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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/29/2008 6:21:05 PM
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HisCovenant
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Is there a youtube link for that commercial?
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/29/2008 6:33:22 PM
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Couldn't see one, but I found this. I haven't watched it and I don't think it's the full thing.
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/29/2008 6:39:33 PM
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Here is your coconut back, I didn't read all 37 pages of this, only the first 15 or so.
A telly is a television, ok, I was going to say the telephone too or a cab for some reason but that makes sense. I like that way of saying television alot better than tv.
Sixth Form College Level? Basically Junior and Senior Year of high school here in America, that's what I meant. That's a new term for me, never heard of that.
Speed Humps (LOL) you could also say Speed Bumps, wow, I can't imagine them on the highway. Boy could I see the outcry if they enacted that policy here. What until I tell my husband, as it is some people feel that speed limits are a conspiracy my husband included. Put up and enforced in the name of safety but whose real purpose is a revenue generating source for the states. My husband and I just had this debate last night. Zebra crossings too, I love that, I think I will call them that from now on.
As a midwest girl I have been accused of speaking too fast. I used to work for a company in a sales position and when they were bought out the new company sent down a trainer from Iowa to train us in the new companies way of sales. It took the poor guy forever to get through the material. We actually felt like he was being rude to us because it felt like he was treating us like grade school kids. He talked very slow and monotoned. We were like ok we get it lets move it along already. We are just used to moving and talking at a faster pace.
Another question. Is it just a Royal thing to have a gap year between high school and University or is this something everybody does, or something that only rich kids in fancy bordering schools do? When I heard of Prince William and Harry doing this I thought it was a marvelous thing. I personally took a year and half off of school after high school before I started college. I didn't really do any charity things but I did work full-time. I just felt that high school had become a negative thing for me and I had formed some bad habits. I didn't see college as a joke and felt I need the time to refocus myself, shake off the negativity and fix some of my habits, basically mature a bit , find myself, gain some self confidence. When I did go to college it was such a different experience I was serious about it and found I suddenly enjoyed learning and I actually did my homework. If I could do this again I would have committed myself to charity projects as well as working as I saw the royals did during their gap year. I think I will do this with my own kids I love the concept. It should be required before college admittance for everyone.
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/29/2008 7:28:26 PM
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LOL... I can't remember where he was hoping to go, but it was vetoed at the last minute... I sure hope the rebels haven't moved to the US, but you never know!
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/29/2008 7:29:41 PM
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That's great. I think more of us yankees should adopt this concept. I see too many American parents shuttling their kids off to college as soon as they graduate from high school. I think there is a fear if they don't get that college dipolma as quickly as they can they will wind up jobless, homeless or working at McDonald's for the rest of their life. I see alot of kids being pushed into college and then not having the maturity to really handle it. They end up not taking it seriously and view it as their time to party and do what they want away from their parents. Particularly if their education was handed to them on a silver platter by their parents as so many are, they seem to be the worst, they have no appreciation for the gift they've been given. Worse yet, some of these kids end up coming back home, skipping almost whole years or dropping out all together a year or two later. Some graduate but have no work ethic and either expect the world handed to them while doing no work or simply move back home and do nothing. Alot of my peers actually went back to college now that we are in our thirties because they do not like the career they originally picked out. Now I know not all kids follow this path, some are very studious work hard and go on to great careers. I've just seen alot though that fall into the latter. I think if we let our kids have a gap year were they could work, work in charities and missions, travel a bit you would see less of this and the kids would have the chance to gain some real-world experience and some maturity. Alas, that is my just my opinion.
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/29/2008 7:30:25 PM
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Speed Humps (LOL) you could also say Speed Bumps, wow, I can't imagine them on the highway. Boy could I see the outcry if they enacted that policy here. What until I tell my husband, as it is some people feel that speed limits are a conspiracy my husband included. Put up and enforced in the name of safety but whose real purpose is a revenue generating source for the states.
I guess he wouldn't like our speed cameras either! (not that anyone does, except the Treasury/Police Forces).
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/29/2008 7:37:07 PM
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Oh we have those speed camera things. Just started seeing them on the highways here a couple of years ago, although I've never received a ticket from one. They mainly are at the toll booths at least here in Illinois to caught people trying to cheat the toll system. They put up these irritating speed limit machines that just show you what your speed is at a certain point just to remind you of the speed limit. You don't get a ticket from them though. I guess they are trying to guilt people into slowing down. I haven't really seen it be all that effective though.
