How about: Ex pat Brits living in North America? Anyone wanna sign up.

Damn Brit · 04-24-2008, 08:50 PM

Born and lived in Brighton, England for forty odd years, moved to Oakland, California five and a half years ago. Ihave a view of the Golden Gate bridge from my deck and so I'm saving for a Bigma so I can get a good shot of it rising up out of the fog at sunset.

lithos · 04-24-2008, 10:52 PM

Shall I play sir's recording of crickets chirping for sir

?

code4code5 · 04-24-2008, 11:47 PM

You caught me a generation too late... Family's from Hounslow.

Damn Brit · 04-25-2008, 12:03 AM

Originally posted by lithos

Shall I play sir's recording of crickets chirping for sir

?

Did one of your ancestors steal a loaf of bread in Yorkshire? LOL

Damn Brit · 04-25-2008, 12:05 AM

Originally posted by code4code5

You caught me a generation too late... Family's from Hounslow.

Never mind, Essex doesn't really count anyway, that's where all the 'Blonde Girl' jokes started.

pschlute · 04-25-2008, 03:05 AM

Originally posted by Damn Brit

Never mind, Essex doesn't really count anyway, that's where all the 'Blonde Girl' jokes started.

Looks like your time in California has made you forget your English geography !!!

Damn Brit · 04-25-2008, 02:55 PM

Originally posted by pschlute

Looks like your time in California has made you forget your English geography !!!

You're right my bad. I was thinking of Hounslow Green which is in Essex, I've been there but not Hounslow. My apologies to the person whose parents came from Hounslow and also to anyone else on the forums who comes from Hounslow.

Pschlute, I saw your pics in the gallery, Bill&Ben, aaah that brings back fond memories, I was an Andy Pandy kid myself. Shows are age doesn't it?

code4code5 · 04-25-2008, 03:16 PM

No offense taken...

deejjjaaaa · 04-25-2008, 03:18 PM

Originally posted by pschlute

English geography !!!

the island is too small to have any geography...

Damn Brit · 04-25-2008, 04:08 PM

Originally posted by deejjjaaaa

the island is too small to have any geography...

You try driving there. Driving a few miles seems like crossing Australia.

Damn Brit · 04-26-2008, 06:23 PM

Am I the only English person living in North America with a Pentax? Wow what an exclusive club. LOL

rzarbo · 04-26-2008, 07:33 PM

You caught me a generation too late as well. My father was from Edinburgh and most of my Summers as a child were spent in the Cotswolds near Banbury.

Damn Brit · 04-26-2008, 08:24 PM

Originally posted by Damn Brit

Am I the only English person living in North America with a Pentax? Wow what an exclusive club. LOL

I didn't mean that I'm living with a Pentax (I don't even know what the word for that would be), well I am kind of living with a Pentax but not in the biblical sense. We're just good friends really. Oh never mind.

Damn Brit · 04-26-2008, 08:29 PM

Originally posted by rzarbo

You caught me a generation too late as well. My father was from Edinburgh and most of my Summers as a child were spent in the Cotswolds near Banbury.

A good friend of mine was from Banbury. Looks like I AM the only first generation Brit.
Just for the hell of it: Opening this up to people with parents who were ex pat Brits.

lithos · 04-26-2008, 09:38 PM

Originally posted by Damn Brit

Did one of your ancestors steal a loaf of bread in Yorkshire? LOL

No, actually, like most of the ancestors of Aussies today, one was smart enough to leave England, after his ancestors came from Ireland, for somewhere better, and the other had never been to the UK in his life.

Don't worry, every now and then I pay homage to the English by going out and getting sunburnt - takes me a while, though

. But I'm a Republican at heart.

04-24-2008, 08:50 PM	#1
Damn Brit Guest	How about: Ex pat Brits living in North America? Anyone wanna sign up. Born and lived in Brighton, England for forty odd years, moved to Oakland, California five and a half years ago. Ihave a view of the Golden Gate bridge from my deck and so I'm saving for a Bigma so I can get a good shot of it rising up out of the fog at sunset.

