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UK/R.O.I GAF - Thread of geopolitical confusion
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DCharlie
And even i am moderately surprised
Late to the Par-uk-y :
Where do you live: Tokyo , Japan
Where are you from: Whitehaven, Cumbria, England
Occupation: IT Vice President - Finance
University: Liverpool John Moores
Sports team of choice:
Rugby League : Whitehaven
Football : Ipswich Town
Speedway : Workington Comets
Current political party of choice: They all suck , but i guess Labour (?)
Barm, batch, cob or bun: Spanner in the works - cumbrians call them : tea cake.
Favourite (current) UK TV show: no idea, don't watch anything - i guess Black Mirror? Pass.
Oasis or Blur: Puressence
I'm heading back to the UK for 2.5 weeks pretty soon, last time i was there was a visit for a funeral so my last actual real vacation there was about 4 years ago. What shocks can i expect?
My biggest shock last time was how expensive everything has got and how there's basically no service. Particularly impressed in London where in one branch of boots the cashier managed to serve me without saying a single word and without making eye contact (including an hilarious finger point to the price displayed on the till to let me know how much i owed).
So what fun and games await me?
Where do you live: Tokyo , Japan
Where are you from: Whitehaven, Cumbria, England
Occupation: IT Vice President - Finance
University: Liverpool John Moores
Sports team of choice:
Rugby League : Whitehaven
Football : Ipswich Town
Speedway : Workington Comets
Current political party of choice: They all suck , but i guess Labour (?)
Barm, batch, cob or bun: Spanner in the works - cumbrians call them : tea cake.
Favourite (current) UK TV show: no idea, don't watch anything - i guess Black Mirror? Pass.
Oasis or Blur: Puressence
I'm heading back to the UK for 2.5 weeks pretty soon, last time i was there was a visit for a funeral so my last actual real vacation there was about 4 years ago. What shocks can i expect?
My biggest shock last time was how expensive everything has got and how there's basically no service. Particularly impressed in London where in one branch of boots the cashier managed to serve me without saying a single word and without making eye contact (including an hilarious finger point to the price displayed on the till to let me know how much i owed).
So what fun and games await me?
Jill Sandwich
the turds of Optimus Prime
So what fun and games await me?
None to be honest, just an even bigger bumblefuck government, everyone hates each other and cunts like Cher Lloyd manage to be famous. And everything's 30% more expensive than your last visit.
killer_clank
Member
God damnit, Sainsbury's just rejected me. Thought the interview went pretty damn well and everything. Ah well
Know I should never get my hopes up about actually getting a job, but I felt good about this one
Know I should never get my hopes up about actually getting a job, but I felt good about this one
God damnit, Sainsbury's just rejected me. Thought the interview went pretty damn well and everything. Ah well
Know I should never get my hopes up about actually getting a job, but I felt good about this one
Ah, shit man. That's shit.
You know what they say about getting back on the horse though....
killer_clank
Member
Only thing you can do really. Gonna have to wait though, I'm now entering exam studying hell! What a great time of year!
J Tourettes
Banned
God damnit, Sainsbury's just rejected me. Thought the interview went pretty damn well and everything. Ah well
Know I should never get my hopes up about actually getting a job, but I felt good about this one
Sorry to hear that, mang.
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
Before I got married I didn't think I would give a shit, but I really like wearing my wedding ring. It's not just a ring, it means and represents something really important to me. I've only forgotten to wear it once or twice in the last year, and I feel naked without it on.
It's only a cheap £30 argos jobbie too. Fuck spending serious money on jewlery for myself. The cheapness makes it mean more to me though.
phisheep
NeoGAF's Chief Barrister
I do, though it is wearing a bit thin after all these years.
Aaaaaaaah! Isn't that lovely.
(I'm shopping for an engagement ring for the missus this weekend).
Jill Sandwich
the turds of Optimus Prime
I'm feeling a bit low and cynical today, so I'm having a bun.
