[muglo] Re: UK

Eric D wrote:
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>My partner wanted to do something different after having lived in Toronto 
>for the last 7 years (and three degrees) so we decided to give the UK a 
>whirl (she wanted to go somewhere English speaking... I would've preferred 
>Germany (her German is a lot better than mine) but that idea was nixed).
>
I think you'll enjoy it, especially the pubs & clubs. Most don't go to 
the pub to drink heavily as pubs are really social clubs, a place to go 
to meet people.

>Absolutely wrong :). The only thing I am not looking forward to is the 
>misery of perma-rain (and, maybe running into the odd pro-Blairite but it 
>seems he's out of touch with the general populace anyway so...). Otherwise I  
>think it'll be a lot of fun.
>
What "Perma-rain"?? Even Doncaster is often quite sunny, although there 
can be heavy accumulations; for the UK; in the nearby Pennines & Dales.

>The English are the backwards boors. The Scots are undeniably the better 
>half of the kingdom <hehehehe... no apologies to any English, Irish or Welsh 
>people on the list>
>
That's highly debatable, especially the "half" bit.

>I just mean wrt the metric system. SI has been around a lot longer in Canada 
>(30+ years now?) than in the UK 
>
When I arrived here in 1964 metric was nowhere in sight & it took years 
for the average Canadian to accept metric, if indeed they ever have.

>Mulroney's backbenchers (probably the same lot that changed their colours to 
>become CRAP MPs;) quashed efforts in the late 80s to move Canada away from the 
>last vestiges of the imperial system (one of the few things I would've given 
>Mulroney credit for and he didn't succeed). Degrees C, kg and km have proved 
>to be great successes regardless of age so there was little reason not to go 
>all the way.
>
Once again somewhat off base. It was Quebec ministers that powerfully 
lobbied to prevent going all the way at once; a sort of anti France 
thing. You wouldn't believe some of the discussions I had as part of 
Brian's team.

>So far a year, but we don't know how long. Veronica has a job as a senior 
>chemistry and biology teacher but I'll be looking for something when I get 
>over there so it'll possibly depend on how homesick we are and whether I can 
>find something decent.
>
>Eric.
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>
Well, you could always teach school as they are desperate for teachers.
Unfortunately only one of my school mates lives anywhere near 
Doncaster/Leeds, but she tells me that they have done a very good job of 
reviving Leeds town centre. My balliwick is London, Kent, Oxford, West 
Midlands, north half of Wales, Devon, Somerset & Cornwall.
TTFN,
TeeC




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