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Saxon · #11 January 4th, 2002, 12:40 PM

You think internet slang is bad, imagine poor Canadian me dealing with heavy English accents and Cockney rhyming slang when I spent a year in the UK! I went on a blind date with a Geordie lass and we literally could not understand each other. It was more of a blind and deaf date. As someone said, North America and the UK are two cultures, divided by a common language.

Growltigga · #12 January 4th, 2002, 01:01 PM

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Originally posted by Saxon:
I went on a blind date with a Geordie lass and we literally could not understand each other.

That is not just a problem encountered by Canadians I'll have you know, I am from Kent (the Alabama of England) and when I first met a Geordie, I thought they were Polish

It was more of a blind and deaf date.

I take it this means you were unsuccessful then!!

As someone said, North America and the UK are two cultures, divided by a common language.

I would prefer to say two unrelated cultures, miles apart, one with better dietary habits and one of which speaks a bastardised Version of the other's language and as for culture??!!

Puke · #13 January 4th, 2002, 10:03 PM

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Originally posted by Growltigga:
I would prefer to say two unrelated cultures, miles apart, one with better dietary habits and one of which speaks a bastardised Version of the other's language and as for culture??!!

sounds like petty jelousy in the face of our superior toilet paper.

tesco samoa · #14 January 5th, 2002, 10:14 PM

and as for culture........

he shoots he scores........

nippy the magical duck · #15 January 9th, 2002, 11:14 AM

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Originally posted by Puke:

sounds like petty jelousy in the face of our superior toilet paper.

having spent two years living in San Fransisco, I can assure you that north american toilet paper is no different to european bog roll

Growltigga · #16 January 9th, 2002, 11:17 AM

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Originally posted by tesco samoa:
and as for culture........

he shoots he scores........

that coming from a Canadian?? I rest my case my lord

Growltigga · #17 January 9th, 2002, 03:52 PM

what is 'AFAIK' BTW?

Suicide Junkie · #18 January 9th, 2002, 04:25 PM

AFAIK = As Far As I Know

Growltigga · #19 January 9th, 2002, 04:52 PM

Ah, that explains everything - that now means I have the hang of LOL, AFAIK, BTW, IMHO, OTOH and IIRC

anything else I should know for this forum?

Puke · #20 January 9th, 2002, 06:05 PM

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Originally posted by Growltigga:
anything else I should know for this forum?

yeah, now that you know what they all mean, you can be all effete by refusing to endorse internet pop-culture and typing things out the long way.

also, you can use all those instant emoteicons or Graemlins, or what ever the hell you want to call those little smileyfaced things. not to mention bold and italics and other html-ish things.