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11627. Magoseph - 10/11/2004 3:33:51 PM I felt then that I had the right to live here as a permanent citizen. Of course, I loved this country, otherwise I wouldn't have come here. 11628. PsychProf - 10/11/2004 5:21:45 PM
GOODBYE CRISTOPHER
11629. alistairconnor - 10/11/2004 5:27:09 PM Yes, Dual citizenship. Much the same motivation for me : I went to some trouble to validate the NZ citizenship of my daughters, then it occurred to me that it was odd that I shouldn't have the same citizenship as them.
My French birth certificate is a French attestation that I was born, not an attestation that I was born in France. Can't do anything without it.
11630. Magoseph - 10/11/2004 8:28:56 PM Neato, I don't have a French passport anymore and my sons were born here. 11631. SnowOwl - 10/11/2004 8:49:49 PM I'm the only person in my family who doesn't have mroe than one citizenship. All my kids have NZ and British citizenship, and the oldest has now added Swedish to his tally.
When I could have got British citizenship I didn't bother, but it slightly peeves me now, because it always takes me much longer to clear immigration when we travel to the UK or Europe than it does them. 11632. Magoseph - 10/11/2004 10:32:29 PM My husband’s doctor insisted that I have the flu shot because Flexy is to have an operation on the carotid artery in the near future. The hospital's lobby where the doctor’s office is situated, was crowded with seniors as was the parking lot with their SUVs. I asked the nurse why these evidently well-heeled people didn’t go to their doctors, instead of waiting in line for a long time in the lobby hobbling around with canes and walkers. She looked at me pityingly and said “You don’t know much about Republicans, do you?” 11633. Bill Russell - 10/12/2004 7:08:07 AM " I asked the nurse why these evidently well-heeled people didn’t go to their doctors, instead of waiting in line for a long time in the lobby hobbling around with canes and walkers. "
Due to the severe shortage of vaccine, their doctors may not have any. 11634. Ulgine Barrows - 10/12/2004 9:15:20 AM 11616 "Time for lunch! I think I'll have a lousy sandwich from the machine. "
Oh, please, tell me you're joking.
Those machine sandwiches are vile. I had one, once. 11635. Ulgine Barrows - 10/12/2004 9:18:44 AM I think my husband eats machine sandwiches often, despite his income and knowledge.
Yuk.
I am going to have some lovely soup for lunch tomorrow, I think. 11636. alistairconnor - 10/12/2004 9:25:50 AM Today I bought a baguette from the bakery in the first village I drive through, and I will make my own sandwich. 11637. Macnas - 10/12/2004 9:28:20 AM Now that would be nice, really fresh bread. 11638. Magoseph - 10/12/2004 3:15:48 PM SnowOwl, where do your kids live now?
Bill, that’s not the answer. I don’t know the answer. I didn’t have enough time to ask the nurse to elaborate on what she meant by that remark.
Hello, Ulgine, Ali, and Mac.
11639. judithathome - 10/12/2004 3:26:00 PM She meant they are cheap. 11640. Macnas - 10/12/2004 3:43:10 PM Hello Mago. 11641. Magoseph - 10/12/2004 4:35:42 PM Hi, Mac, are you on your way out?
Juds, how are you today? I suppose you're bery busy with your visitors. 11642. Macnas - 10/12/2004 4:42:57 PM No Mago, I'll be here for another while yet.
Can't wait to go though. 11643. judithathome - 10/12/2004 5:47:10 PM Not just my visitors...I have a bad chest cold and head cold and have a fever. I lost my voice on Saturday and it is barely croaking out now. Keoni had a blissful weekend.
My guests' return tickets are for December 30...I nearly fainted when I heard that but managed to smile through the news. They won't be spending the entire time with us but only about 3/4s of it. 11644. Magoseph - 10/12/2004 6:00:26 PM Mac, are they selling baguettes in Ireland or something similar?
Juds, bring a bottle of Beaujolais to almost a boil, add half of a lemon sliced, drink it slowly. It works for me. 11645. Ms. No - 10/12/2004 6:30:20 PM Baguette, hummus and some hard, white, Irish cheese were the staples of our daily diet when we visited London. It was easy to carry around in our knapsacks and it was nibbley so we didn't have to do anything more than find a pleasant place to sit in order to appease our hunger. Then we'd usually have dinner out somewhere.
We did Scotland much the same way, but it was more often meat pies and Samosas from the grocery counter in our knapsacks. And Bombay Mix. We probably ate our weight in Bombay Mix.
11646. angel-five - 10/12/2004 6:42:34 PM When I was there I subsisted on Indian take-away whenever possible. When there wasn't that, it was ploughman fare. When there wasn't that, it was various peculiarly Brit concoctions of animal and pastry, usually had in a pub. I tried that weird-assed breakfast thing they do with beans and sausage, but couldn't get a taste for it.
No, mostly it was curry, cheese, bread, pickle and chutney. And of course ale. Much the best options as I saw them, although I did develop a fondness for Cornish pasties, to the amusement of everyone.
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