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lozwich
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| Perpetual Traveller wrote: |
And Loz, I was sitting with my new Columbian friend Anna-Maria, and she tells me that Columbia is awesome and I should go and visit it, so when was that long weekend you mentioned again???   |
On my favourite little high horse at the moment, Columbia is a place I've never been to. However, Colombia is wonderful, and I have my long weekend this weekend. We are also beset with long weekends all through October and November.
I actually finish work at 1935 tonight thank crikeys, had my second migraine in a week and a half and wondering if I'm feeling a little stressed...  |
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Guy Courchesne
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| Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2005 2:00 pm Post subject: |
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Do they have a word in Spanish for long weekends in Colombia? Here they call it a puente, which often refers to the extra day off one takes when a holiday falls on a Tuesday or Thursday. If it fals on a Wednesday, you get a puentazo.
Upcoming for Mexico...
Oct. 29-Nov. 2...dia de los muertos
oops, that's all. Nov. 20, dia de la revolucion is on a Sunday this year.
Xmas season starts on Dec. 12th or fully on the 16th for las posadas. |
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Perpetual Traveller
Joined: 29 Aug 2005
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Location: In the Kak, Japan
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| Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2005 2:09 pm Post subject: |
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Ah the magical edit button! All fixed  Columbia is Colombia once more  . Are you the same way when someone tries to call you an Aussie with a soft 's'? I'm always correcting people on that one...although it's not quite the same thing I grant you.
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lozwich
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| Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2005 2:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Guy Courchesne wrote: |
| Do they have a word in Spanish for long weekends in Colombia? Here they call it a puente, which often refers to the extra day off one takes when a holiday falls on a Tuesday or Thursday. If it fals on a Wednesday, you get a puentazo. |
Yes, they're puentes, but all of the holidays are moved to the closest Monday so that you don't get any extra days. I can't remember what they're for in the next two months, but we have two in October and two in November. Probably won't affect me anyway, since I work Tuesday to Saturday. 
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| Are you the same way when someone tries to call you an Aussie with a soft 's'? I'm always correcting people on that one...although it's not quite the same thing I grant you. |
No, that's just silly pronunciation. I don't like it when people ask me what its like living near Germany though... |
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Justin Trullinger
Joined: 28 Jan 2005
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Location: Seoul, South Korea and Myanmar for a bit
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| Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2005 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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| So do you find that your German is easily understood by people on the other side of the border? |
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lozwich
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| Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2005 4:17 pm Post subject: |
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| So do you find that your German is easily understood by people on the other side of the border? |
Yeah, thanks mate. 
Hey, PT, we've underestimated Justin! Although he's completely gutless he's really funny!
By the way, that was sarcasm in case you couldn't tell through my heavy accent....
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ls650
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Location: British Columbia
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| Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2005 4:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Guy Courchesne wrote: |
| Oct. 29-Nov. 2...dia de los muertos |
Since Nov. 2 falls on a Wednesday, my school is not giving us a bridge day. I get the Wednesday off - and that's it.  |
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Perpetual Traveller
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Location: In the Kak, Japan
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| Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2005 4:46 pm Post subject: |
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| lozwich wrote: |
| Justin Trullinger wrote: |
| So do you find that your German is easily understood by people on the other side of the border? |
Yeah, thanks mate.
Hey, PT, we've underestimated Justin! Although he's completely gutless he's really funny!
By the way, that was sarcasm in case you couldn't tell through my heavy accent....
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You may have seen this before Loz, but I think it will help Justin out a lot. I'm not convinced that's he's really funny, sometimes it's easy to confuse that with really thick (The abuse stops when the photo appears).
This is taken from a tourism Australia website where prospective visitors can have their questions answered by an authentic Aussie. Their countries of origin are noted in brackets.
1. Q: Does it ever get windy in Australia? I have never seen it rain on TV,
so how do the plants grow? (UK)
A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around watching them die.
2. Q: Will I be able to see kangaroos in the street? (USA)
A: Depends how much you've been drinking
3. Q: I want to walk from Perth to Sydney - can I follow the railroad tracks? (Sweden)
A: Sure, it's only three thousand miles, take lots of water...
4. Q: Is it safe to run around in the bushes in Australia? (Sweden)
A: So its true what they say about Swedes.
5. Q: It is imperative that I find the names and addresses of places to contact for a stuffed porpoise. (Italy)
A: Let's not touch this one.
6. Q: Are there any ATMs (cash machines) in Australia? Can you send me a list of them in Brisbane, Cairns, Townsville and Hervey Bay? (UK)
A: What did your last slave die of?
7. Q: Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Australia? (USA)
A: A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe. Aus-tra-lia is that big island in the middle of the pacific which does not... oh forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Kings Cross. Come naked.
8. Q: Which direction is North in Australia? (USA)
A: Face south and then turn 90 degrees. Contact us when you get here and we'll send the rest of the directions.
9. Q: Can I bring cutlery into Australia? (UK)
A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.
