For the couple of people on here that are interested, I have been planning a move to the UK. I am planning on doing postgraduate research in economic history. I managed to get accepted to my first University today (my third choice overall). This represents my first real foothold in the country, and now, even if all other plans fail, I still have at least one option for study there.

I am still awaiting my UK passport. This will give me full right of abode in the UK, rather than having to rely on continually renewing student visas.

I am still trying to figure out how in the world I am going to arm myself there.

I will place bombs everywhere in that country!

Stink the place up, eh?

How's the missus feel about this?

PS the food sucks.

I was actually offered an opportunity in late '07 to move to London and help open a new office. I declined.

How's the missus feel about this?

PS the food sucks.

She was a little nervous a couple years ago when I first entertained the idea of an international move. She's gung ho about it now, though. Although she also goes through waves of doubts as well - much more manic about it in general.

I grew up on British food. It conditioned me to not like anything with a taste for my first 20 years or so of life. My father still wont eat any Mexican food, pizza, most ethnic food in fact and most sauces.

How's the missus feel about this?

PS the food sucks.

? tell me of your bad experiences with english food?

remember that time that i sent your wife a pic of paul hem? good times!

remember that time that i sent your wife a pic of paul hem? good times!

Fortunately I advised her not to open any pm's she received whilst on netphoria. Also remember how sppunk stalled that thread and never did his dare?

? tell me of your bad experiences with english food?

You mean flavorless plates of garbage?

heh. how droll.

Yes.

I'm only really OK with a British breakfast. You can't really screw up meat and eggs.

heh. how droll.

Yes.

Let me put it to you this way: if you go to other countries do you see people eating at "English Restaurants"? The answer is no. French, Italian, German... yes. British, no.

I could really go for some mediterranean food right now.

I could really go for some mediterranean food right now.

Well that's kind of a broad area.... :erm:

There was a kickass Schwarma place right by my home that just closed down. I've noticed Persian food places now seem to go by "Mediterranean" instead.. probably to avoid being called terrorists.

i can go for some greesy fried food

Shit, that jokes fucked now that they actually exist.

I'm only really OK with a British breakfast. You can't really screw up meat and eggs.

Oh man have you seen the abomination that is the continental breakfast?

little triangles of cold toast and small packs of cereal, and fucking fruit and yoghurt.

yteufchroegufvb

We have lots of good food, but our climate does prevent us from really having a distinguishable cuisine.

battered fish and chips
roast lamb hotpot
roast beef
toad in the hole

I am still trying to figure out how in the world I am going to arm myself there.

I think even the criminals over there just have nightsticks

But nightsticks with nails through them to get a leg up on the bobbies

I think even the criminals over there just have nightsticks

But nightsticks with nails through them to get a leg up on the bobbies

Stick with a nail in it then! Problem solved!

you should learn some sort of awesome self-defense/martial art. that way you can use your other guns

I hear they don't use martial arts in Britain, just broken beer bottles.

strapped to our foreheads, dontcha know.

a round of fisticuffs normally settles even the most staunchly backed debate.

DeviousJ must be quite a pussy. He's the only UK guy on here that uses words instead of mail-bombs. What a git.

its easy enough to get replica airsoft guns. maybe you could mod one and make your own ammo.

look at me, talkin' like a pro

This is a good idea. I have a couple airsoft guns already that I can work on.

Do you have a dog? You will need to apply early and get all of the paperwork in place including the UK ISO microchip or you'll wind up in quarantine for 6 months

being a gun freak, colin just reminded me of something funny that happened to my friend a little while ago

my friend and his closest friends are all gun/violent videogame nerds and last year one of them went to buckingham palace on a class trip. he noticed one of the silent palace guards had modified his rifle with an expensive scope called an Eo-tech or something, so he said "hey man, nice Eo-tech" and left. then as it happened, my other friend visited the palace the next day and noticed the same thing, so he said "nice eo-tech dude" and the guard cracked up laughing in front of everybody. haha.

fuck worrying about guns...how are you going to opt out of their socialized healthcare system? the horrar!

Do you have a dog? You will need to apply early and get all of the paperwork in place including the UK ISO microchip or you'll wind up in quarantine for 6 months

We avoided the dog because of the complications with moving.

colin i should come visit you when i'm in london next year

you have to promise not to shoot me though

fuck worrying about guns...how are you going to opt out of their socialized healthcare system? the horrar!

Their health care system is indeed absolutely terrible. Fortunately, I have almost no need of health care right now. I will look into private catastrophic insurance, as I wouldn't trust these people with even pulling a tooth out in an emergency. The kind of jobs Sadie is applying for may also provide us with private insurance.