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/29/2008 7:43:04 PM
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Giving students a gap year doesn't mean that they will be better able to function at university ~ they need to have the discipline of studying on their own (ie without always having teachers breathing down their necks regarding prep and time management.
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/29/2008 7:57:25 PM
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They put up these irritating speed limit machines that just show you what your speed is at a certain point just to remind you of the speed limit.
Oh - I like those!
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You don't get a ticket from them though.
And that's the reason why!
Here for a speed camera offence you get a fine of about $120 plus 3 "points" on your licence. If you get 12 points on your licence, you get it taken away from you. Serious stuff and can happen way too easily.
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/29/2008 7:58:32 PM
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Giving students a gap year doesn't mean that they will be better able to function at university ~ they need to have the discipline of studying on their own (ie without always having teachers breathing down their necks regarding prep and time management.
For my son, it was best for him to go straight to Uni - otherwise he felt he could easily have got out of the habit/discipline of working/studying.
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/29/2008 8:00:32 PM
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agapetos,
I agree with you. I think its really up to the parents and the kid. If parents were insistent that their kids be productive like work or charity work it would be of great benefit to alot of kids. If they let the kids do nothing then its really it does nothing. A perfect example would be my husband. I love him, but his mother let him sit in his basement for two years doing nothing but playing video games and playing with his friends. She would actually give him $150.00 a week for doing nothing. He finally started college and is actually set to graduate in June yeah, but he is just not very prepared for the world and he knows it. He is smart but has struggled alot with responibility, maturity and self confidence. He worries about everything and doesn't feel very secure in himself or his abilities. It hasn't served him well at all.
Maybe a gap year should be an actual program that kids can do. A time of work, independent study, travel etc. Just a thought.
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/29/2008 10:02:24 PM
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The whole American way of calling universities "college" used to confuse me. Here we have colleges and universities and they are different.
University is where you get your BA (three year or four year) and MAs and PhDs. You have to take a certain stream of courses in high school to get into university. It's more theoretical knowledge.
College you get a diploma from and usually only takes two years. You can get in with basic high school courses and is more applied knowledge.
Is that the same difference as university colleges and junior/community colleges? I still don't understand what those are.
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/29/2008 10:04:01 PM
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A community or jr college is generally a 2 yr degree.
A college offers a 4 yr degree and is usually smaller
A university would be bigger
ETA: I just looked some stuff up. A university would offer post graduate (master's adn doctorate) degrees as well as under-grad while a college only offers undergrad degrees: BA, BS, Bmus, etc
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 5/2/2008 3:54:42 PM
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... with a side of what appeared to be "baked beans." What do you suppose that bean dish was?
I suppose it was probably then baked beans.
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And can you supply a typical recipe (if you can figure out what I am talking about )
Yep, sure, here you go:
1. Go to supermarket
2. Go to aisle for tinned (canned) vegetables
3. Choose tin (can) of baked beans, my personal preference is "Heinz"
4. Go home
5. Open tin of beans
6. Pour into saucepan
7. Heat on low heat, stirring occasionally with wooden spoon, till beans come to the boil, then
simmer gently for a minute or two, and serve.
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so I can see how it differs from our "baked beans."
Umm, I dunno.  Tell me what you do with yours and maybe it will become apparent. 
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Is it common to eat stuff like that for breakfast?
Put it this way, it's not uncommon, especially with a full English breakfast.  I like them on toast, myself. Especially with a fried egg on top. Or with some chips (your fries) to dip in them.
I also love to eat them cold out of the tin.
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 5/2/2008 4:00:45 PM
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Put it this way, it's not uncommon, especially with a full English breakfast. I like them on toast, myself. Especially with a fried egg on top. Or with some chips (your fries) to dip in them.
I also love to eat them cold out of the tin.
My dad used to eat that!
I remember loving it!
I haven't done that in years.
hmmm...I do get to sleep late tomorrow, maybe for breakfast...
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 5/2/2008 4:43:40 PM
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Heinz Baked Beans
(the link says they were first imported from Canada!!)
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