Expat whinge of the year award.

[owdoggy]

This must have a chance of winning the first prize.
On another forum (yes, I do go on others) someone was whinging about the price of turnip here compared to the UK............ I kid you not.

You think you've heard it all & then someone comes along with something like this

What's next I wonder?


Doggy

[Stravinsky]

If theres one thing that really p!sses me off its the "it wouldn't happen in the UK" sentence

My normal response is "well **** off back there then if you don't like it"

[jojo]

Originally Posted by Stravinsky

If theres one thing that really p!sses me off its the "it wouldn't happen in the UK" sentence

My normal response is "well **** off back there then if you don't like it"

I often say that as a positive tho!! I love the things they do here that "wouldnt happen in the UK"!!! Cos theres so damn much that wouldnt happen in the UK cos its soooo mollycoddled and protected!!!

Jo xxx

[owdoggy]

I can't understand they way a lot of them keep on banging on about UK politics ............. as if they're still there
I'm not a political animal myself and would rather have my neh nehs cut off with a rusty hacksaw blade than talk politics but if that's your thing then surely it should the politics of the place where you live.......... or am I missing summat?

Maybe it's because they live here but don't regard it as "home" whereas this is definitely "home" for us and we plan to stay here until we kick the bucket or get so doddery that we have to get shipped off to a place where you press a button for somebody to come & wipe the dribble off yer chin


Doggy

[XTreme]

Originally Posted by owdoggy

we have to get shipped off to a place where you press a button for somebody to come & wipe the dribble off yer chin

Like Albox?

[Warren D]

Originally Posted by owdoggy

I can't understand they way a lot of them keep on banging on about UK politics ............. as if they're still there

We were in England for 3 days a couple of weeks ago (not that I actually wanted to be there). My step father asked us if we had satellite TV. I told him we did. He said something like "Well it's good to keep up with the news here" I told him I don't usually watch the news because I really don't care what's going on in the UK now. He still insisted that it was good to know what was happening and I had to tell him again that I really don't care.

[Pesky Wesky]

Originally Posted by owdoggy

This must have a chance of winning the first prize.
On another forum (yes, I do go on others) someone was whinging about the price of turnip here compared to the UK............ I kid you not.

You think you've heard it all & then someone comes along with something like this

What's next I wonder?


Doggy

On the scale of whinging, I would say that's a pretty good whinge!!

[XTreme]

Originally Posted by Pesky Wesky

On the scale of whinging, I would say that's a pretty good whinge!!

Nobody can match Jo for whinging! She even whinges about her whinges!

[jojo]

Originally Posted by owdoggy

I can't understand they way a lot of them keep on banging on about UK politics ............. as if they're still there
I'm not a political animal myself and would rather have my neh nehs cut off with a rusty hacksaw blade than talk politics but if that's your thing then surely it should the politics of the place where you live.......... or am I missing summat?

Maybe it's because they live here but don't regard it as "home" whereas this is definitely "home" for us and we plan to stay here until we kick the bucket or get so doddery that we have to get shipped off to a place where you press a button for somebody to come & wipe the dribble off yer chin


Doggy

I whinge about UK politics cos OH still has his business over there and we still own a house over there - so sadly we cant escape it!!!

Jo xxx

[jojo]

Originally Posted by XTreme

Nobody can match Jo for whinging! She even whinges about her whinges!

I havent whinged for ages!! well not on here, I save it for the OH when he comes over!!!!!


Jo xxx