J Tourettes
Banned
This overcast grey gloom of the sky and the rain are really big motivators for work today.....
I want to go home
Also can anyone from London confirm if your oyster is supposed to max out at £5 a day if you're using the underground?
£7, I think but that's for zones one and two off peak.
Barely even started mu contract and already I'm thinking about how I can transfer to the London offices in the coming year.
Ooooh SmokyDave! You have to take some photos and share your process with us. This is exciting - the patron saint of Man-GAF giving the ring!
I already know roughly what ring I want and roughly how much I want to spend, now it's a question of marrying the two. Looking for a half-carat diamond solitaire in a high setting, the band I'd like to be 9ct white gold, plain but tapered toward the setting. Budget is £0-£1000.
This looks like a champ but I want to peruse my local jewel merchants before I make any solid decisions.
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
If not you could always come back wearing an elaborate disguise
You ain't seen me in a miniskirt and slingbacks. The Mr Magoo at my local jewellers will be bending over backwards to accommodate my needs.
Nah, I'm pretty good at this sorta thing. I can buy clothes and shoes for the missus without running into any pitfalls, a ring will be easy. Besides, I already internalised every comment she ever made about engagement rings so I'm tailoring one to her tastes.
Lots of good things on sale, stranger!
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Brows...at_14416988%7CEngagement+rings%7C14416995.htm
Whataryabuyin'?
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Brows...at_14416988%7CEngagement+rings%7C14416995.htm
Whataryabuyin'?
I think the curvy ones with I Love You cut into them are notably grotesque.
I'll be buying a £15 Cubic Zirconia jobbie to use as a spoof ring. She really ought to expect that kinda thing by now.
Already ruled Argos out. I don't want her to be able to trace the provenance of the ring.
Jill Sandwich
the turds of Optimus Prime
Stylish AND practical.
Cén fath?
Why the hell not?
It ruins my fake tan.
give you a tenner if you give me a cheeky handjob.
Money is overrated. I advise you watch a show from start to finish or start a video game (I'l be starting rage soon)
How can you loose a wallet? Fuck the thought of my leather wallet touching the floor or anywhere for that matter that's not my hands or jeans pockets.
My german house mate already gave me one so I'm good there thanks.
I don't know :/ I'm hoping I put it down on a table and forgot to pick it up at the place I got lunch today and they'll have it. There was only a fiver and some pound coins but having to get another driving license and N.I card will be a pain.
why do you carry your NI card ?
Jill Sandwich
the turds of Optimus Prime
Krispy Kreme is opening soon in my nearby shoppingtard centre. What is this kreeping Americanisation? The doughnuts are like eating sugarcubes!
"A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN
Two scrummy dougnuts and
your choice of regular coffee for
£4.25"
2 lardbombs and a drink for shy of a fiver? What a steal!
"A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN
Two scrummy dougnuts and
your choice of regular coffee for
£4.25"
2 lardbombs and a drink for shy of a fiver? What a steal!
Jill Sandwich
the turds of Optimus Prime
CHEEZMO™ knows the score.
Can't wait till the op is unbanned. The thread will be become untacky once he is unbanned.
Can you imagine if I showed a friend this thread and he seen the op was banned ? Fucking shit would look tacky. Totally ruins the entire first page of the thread. Im going to sleep because I'm to tired to have to worry about this threads reputation.
Can you imagine if I showed a friend this thread and he seen the op was banned ? Fucking shit would look tacky. Totally ruins the entire first page of the thread. Im going to sleep because I'm to tired to have to worry about this threads reputation.
Which one!?
...Not that I'd be able to afford it. I could get reduced baked stuff at Tesco instead at 4 in the morning.
Jill Sandwich
the turds of Optimus Prime
St Stephen's, at the front where <3 Coffee was.
The coffee place is gone? At least Princes Quay still has the muffin place.
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