03-23-2013, 03:31 PM
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my hairdresser drove a Carrera Cabriolet. His husband drove a Cayenne.
They thought my Boxster S was too impractical.
For the record, the overwhelming amount of commentary that I receive is incredibly positive."you have my dream car", "nice Porsche sir" being the two most common. But then again this America and from my dealings with British people, it seems they are far more judgmental of each other than we are here. They seem to judge everything about each other, the way they speak "accent is too regional", where they were educated, the way they dress "....so not posh" and just about everything else. It has too be the most class obsessed culture I've dealt with while working in NYC for nearly two decades.
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03-23-2013, 03:39 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Perfectlap
my hairdresser drove a Carrera Cabriolet. His husband drove a Cayenne.
They thought my Boxster S was too impractical.
For the record, the overwhelming amount of commentary that I receive is incredibly positive."you have my dream car", "nice Porsche sir" being the two most common. But then again this America and from my dealings with British people, it seems they are far more judgmental of each other than we are here. They seem to judge everything about each other, the way they speak "accent is too regional", where they were educated, the way they dress "....so not posh" and just about everything else. It has too be the most class obsessed culture I've dealt with while working in NYC for nearly two decades.
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Crikey,
This was only meant as a bit if fun. Didn't expect the deep social commentary!!
Pleas accept my apologies for King George and congratulations on the independence.
Regards
Nobby
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03-23-2013, 04:15 PM
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"All in good fun for everyone" That's my poem and I stand firm.
After my trips to my beloved London,this Yank knows that Nobby will agree that any fun Porsche is better than what "white van man" drives!
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03-23-2013, 04:30 PM
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I have the same hair stylist as Bruce Willis and not a word is ever mentioned about my boxster ?
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03-23-2013, 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Johnny Danger
I have the same hair stylist as Bruce Willis and not a word is ever mentioned about my boxster ?
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The wifey and I just finished watching "Looper", pretty decent flick. Given Bruce Willis' current hairline, a blind monkey could handle his "hairdressing".
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03-23-2013, 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by coreseller
The wifey and I just finished watching "Looper", pretty decent flick. Given Bruce Willis' current hairline, a blind monkey could handle his "hairdressing".
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Looper takes a backseat to Hooper any day !
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03-24-2013, 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Nobbynumbnut
Crikey,
This was only meant as a bit if fun. Didn't expect the deep social commentary!!
Pleas accept my apologies for King George and congratulations on the independence.
Regards
Nobby
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All right gouvernor
Say you dont sound like this fellow when you read that poem aloud do ya?
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03-25-2013, 05:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Perfectlap
All right gouvernor
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It would appear that Perfectlap might also benefit from Randall's tutelage in the grammatical arts!
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03-25-2013, 07:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Mark_T
It would appear that Perfectlap might also benefit from Randall's tutelage in the grammatical arts! 
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period English. I think the British at one point were trying to class up their lot by making their words Frenchier. Like for instance "colours" when "colors" was working just fine ever since they stopped speaking barbarian.
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03-25-2013, 07:50 AM
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The English language is a fairly recent one and is a mixture of several languages after many invasions as well as colonisations (note there is no 'z' in this word).
I think that you will find that 'colour' was originally spelt this way, the original occupants of the US had a completely different word for when they were discussing things in their wigwams.
The immigrants who occupy the country now didn't know how to spell and forgot to take a dictionary hence 'color' and a heap more incorrectly spelt words.
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03-25-2013, 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Nimbus117
The English language is a fairly recent one and is a mixture of several languages after many invasions as well as colonisations (note there is no 'z' in this word).
I think that you will find that 'colour' was originally spelt this way, the original occupants of the US had a completely different word for when they were discussing things in their wigwams.
The immigrants who occupy the country now didn't know how to spell and forgot to take a dictionary hence 'color' and a heap more incorrectly spelt words.
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Don't you mean, "incorrectly spelled words"?
So with some of the terminology differences, Amreican cars have a trunk and a hood, while British cars have a boot and a bonnet. Does the Boxster "frunk" in America translate to a "froot" in England?
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03-23-2013, 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Perfectlap
my hairdresser drove a Carrera Cabriolet. His husband drove a Cayenne. They thought my Boxster S was too impractical.
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I'm guessing you pay a king's ransom for a haircut if your hairdresser can afford a Carrera Cab!
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03-23-2013, 07:49 PM
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My larger question is why would a man go to a "hairdresser"? I sense a man-card revocation is in order!
Btw I thought the retort from nut was better than the poem! Seems to me that writing poetry, regardless of the number of pints consumed, is a questionable foul of the manly scorecard
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03-24-2013, 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour
I'm guessing you pay a king's ransom for a haircut if your hairdresser can afford a Carrera Cab!
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He's not the bread winner.... Looks to me like he married up.
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Originally Posted by sgt brad
My larger question is why would a man go to a "hairdresser"? I sense a man-card revocation is in order!
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Au contraire grasshopper. i'll see more stunningly beautiful womens there in 30 minutes than I would otherwise see all week. I dont know if its some unwritten rule amongst gay dudes but they seem not allowed to have unattractive female friends. He just hired a long haired blonde south american woman who literraly stops traffic...both vehicle and pedestrian. Yeah...the barber shop wont be seeing me anytime soon
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03-25-2013, 06:02 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Perfectlap
my hairdresser drove a Carrera Cabriolet. His husband drove a Cayenne.
They thought my Boxster S was too impractical.
For the record, the overwhelming amount of commentary that I receive is incredibly positive."you have my dream car", "nice Porsche sir" being the two most common. But then again this America and from my dealings with British people, it seems they are far more judgmental of each other than we are here. They seem to judge everything about each other, the way they speak "accent is too regional", where they were educated, the way they dress "....so not posh" and just about everything else. It has too be the most class obsessed culture I've dealt with while working in NYC for nearly two decades.
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This is simply not the case. The Brits are a very equal people in as far as we hate everyone equally.
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