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OT: my trip to England

Discussion in 'Newcastle United' started by Cove, Jan 26, 2013.

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  1. Cove

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    Yea we got Aldi's here aswell, and Heineken is water, Hertog Jan is de best beer we got here, I'm gonna try that Newcastle Ale tho <cheers>
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    So these Wetherspoons pubs, this a chain of pubs?
     
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    and essex
     
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  3. Cove

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    So besides the cheap beer, shopping and avoiding Reading, Scouse-city and Essex, what do I need to know about daily life in England. Something Expats really need to take into account?
     
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    You've clearly never been in LIDL...
     
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    My God, Mr Chip Shop, are you suggesting those "Geordie Shore" creatures are in any way typical of Geordie youth? (And Liverpool too, obviously.) <yikes>
     
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    One of the helmets off Geordie Shore goes to my Gym, what a knuckle dragger....
     
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    Does going to the gym mean you wont be able to wear your custard and cream top now?
     
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    One of my favourites too
     
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    Had to look up knuckle dragger, thanks for that, now I know how to insult someone on his neanderthal like behaviour <cheers>
     
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    Are you familiar with English food Cove?
    Fish and Chips,
    Full English Breakfast,
    Sunday Lunch,
    Takeaways........<laugh>
     
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    Aye, we also call them meat heads and ROID BOYS (as it steroid abuse).

    If you want more funny descriptions of things British then this is your first port of call.....

    http://www.urbandictionary.com/
     
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    Will you be calling your new collection of reports the 'Brighton and Cove Album'?






    OK, OK, I'm getting my coat.
     
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    Very good for a Sunday Obi :)
     
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    Whats a typical sunday lunch then? The rest I know <whistle>
     
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    Roast meat, with plenty of veg, roast potatoes, gravy and of course Yorkshire Pudding.
     
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    If that's lunch... whats for dinner??
     
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    Seconds! if tyhere are any leftovers!

    Any way, that pic has mashed potato, not roasted.
     
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  19. Albert's Chip Shop

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    Try toad in the hole too Cove.
     
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