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So many brits on macrumors
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The timezone thing is ace because it means if you have a problem you can post it, go to sleep and someone might have had a stab at it!
Regarding the map, blimey, there was me trying to say everyone is cool and we started a mini war! ...and I'm not from London! I live in Guildford (but am from Oxford) not London (as cool as it is there)!
Regarding the map, blimey, there was me trying to say everyone is cool and we started a mini war! ...and I'm not from London! I live in Guildford (but am from Oxford) not London (as cool as it is there)!
Tragically macrumors.co.uk doesn't exist (and forward to macrumors.com like pcrumors.com does...) (i know it's a sad thing that I just checked) It is true though that us Brit's are "loud" in that we write a lot...
It's also nice to talk to other people from different countries it's good to see the different POV's. I'm also impressed by how good the English is of the non native English speakers on the message board, it certainly puts me to shame
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It's also nice to talk to other people from different countries it's good to see the different POV's. I'm also impressed by how good the English is of the non native English speakers on the message board, it certainly puts me to shame
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Eraserhead said:I'm also impressed by how good the English is of the non native English speakers on the message board, it certainly puts me to shame
But why? Yours isn't so bad either....
They're trying to convince us to start using "coulour" and saying "one does this and one does that" and refering to bands and companies in the plural (Apple are a great company).
But it won't work. We're incorrigible.
Although if someone could get me a blue Mini Cooper S with a Union Jack on the roof....
*loves the MR Brit population*
But it won't work. We're incorrigible.
Although if someone could get me a blue Mini Cooper S with a Union Jack on the roof....
*loves the MR Brit population*
No! Warm ale is what drives me to the UK at least once a year!Sun Baked said:I guess it is time to fumigate again, the warm beer is driving off all the other customers.
mkrishnan said:They're trying to convince us to start using "coulour" and saying "one does this and one does that" and refering to bands and companies in the plural (Apple are a great company).
But it won't work. We're incorrigible.
Although if someone could get me a blue Mini Cooper S with a Union Jack on the roof....
*loves the MR Brit population*
So long as you don't lump us Aussies into the "Brit" crowd - do you realise just how hard it was to get the hell out of there and down here for our forebears?
Doopdedoopdedoop....
Colour
Humour
Harbour
Neighbour
Spelt
Gaol
Aluminium.
Apple are a great company, it's true - saying "Apple is a great company" sounds weird.
What I like about Australian culture is that it's similar in a lot of respects to British culture (stands to reason I guess) but without all the whining about the weather (actually most aussies would say "without all he whining full stop" )
(actually most aussies would say "without all he whining full stop" )
I loves me the international feel of the MacRumors. It lets me learn new words like "uni" and "petrol station."
Not meaning to be in anyway abusive, but pretty much any non-aboriginal (excuse spelling!) didn't 'get the hell out of there', they were all convicts sent to Australia from Great Britain.
"...the eastern half of the continent was claimed by the British in 1770 and officially settled through penal transportation as the colony of New South Wales on January 26, 1788. As the population grew and new areas were explored, another five largely self-governing Crown Colonies were successively established over the course of the nineteenth century." Wikipedia
emotion said:What I like about Australian culture is that it's similar in a lot of respects to British culture (stands to reason I guess) but without all the whining about the weather
I dunno... I had a whinge about our weather a while back - I was annoyed that winter had been so warm and pleasant whilst I wanted something more inclement so we would get some more snow and I could go skiing.
Mind you, what's to complain about this in the middle of winter...
A long way to the right of the image above is a section of the coast where there is very little sand - there is a council-owned free rock pool for swimming and a stretch of coast with small pebbles instead of sand. One day there were three or four people lying on towels on the pebbles. I thought, "must be Poms" and sure enough as I walked past, thick Yorkshire "you were lucky" accents. There was a massive stretch of clean, white sun-drenched sand just around the headland and this family had chosen the only small stretch of pebbles in NSW to spread out their towels.
tektonnic said:
Um, that's what I meant. My forebears had to steal a loaf of bread, get sent to the colony, endure a hellish ship journey manacled below decks and then deal with scurvy, corporal punishment and the harsh reality of living down under just to get away from England.
I think I know the history of my own country.
Chundles said:
First I did say I wasn't trying to start an argument, I was mearly making the point that its not like they thought lets move to Oz or even I know if I break the law I can go to Oz. They were criminals (not just bakery thieves!) who were kicked out.
Chundles said:
Well the British clearly don't understand your humour. That must be why they kicked you out back in the day.
