"worldly people," what do you like about europe (besides the omelettes)
 

... and Francoise Hardy

oooh she was beautiful

i love the beautiful old buildings
and the food...whoever said irish or english food was bad was full of shit. and of course french food is absolutely fantastic.
and how the women in paris carry themselves
and just walking aimlessly without a map and seeing where i end up which is hard for me to do in the US because i know where i'm going.

- The effortlessly stylish Francais
- The Vatican
- Football

...That is all.

I've only been to Ireland but I loved the rolling hills and Bed & Breakfasts.

I would have loved the bars if I wasn't 13 years old at the time.

The cities.




Football.




The cars.




Monica Vitti.

1. A lot less fat people
2. Rich history
3. Mussels are made to taste good in europe!
4. drinking beer on the street, also getting beer without an ID
5. Trains! Great way to get around.
6. Always good beer on tap at restaurants
7. Pompeii
8. The islamic parts in the south east where you can hear the prayer calls
9. The Graffiti
10. Architecture in general

uhm i don't know if you've ever actually been there but there are tons of fat people in england.

well, europe in general has a lot less fat people

You know those little 2 seater cars that are popular in europe? They are trying yto get them popular in the US.

Smart cars?

Yeah. That's it.

Thing is, on a US highway you'd have no chance against the huge SUVs and trucks.

Fuck the gov't for destroying the railroad industry.

I dunno. The fact that even when it's busy, it seems relaxed, I guess. Although obviously that doesn't apply to England, when we have no idea whatsoever how to be laid back.

beautiful women

great food

lovely cities

high level of literacy

a love of arts & culture by the people

a sense of history

better friends

a lot less hangups

They're American, aren't they? I bet he got them from an LA dentist.

the answer is "oedipal."

off the top of my head....

you use coins for 1 and 2 pound and euros, the us uses paper bills for 1s and 2 dollar bills are rare to find

actual global coverage of sports

less congestion due to the better rail systems

less violence and more sex on tv

on average, better festival lineups

European teeth are the envy of the world.

yr funny lil' accents!

ive discovered this too....these little $2 aussie coins fly out of my pocket...whereas my Washington's were a lot harder to let go of...

i find it a little annoying cause it costs like $70 mil more to use paper which has a short life span compared to coins which are so durable

and dollar coins would be nice for vending machines or turnstyles, compared to the potential of the machine not taking a dollar cause it was too ripped or something

and there actually are dollar coins, but they are not being made to replace paper, only to complement, and americans are too damn stuborn to give up the bills

But on the other hand, coins ruin whatever they're kept in (pocket or wallet) incredibly quickly, whereas notes do no damage at all.

i hate to have a pocket full of coins, sounds like a rattle.

i favor the abolition of the penny, a useless coin. round it all out to the nearest 20th of a dollar & use nickels.

dollar coins would be nice. 5 dollar coins even.

i guess my opinion is a little bias cause i am a coin collecter:rolleyes:

Is it the US$ or the Euro that the notes are all the same size? That's bloody stupid, that is.


Really? American coins, or all currencies?

oh man oh man--- maybe you can help me?

i have a pirate coin that i want to sell (true story), but i have no idea what's the best way to go about it-- could you tell me how?

don't worry about making this thread your private PM. that's what threads are for these days.

mostly american, but i tend to go after other countries as i visit

for the pirate coin, i say get it appraised, check your area for coin collectors, i have no experience in that area, but that seems to be the way to go, escially if it is worth in the mid to high 3 figures

http://www.coin-newbies.com/FAQ/faqappraise.html

this is a little link that could help

Aww man, the amount of compliments I got about me accent from lasses whilst in Canada was great. If I didn't have a lass I would've been straight in there like a dog on heat.

ah ok... i've seen one of those sold for $250 on ebay but mine is all encrusted-- supposedly it was fished out from the bottom of the ocean and i dont know if i should have it cleaned with one of those ultrasound things or if i should leave it alone.



it's from 1808, minus the holes, it has some green spots on...

anyway, thanks for that link, i guess i have to take it to somebody in albuquerque after all. i always forget.

lol i live in the original albuquerque.
that's the spanish coat of arms, king carlos IV.
you can use vinegar to get rid of the verdigris.

he is father of a famous portuguese queen.

yes but-- should you? i know nothing about coins, like, should you clean them or should you live them alone. etc.

and i live near the fake albuquerque. with the help of jeeves, not for long.

i dunno i had a couple of ones when i was a kid, we used to do that and nothing happened to the coins.
you're supposed to let them alone poured in vinegar for a couple of hours.

you can get $1 coins but they are the size of a dinner plate and weigh as much as a large grapefruit.

thing i like about europe is the history, we are more stylish, sophisticated and more accepting etc. oh and cheese.

oh yes and roads with bends and curves in them.

- The pronunciation of 'Oedipal'
- Ireland (people, whiskey, music)
- The Europe-wide ability to make a decent beer, as opposed to the North American fashion of taking all the good bits and running away from them with your fingers in your ears.
- The weird bits of England that don't make any sense (Mummers, Morris Dancing, Darky Days)
- The ability of a continent to have a cultural memory that goes back more than ten minutes; also, monarchy and the castles therewith.
- Pre-20th Century art.
- Pre-20th Century literature.
- Classical/ Renaissance/ Baroque/ Early music.

Actually, pretty much everything about life I like exists in legions in this continent. But then I've spent nearly no time in my life outside of this wonderful continent. East Africa, South Asia, the Middle East and the Far-East are all on the cards, and I'm obliged to visit the West Coast of North America sometime soon.

I am a bloody seduction MACHINE when I'm travelling.. :cool:

The BBC English accent is still my favourite accent ever.

Most people assume that because I'm welsh I have a welsh accent, I love the shock when I tell people i'm actually welsh. I love the general feeling of Europe and of course the diversity.

I didn't know how scouse I was until I went to London...

"you have such a scouse accent!"

not in every case. there's eurotrash galore, hooligans, and skinheads.

oh yeah, also

Diesel, promise you'll never leave? Or continue to post barely-comprehensible but amusing things on my myspazz when I finally cut my losses and cease posting here.

do you try and impress them with your american accent?