tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778669464916348661.post8325468047226933144..comments2023-12-27T15:55:56.749+02:00Comments on She means well, but...: You know you're STILL English when...She Means Well...http://www.blogger.com/profile/11606884423689767178noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778669464916348661.post-62961511097674376532010-08-26T00:07:04.925+03:002010-08-26T00:07:04.925+03:00Hi! Just visiting having spotted you on Fran's...Hi! Just visiting having spotted you on Fran's 'Being Me' blog.<br />Custard! How true. I lived in Israel for a while and yearned for it, but also developed a very odd craving... for carpet! These hot Med countries just don't <i>do</i> wall to wall.<br /><br />Word verification: anicepu ... I'm being careful how I say it!broken birohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233920262119205474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778669464916348661.post-23400188401601673492010-08-25T23:32:56.053+03:002010-08-25T23:32:56.053+03:00Luckily for me, I never really had enormous need o...Luckily for me, I never really had enormous need of the good old NHS - but it was certainly comforting knowing it was if I ever did.<br /><br />I have to add that it gives me enormous joy that, despite himself, my Greek-born & bred son knows The Archers music and can sometimes be heard singing it to himself when he thinks no-one can hear him. <br />There's a little bit of England inplanted there too!She Means Well...https://www.blogger.com/profile/11606884423689767178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778669464916348661.post-67446450836116666712010-08-25T23:25:39.817+03:002010-08-25T23:25:39.817+03:00I lived in the Canaries for a while and was amazed...I lived in the Canaries for a while and was amazed by how quickly I craved rain. Now I rarely moan about it. That, the Archers and the NHS - wonderful, wonderful thingsEllenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09274237523956714761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778669464916348661.post-5995741300899557242010-08-25T16:43:32.685+03:002010-08-25T16:43:32.685+03:00The 80s? I was all done with most of my growing up...The 80s? I was all done with most of my growing up by then! Child of the mid-60s, that's me.<br />But I guess some things are timeless, eh?She Means Well...https://www.blogger.com/profile/11606884423689767178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778669464916348661.post-43730338718419655132010-08-25T16:17:00.958+03:002010-08-25T16:17:00.958+03:00I read such a list about people born in the 80s, f...I read such a list about people born in the 80s, felt so true and I felt like being watched :)<br />I am not English, obviously, but had so much fun reading your list. I would love to be English, even if just for some of the reasons you wrote up there.Anca Pandreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234957371981895245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778669464916348661.post-29164927075148223602010-08-24T21:45:30.489+03:002010-08-24T21:45:30.489+03:00That's a fab list, and so, so true.That's a fab list, and so, so true.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778669464916348661.post-82939627325881531362010-08-24T14:29:12.680+03:002010-08-24T14:29:12.680+03:00A great list, having read it. I am a true Brit! I ...A great list, having read it. I am a true Brit! I love the one about the queue!<br /><br />Mich xMichelleTwinMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03666267510923224699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778669464916348661.post-73114785436649216962010-08-23T22:43:09.113+03:002010-08-23T22:43:09.113+03:00The Wonderman bought a new kettle over the weekend...The Wonderman bought a new kettle over the weekend after an argument... "A cup of tea aids diplomacy and reconciliation" he said. Bless him. :)Georgina Ragazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14500657171463057093noreply@blogger.com