Even if you’re right, in many societies it’s considered impolite to say, “it’s your own fault”, whilst rescue workers are still pulling the bodies of victims of natural disasters out of trees.
German Phrase For Today: “ Bundesumweltminister” – Twat
Song playing as this was published: Jhelisa “Friendly Pressure”
And I told her
“Don’t be stupid ‘cause you’re looking great”
And I call her String Bean Jean because the label on her jeans says
Seven to eight years old – well that’s pretty small.
“A bit podgy”
That’s what I was called last night.
“Du hast zugenommen”
Was the first thing Carola, my neighbour, said to me when I saw her […]
If you’re inclined towards English nationalism – and I have become so, although I’d prefer not to be – this might be something for you.
I grew up thinking of myself as being primarily British. However, now we seem to have no choice about being regionalised and hyphenated, and bearing in mind that our glorious government […]
When I wrote the last blog entry, my intention was that the next would be a description of my much-too-short visit to Scotland: sitting on loch shores; eating simply delightful seafood; watching appallingly bad acts at the Edinburgh fringe; driving 800 miles – only one of which was on the wrong side of the road […]
…always somewhere else.
I’m not sure if it’s a result of having never lived in one place long enough to really consider anywhere home, or the result of having lived “abroad” for nine years, but I have no feeling of Heimat. Anywhere.
Last night I slept in the same bedroom as I did when I was a […]
