heh, I seem to do everything alone, I wouldn't want to miss out on doing something cool just because I was relying on other people
I'm not great at making new friends, though, people seem to think I'm weird. I wish I wasn't resigned to this fact.

If there wasn't the matter of my job, house and friends round here I wouldn't mind living there again, although not right in the middle, I'm not a big fan of cities. Whatever people say, if you make the effort to talk in French, French people are largely all right and often answer in english. If they answer in French, it's usually a compliment on your French skills
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Fri 18 May 2012, 22:03, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

I think I'd fit in well over there.
Snooty, blasé and deluded as to how suave I am. I want to live over there (with a girl in tow) more than anything. I'd definitely try and learn the language first, I think it's nothing less than rude not to.
(Barry from Eastenders is, despite the words written above, not a woman, Fri 18 May 2012, 22:08, Reply)

i thought that about wales (the language that is, not the rest of it)
but I've been here 18 years and the only time I needed the language was when I accidentally turned up to a Welsh speaking church
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Fri 18 May 2012, 22:10, Reply)

Ha.
I can't think of anything more pointless than speaking Welsh. I would pay a million quid to be able to speak fluent French tomorrow though.
I just spilt wine all over my speakers. No more dancing.
(Barry from Eastenders is, despite the words written above, not a woman, Fri 18 May 2012, 22:17, Reply)

there is a major advantage to speaking welsh
mostly no one else does so it's like a secret code for making fun of people behind their backs. At least that's what I think they're doing

*tinfoil hat*
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Fri 18 May 2012, 22:20, Reply)

Learning Welsh, the effort required =/= the reward.
If I want to make fun of people I'll do it regardless. Not that I ever would, I'm a nice guy.
(Barry from Eastenders is, despite the words written above, not a woman, Fri 18 May 2012, 22:29, Reply)

if you don't live in wales
you don't even get the benefit of extra consideration for some jobs. I reckon people wanting to get into any form of media in wales should start learning the language, it's not going to be all that competitive to get into S4C/HTV
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Fri 18 May 2012, 22:32, Reply)

I always think that if you are going to visit a country
The very least you can learn is how to say please and thank you.
You'll probably need more than that if you're going to live there though.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 18 May 2012, 22:15, Reply)

There's a Mexican bar in Spitalfields where on Sundays the staff only speak Spanish.
To make things 'quirky' and 'fun'. I asked for the bill in Spanish because I know what it is anyway - but I told them I was a quarter Spanish, on the count of me being quarter Spanish, before I knew about the Spanish speaking thing, after that they looked at me in disgust for the rest of the time I was in there because I only knew a few phrases.
(Barry from Eastenders is, despite the words written above, not a woman, Fri 18 May 2012, 22:19, Reply)

Mucho trabajo y poco dinero

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 18 May 2012, 22:24, Reply)