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  • Paddy
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    Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
    WHS. Other brits generally avoided. The ones who can't speak two sentences without mentioning WWII kind.

    Mrs scooter and I have more connections / meet ups here than we would have at home, from all over the world. Opens your eyes to what matters in life, having such a network.
    Some years ago I will picking my car up from a garage in Erlelenz Germany. The lady owner could not get through a few sentences without mentioning some place that was bomed during the war. I was very tempted to say “well you lot started it”

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  • scooterscot
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    Originally posted by ACAB View Post
    I dont know you very well but judging by your character it seems that if a country were to be invaded you would be the first to "callaborate" with the new regime.
    Tell me about it. Being Scottish I'm living proof of that.

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  • AtW
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    Originally posted by ACAB View Post
    I dont know you very well but judging by your character it seems that if a country were to be invaded you would be the first to "callaborate" with the new regime.
    One can hope he will

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  • ACAB
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    Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
    WHS. Other brits generally avoided. The ones who can't speak two sentences without mentioning WWII kind.

    Mrs scooter and I have more connections / meet ups here than we would have at home, from all over the world. Opens your eyes to what matters in life, having such a network.
    I dont know you very well but judging by your character it seems that if a country were to be invaded you would be the first to "callaborate" with the new regime.

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  • AtW
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    Originally posted by sasguru View Post

    Sure you do, billy-no-mates, sure you do.
    That's why you spend your evenings posting bollux on CUK, you sad fooker.
    It's generally the women who crack first - you be back when you missus tells you she's had enough.

    WIS

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  • sasguru
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    Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
    Mrs scooter and I have more connections / meet ups here than we would have at home, from all over the world. Opens your eyes to what matters in life, having such a network.

    Sure you do, billy-no-mates, sure you do.
    That's why you spend your evenings posting bollux on CUK, you sad fooker.
    It's generally the women who crack first - you be back when you missus tells you she's had enough.

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  • scooterscot
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    Originally Posted by sasguru
    I do. Going to Cologne next week to visit them.
    But they tend to dislike voluble but dumb young whippersnappers like PooperScooter.

    SB
    It would appear though that they have nothing against opinionated blowhards, wholly devoid of charisma, with the physique of an anorexic whippet and the intellectual armoury of a boll-weevil.

    Something tells me he'll not be marking his love with Padlock on Deutzer bridge next week. Well maybe with 'something' but not someone.

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  • BlasterBates
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    I generally avoid the Brits if I can though some are all right.
    WHS.

    Grown out of drinking myself into a stupour and spending the weekend feeling I was let out of intensive care a day too early.

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  • AtW
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    Originally posted by Arturo Bassick View Post
    I occasionally hang around with other contractors, one of whom put me onto this forum though he told me he no longer contributes.
    There ain't many in General who do

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  • scooterscot
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    Originally posted by Arturo Bassick View Post
    Having worked most of the last 10 years in Germany I have quite a few friends here.
    Some are even Germans.
    I generally avoid the Brits if I can though some are all right.
    I occasionally hang around with other contractors, one of whom put me onto this forum though he told me he no longer contributes.
    WHS. Other brits generally avoided. The ones who can't speak two sentences without mentioning WWII kind.

    Mrs scooter and I have more connections / meet ups here than we would have at home, from all over the world. Opens your eyes to what matters in life, having such a network.
    Last edited by scooterscot; 4 August 2011, 11:42.

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  • AtW
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    Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
    You voted for Mr Blair, what is this pot calling kettle black?
    No, I did not vote for Blair as I only got right to vote later.

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  • sasguru
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    Originally posted by shaunbhoy View Post
    It would appear though that they have nothing against opinionated blowhards, wholly devoid of charisma, with the physique of an anorexic whippet and the intellectual armoury of a boll-weevil.
    Ah so you have loads of German friends too. Cool.

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  • shaunbhoy
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    Originally posted by sasguru View Post
    I do. Going to Cologne next week to visit them.
    But they tend to dislike voluble but dumb young whippersnappers like PooperScooter.
    It would appear though that they have nothing against opinionated blowhards, wholly devoid of charisma, with the physique of an anorexic whippet and the intellectual armoury of a boll-weevil.

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  • oracleslave
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    Originally posted by Arturo Bassick View Post
    I occasionally hang around with other contractors,
    Is that you on the right?

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  • Arturo Bassick
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    Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post
    Does anyone have friends in Germany?
    Having worked most of the last 10 years in Germany I have quite a few friends here.
    Some are even Germans.
    I generally avoid the Brits if I can though some are all right.
    I occasionally hang around with other contractors, one of whom put me onto this forum though he told me he no longer contributes.

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