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11-29-2007 , 04:25 AM

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Was this internet cafe in the United Nations or something? Poles, Turks, Englishmen, my word.

And a Chinaman, too!

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11-29-2007 , 05:40 AM

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RoundTower

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I sometimes find it strange reading an American book or article. The writer, who is almost certainly white, describes a character in minute detail, letting you know his height, weight, and everything but his shoe size, but never mentions the colour of his skin. I'm sure good writers occasionally include these details. So are there thousands of editors carefully cropping every reference to race from every piece of American published prose?

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11-29-2007 , 06:25 AM

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The lawyers all went to public school (i.e. top private school, different meaning here) then Oxford/Cambridge, and have ridic super-posh voices, like this:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=u3G618-hxgA

ROFL this guy is hilarious. I found http://youtube.com/watch?v=Bauz34toJ1g which is even better after watching your clip.

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11-29-2007 , 06:42 AM

#54

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The lawyers all went to public school (i.e. top private school, different meaning here) then Oxford/Cambridge, and have ridic super-posh voices, like this:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=u3G618-hxgA

ROFL this guy is hilarious. I found http://youtube.com/watch?v=Bauz34toJ1g which is even better after watching your clip.

Mildly amusing. You do realise that's an impressionist?

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11-29-2007 , 06:50 AM

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The lawyers all went to public school (i.e. top private school, different meaning here) then Oxford/Cambridge, and have ridic super-posh voices, like this:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=u3G618-hxgA

ROFL this guy is hilarious. I found http://youtube.com/watch?v=Bauz34toJ1g which is even better after watching your clip.

Mildly amusing. You do realise that's an impressionist?

Yes.

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11-29-2007 , 06:58 AM

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I spent six months there as a temp secretary, then came back two months later to work in the word processing department. I am a complete anomaly, having pretty much the education of the lawyers (though I'm from a more middle-class background) but, seemingly, so little ambition I'm happy to do a school leaver's job. So they don't know what to make of me.

You've made statements like this before(overeducated/underachieving), and i'm not trying to be harsh when I say this, but do you ever stop to think that you might not be as smart/educated as you think you are. Blaming a lack of ambition seems like a very easy out for somebody who has not achieved very much.

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11-29-2007 , 10:03 AM

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I just spoke to a friend who also goes to this Internet cafe.

She told me the guy who works there is called Mohammed. I did see one of the other guys there taking prayers, when I was trying to buy a ticket. So maybe they are not Turkish after all, but Middle Eastern? Or Turkish Muslim?

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11-29-2007 , 10:31 AM

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What? You do know that Turks are Muslim, no?

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11-29-2007 , 10:33 AM

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TheMetetron

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You seem confused luckyjimm. 99% of Turkey is muslim. Why does him being muslim suddenly not make him Turkish?

Edit: In fact, it is very common for some countries to lump all muslims as Turkish. Denmark/Sweden and Argentina for example (I'm sure there are more, I just know these ones from experience living there).

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11-29-2007 , 10:52 AM

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What? You do know that Turks are Muslim, no?

ZOMG!!!

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11-29-2007 , 10:57 AM

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FlyWF brings his self-righteous douchebaggery from the prison thread to this thread. Love it.

Luckyjimm, it sounds like you're doing better than some of your previous threads indicated. Keep it up and I hope things continue to improve.

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11-29-2007 , 11:10 AM

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Oh yes, of course, absolutely. I did get a BA, MA and completed two years of a PhD at one of the best English departments in the country, but I've failed to do anything with it, and I'm not much of an original thinker.

Perhaps a link to Anacord's classic OOT thread would be in order?

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11-29-2007 , 11:59 AM

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luckyjimm ... your trip reports make my day! I seriously want to take this opportunity to thank you for them.

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11-29-2007 , 12:43 PM

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I really enjoy the way that English people don't even realize how ridiculous they seem when they casually use caste-based insults.

Why do you think it is ridiculous out of interest?

Because it betrays a significant and deep personality flaw that you guys don't even have the good sense to be ashamed of your out-dated prejudices.

i must of missed the part where jimm showed out-dated
prejudices...

your assuming he's prejudiced when he's merely describing
what happened is more offensive.

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11-29-2007 , 02:25 PM

#65

Christophers

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Please never stop updating your blog.

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11-29-2007 , 05:35 PM

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As you well know, I bring my self-righteous douchebaggery to every thread.

Love,
Assani

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11-30-2007 , 03:27 PM

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SuperSnort

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whats wrong with having gone to public school?

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11-30-2007 , 03:52 PM

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El Diablo

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All,

Just to clarify. "public school" in UK = "private school" in America.

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11-30-2007 , 03:54 PM

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FFK,

"Luckyjimm, it sounds like you're doing better than some of your previous threads indicated. Keep it up and I hope things continue to improve."

Keep up!

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11-30-2007 , 05:16 PM

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11-30-2007 , 08:00 PM

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I like it. I like it a lot!

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11-30-2007 , 08:09 PM

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DLizzle- People don't have classes, this isn't Dungeons and Dragons. The hilarious part was: "high-pitched, chippy, common voice" not any of the descriptions.

Classes do exist whether you like it or not and it is dumb to believe they don't. I personally like the class system since it keeps the jumped up pantry boys from the working classes in their place!

Btw, saying someone has a 'common voice' is not particularly offensive. Tbh, in England these days it much more socially acceptable to be working-class scum than an upper-class twit.

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11-30-2007 , 08:40 PM

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the jumped up pantry boys from the working classes in their place!

Nice to fit in a Morrissey reference!

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11-30-2007 , 11:22 PM

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luckyjimm ... your trip reports make my day! I seriously want to take this opportunity to thank you for them.

I agree.

Also, Jimm have you read any Bukowski?

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12-01-2007 , 02:38 PM

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EL Burro Loco

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Fifteen minutes later two policewomen arrived,

Perhaps they assign the attractive ones to the rich neighborhood where my friend lives... but man i have seen so many super hot London Policewomen on my trips there that i have been struck with a bit of a fetish for them.

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