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04-24-2008, 10:52 PM	#2
lithos Inactive Account Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Brisbane, QLD, AUS Posts: 3,261	Shall I play sir's recording of crickets chirping for sir ?

04-24-2008, 11:47 PM	#3
code4code5 Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Denver, CO Photos: Gallery Posts: 438	You caught me a generation too late... Family's from Hounslow.

04-25-2008, 12:03 AM	#4
Damn Brit Guest	Originally posted by lithos Shall I play sir's recording of crickets chirping for sir ? Did one of your ancestors steal a loaf of bread in Yorkshire? LOL

04-25-2008, 12:05 AM	#5
Damn Brit Guest	Originally posted by code4code5 You caught me a generation too late... Family's from Hounslow. Never mind, Essex doesn't really count anyway, that's where all the 'Blonde Girl' jokes started.

04-25-2008, 03:05 AM	#6
pschlute Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Surrey, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,198	Originally posted by Damn Brit Never mind, Essex doesn't really count anyway, that's where all the 'Blonde Girl' jokes started. Looks like your time in California has made you forget your English geography !!!

04-25-2008, 02:55 PM	#7
Damn Brit Guest	Originally posted by pschlute Looks like your time in California has made you forget your English geography !!! You're right my bad. I was thinking of Hounslow Green which is in Essex, I've been there but not Hounslow. My apologies to the person whose parents came from Hounslow and also to anyone else on the forums who comes from Hounslow. Pschlute, I saw your pics in the gallery, Bill&Ben, aaah that brings back fond memories, I was an Andy Pandy kid myself. Shows are age doesn't it?

04-25-2008, 03:16 PM	#8
code4code5 Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Denver, CO Photos: Gallery Posts: 438	No offense taken...

04-25-2008, 03:18 PM	#9
deejjjaaaa Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: steel city / rust belt Posts: 2,043	Originally posted by pschlute English geography !!! the island is too small to have any geography...

04-25-2008, 04:08 PM	#10
Damn Brit Guest	Originally posted by deejjjaaaa the island is too small to have any geography... You try driving there. Driving a few miles seems like crossing Australia.

04-26-2008, 06:23 PM	#11
Damn Brit Guest	Am I the only English person living in North America with a Pentax? Wow what an exclusive club. LOL

04-26-2008, 07:33 PM	#12
rzarbo Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Connecticut Photos: Albums Posts: 92	You caught me a generation too late as well. My father was from Edinburgh and most of my Summers as a child were spent in the Cotswolds near Banbury.

04-26-2008, 08:24 PM	#13
Damn Brit Guest	Originally posted by Damn Brit Am I the only English person living in North America with a Pentax? Wow what an exclusive club. LOL I didn't mean that I'm living with a Pentax (I don't even know what the word for that would be), well I am kind of living with a Pentax but not in the biblical sense. We're just good friends really. Oh never mind.

04-26-2008, 08:29 PM	#14
Damn Brit Guest	Originally posted by rzarbo You caught me a generation too late as well. My father was from Edinburgh and most of my Summers as a child were spent in the Cotswolds near Banbury. A good friend of mine was from Banbury. Looks like I AM the only first generation Brit. Just for the hell of it: Opening this up to people with parents who were ex pat Brits.

04-26-2008, 09:38 PM	#15
lithos Inactive Account Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Brisbane, QLD, AUS Posts: 3,261	Originally posted by Damn Brit Did one of your ancestors steal a loaf of bread in Yorkshire? LOL No, actually, like most of the ancestors of Aussies today, one was smart enough to leave England, after his ancestors came from Ireland, for somewhere better, and the other had never been to the UK in his life. Don't worry, every now and then I pay homage to the English by going out and getting sunburnt - takes me a while, though . But I'm a Republican at heart.