tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post7506000521733649932..comments2024-03-27T20:34:09.464+01:00Comments on zmkc: Australia v Britainzmkchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-26178760882183758672010-07-07T23:09:47.577+02:002010-07-07T23:09:47.577+02:00Nurse - Good point, how stupid of us. If you'r...Nurse - Good point, how stupid of us. If you're there again any time soon, the Giaconda Dining Room in Soho is supposed to be good and cheap, although you can't book (it is run by Canberrans)zmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-1440739847507317222010-07-05T15:27:51.523+02:002010-07-05T15:27:51.523+02:00You didn't mention how difficult it is to get ...You didn't mention how difficult it is to get a decent meal in London (unless you're prepared to pay a squillion and even then it's not guaranteed).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-2970737875120195492010-07-01T15:51:06.626+02:002010-07-01T15:51:06.626+02:00I confess to enjoying les danseurs morrisiens (sp?...I confess to enjoying les danseurs morrisiens (sp? gender?). But surely they should be accounted part of the poetry of England rather than added to its pros. (Geddit?)Gareth Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058241057385364459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-11961350757891860322010-07-01T13:33:01.289+02:002010-07-01T13:33:01.289+02:00Unbelievably, one of my friends wants to add morri...Unbelievably, one of my friends wants to add morris dancing to the pros of England.zmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-21312707730452885852010-07-01T12:55:09.005+02:002010-07-01T12:55:09.005+02:00australia pros:
farmers union ice coffeeaustralia pros:<br /><br />farmers union ice coffeewormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802335627720182532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-55845342205245876352010-07-01T11:00:04.904+02:002010-07-01T11:00:04.904+02:00Always interesting to read these lists, which must...Always interesting to read these lists, which must inevitably be subjective. For example, I wouldn't necessarily have "Default grey skies" and "Long dark winters" as cons. But then England is in my bones.<br /><br />Agree with Gaw on the whining about bad things. I have no time for Britons who complain about how awful is Britain, especially when it goes with a certain strain of frog-worship.Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-33106145992769185442010-07-01T07:27:13.769+02:002010-07-01T07:27:13.769+02:00I think the list reflects as well on your husband ...I think the list reflects as well on your husband as it does on the two countries. Despite irritations they both sound really enjoyable places to live - and that's an indication that the compiler of these lists is someone who enjoys life and has a generally positive attitude to the world.<br /><br />As I get older I'm getting less and less tolerant of people who let the bad in things overwhelm everything else. I think it's quite a grave sin.Gareth Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058241057385364459noreply@blogger.com