On 2013-08-05 21:29:31 +0100, David.WE.Roberts said:

On Sat, 03 Aug 2013 11:50:38 +0100, Broadback wrote:

I have subscribe to "rec.food.cooking", as I think several people who
post here are. It makes you realise what a difference there is between
us and them, foreign in all but language and that differs more as time
passes by. do other here agree, or am I wrong?

Just to add to the various apocryphal tales.

When we were visiting the US on business in the '80s we were (with a very
straight face) advised that smokers should not tell their US counterparts
that they would "like to bum a fag" as it did not directly translate.

Cheers

Dave R

Also better not to offer to "knock you up in the morning" to a female
colleague or friend!
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
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