We avoided the dog because of the complications with moving.

Good. Get one while you're over there though, bringing them to the US isn't as big of a deal.

colin i should come visit you when i'm in london next year

you have to promise not to shoot me though

Yes, but I won't be near London, so we may have to meet halfway.

Yes, but I won't be near London, so we may have to meet halfway.

i'm going to be doing a good bit of traveling

well. if i make a whole bunch of money between now and then.

:-/

Good. Get one while you're over there though, bringing them to the US isn't as big of a deal.

We have considered this. My top choices are:

1) english bulldog
2) boxer
3) choco lab

Sadie's:

1) beagle
2) some other crappy dog

We have considered this. My top choices are:

1) english bulldog
2) boxer
3) choco lab

Sadie's:

1) beagle
2) some other crappy dog

I think they're all fine choices except the english bulldog. heavy short-legged dogs have bad arthritis problems early in life.

if size isn't an issue, go for the chocolate. beagles are better in smaller environments, but they can be barkers and tend to wander if they get loose.

Not to mention english bulldogs are semi-retarded. But like one of only five soft spots in my heart happen to be for bulldogs.

I think we'll probably get a lab or a boxer for compromise. Once Sadie heard incessant beagle yelping she got over them a bit.

get a bull terrier. then let me know how it goes.

get a rottweiller

I was actually offered an opportunity in late '07 to move to London and help open a new office. I declined.
okay, lauren conrad :rolleyes:

hook me up with sadie's sister before you go

or after

i'm not in a hurry

FUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKK yes

night out on the piss with us in glasgow fucking A

where are you studying or staying ?

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKK

okay, lauren conrad :rolleyes:

who the fuck is lauren conrad?

i just had no interest in moving to europe for a minimum of two years

i want a pony. bring me back a pony.

I am still trying to figure out how in the world I am going to arm myself there.

Didn't realise you were full on moving so soon, where you aiming for?

The traditional scottish weapon is a glass bottle of irn bru. Can't get arrested for it but you can still carry it everywhere and kill someone with it. Nice!

PS the food sucks.

'british' food does in general, save a couple of things here and there, but there are tons of good indians and chineses! Srsly though you get good sunday roasts, cottage pie, haggis, and what bbm mentioned. There's a bunch of pretty decent stuff. I definitely agree that the uk is hardly a culinary giant though.

We have considered this. My top choices are:

1) english bulldog
2) boxer
3) choco lab

If you want to convince the missus to get a lab drop by mine and she can meet bendix, no one can resist his charms. Are you moving to yorks? My brother's mate, who lives in ilkley has a most awesome choc lab too.

FUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKK yes

night out on the piss with us in glasgow fucking A

how u plannin on holdin ur pint there chief?

how u plannin on holdin ur pint there chief?


right handed :P

For the couple of people on here that are interested, I have been planning a move to the UK. I am planning on doing postgraduate research in economic history. I managed to get accepted to my first University today (my third choice overall). This represents my first real foothold in the country, and now, even if all other plans fail, I still have at least one option for study there.

I am still awaiting my UK passport. This will give me full right of abode in the UK, rather than having to rely on continually renewing student visas.

I am still trying to figure out how in the world I am going to arm myself there.

excellent news! and well done :) What were your choices again?

right handed :P

i was joking loverboy

i will kiss it better next time we meet

yeah come to think of it, the only place i've seen british cuisine explicitly advertised is Epcot.

hook me up with sadie's sister before you go

She (http://www.myspace.com/septemberlights) was available for about 3 months last year but has gotten back together with her boyfriend. And, actually, you are definitely her type.

Let me put it to you this way: if you go to other countries do you see people eating at "English Restaurants"? The answer is no. French, Italian, German... yes. British, no.

Brain and kidney pie, anyone?

FUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKK yes

night out on the piss with us in glasgow fucking A

where are you studying or staying ?

Right now, I have only been accepted at Sheffield. My preferences in order are:

1. Bristol
2. Edinburgh
3. Sheffield
4. Cambridge
5. UCL

I anticipate having to make a choice between Bristol and Edinburgh based on funding.

Didn't realise you were full on moving so soon, where you aiming for?

See previous post.

'british' food does in general, save a couple of things here and there, but there are tons of good indians and chineses! Srsly though you get good sunday roasts, cottage pie, haggis, and what bbm mentioned. There's a bunch of pretty decent stuff. I definitely agree that the uk is hardly a culinary giant though.

I grew up eating the roasts, Yorkshire pudding, etc.. my dad is quite the perfectionist and my mother had to get everything just right.


