer games and only goes from Pretoria to Jo'burg?!
C'mon Santa, I'm tired of driving my X5 to work everyday - I want a train damn it!!
Dec 28th, 2008, 08:51 AM
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According to this website, yes, it is also a Commonwealth thing.
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Christmas/BoxingDay.aspx
Boxing day also seems to have memories of the Roman Saturnalia.
In some places like hospitals and the army the senior staff wait on the ranks in the way that Roman slaves would be waited on by the masters.
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Christmas/BoxingDay.aspx
Boxing day also seems to have memories of the Roman Saturnalia.
In some places like hospitals and the army the senior staff wait on the ranks in the way that Roman slaves would be waited on by the masters.
Dec 28th, 2008, 09:50 AM
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Always fun to read the yearly "Why no trains on Christmas" thread!
If Boxing Day was such a holy institution on which only the bare necessesities like emergency services, power & water should be supplied, why did all the major shopping centres and high street department stores advertise Boxing Day sales?
Why had hundreds of sales people struggle to get to the workplace to satisfy the "need for shopping" of the general public on December 26th?
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle5399734.ece
I find it hard to believe that anyone not hammered with mulled wine should find it more important to buy a new track suit on Dec 26 than being able to take the train.
On the other hand, if it works for the Brits, who am I to complain about it. It's just a bit... quaint.
If Boxing Day was such a holy institution on which only the bare necessesities like emergency services, power & water should be supplied, why did all the major shopping centres and high street department stores advertise Boxing Day sales?
Why had hundreds of sales people struggle to get to the workplace to satisfy the "need for shopping" of the general public on December 26th?
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle5399734.ece
I find it hard to believe that anyone not hammered with mulled wine should find it more important to buy a new track suit on Dec 26 than being able to take the train.
On the other hand, if it works for the Brits, who am I to complain about it. It's just a bit... quaint.
Dec 28th, 2008, 12:32 PM
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Uh-oh, the Q word.
"...yet so many folks who regularly take trains to town are left high and dry - missing out on the sales..."
The article says the Boxing Day Sales Friday last were the best attended "in living memory," confirming that the Sales really are a *bare necessity* like lights and water.
I got carried away at the Sales a couple years ago and met people from JAPAN who somehow some way managed to get there; maybe the Cantabrigians or whomever the OP is going on about can get some travel tips from them.
"...yet so many folks who regularly take trains to town are left high and dry - missing out on the sales..."
The article says the Boxing Day Sales Friday last were the best attended "in living memory," confirming that the Sales really are a *bare necessity* like lights and water.
I got carried away at the Sales a couple years ago and met people from JAPAN who somehow some way managed to get there; maybe the Cantabrigians or whomever the OP is going on about can get some travel tips from them.
