Comments for A Mid-Westerner in Mid-Wales

Comment on Taking the Leap by DuBax

DuBax — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:22:02 +0000

WELCOME TO THE MAC SIDE!!
You feel a little more superior now don’t you? A little more smug? It’s ok to admit it. It’s one of the benefits.

Comment on We got our visas! by DuBax

DuBax — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:34:07 +0000

This move will be a great opportunity to for you to unbastardize your yankee use of english. get ready for random “U” s in everything!

Comment on Movie stars rule by DuBax

DuBax — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:31:39 +0000

You should scream “splitter!!!!” any time you see her.

Comment on We got our visas! by craidd

craidd — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:40:18 +0000

Yeah, I know. But I am trying to hold out as long as I can. Maybe some sociologist or linguist will do case study on this blog and watch the progression of British English creep into this blog. But until I am over there, there will be “mom”s, “center”s, “aluminum”s, and the like here. (I wonder how long it will take for me to begin posts with comments about the “typical weather”?)

Comment on We got our visas! by Marc

Marc — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:19:42 +0000

You realize that you cannot say “mom” while you are over there, and have to convert to “mum,” right?

Comment on Am I a “highly skilled migrant?” by We got our visas! « A Mid-Westerner in Mid-Wales

We got our visas! « A Mid-Westerner in Mid-Wales — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:00:31 +0000

[...] needed to gather the rest of the paperwork together. In the end, Dan decided not to apply as a HSM but as a dependant on my work visa instead, and we sent both of our applications in [...]

Comment on Am I a “highly skilled migrant?” by Thrillho

Thrillho — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:26:48 +0000

Makes sense to me. Those British are nothing if not logical.

Comment on Welcome to Craidd! by Logan 5

Logan 5 — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:59:41 +0000

Look forward to hearing about this as I may be moving to the UK myself within the next year. I’m curious to learn about what there might be to look forward to and what to avoid.

Comment on Bringing puppy with us by Siena

Siena — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:14:07 +0000

Sounds ruff! I hope my mom and dad don’t ever do that to me.

Comment on Cultural differences by DuBax

DuBax — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:35:14 +0000

Be nice to those neighbors from the north, for they too are loyal subjects of Her majesty the Queen.