Ladies and Gentlemen of the UK.

[Roxie Faye]

[QUOTE][i]What I said earlier[/i]
[color=#9933ff]Who calls a vacation a holiday anyways...? And why is "bangs" suddenly "fringe"? Our hair isn't made from old cloths that are coming apart!! Don't forget your crazy Naughts and Crosses which is tic tac toe. ;) Ahem. Yeah.[/color]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by James [/i]
[B][color=#335062]I've always thought that "bangs" has many more negative connotations than "fringe". Fringe is more descriptive, too. Bangs just sounds silly. :worried: :wigout:

But, really, you should be alright with language stuff. Understanding different accents is more of a problem than actually working out what people are saying. And if you read Harry Potter, you're halfway to understanding English anyway. ~_^[/color] [/B][/QUOTE]

[color=#9933ff]I'm assuming you knew I was kidding(from the wink), and that you're kidding, too(for your wink). *laughs* ^_^

Because seriously? I don't have a problem with Brits. They're actually really cool, as I've attempted oh so many times to call Ger and AJ at 1-3 in the morning (their time). >_> And I've direct connected with them too.

I think both of them actually laughed at the sound, when I said the word "mate" (Friend) in my Jersey accent. As I would laugh if them tried to say "Yo, wassup dawg?" in a rediculously Posh accent (which no one uses anyways). So it all works out.

My point was, that even as I acknowledge the cultural differences, and overcome them as well, some things do sound strange as foreigners(sp?). Fringe, Naughts and Crosses, and Mates, not matter how many times I may hear them, will always sound a little off key to me, simply because I haven't been brought up with the words. And, vice versa. I'm sure the term "Tic tac toe" is not in the slightest appealing to anyone from England (I've had many a fun debate about it, too. *grins in a silly way*). And AJ just doesn't like the term bangs. That's the way it will be.

I was [i]not[/i] putting down the words that exclusively apply to British people. Rather, I was merely expressing, as I believe I have the right to do so, my shock at how strange they sound to an American like myself. This, I thought, was indicated by the wink, but I apologize for not making myself clear enough, as I tend to doubt the meaning of such smilies myself.

In any event (and in summation of this rant to make clearer a post), I was also merely suggesting that some words(in the examples above), because of their non-use in the USA, may sound very foreign to Raiha, and that she might suggest bringing a dictionary with her, to broaden the field of communication between two cultures.

(gawd that was long. *_*)[/color]

[Morinaka]

Being a English person i'd say there are not that many words you should worry about.
I did laugh when i read the bangs = fringe thing further up, never heard that before.
The people up north are really friendly (Manchester and Liverpool) and so are the Irish so don't worry about that.
Not sure about London though, haven't really been there.
So long as the weather holds out you should have alot of fun :)

[Ravenstorture]

[color=darkgreen][font=gothic]Meh, you guys will have no problem all driving into a venue. It only takes an hour to get anywhere over there! We were driving from Manchester to Wales and I looked out the window, looked out the other window, looked back and saw the "Welcome to Wales!" sign! Argh! It takes us three hours, AT LEAST, to get anywhere decent over here. It's a four hour flight from Brisbane to Perth, I think.

Besides, don't you think it would be worth it to see Raiha, post strip-search Heathrow-style, swinging her lycra-coated a*ss for all to see? Hell, it's a twenty-three hour flight, but I'm there, baby.[/font][/color]

[Raiha]

[color=royalblue]Lol, I'll be busy trying to fend of all of my adoring fans it seems.......*brings swiss army knife*

This is defintly going to be interesting.[/color]

[Gavin]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Red [/i]
[B]You say it like those are the only two places to go to, lol. Tipperary! *trails off*[/B][/QUOTE]

[size=1]I wonder does that count at slander to anyone who lives in Tipperary, [i]goes off to consult solicitor[/i], bah you got lucky Red.

Seriously though if you're coming to Ireland most of the people are very friendly, myself included and all current members of the [b]I.P.M[/b]. What part are you playing in North/South.

Enjoy your trip to Ireland and take lots of photos as there really are 40 differant shades of green to see [i]looks out window and starts counting[/i].[/size]

[Raiha]

[color=royalblue]If you'll forgive me saying so, there's tons of green in northwestern China. We have pictures to prove it. But I like green alot anyways.

But our leader told us...no Ireland this time. She had some excuse about "not enough time" and "terrorist activity." I snorted and said danger was fun. She backhanded me. [/color]