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How do I avoid looking and acting American while traveling in Europe?
Turlough wrote:
If the average Yank lost 25 stone, he'd fall through his arsehole and hang himself. 20 years ago or so, I spotted a McDonalds in Dublin. I recall saying to my wife, "Give them a generation or two, and the Europeans will be sporting the huge arses they accuse us of." I should have taken up fortune telling... So you suggest that it is McDonald's that are responsible? -- PB The return address has been MUNGED |
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How do I avoid looking and acting American while traveling in Europe?
"Maria" wrote in message ... On Sun, 6 Jun 2004 09:49:45 +0100, "The Rifleman" wrote: Any other suggestions? Grow some balls and walk like a man That is something we Brits would respect. What is 'walking like a man'? John Wayne? Nup, Just being honest, truthful proud, decent, law abidding self reliant, straight talking and dignifide just like 99% of americans. |
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How do I avoid looking and acting American while traveling in Europe?
"Welsh Witch" wrote in message news On Sun, 06 Jun 2004 09:55:25 +0100, The Rifleman wrote: nobby landowner. 2. No shouting or raised voices - Always speak at a level tone Only in England or Finland. Face facts the Welsh will ignore him, the Irish will try and con him and the jocks will just try to borrow money off him ) whilst the English will still call him a damn colonial. *************************************** Oh dear \Rifleman you have got out of the wrong side today. Wahtever is the matter can we hlp?:-) Just suprised to see my welsh dog rearing lady friend on this NG ) |
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How do I avoid looking and acting American while traveling in Europe?
Not really...the rest was humour, but I'm interested to know if there have been reports of attacks on US tourists. Only for having atrocious dress sense, Only yesterday I was in York at the judges Lodgings for dinner, their was a coach load of american tourists and whislt they were truly pleasant and charming people whose company was a pleasure their dress sense was like nothing on earth, IE 50 yr old californian lady of a least 18 stones who wore stretch bottom lycra bottoms, she looked like something greenpeace would want to save) what I simply can not grasp is how America that produces some fabulously cuts denim jeans like Levis and wranglers, and stylish cheanos is how they can not produce any decent looking slacks for men, are the best US tailers all employed by jeans makers? |
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How do I avoid looking and acting American while traveling in Europe?
"Maria" wrote in message ... On Sun, 06 Jun 2004 11:49:59 +0200, Magda wrote: On Sun, 06 Jun 2004 09:01:36 GMT, in rec.travel.europe, (Maria) arranged some electrons, so they looked like this : ... On Sun, 6 Jun 2004 10:48:49 +0200, "tim" ... wrote: ... ... ... ... (You know the joke about how to silence an Italian?) ... ... ... Tie his hands behind his back? Does it silence Prince Charles ? I was watching him on telly at the D-Day remembrance yesterday. He looked like a grinning loon! He is an inbred grinning loon and so is his ****ty son for going to play golf instead of going to normandy. |
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How do I avoid looking and acting American while traveling in Europe?
Of course the easy option is to think how americans behave in public then do
the opposite and you will be fine.) |
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How do I avoid looking and acting American while traveling inEurope?
Padraig Breathnach wrote:
Turlough wrote: If the average Yank lost 25 stone, he'd fall through his arsehole and hang himself. 20 years ago or so, I spotted a McDonalds in Dublin. I recall saying to my wife, "Give them a generation or two, and the Europeans will be sporting the huge arses they accuse us of." I should have taken up fortune telling... So you suggest that it is McDonald's that are responsible? Not McDonald's per se, but the entire American diet. The results of studies on 2nd and 3rd generation Oriental-Am's has shown that the change to a western diet was a leading factor in increased cases of obesity and diabetes among that group. Urbanization, which usually leads to a decrease in normal daily exercise, and poverty are also relevant factors. Turlough |
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How do I avoid looking and acting American while traveling inEurope?
Mean Mr Mustard wrote:
Unfortunately, I drew the short straw and will be heading to Europe on a business trip this summer. Now *that* was a successful troll -- ironic, subtle and believable. Congratulations. You must be very proud. -- Ron |
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How do I avoid looking and acting American while traveling in Europe?
On 5 Jun 2004 23:15:24 -0700, (Mean Mr Mustard)
wrote: Any other suggestions? Miss your flight. JRP |
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How do I avoid looking and acting American while traveling inEurope?
" Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression."
Marginal comment on a letter, from the Russian Chancellor Gorchakov. Otto Von Bismarck November 1876, The Independent of Clackamas County, Oregon "The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions ... but by iron and blood." (Otto Von Bismarck, Speech, Sept. 30, 1862.) |
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