10.Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys' Choir schedule? (USA)
A: Aus-tri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y, which is...oh forget it. Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir plays every Tuesday night in
Kings Cross, straight after the hippo races. Come naked.
11. Q: Do you have perfume in Australia? (France)
A: No, WE don't stink.
12. Q: I have developed a new product that is the fountain of youth. Can
you tell me where I can sell it in Australia? (USA)
A: Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather.
13. Q: Can I wear high heels in Australia? (UK)
A: You are a British politician, right?
14. Q: Can you tell me the regions in Tasmania where the female population is smaller than the male population? (Italy)
A: Yes, gay nightclubs.
15. Q: Do you celebrate Christmas in Australia? (France)
A: Only at Christmas.
16. Q: Are there killer bees in Australia? (Germany)
A: Not yet, but for you, we'll import them.
17. Q: Are there supermarkets in Sydney and is milk available all
year round? (Germany)
A: No, we are a peaceful civilization of vegan hunter gatherers. Milk is illegal.
18. Q: Please send a list of all doctors in Australia who can
dispense rattlesnake serum. USA)
A: Rattlesnakes live in A-meri-ca which is where YOU come from. All Australian snakes are perfectly harmless, can be safely handled and make
good pets.
19. Q: I have a question about a famous animal in Australia, but I
forget its name. It's a kind of bear and lives in trees. (USA)
A: It's called a Drop Bear. They are so called because they drop out of
gum trees and eat the brains of anyone walking underneath them. You can scare them off by spraying yourself with human urine before you go out walking.
21. Q: I was in Australia in 1969 on R+R, and I want to contact the girl I
dated while I was staying in Kings Cross. Can you help? (USA)
A: Yes, and you will still have to pay her by the hour.
22. Q: Will I be able to speek English most places I go? (USA)
A: Yes, but you'll have to learn it first.
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lozwich
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Whey hey! Drop bears! My favourites! Skyhooks come a close second (followed closely by the band of the same name)...
And ls, at my (expletive deleted) school in Spain, we only ever got the actual day off, NEVER a puente, not even considering that most of the students didn't bother to turn up on the other days. |
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Cdaniels
Joined: 21 Mar 2005
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Location: Dunwich, Massachusetts
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| Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2005 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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10.Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys' Choir schedule? (USA)
As a Dutchman (from Holland, not Denmark) once said, "American tourists have a reputation, almost, forgive me, as bad as German tourists." Switzerland and Sweden get mixed up here a lot too, I guess because they're all blonde in those countries. |
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Perpetual Traveller
Joined: 29 Aug 2005
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Location: In the Kak, Japan
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| Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2005 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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At least they're on the same continent!!!!
Oh yeah I meant to say before:
| lozwich wrote: |
| Columbia is a place I've never been to. However, Colombia is wonderful |
Really, you've never been to Columbia (Washington, District of)? Well I can see how maybe you wouldn't want to, it's proabably a little scary and exotic compared to Colombia. Some nice museums though... 'look mum it's Radar's teddy bear'
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Perpetual Traveller
Joined: 29 Aug 2005
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Location: In the Kak, Japan
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I received an email today from a young lady who is very interested in applying for one of Justin's 'positions vacant'. She's been reading this thread avidly and thinks he sounds like her perfect match. Best of all she's willing to travel to Ecuador...ain't love grand! Anyway here's the pics she sent to me, asking if I'd pass them on to see if he's interested.
Justin you lucky dog!
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Guy Courchesne
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| Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 2:24 pm Post subject: |
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| ls650 wrote: |
| Guy Courchesne wrote: |
| Oct. 29-Nov. 2...dia de los muertos |
Since Nov. 2 falls on a Wednesday, my school is not giving us a bridge day. I get the Wednesday off - and that's it. |
The 1st is also a stat holiday is it not? |
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Perpetual Traveller
Joined: 29 Aug 2005
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Location: In the Kak, Japan
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| Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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Here's a little something from the vaults of too-much-time-on-your-hands. My special Dave's ESL Cafe tribute to someone we all know and are exasperated with
1.
Guy Courchesne is a champion
Lozwich is a star
They�re the sort of posters
You�d buy a drink for in a bar.
MELEE is a beauty
Just one poster is playing puss
PT is keeping on his case �cause
Justin Trullinger is a wuss.
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Now some folks catch the mods' eye
Some just do their jobs
Some are trim and fit
Some are lazy slobs.
Some are quite intelligent
Some claim to be an elf
And if you don�t believe me
You can ask JT himself.
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JT is lily-livered
Won�t play the photo game
Anyone who is so cowardly
Is a disgrace to our good name.
You wouldn�t think it possible
I�m sure he knows he should
But when it comes to posting id pics
Justin Trullinger is no good.
If you're wondering what happened to verse 2, Guy vetoed it as being too inflammatory  , but if you'd like to read it PM me 
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Guy Courchesne
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Location: Mexico City
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| Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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I'll have a Manhattan.. you, Loz?
Brilliant poetry! Again, where's the Moonraven when we need her Critic's eye? |
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