Guest guest Posted August 1, 2002 Report Share Posted August 1, 2002 Peter, Don;t feel bad, our graffiti artists have run out of room underground and have surfaced to the top quite a long time ago. But that is one thing I do not remember seeing in London. We have it on bridges, garages, houses, buildings.... all depends where ya go. And yes, one way street for the cabbie! The media may be so, but when I was there it seemed as if inter- racial couples were accepted, any color/ethnicity/creed etc was treated just the same whereever you went. That was really nice and refreshing. nikki , " Peter " <Snowbow@b...> wrote: > Hi Nikki (and others).. > > > " The Tube " for one or our Subway. When we first arrived it was so > > confusing! Now that I look back to it, yours is a lot easier to > > understand! If I remember correctly, yours is color-coordinated as > > well. > > Now, if only they could get the graffiti artists to stick to that colour > coding.... :-) > > > The people in general. > > I work for a company whose head office is in Northbrook, IL, and I have to > agree that the Americans I deal with are almost a different species (and I > don't mean that as an insult to either English or Americans). The thing that > really strikes me is the different sense of humour - in Britain we seem to > have a much more subtle sense of humour! > > > Now I am sure there are a lot of differences > > depending on where you stay or go etc, but the areas we were in, it > > seemed as if " the English " were a lot more tolerant and friendly > > towards foreigners (that be me) than we are in most places. > > Just to clarify, me being cynical, I would suggest that it is that we are > tolerant and friendly towards *white* foreigners. Our media in particular > have a very nasty streak when it comes to " immigrants " , and this often > leaves its mark on the population in general :-( > > > Your streets are alot cleaner! You're taxi's (cabs?) do not go > > backwards? I couldn't understand this one but I took a cab somewhere > > and we passed the place and he said he couldn't back up. > > Our taxi drivers do have a reputation for not being the kindest to tourists! > Of course, it might have depended on th road - particularly if it was a > one-way street. > > > Hmmm... money of course. Oh! You're movie theaters had a curtain in > > front of the screen and before the show started the theater showed > > commercials. We do that now as well, but didn;t back then. But still > > have yet to see a curtain here. > > Wow - I can't imagine a cinema without a curtain - it's part of the whole > cinema experience for the English (well, at least in our area!) :-) I think > it might be because a lot of our original cinemas were converted theatres > (i.e. a theater with a big screen put on the stage!) - so they just didn't > bother removing the curtains! > > BB > Peter > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.375 / Virus Database: 210 - Release 10/07/02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2002 Report Share Posted August 1, 2002 Hi Nikki > Don;t feel bad, our graffiti artists have run out of room underground > and have surfaced to the top quite a long time ago. But that is one > thing I do not remember seeing in London. We have it on bridges, > garages, houses, buildings.... all depends where ya go. About the same as the UK - some areas don't get any graffiti, others are covered in it! > And yes, one way street for the cabbie! At least he wasn't just being awkward then! > The media may be so, but when I was there it seemed as if inter- > racial couples were accepted, any color/ethnicity/creed etc was > treated just the same whereever you went. That was really nice and > refreshing. I guess this must also depend on which part of the country you're in. I think, generally, London itself is OK. Some other places are OK - the BNP (British National Party - or Nazis) were pretty much kicked out of Glastonbury by the local populus! But then in other places, there's a really worrying upsurge in racism - places like Bradford and Oldham have just recently elected some BNP members to the local councils! Mind you, it really isn't helped by stupid groups like the Anti-Nazi League who are almost as bad :-( Anyway, that's enough depressing political stuff - Fraggle, say something silly to cheer us up.... BB Peter --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.375 / Virus Database: 210 - Release 10/07/02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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