Tag Archives: Funny

American perceptions on Britain from tourists.

Posted on August 14, 2019 by

Working with tourists every day, I often find out that they have some interesting observations or preconceptions about what it is like both in London and the rest of the U.K.  Here are a collection of very common comments that … Continue reading →

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Sorry!

Posted on July 16, 2018 by

If you’re anything like me (and I sincerely hope you’re not), I spend half of my life saying sorry and much of the other half wondering if I should.  It’s a national trait in the U.K. and I think it … Continue reading →

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50 Top Grumbles From Working In An Office.

Posted on September 2, 2017 by

I don’t know about you but I used to hate working in an office.  There is a big piece of me that thinks that the modern day existence offered by working in an office job isn’t really much if any … Continue reading →

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Two choicest Idioms – Butter Up & As Mad As A Hatter

Posted on June 26, 2017 by

A few weeks ago my new book, Straight From The Horse’s Mouth was released in Paperback and Kindle formats and I have been waiting for it to work its way through onto Apple iBooks.   As it is now live, … Continue reading →

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John “Mad Jack” Mytton – The craziest man in history!

Posted on November 18, 2016 by

John Mytton is one of those colouful characters that make history, especially British history such an interest affair.  It’s always nice when one comes across someone who was totally nuts and I always look at them with a slight mix … Continue reading →

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Overusing the word ‘Like’

Posted on October 25, 2016 by

Last Sunday I had a trip on the Tube to old London town.  It started off relatively quiet until after two stops, a young and seemingly well dressed and respectable lady sat down on the seat behind me.  You could … Continue reading →

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Venting spleen against the spammers

Posted on August 30, 2016 by

If like me, you probably get more spam than legitimate email.   I’ve been on the internet since before the World Wide Web and I think I’m in the position to say that the quality of business spammers could be … Continue reading →

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Alexander Kinglake – The Tale Of A Very English Shyness

Posted on August 27, 2016 by

I’ve written before about the trials of introvercy and issues surrounding being shy and the related by British Problems that people like myself encounter in their day to day existence. So it is with great pleasure and also total empathy that … Continue reading →

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Since I’ve been gone…

Posted on July 21, 2016 by

If you’re reading this then you may have noticed that I have got a little behind with my blog posting.  I’m hugely sorry about that.  Something has been tapping at my window demanding my attention and sadly that thing is … Continue reading →

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Losing your marbles – A real life conversation!

Posted on May 29, 2016 by

Yesterday morning I had an early morning appointment at the garage to get my car serviced.  Happily it passed its test but instead of waiting around the garage for an hour, I went into town to buy some provisions and … Continue reading →

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