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    bongibongi regular
    edited November 2008
    bongi wrote: »
    Lots of people like Edinburgh, but for me it was just too damn grey. Every street is the same. Grey grey grey grey grey with a grey sky and it's always raining and greey.

    But if you get over that it's lovely.

    I think you accidentally went to Glasgow or Aberdeen. Edinburgh is mostly brown and green - lots of sandstone, trees and grass. Aberdeen is built entirely out of granite though - very gray city.
    No I was definitely in Edinburgh

    Though I was very drunk all the time

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    ascotascot Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Edinburgh is nice.
    Though I did have the most awful time there ever.
    Unrelated to it being Edinburgh though I suppose!

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    bongibongi regular
    edited November 2008
    the furthest north i've ever been in england is sheffield

    i probably shouldn't be proud of that

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    MikeRyuMikeRyu Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    The furthest north I have been is Aberdeen.

    It is indeed grey.

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    ascotascot Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    The furthest south I've been is Newquay.
    It was pretty boring.

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    BigDesBigDes Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Sheffield is a nice city. Its hilly as fuck but nice. Tell you an awful city though, Manchester.

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    That Dave FellaThat Dave Fella Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    I've been to Glasgow and somewhere in wales.

    that is the extent of my british travelling unless gatwick and heathrow count

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    MikeRyuMikeRyu Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Devon is probably my favourite place.

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    ascotascot Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    BigDes wrote: »
    Sheffield is a nice city. Its hilly as fuck but nice. Tell you an awful city though, Manchester.

    Do you mean the people or the place?
    Manchester city centre is pretty fantastic, it's just a shame that it's in Manchester.

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    bsjezzbsjezz Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    we drove up to inverness once. thought it'd be cool to check out the loch

    on the way home it went down to minus 17 and i think we were close to being stuck there for good

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    FishmanFishman Put your goddamned hand in the goddamned Box of Pain. Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    I'm not actually sure how far north I've been. Some crazy Haunted Castle in McNowhere, Scotland, and the Isle of Skye, some places inbewteen.

    I admit, I spent most of Scotland pissed off my nut for two weeks. In such a fashion that even other hardened backpackers were taken aback.

    I'm pretty sure if I ever drank like that again, my liver would immediately commit suicide.

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    WalrusWalrus Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    darleysam wrote: »
    bongi wrote: »
    BoredGamer wrote: »
    Not as good as mark Lemarr.

    Never as good as the Quiffmister.
    he's as good as mark lemarr at his best

    and infinitely better at his worst than mark lemarr's worst

    http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=o8wtoMoNkTk

    Not to speak ill of Amstell, but goodness no.

    Lemarr is the king.

    Amstell is better than Lemarr.
    Lemarr was far superior to Will Self on Shooting Stars though and I think we can all agree, that Bailey is better than that dour faced Sean Hughes.

    This guy is right about all the stuff

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    Mr BubblesMr Bubbles David Koresh Superstar Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Southampton is a terrible place
    Its claims to fame? The Titanic and Craig David

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    bentbent Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    BigDes wrote: »
    Sheffield is a nice city. Its hilly as fuck but nice. Tell you an awful city though, Manchester.

    God Manchester is depressing. "Hey guys, what colour should we paint our city? I was thinking fuck it, lets make everything brown."

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    JansonJanson Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Sheffield is a fantastic city. Not much to show a tourist, but it's a great place to live.

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    JansonJanson Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    The only thing is that all of those hills build up your calf muscles something fierce

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    Blake TBlake T Do you have enemies then? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Janson wrote: »
    Sheffield is a fantastic city. Not much to show a tourist, but it's a great place to live.

    Lord Sheffield once donated 500 pounds to the domestic Australian cricket association in the early 20th century. Out named gratitude they named domestic competition after him.

    Sheffield therefore is a pretty decent place.

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    IskanderIskander Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Blaket wrote: »
    Out named gratitude they domestic competition after him.

    Wha...

    Huh.

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    Blake TBlake T Do you have enemies then? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Apparently it is a lot of effort to put in the word 'named'

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    L|amaL|ama Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Let me help there: "Out of gratitude, they named the domestic cricket competition after him"


    Fishman wrote: »
    I'm not actually sure how far north I've been. Some crazy Haunted Castle in McNowhere, Scotland, and the Isle of Skye, some places inbewteen.

    I admit, I spent most of Scotland pissed off my nut for two weeks. In such a fashion that even other hardened backpackers were taken aback.