If you want to convince the missus to get a lab drop by mine and she can meet bendix, no one can resist his charms. Are you moving to yorks? My brother's mate, who lives in ilkley has a most awesome choc lab too.


The closest we'd be to York is Sheffield. In which case we will visit York often because I think my wife will love the place.

I looked up all the shotgun license garbage - what a pain in the arse. A 16 year old kid can walk into a Walmart and buy a shotgun here without any hassle. In the UK, I'd have to grovel before the police, show where I'd lock it, submit to a property search, join a club and all this other crap. No wonder your gun crime doubled after the 1997 ban.

Those idiots saying the UK has shit food must be the same fuckheads who eat fast food every damn day of their lives and have the taste buds of a goat.

Right now, the UK has some of the most experimental and mold-breaking chefs in the business. England and Scotland both have a nice handful of the world's top current restaurants.

Ireland does suck, though - but everything in Ireland sucks so that goes without saying.

Those idiots saying the UK has shit food must be the same fuckheads who eat fast food every damn day of their lives and have the taste buds of a goat.

Right now, the UK has some of the most experimental and mold-breaking chefs in the business. England and Scotland both have a nice handful of the world's top current restaurants.

Ireland does suck, though - but everything in Ireland sucks so that goes without saying.
im so impressed by the refinement of your taste, spplooge.

That's what she said, too.

if i was to choose one of them freely i'd choose edinburgh, but im biased

chris, i didnt necessarily mean that all restaurants in the uk are shite, rather that 'traditional' british food isn't exactly raved about all around the world

Bristol has a better program and the faculty I have spoken with all have been very enthusiastic about my research. Edinburgh has been as well, but just slightly less-so in all areas.

when i went to uni i just based it on location.. people move to the other side of the country in the us, i just wanted to be able to get a bus in

sharp thinkin there

haha paul you lazy fucker.

go to Edinburgh, i went there its awesome and i could easily hook you up with some great accomodation

i was joking loverboy

i will kiss it better next time we meet

promises promises, fuck we cant even organise a piss up :)

Right now, I have only been accepted at Sheffield. My preferences in order are:

1. Bristol
2. Edinburgh
3. Sheffield
4. Cambridge
5. UCL

I anticipate having to make a choice between Bristol and Edinburgh based on funding.

lol @ Bristol

What's wrong with Bristol?

What's wrong with Bristol?


uh ho

board fight board fight

did you see the celtic game ?? fuck me

Ireland does suck, though - but everything in Ireland sucks so that goes without saying.

fucking DIE

She (http://www.myspace.com/septemberlights) was available for about 3 months last year but has gotten back together with her boyfriend. And, actually, you are definitely her type.

thanks for the heads up, man. jeez, i could have at least been the rebound guy.

man sppunk that brings me SO close to giving neg rep. SO close, man....!!

man sppunk that brings me SO close to giving neg rep. SO close, man....!!


deep breathes, just stab him ... dont go as low to give neg rep ..no one wants to see that

What's wrong with Bristol?

?? Indeed ??

ethnic food sounds sort of genocidal

haha paul you lazy fucker.

go to Edinburgh, i went there its awesome and i could easily hook you up with some great accomodation

Ok, I'll factor "accommodation hook up" along with "piss up" in my choice.

ethnic food sounds sort of genocidal

"I just ate Chinese."

"How was that Korean?"

Mmmm.... Mexican."

"German sausage."

I'd just like to add that chocolate dogs aren't really worth the hassle.

I'd just like to add that chocolate dogs aren't really worth the hassle.

Anecdotal evidence tells me they give lots more kisses! This is important to me.

yeah but there is no "ethnic food" and "non-ethnic food". it's like ethnic music. pointless terms.

Yeah, like fucking "world music".

i hear martian music is pretty groovy

Anecdotal evidence tells me they give lots more kisses! This is important to me.

that is the cutest thing i've ever seen you say

Their health care system is indeed absolutely terrible.

At least we don't have to bust out an insurance certificate at A&E if we roll in dying before they treat us. Not perfect, but fuck loads better than some I say...

...and the food thing is a total myth. Yeah sure there are unfortunately a lot of places serving crap on a plate but find yourself a decent traditional pub and sit back and enjoy. Better still, find yourself an old skool farmers wife and prepare to be amazed at the greatness of the gastro delights before you. Hot, hearty and thoroughly delicious.

I hope you find happiness here in the UK. Good luck mate :)

At least we don't have to bust out an insurance certificate at A&E if we roll in dying before they treat us.

This is not true.

This is not true.

Michael Moore strikes again.

It sounds like Bristol may be offering me a place with the possibility of a research scholarship.

YOU CAN WATCH NASCAR RACES THERE, TOO HAR HAR

I have now been accepted at every university to which I have applied.

http://www.macleans.ca/article.jsp?content=20070611_106150_106150

I wonder what jczeroman thinks of this article


# UNICEF this year ranked Britain bottom in the league of industrialized nations in terms of the well-being of children. This is a startling fact, given that child welfare has been one of Gordon Brown's chief preoccupations throughout his 10 years at the Treasury.

# Labour has also failed to meet its own targets on the reduction of child poverty, and this despite the extra billions in welfare targeted at parents and carers.

# Britain also has the highest rate of teenage pregnancy in Europe, the highest proportion of single mothers, and one of the highest divorce rates.

# Britain ranks top, with France, in western Europe in terms of sexually transmitted disease. It has the highest obesity rate in Europe, with nearly a quarter of inhabitants classified as obese.

# Britain has one of the highest rates of alcohol abuse in Europe, with a quarter of Britons indulging in the sort of binge drinking that every weekend transforms cities and market towns into Hogarthian hellholes.

# Britain also heads Europe in terms of drug abuse. Cocaine use is highest in the United Kingdom, and use among secondary school pupils has doubled in the last year.

# Along with Ireland and Holland, Britain has the highest crime rate in Europe. London has a higher violent crime rate than any other city in the European Union, higher than in Istanbul and New York City.

I think that I agree with this guy:

W.F. Deedes, at 94 a national icon who still pens a column for the London Daily Telegraph, has participated in public life for over 70 years. Said to be the inspiration behind the fictional and hapless Boot in Evelyn Waugh's Scoop, Lord Deedes has been an MP, a minister, a newspaper editor, a soldier and privy counsellor to the Queen.

"I have never known a time when government exercised more control over every aspect of our lives," he says, pointing to the sheer size of the state and the inroads it has made into "personal liberty, fiscal responsibility and personal responsibility."

I don't know what was your primary motivation for moving to the UK, but I was wondering if it isn't like getting away from the rain under a rain spout - or how do you say it properly in English.

aw jan. posts like that make me want to marry you.

I don't know what was your primary motivation for moving to the UK, but I was wondering if it isn't like getting away from the rain under a rain spout - or how do you say it properly in English.

Well, if my goal is to retire, then I would definitely move somewhere a lot more free. But a man has to work and the institutions in the Uk provide me the best opportunity to do what I want long-term.

I may very well live in Europe for much of my life. I look forward to the challenge!

aw jan. posts like that make me want to marry you.I am still wondering what would be a proper equivalent of that saying in English. That he does some change but he doesn't really help himself very much..any idea?

out of the frying pan and into the fiyaaa

paul are you growing in a quiff ?

when you coming down to see me, i move to leeds for three fucking months

I got a scholarship offer from Sheffield today. Not very much, but they are requesting me to apply for more.

Bristol just sent me word that I have been awarded a £5,200 scholarship.

Thanks for the update.

Bristol just sent me word that I have been awarded a £5,200 scholarship.

Thats pretty good , but bristol is shite :( ... whats wrong with scotland ... we will look after to you x

Bristol just sent me word that I have been awarded a £5,200 scholarship.

Expect us in May. FYI.

Thats pretty good , but bristol is shite :( ... whats wrong with scotland ... we will look after to you x

See, Bristol actually fits my lifestyle quite a bit. I like the abundance of parks and surrounding country. I like the smaller-town feel. And, quite frankly, the University is top-notch.

I admit that I am tempted with the possibility of at least getting to see a gun in Scotland.

Expect us in May. FYI.

We're looking forward to it. We had a great time with you in Seattle. We loved meeting both of you and we can't wait to see you again! Please come!

christ, get a room

We're looking forward to it. We had a great time with you in Seattle. We loved meeting both of you and we can't wait to see you again! Please come!

No doubt - we had a great time. Enjoyed meeting the sister-in-law, too.

No doubt - we had a great time. Enjoyed meeting the sister-in-law, too.
Seriously dude, I called dibs a long time ago.

You didn't get hugs.

Seriously dude, I called dibs a long time ago.

Different sister. The one that was with us is like 17.

christ, get a room

Says the guy who made numerous posts regarding his homosexual adventures with other netphorian(s).

Some netphorian got an ass pounding from another ?? ... theres a revalation

Jason , come up to the highlands when you get some free time, more than welcome.

Says the guy who made numerous posts regarding his homosexual adventures with other netphorian(s).

i was kidding, bro

and what's with the (s)?!

and what's with the (s)?!

I was calling you a slut.



Slut.

i'm a one-netphorian man, man.