The Language Barrier

[DudeAsInCool]

the war has begun

[slum_goddess]

1st off, thank you very much for the patchouli link, Umma. :)

back on topic: we'd filled out online forms to book appointments to look for a flat and had only one requirement: a tub (i hate showers) & the letting agents all said that was a luxury. imagine our surprise when shown the first place which, of course, had a bathtub. when we asked about it, the agent said a tub was a jacuzzi, what we call a 'hot tub' in the states.

[Umma]

lol ... your estate agent needs to improve his bi-lingual skills. Chances are he knew what you meant and just wanted to be awkward. The English can be pretty stuffy at times... not like the Irish at all :D

(hides )

[slum_goddess]

Umma, this was /every/ agent (over 250 we pinged online before we went) who told us the same thing. and that's another thing: the term 'estate agent' conjures up visions of very wealthy people buying huge fancy places w/lots of land (so does 'estate wagon' which we call a plain ol' 'station wagon' back home).

oooh, you're in Ireland? i have friends there and i'm dying to visit them.

that's another thing i love about being here, the ease w/which everyone can travel to different places. yeah, i know it's a much smaller scale than in the states but since it is, people are accustomed to seeing other kinds of people and so are more forgiving and open-minded to those who might not fit their own types. (until we actually met in meatspace, my BF assumed i was a 'soccer mom' (general stereotype: amerikan housewife w/school-age kids who drives them in an SUV). that couldn't be further from the truth.

[Umma]

Loads of cheapo flights between England/Scotland and Ireland... it's a bit like a bus service these days.

[wingnut2600]

My evidence:

[jipper]

what skin is that on the start menu thingy, and whats goes on in the "chikinsex" room?!

[grab_grab_the_haddock]

whats goes on in the "chikinsex" room?!

Believe me dude, you just dont wanna know... we could tell you, only then we'd have to murder you.

BTW, nice photoshop job wingnut.

[DudeAsInCool]

what skin is that on the start menu thingy, and whats goes on in the "chikinsex" room?!

:good job: