tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post4358952889047962809..comments2023-10-07T16:35:50.848+01:00Comments on wakeupandsmellthecoffee: Moving to England: Weather Reportwakeupandsmellthecoffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04602735058278146250noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-2993723433907489832008-03-14T01:17:00.000+00:002008-03-14T01:17:00.000+00:00yes actually, well some things, like restaraunts w...yes actually, well some things, like restaraunts with authentic argentine food. haven't found a good place to buy name-brand yerba mate yet though.darth sardonichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17247659067852638070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-76959455763708490972008-03-13T09:31:00.000+00:002008-03-13T09:31:00.000+00:00chrisb: I like to think of the weather as a gift o...chrisb: I like to think of the weather as a gift of sorts. It helps everyone get over those awkward moments of what to say.<BR/><BR/>kaycie: The reverse for the English is people asking them if they're Australian (which a lot of Americans do). I always get asked if I'm American or Canadian (which no doubt would annoy the Canadians as they, technically, are Americans too).<BR/><BR/>CJ: So true, so true. I tell my husband that I think the British are in denial of their weather and that's why they buy soft-top cars and barbecues and wear T-shirts in winter.<BR/><BR/>Darthman: Once I let go of my Americanism a bit, I started to enjoy life here a bit more. Are you finding Argentian stuff more available in Florida?<BR/><BR/>flowerpot: I'll have my accent till I do, and I don't mind.<BR/><BR/>expatmum: But you live in Chicago, which, as I've said before, I love. I've learned the hard lesson that your happiness is where you find it.<BR/><BR/>kelly: I use British spellings in my posts and when I comment on UK blogs, but I use American spellings when I comment on American blogs. But I can't get my head round some British spellings, like for maneuver (is it manouevre or something like that?) and estrogen (oestrogen?) and diarrhea (won't even attempt that one).<BR/>I've never heard your voice but I can imagine you sounding like Mary Poppins.wakeupandsmellthecoffeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04602735058278146250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-21212643662610822922008-03-13T08:33:00.000+00:002008-03-13T08:33:00.000+00:00I've never noticed your accent...but have noticed ...I've never noticed your accent...but have noticed that you use English spellings. It's funny, but I suppose I always assumed you were a happy import. I know from experience that living in a different country isn't all it's cracked up to be though.<BR/><BR/>On the subject of accents, I once had an American (soldier!!) boyfriend...his friends usually asked if I was Australian, Danish and even American. Never once did they think I was English...and I sound like Mary Poppins!Kelly Inneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17145699000960809495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-91491478595758114062008-03-12T20:44:00.000+00:002008-03-12T20:44:00.000+00:00Goodness, that was like reading me in reverse. I ...Goodness, that was like reading me in reverse. I can say it's only in the last few years, (of 18) that I have finally stopped banging on about moving back to the UK. My kids love it here, and also love the UK. Like you, there are tons of things I miss about home but more and more things that I can accept about over here. My husband and I talked last week about moving somwhere else when the older two are out of high school, (another 7 years) and for the first time I didn't automatically think of England. <BR/>Can't wait to read the next post.Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-60240497926889030252008-03-12T16:30:00.000+00:002008-03-12T16:30:00.000+00:00I have a French friend who's been over here for 25...I have a French friend who's been over here for 25 years and she still has a very strong French accent!Flowerpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102679179201725732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-3686873464412042912008-03-12T16:15:00.000+00:002008-03-12T16:15:00.000+00:00sweet! i discovered i really started loving argen...sweet! i discovered i really started loving argentina and all about it when i let go of the yank things some. i forgot all about 4th of july and celebrated nueve de julio instead. and my time there had an end date, but i felt a closeness with the country and people.<BR/><BR/>i actually missed argentina like crazy for some time when i left. and there are still argentine things i search the local area for constantly.<BR/><BR/>excellent post.darth sardonichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17247659067852638070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-69460232496362707222008-03-12T16:08:00.000+00:002008-03-12T16:08:00.000+00:00It's such a British thing to moan about the weathe...It's such a British thing to moan about the weather. It puts a bit of excitement into your day. Always starts a conversation. Makes you realise that buying a Barbeque or a soft top car is a bit daft really, when there aren't many days of the year that you'll get your money's worth. I think all countries have their ups and downs but we will always have roots.<BR/><BR/>Crystal xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-32192809645569407782008-03-12T14:54:00.000+00:002008-03-12T14:54:00.000+00:00When I visited England, some of the people I met a...When I visited England, some of the people I met asked if I was from Texas. Texas! That's a horrid thing to ask an Okie. For whatever reason, the drawl in my accent was associated with Texas as opposed to the South in general.<BR/><BR/>I loved England and I'd like to visit again. I suppose if I were staying my outlook might be different. I can't imagine what it must have been like for you.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05655321325607087357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-84657825542390578782008-03-12T10:51:00.000+00:002008-03-12T10:51:00.000+00:00LOl Where would we Brits be without the weather to...LOl Where would we Brits be without the weather to start the conversation!ChrisBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06958330170295676200noreply@blogger.com