OCT wrote:know well and it's a shithole
Manchester
I'm intrigued by this. Why?
OCT wrote:know well and it's a shithole
Manchester
Jeff K wrote:Nick's still the man! No one has been as consistent as he has been over such a long period of time.
Nick wrote:OCT wrote:know well and it's a shithole
Manchester
I'm intrigued by this. Why?
Griff wrote:The notion that Jeremy Corbyn, a lifelong vocal proponent of antisemitism, would stand in front of an antisemitic mural and commend it is utterly preposterous.
Copehead wrote:a right wing cretin like Berger....bleating about racism
Darkness_Fish wrote:OCT wrote:know well and it's a great place
Preston
<insert meme of a cat looking fucking baffled>
Darkness_Fish wrote:OCT wrote:know well and it's a great place
Preston
<insert meme of a cat looking fucking baffled>
Goat Boy wrote:I'm quite happy in the UK.
It's home and I like it here. I'm sure I could be happy elsewhere but I have no desire to live in Europe (or elsewhere ) these days.
Toby wrote:Nick wrote:OCT wrote:know well and it's a shithole
Manchester
I'm intrigued by this. Why?
I like Manchester mostly because I have friends there, but it is not a beautiful city by any stretch of the imagination.
Matt 'interesting' Wilson wrote:So I went from looking at the "I'm a Man" riff, to showing how the rave up was popular for awhile.
Toby wrote:I went to a wedding in Spain a few years back where the father of the bride told me that he had lived there for 25 years and took pride in the fact that he hadn't learnt a word of the language. I loathed him immediately.
Matt 'interesting' Wilson wrote:So I went from looking at the "I'm a Man" riff, to showing how the rave up was popular for awhile.
Griff wrote:The notion that Jeremy Corbyn, a lifelong vocal proponent of antisemitism, would stand in front of an antisemitic mural and commend it is utterly preposterous.
Copehead wrote:a right wing cretin like Berger....bleating about racism
OCT wrote:Toby wrote:I went to a wedding in Spain a few years back where the father of the bride told me that he had lived there for 25 years and took pride in the fact that he hadn't learnt a word of the language. I loathed him immediately.
I know a large number of people who've settled outside the UK and haven't bothered to learn (much of) the local language. Whatever. I don't know why it bothers people.
Matt 'interesting' Wilson wrote:So I went from looking at the "I'm a Man" riff, to showing how the rave up was popular for awhile.
OCT wrote:Yeah, I know you should make the effort. I think the vast majority do pick up a few phrases, at least.
But the idea that you form your own little communities - other expats who you get together with for drinks/chats - tends to upset some people. Even more annoying is that they look for English food in the south of Spain or wherever. I just think it's to be expected. Nobody gets hurt.
Dr Markus wrote:
Someone in your line of work usually as their own man cave aka the shed we're they can potter around fixing stuff or something don't they?
Flower wrote:I just did a google search.
OCT wrote:But the idea that you form your own little communities - other expats who you get together with for drinks/chats - tends to upset some people. Even more annoying is that they look for English food in the south of Spain or wherever. I just think it's to be expected. Nobody gets hurt.
Jeff K wrote:Nick's still the man! No one has been as consistent as he has been over such a long period of time.
Dr Markus wrote:
Someone in your line of work usually as their own man cave aka the shed we're they can potter around fixing stuff or something don't they?
Flower wrote:I just did a google search.
Bernie on FB wrote:OCT wrote:Yeah, I know you should make the effort. I think the vast majority do pick up a few phrases, at least.
But the idea that you form your own little communities - other expats who you get together with for drinks/chats - tends to upset some people. Even more annoying is that they look for English food in the south of Spain or wherever. I just think it's to be expected. Nobody gets hurt.
I agree.
Only a knobhead would snarl at say, a Turkish cafe opening in Odsal Top wouldn't they? Or Polish cafes in Bradford? A reasonable person would say 'isn't it fabulous that people can find some sense of their homeland even though they are not there any more?'
Jeff K wrote:Nick's still the man! No one has been as consistent as he has been over such a long period of time.
Nick wrote:OCT wrote:But the idea that you form your own little communities - other expats who you get together with for drinks/chats - tends to upset some people. Even more annoying is that they look for English food in the south of Spain or wherever. I just think it's to be expected. Nobody gets hurt.
Chattering class types love to slag off Brits abroad for doing that, but would never dream of applying the same standard to immigrants to the UK.
Matt 'interesting' Wilson wrote:So I went from looking at the "I'm a Man" riff, to showing how the rave up was popular for awhile.
Bernie on FB wrote:I call it 'Griff's dilemma'
Matt 'interesting' Wilson wrote:So I went from looking at the "I'm a Man" riff, to showing how the rave up was popular for awhile.
OCT wrote:Yeah, I know you should make the effort. I think the vast majority do pick up a few phrases, at least.
But the idea that you form your own little communities - other expats who you get together with for drinks/chats - tends to upset some people. Even more annoying is that they look for English food in the south of Spain or wherever. I just think it's to be expected. Nobody gets hurt.
OCT wrote:Toby talks about 'integrating', but that's quite another thing. I'd argue it's close to impossible - and also that it's not necessarily even desirable.
OCT wrote:Toby wrote:I like Manchester mostly because I have friends there, but it is not a beautiful city by any stretch of the imagination.
It's not especially friendly either.
Jeff K wrote:Nick's still the man! No one has been as consistent as he has been over such a long period of time.