clint van damme
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Never thought of it like that before but youre right.
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Never thought of it like that before but youre right.
tommydazzle
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Stayed in a small hamlet near Charing in Kent and was surprised at how beautiful and quiet it was. Also how high we were - being able to see both coasts. This bit of the Weald was very wooded and we walked miles without seeing cars and we're lucky to have a great country pub just up the road.
Coincidentally, I am currently transcribing my grandad's war diaries and it jumped out at me that he spent some months organising the coastal defences in Kent and stayed in Charing - somewhere I'd never heard of until I visited.
Coincidentally, I am currently transcribing my grandad's war diaries and it jumped out at me that he spent some months organising the coastal defences in Kent and stayed in Charing - somewhere I'd never heard of until I visited.
Covstu
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Milton Keynes comes to mind, shitehole!
no_loyalty
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I have never been to Scotland either, the furthest north I have been to is the lake district
Houchens Head
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If you enjoyed the Lake District, you would LOVE Scotland!
Otis
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Except for the Scottish.
As with most things, it depends where you go I suppose.
I know a lad who moved up to Aberdeen and got so much shit for being English and also a friend of my daughter's, who went to live in a very small town somewhere in Scotland and her mum said people were not nice at all to them because they were English.
Also, one of my wife's clients just moved down from Scotland to England and she says the English are much nicer than the Scots.
I'm sure in many, many places the Scots there are lovely though. I pretty much always find the Scots to be a friendly bunch.
Houchens Head
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More Scotland pics...….
Me and the missus at Gretna Green
Salmon River in the Trossachs
Salmon river again
Waterfall in a valley
Fort William
Mcnab graveyard in Killin
The Falls of Dochart, Killin
Me looking for salmon!
Ferry from Oban to some islands or other!
Missus and her aunty in Oban
Me and the missus at Gretna Green
Salmon River in the Trossachs
Salmon river again
Waterfall in a valley
Fort William
Mcnab graveyard in Killin
The Falls of Dochart, Killin
Me looking for salmon!
Ferry from Oban to some islands or other!
Missus and her aunty in Oban
WhaleOilBeefHooked
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Very few interactions or photos of the people though, I see.
Houchens Head
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I think that's pretty much the same wherever you go. Everyone hates the English! Nothing new! :emoji_smile:Except for the Scottish.
As with most things, it depends where you go I suppose.
I know a lad who moved up to Aberdeen and got so much shit for being English and also a friend of my daughter's, who went to live in a very small town somewhere in Scotland and her mum said people were not nice at all to them because they were English.
Also, one of my wife's clients just moved down from Scotland to England and she says the English are much nicer than the Scots.
I'm sure in many, many places the Scots there are lovely though. I pretty much always find the Scots to be a friendly bunch.
Houchens Head
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Okay. If you insist…. Here's a couple we met and spent a day or two with in Perth. (I go on holiday to see sights and scenery, not to photograph complete strangers.)
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Otis
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Nice last pic, but who's the younger woman with your missus there?
Houchens Head
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Mrs. Wisdom's brother moved to Aberdeen and has made it home, so maybe it's who you are
(as it happens, Aberdeen and east coast of Scotland is one area I haven't been mind you)
And as we're on Scotland pics...
fernandopartridge
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Glasgow is the friendliest city I've been to in the UK I think.Except for the Scottish.
As with most things, it depends where you go I suppose.
I know a lad who moved up to Aberdeen and got so much shit for being English and also a friend of my daughter's, who went to live in a very small town somewhere in Scotland and her mum said people were not nice at all to them because they were English.
Also, one of my wife's clients just moved down from Scotland to England and she says the English are much nicer than the Scots.
I'm sure in many, many places the Scots there are lovely though. I pretty much always find the Scots to be a friendly bunch.
dutchman
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It's not the original though: Dreamland Margate - Wikipedia
The site was pretty much an empty wasteland the last time I saw it.
Otis
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He was a lovely lad to be honest. Think the problem may have been that he went up there to supervise workers and maybe they didn't like a 'foreigner' muscling in.Mrs. Wisdom's brother moved to Aberdeen and has made it home, so maybe it's who you are
(as it happens, Aberdeen and east coast of Scotland is one area I haven't been mind you)
And as we're on Scotland pics...
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Houchens Head
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Strangely, when I went to Eire to trace family and look up old records we (me and 'er indoors), were treated with the 'cold shoulder' quite often. Eventually, one evening when we were in a bar in Cork, I had been ignored after asking for a Guinness and something for the missus, I lost my rag and eventually called the barman over and said to him "Listen mate, I may have an English accent but my missus is Polish/Lithuanian, and I'm here to see my Irish family here in Cork! Are you going to serve me?!" He just looked at me, smiled and apologised. "Bloody hell Sur!" he said, "I didn't know. What'll you be having, and it's on the house!" My English accent had allowed me to feel alienated in the country of my family, but I understood.
Houchens Head
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Had a fortnight in Jersey a good few years ago. Really enjoyed it. The German Underground Hospital was fascinating. And of course, all the locals seemed to remember the Jerries being there during the war! Oh, and went to visit Lily Langtree's grave. (The Jersey Lily) older posters would have hear of her".
Sick Boy
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Hahaha! My family are from Limerick and Tipperary and i've had similar experiences after speaking but weirdly one time it seemed to matter less once they realised I was with one of cousins and uncle.
I once asked for a stamp to England in one of the Aran Islands and the old woman behind the counter was clearly taken a back and said I didn't expect to hear that accent come from your mouth.
Terry Gibson's perm
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Been to a lot of places in the uk but seen little as I am always there working, been to Jersey and Guernsey which are both lovely but expensive and been to the IOM which is a dump and only seems to have one interesting thing the tt