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| Registered: March 19, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 6,018 |
| | Posted: | | | | In Holland it's even worse. Pure Darwin!
ShinyDiscGuy is absolutely right though about the UK. Queue jumping is regarded as utterly uncivilized there. | | | | Last edited: by dee1959jay |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 17,334 |
| | Posted: | | | | Thanks.. will pass all this on to Britt.  | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: March 10, 2009 | | Posts: 2,248 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting DJ Doena: Quote:
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Any way besides that i will offer this one caveat to obey if your daughter is to avoid any problems with British culture. ALWAYS RESPECT THE QUEUE. It's the biggest cardinal sin in British society to queue jump or push in front of a queue. Seriously you will evoke the wrath of an angry mob if you do this.
In Germany (you know, the Verboten! guys  ) it's totally the other way around when it comes to check out. If a new register opens, it's totally survival of the fittest.  lol i know. I have gotten into a few arguments with Germans pushing on to buses. Not that any one is right or wrong. I just try to convince them to respect the customs here, and well Germans are a head strong people so yeah you can imagine how well that went down. French on the other hand just bury there heads in the sand and hope to be somewhere else  |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 6,744 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting ShinyDiscGuy: Quote:
lol i know. I have gotten into a few arguments with Germans pushing on to buses. Not that any one is right or wrong. I just try to convince them to respect the customs here, and well Germans are a head strong people so yeah you can imagine how well that went down.
French on the other hand just bury there heads in the sand and hope to be somewhere else Well, in the Holiday Country Towel Wars you've adjusted to our methods very quickly. On a sad note, I too have the feeling, we're getting more impolite again over the past two decades. The old rule "first out then in" when it comes to transportation is ignored more and more. People start to pile up in front of the doors when the bus/tram stops and try to get in before even one person started to get out. | | | Karsten
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 |  Posts: 2,337 |
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| Registered: July 16, 2010 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 527 |
| | Posted: | | | | On the same theme as queue jumping, don't forget all the 'unwritten rules' of the Underground! Tube RulesThere's no rules committee forum either.  | | | | Do you ever find yourself striving for perfection with an almost worthless attempt at it? Guttermouth "Lemon Water". Also, I include in my Profiler database VHS tapes, audio DVDs, audio books (digital, cassette and CD), video games (digital, DVD and CD) and 'enhanced' CDs with video tracks on them, as well as films and TV I've bought digitally. So I'm an anarchist, deal with it. Just be thankful I don't include most of my records and CDs etc in it too; don't think I haven't been tempted... |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,334 |
| | Posted: | | | | Any help here would be appreciated... Brittany wants to go there with a gift for the host family... but has no ideas! How about some good ideas for a gift? | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: March 10, 2009 | | Posts: 2,248 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Addicted2DVD: Quote:
Any help here would be appreciated... Brittany wants to go there with a gift for the host family... but has no ideas! How about some good ideas for a gift? What kind of people are her host family? |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 756 |
| | Posted: | | | | A "coffee-table" book about the beauties of the National Parks, mountain ranges, New England in autumn, loads of prettiness! Large format, lots of glossy colour photographs. Very much American natural history....throw in a few pictures of cuddly (yeah, right) bears. | | | | Chris | | | | Last edited: by Mole |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,334 |
| | Posted: | | | | we haven't heard yet who she will be staying with.
That sounds like a good idea Mole... Thanks! | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: March 10, 2009 | | Posts: 2,248 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Addicted2DVD: Quote:
we haven't heard yet who she will be staying with.
That sounds like a good idea Mole... Thanks! Fridge magnets and a local ale. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 756 |
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Fridge magnets and a local ale. I'm very partial to Sierra Nevada Pale Ale...... | | | | Chris |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,334 |
| | Posted: | | | | I don't think the ale will work out... first never been on a plane to try... but can you bring alcohol on a plane? Second... Britt is underage. At least here in the US... don't know about the UK. | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 756 |
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I don't think the ale will work out... first never been on a plane to try... but can you bring alcohol on a plane? Second... Britt is underage. At least here in the US... don't know about the UK. I don't think Shiny was being serious  anyway, we can buy SN Pale in Tesco these days! You can take alcohol on a plane provided you are of the approved age in your departure country - one of the most popular shops airside is the Duty Free, where they will be delighted to relieve passengers of their cash. However most destination countries limit the amount of Duty Free that one is allowed to import. Perhaps the book is not such a bad idea. The age in the UK for purchase of alcohol is 18. Britt should be aware that the amount of liquids, pastes (including water, make-up, even toothpaste) that you can hand-carry through airport security is severely limited (100 ml total, I think), so her Chanel No. 5 should go in hold baggage.  Also, something that has only just started in the UK is that she may be asked to prove that any electronic gadgets - laptops, phones, MP3 players - can be powered up and operational, otherwise they will not be allowed on board. So make sure they're all fully charged prior to setting off for the airport | | | | Chris |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 756 |
| | Posted: | | | | And check the expiry dates for her passport, UK visa (if she needs one), credit cards etc TODAY!!!!! Not tomorrow, or the day after or "we've got plenty of time" etc.
Daughter #2 had a short trip booked for Firenze with her boyfriend last month. The day before departure, she dug out her passport only to discover that it had expired in March...no time to do anything, no trip and floods of tears...
Fortunately she'd had it with her at Uni, so no blame could be attached to Mum & Dad. | | | | Chris | | | | Last edited: by Mole |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,334 |
| | Posted: | | | | Thanks Chris. No problem with her passport... she just did get it for this trip.
Britt is 18 so while legal there... she is not legal here. | | | | Pete |
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