BellaRuth wrote:

Winston wrote:

First, how come you don't use the word "bloody" in your speech like a lot of people from the UK do? Do only certain types of people use that term?

I'm a big fan of the word 'bloody'. I use it a lot in real life. It's a very popular, useful word here and used by all different types of people. It emphasises something without making you sound too angry or coarse. It's quite a jokey word, usually. I'm just more thoughtful and formal, I guess, when I write.

Bloody hell! I am glad you like the word "bloody" it's not used here in the US even though I think it's an interesting word to use sometimes. Other British words that I think are interesting are; cheers, smashing (as in "that is just smashing") and fancy (as in "fancy that").

jamesbond wrote:

Other British words that I think are interesting are; cheers, smashing (as in "that is just smashing") and fancy (as in "fancy that").

Haha. We don't really say 'smashing', but all the others are used regularly.

My personal favourite is 'bollocks'. It's a very good word if something goes wrong.


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And make us lose the good we oft might win,
By fearing to attempt.

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BellaRuth wrote:

jamesbond wrote:

Other British words that I think are interesting are; cheers, smashing (as in "that is just smashing") and fancy (as in "fancy that").

Haha. We don't really say 'smashing', but all the others are used regularly.

My personal favourite is 'bollocks'. It's a very good word if something goes wrong.

What about the term "clap trap" is that ever used anymore in Britain? Or how about "keep a stiff upper lip" is that ever used anymore?

jamesbond wrote:

What about the term "clap trap" is that ever used anymore in Britain? Or how about "keep a stiff upper lip" is that ever used anymore?

Hmmm. They're not regularly used, but they are still current. If someone said 'clap trap' it wouldn't sound strange to me. The latter is only used as a joke.


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Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win,
By fearing to attempt.

- Shakespeare, Measure for Measure

Given your criteria, Bella, you really should take a look at Croatia. Much cheaper than the UK and western Europe. For example, I spent three weeks in a quite satisfactory hotel room with a balcony overlooking a spectacular view of the Adriatic for 75 euro a day (about 97 USD right now). Probably would have paid four times as much on the Mediterranean, which has nothing on the Adriatic for beautiful scenery and weather. Croatia isn't part of the EU system yet, and the exchange rate of the pound and krona is very favorable.

The climate is excellent. Mild winters, and while it can get hot in the summer, it's a relatively dry heat and not uncomfortable.

The coastline might be the most beautiful country I have ever seen, especially from Split to Dubrovnik.

The people are terrific -- friendly, hard-working, competent, attractive. Most of them aren't particularly happy about what they regard as wage-slave status in the current form of market capitalism, and mourn the passing of Tito-style communism and Balkan unification, but they plug along each day with a fair degree of contentment. No problem at all getting by in English, which most Croatians are very motivated to learn. Most of them speak a little, many are quite fluent. The country gets a lot of tourism, and the road signs are posted in English and German, as well as Croatian. Only downside I could see about the people -- a lot of them drive like maniacs.

And as an aside to most of the readers of this forum: the women are spectacular. It's hard to return to the U.S. after spending some time in Croatia.

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Here is a pic of us:

Holy crap that girl is hot. I wonder if you banged her and if you didnt why not? Winston, youve taken a lot of pics of a lot of hot women. Have you slept with them all or considered it?



and what is all this argument about with fuzzy? He seems like a cool guy. Did he try to get laid over the boards? A man has needs.

Master wrote:

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Here is a pic of us:

Holy crap that girl is hot. I wonder if you banged her and if you didnt why not? Winston, youve taken a lot of pics of a lot of hot women. Have you slept with them all or considered it?



and what is all this argument about with fuzzy? He seems like a cool guy. Did he try to get laid over the boards? A man has needs.

I only banged a few of them in the collage you refer to. The point is, those girls were socially open and relaxed, not stuck up. But just cause a girl is social doesn't mean that she wants to have sex with you right away. That's a whole nother territory.

So don't jump to conclusions.

To Bella:

I was wondering, can you ask the guys in the UK that you know, whether they consider British girls and American girls to be the same? Also, ask them if it is easy to meet girls in the UK. And let us know what they say?


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Winston said:


I only banged a few of them in the collage you refer to. The point is, those girls were socially open and relaxed, not stuck up. But just cause a girl is social doesn't mean that she wants to have sex with you right away. That's a whole nother territory.

So don't jump to conclusions.

well if you banged that super hot girl why didnt you stay with her? are your a pervert, deviant or something? I mean when you find a hot girl isnt your life complete?

Master wrote:

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Winston said:


I only banged a few of them in the collage you refer to. The point is, those girls were socially open and relaxed, not stuck up. But just cause a girl is social doesn't mean that she wants to have sex with you right away. That's a whole nother territory.

So don't jump to conclusions.

well if you banged that super hot girl why didnt you stay with her? are your a pervert, deviant or something? I mean when you find a hot girl isnt your life complete?

I didn't say I banged that Irish girl. I just talked to her. She was the only friendly and relaxed girl there who wasn't stuck up. I said I banged some of the girls in my photo collage on this site. Is that clear?

Yes you are complete when you have a hot girl, for a WHILE. But variety is the spice of life, isn't it?

Please though, ask some more wholesome and useful questions next time ok? This is inane talk.


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"The men the American public admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell them the truth." - H. L. Mencken

"Just look at us. Everything is backwards. Everything is upside down. Doctors destroy health, lawyers destroy justice, universities destroy knowledge, governments destroy freedom, the major media destroy information, and religion destroys spirituality." - Michael Ellner

"The greatest awakening I underwent in my travels is that nations in reality are the exact opposite of how they are depicted in the media." - Ladislav

Winston wrote:

I was wondering, can you ask the guys in the UK that you know, whether they consider British girls and American girls to be the same? Also, ask them if it is easy to meet girls in the UK. And let us know what they say?

Sorry Winston I just saw this.

We are thought of as very different, which is something it seems Americans find hard to understand? We see Australians as much more similar by comparison.

American girls are seen as more loud, confident, materialistic, dominant, flighty. But I don't know any guys here that are familiar with American girls, that's just the image they seem to have. It isn't necessary negative. I'm pretty sure a lot of guys here in UK would think having an American girlfriend would be great- this glossy, tanned, independent, impulsive girl with a blindingly white smile and perfect manicures, like something out of a music video.


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Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win,
By fearing to attempt.

- Shakespeare, Measure for Measure