Going to london next spring !!!

[jvd]

My sister will be studying abroad out in london with one of her roomates. So i figure thats as good of a time as any to go see london and paris .

Any tips ?

Cheap but nice hotels ?


Any wierd slang i should know about ?


Anyone wants me to drop in and annoy them ?

 

[sytaylor]

My sister will be studying abroad out in london with one of her roomates. So i figure thats as good of a time as any to go see london and paris .

Any tips ?

Cheap but nice hotels ?


Any wierd slang i should know about ?


Anyone wants me to drop in and annoy them ?

Tips: Tell cabbies where you want to go before you get in the taxi, they throw a hissy fit if you don't. Essex is a far away land populated by monsters, DONT GO THERE!

Hotels: Cheap, in London?! BAH! A reasonable Days Inn will set you back £70/night close to the centre, you can find bargains if you REALLY shop around though

Weird Slang: Its london, they invented cockney rhyming slang, you'll get used to it eventually..

 

[StefanS]

Weird Slang: Its london, they invented cockney rhyming slang, you'll get used to it eventually..

Apparently London's crooks did invent it.

JVD, for a basic introduction to Cockney watch "The Limey" (a very good film in my opinion).

 

[London Geezer]

Just let me know when u're around and i'll give u lots of tips.

Cheap? Forget it. Just not going to happen, wherever u go. Even McDonalds is overpriced here (or it was until not too long ago).

Anyone wants me to drop in and annoy them ?

Thinking about anyone in particular?

Essex: Forget about this name altogether.

Slang: it's going to be a loooooooooong list.

 

[jvd]

well the person i wanted to drop in on will be in another country for school .

She goes to school with my sister in ithaca and lives in london.

Other than that there was a girl i dated in 4th grade that moved there and we still talk so i haven't seen her in like 15 years so i might as well drop in .

And mabye my sisters roomates sister

I will def look up anyone who wants to chill with a yankee and if there is anything here that needs brining over i would hook people up. But thats for later when i have plans ironed out (wouldn't belive how much crapy my second cousin makes me bring to italy from here )

 

[rabidrabbit]

see, london-boy. He's just not interested in you.
Go and find your own bear, you...

 

[jvd]

see, london-boy. He's just not interested in you.
Go and find your own bear, you...

haha be nice. Of course i'd bother london-boy . But he should know by now I like females .

 

[Mariner]

During your visit to London, prepare to be amazed at the number of Australian bar staff serving you drinks in practically every pub/bar you go to! 8)

Also, during my trips to London, none of the hotels I've been to have any English staff - all seemed to be foreign students (who they can probably pay less).

 

[London Geezer]

see, london-boy. He's just not interested in you.
Go and find your own bear, you...

haha be nice. Of course i'd bother london-boy . But he should know by now I like females .

Oh, trust me, from your description, you would have less to worry about me jumping on u than u would from a straight man. just kidding...

No, really, i do need stuff, and my boyfriend might not be my boyfriend by the time u come over, so i might need someone to get me stuff from overseas...

 

[Simon F]

During your visit to London, prepare to be amazed at the number of Australian bar staff serving you drinks in practically every pub/bar you go to! 8)

Also, during my trips to London, none of the hotels I've been to have any English staff -

That's cause they're off picking fruit in Australia

 

[London Geezer]

Also, during my trips to London, none of the hotels I've been to have any English staff - all seemed to be foreign students (who they can probably pay less).

Hotels? Try harder. I know very few people i could say were totally English. And i do know a lot of people.

All the real english geeks have f**ked off to outside London.

 

[sytaylor]

All the real english geeks have f**ked off to outside London.

To Leeds

 

[nutball]

Any wierd slang i should know about ?

None beyond the usual stuff you need to be careful about (eg. fag, fanny, pants, etc.). Oh, and over here we do actually pronounce tomato as tomato, not tomato, and also potato as potato, not potato.

One thing you must be sure to do though is tell the locals just how quite exquisitely quaint you find their accents, just like Dick Van Dyke or Michael Caine. They'll appreciate it, honest, especially the cabbies

Enjoy your trip to London!

 

[London Geezer]

They'll appreciate it, honest, especially the cabbies

Cause u've found a cab driver with an english accent? with and English anything? Wow.

 

[Mariner]

[Cockney]Gor blimey gavnar - stone the crows![/Cockney]

Speaking of which, I can't wait for my Ruby Murray tonight - I'm Hank!

 

[Natoma]

Come on jvd, you don't really need to go to london. Gimme your tickets. I can put them to good use.

 

[London Geezer]

Come on jvd, you don't really need to go to london. Gimme your tickets. I can put them to good use.

This post has been deleted because of inappropriate language being used. London boy, please refrain from using such words again in B3D forums.

 

[Natoma]

 

[London Geezer]

I am clever ain't i...

 

[jvd]

Lol . You guys are nuts .

Next week i will be in singapore . Can't wait for that trip.

4th of july i will be on a cruise and then thanksgiving i will be in the bahamas .


Then nov I will be in alaska for a wedding