miss_t wrote:Where are all these Brits and Aussies hanging around you speak of cos that's where i wanna be! I'm a Brit and seldom find a fellow countryman or Aussie to natter with and it'd be nice to have a chat in 'normal' English rather than thinking two words ahead of myself to not confuse non native speaks or even Americans!!

Maybe you're just more aware of other nationalities, cos i for one see and hear Germans everywhere!!!!! Not laughing or joking mind you....

Stick that in your pipe and smoke it!

'Boxing Cat Brewery', I always bump into Brits there.

Ooooh miss_t...you poor sausage.

You're welcome to come along to Aussie drinks every Friday night at Kakadu from 6pm onwards. Discount drinks and good Aussie tucker. 30rmb entry. At least you know the OP won't be there.

Adrienne

Dieter_DE_inSH wrote:I am surprised there is so many British and Australian people on this website and in the Shanghai pubs.

Why?

The accents is very unpleasing.

BECAUSE THEY HAVE ALL INTERNET!!!

I always find Aussie and British accent so sexy

Hello, the names's Star. Shang Star.

I'm a Brit MissT. I too dont see much of us around. I think most of our countryfolk tend to go to HK rather than SH.

Technically, I'm also British- UK/USA dual national actually. My family moved from England to America in the late 70's. I grew up in a very small town in Southwestern Idaho (USA). All the cowboys and rednecks there used to beat me up because I said "ba-nah-ner" instead of "banana".

It pissed them off so much because all the girls wanted me instead of them. Apparently, in America, nothing is sexier to the ladies and more threatening to the men than a man who says "ba-nah-ner".

Look at Sean Connery- the dude is 80 years old and American women still drool over him. Why? Because he says "ba-nah-ner" That's why.

Adrienne wrote:In answer to the OP's initial question, I reckon we are on this site cause we are such sociable chaps and lassies. It's a bit like a virtual pub where we can chat with each other in the comfort of our homes and then go out and meet up and continue discussions over a Blonde or two. I mean the beer, not the types in the clubs that the OP is looking for.

Adrienne

Very funny- some good lines.

I'm very happy being an uneducated Australian, and am proud that I can now tie my own shoelaces.

leidelaohu wrote:

Adrienne wrote: I reckon we are on this site cause we are such sociable chaps and lassies.

I'm confused

How HYSTERICAL you are Laydown.

Well, I couldn't think of the feminine word to go with chaps. Maybe I should have said blokes and sheilas.

FYI, lassies is the Scottish word for females and given I am half Scottish then it's a common word we use.

Adrienne

ramsey wrote:Technically, I'm also British- UK/USA dual national actually. My family moved from England to America in the late 70's. I grew up in a very small town in Southwestern Idaho (USA). All the cowboys and rednecks there used to beat me up because I said "ba-nah-ner" instead of "banana".

It pissed them off so much because all the girls wanted me instead of them. Apparently, in America, nothing is sexier to the ladies and more threatening to the men than a man who says "ba-nah-ner".

Look at Sean Connery- the dude is 80 years old and American women still drool over him. Why? Because he says "ba-nah-ner" That's why.

To be more accurate, not only the American women drool over the Brit accent, in other parts of the world we drool as well .
Sir Sean Connery is actually 300 years old, and yes he is hot old man

Adrienne wrote:I am half Scottish...

I always knew there was something special about you..

Tiny_year wrote:vcxz is your Chinese brother, isn't he?

Well, guys... Isn't it obvious that Dieter might be vcxz?
Imagine how much fun he has now seeing all these lau-wai hammering each other!

gerasimos01 wrote:i guess the real topic should be are all germans dumb or is dieter retarded?

It only takes one or a few retarded Germans to screw everyone . . . Hitler anyone?

tihZ_hO wrote:

gerasimos01 wrote:i guess the real topic should be are all germans dumb or is dieter retarded?

It only takes one or a few retarded Germans to screw everyone . . . Hitler anyone?

Funny thing is he was Austrian....a fact Austrians like to forget. Gosh, imagine what a "Chinese Hitler" would bring to the world.

Shangstar wrote:I'm a Brit MissT. I too dont see much of us around. I think most of our countryfolk tend to go to HK rather than SH.

Lol yeah and i don't blame them! How i miss manners and politeness! When i went to HK last month, a local bumped in to me, and she actually apologised.

Shocking stuff!

It's the Singaporeans that are a pain.....

KalanStar wrote: Probably 50% of people are like me, including Aussies and Brits, but in Shanghai, it is bloody impossible to talk like a Chinglish speaker! Or what do you expect, Brits Aussies to show up hear and speak with an American accent???

Funnily enough, I have found myself starting to speak Chinglish around my chinese colleagues. Sometimes I have to do the chinese equiv pronounciation.

I agree with Plat, its the singaporeans that are a pain. they switch between chinese and english mid sentence and combine grammars sometimes mid word do you wanna go chi some fans la?

they switch between chinese and english mid sentence and combine grammars sometimes mid word Very Happy do you wanna go chi some fans la?

hahaha theyre the best. i love Singlish

Sorry to the British, this question is for the Aussies -- anyone knows about census in Australia? When is the next one, and what are we supposed to do? We'd like to be counted And vote whenever Kevin calls an election.

1. You don't live there. The census is only for people who are there on census night.

2. If you've been gone more than 2 years, they've taken away your right to vote (but not to pay tax on Aus-sourced income - cute, that...).

You can thank J. Howard for that one. Some genius told him the Libs were getting caned on OS postal votes, so he disenfranchised us all - scumbag.

ahahahaha. Love it!

Reminds me of this video clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yR0lWICH3rY

At least we don't run around measuring people's noses and skulls and pushing them into gas chambers if they aren't the 'right' proportions.

Go back to the kraut websites, if there are any.