[thechat] Tips on meeting a UK Relative for the first time

Martin Burns martin at easyweb.co.uk
Fri Mar 28 17:29:20 CST 2003


On Fri, 28 Mar 2003, Quackamoe wrote:

>
> --- Martin Burns <martin at easyweb.co.uk> wrote:
> > Also:
> > How is the weather in Chorley at the moment?

> Partly Cloudy High:  55 F
>
> If that's the right Chorley. I tried Mapquest yesterday and it said
> there about a dozen Chorley's and it kept showing me Chorley WV1, even
> if I typed in Chorley, Lancs or Chorley PR7. Actually, it was
> maps.yahoo.co.uk There was only one Chorley to choose at yahoo weather
> though, so I have no idea which one I got.

Yeah, I worked at an ecommerce outfit where the problem of address
validation was specifically known as the Chorley problem.

> > Can't speak for your relatives, but making coffee, serving
> > beer/margueritas/wine,
>
> Ah, well, since she's a Mormon and I'm a Mormon too... but I get the
> idea. =8-)

Did I miss anything you're not allowed? :-)

> I guess I'm most worried about the hugging thing; my natural reaction is
> going to be to go for a great big hug, but if someone tells me "Oh, they
> don't do that in Lancashire" I'll try to tone it down a bit.

I think the more risky variation is whether they do it in your aunt's
house...

Cheers
Martin
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 buried, like so many of the earth's marvels,
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