    I'm pretty sure if I ever drank like that again, my liver would immediately commit suicide.

    Thank you for accurately representing the country (note: not sarcasm)

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    Satanic JesusSatanic Jesus Hi, I'm Liam! with broken glassesRegistered User regular
    edited November 2008
    I'm from dublin.

    I'm originally from Dun Laoghaire, but I'm now stuck in Drogheda. :(

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    mullymully Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    hi im half british

    yep

    thats it

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    OdenOden Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    i've been saving to go to england for a couple months now, after I finish my degree

    I better be able to find a job

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    That Dave FellaThat Dave Fella Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Oden wrote: »
    i've been saving to go to england for a couple months now, after I finish my degree

    I better be able to find a job

    good luck with that.

    honestly, i'd wait. With the way things are now you'll be looking for a long time to get a job.

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    OdenOden Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    I won't be ready to go for 3 or 4 years at the very least

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    That Dave FellaThat Dave Fella Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    ah well, hopefully everything will have bounced back.

    I've just heard of people having a pretty hard time getting a decent job even with a degree. What's yours in?

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    OdenOden Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    arts and science

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    bsjezzbsjezz Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    the job market is fairly global these days anyway

    if jobs are hard to get in england, then they're hard to get in sydney too

    p.s. i'm bitter right now because i can't get a job anywhere

    p.p.s. mainly in sydney

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    SzechuanosaurusSzechuanosaurus Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited November 2008
    In 4-5 years time, around 60% of the population of the UK will have died due to starvation, cannibalism and government culling programs so it should be pretty easy to find job openings by then.

    If you're handy with a rifle, have loose morals and don't mind a diet consisting mostly of white meat, you might even want to consider coming over earlier.

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    bentbent Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    An Australian coming to work in Britain? How rare!

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    #pipe#pipe Cocky Stride, Musky odours Pope of Chili TownRegistered User regular
    edited November 2008
    HEY

    the same shit happens in reverse

    don't act like it doesn't

    #pipe on
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    SzechuanosaurusSzechuanosaurus Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited November 2008
    I never understood the appeal of travelling to the other side of the world just to shear sheep or work in a bar themed to be like a bar from your homeland.

    This goes for Brits and Aussies.

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    Bad-BeatBad-Beat Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    I never understood the appeal of travelling to the other side of the world just to shear sheep or work in a bar themed to be like a bar from your homeland.

    This goes for Brits and Aussies.

    Aussies do it so they can come and remind of all of how bad at sports we are. Brits go over there for the warm climate and a chance to meet Karl Kennedy.

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    #pipe#pipe Cocky Stride, Musky odours Pope of Chili TownRegistered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Bad-Beat wrote: »
    I never understood the appeal of travelling to the other side of the world just to shear sheep or work in a bar themed to be like a bar from your homeland.

    This goes for Brits and Aussies.

    Aussies do it so they can come and remind of all of how bad at sports we are. Brits go over there for the warm climate and a chance to meet Karl Kennedy.

    that is a lie

    it is for the pussy

    #pipe on
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    Bad-BeatBad-Beat Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    #pipe wrote: »
    Bad-Beat wrote: »
    I never understood the appeal of travelling to the other side of the world just to shear sheep or work in a bar themed to be like a bar from your homeland.

    This goes for Brits and Aussies.

    Aussies do it so they can come and remind of all of how bad at sports we are. Brits go over there for the warm climate and a chance to meet Karl Kennedy.

    that is a lie

    it is for the pussy

    You mean Susan Kennedy?

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    QuirkQuirk Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Bad-Beat wrote: »
    I never understood the appeal of travelling to the other side of the world just to shear sheep or work in a bar themed to be like a bar from your homeland.

    This goes for Brits and Aussies.

    Aussies do it so they can come and remind of all of how bad at sports we are. Brits go over there for the warm climate and a chance to meet Karl Kennedy.

    Karl Kennedy's actor came to Cardiff with his band a couple years ago, and apparently their gig sold out faster than any other in Cardiff that year

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    WillethWilleth Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Karl Kennedy never seems to be in Australia, he's always doing clubs for no reason.

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    MikeRyuMikeRyu Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    mully wrote: »
    hi im half british

    yep

    thats it

    Get out of town!

    Which half?

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    JunpeiJunpei Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    The left hand side

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    MikeRyuMikeRyu Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Must make walking difficult.

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