tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post2580650919543565222..comments2024-01-05T06:16:49.932+00:00Comments on Expat Mum: Happy New YearExpat mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-16867979308471726092014-01-09T17:12:40.881+00:002014-01-09T17:12:40.881+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04125096218951977368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-43173552085757972742014-01-09T17:12:33.313+00:002014-01-09T17:12:33.313+00:00Happy New Year! You know, I'm not sure that t...Happy New Year! You know, I'm not sure that the US does do Christmas to the max - I find it kind of subdued compared to Britain. One main reason is that Thanksgiving usurps it by stealing the family get together and big meal the month before. The other is that the holiday is so short in the US. It is literally one day, whereas in the UK, the country (unofficially) closes down for a week. The US goes bigger and brighter on decorations though, especially the outdoor variety.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04125096218951977368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-11293714685960249672014-01-02T15:14:28.602+00:002014-01-02T15:14:28.602+00:00Thanks Iota - I did it and, not surprisingly, my r...Thanks Iota - I did it and, not surprisingly, my results were all over the place. I couldn't decide whether to do my own accent or that of the mid-west! Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-65020041627151801372014-01-02T10:53:28.497+00:002014-01-02T10:53:28.497+00:00You would really enjoy this post and the link it t...You would really enjoy this post and the link it takes you to.<br /><br />http://theyearoflivingenglishly.wordpress.com/2013/12/29/whats-your-american-dialect/<br /><br />Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-37117159939881538532014-01-02T10:44:46.291+00:002014-01-02T10:44:46.291+00:00That's quite a moment. Like you, I should thin...That's quite a moment. Like you, I should think it would be a compliment, but it would feel weird if it ever happened.Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-42618156904678992342014-01-02T00:52:43.031+00:002014-01-02T00:52:43.031+00:00Well thanks pals, but I have to say - she was pret...Well thanks pals, but I have to say - she was pretty pissed. Even when I kept telling her how young he is etc. she kept going on and on. Very funny though. Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-55483002748383735802014-01-02T00:38:16.513+00:002014-01-02T00:38:16.513+00:00Take it as a compliment and be done with it!
I th...Take it as a compliment and be done with it!<br /><br />I think the television stations pretty much end any and all Christmas programs on Christmas night. I guess they figure they've over saturated us with them since they've been running every night since Thanksgiving.<br /><br />Happy 2014!Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467164195744234746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-60456357993527213182014-01-02T00:13:43.119+00:002014-01-02T00:13:43.119+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Almost Americanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17865905831387595915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-68454452585984984082014-01-02T00:13:42.174+00:002014-01-02T00:13:42.174+00:00Well, I saw the photo of you and the 10-year old o...Well, I saw the photo of you and the 10-year old on FB and for a moment I wasn't sure if was you or the ex-Queenager! Almost Americanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17865905831387595915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-81086306625815979052014-01-01T18:35:05.586+00:002014-01-01T18:35:05.586+00:00Well however you look at it unless she was blind d...Well however you look at it unless she was blind drunk it is a big compliment! And I am sure she wasn't. He looks older than he is and you look younger. Result for both of you! Happy New Year to you and all your family.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.com