is that a sign of age?

Yes.

I am too :)

Nah, I have been like this all my life.

people who turn me off:
1) picky eaters
2) people who don't drink
3) people who have nothing to say
4) people who haven't been anywhere
5) people whose George Washington closes the eyes when taken out of the wallet because he hasn't seen a light in 3 years
6) people who don't know the difference between Gogol and Google
7) people who are smart on their own but have to dumb themselves in public to accomodate their better halves
8) people who never read books
9) people with no clue about what's going on in the world and VERY proud of themselves for it
10) add your own,
let's compare notes!

;-)))

P.S. wig, you are a fuck!

when are you gonna bring Uncle Mike back to our table??????
;-)))))

Wig, I completely agree!!

Uncle Mike:

1) IS NOT a picky eater;
2) He definitely drinks!
3) Uncle Mike has LOTS to say!
4) Uncle Mike has been everywhere!


WE want him back and we want him back NOW!

:))))

Wig, I completely agree!!

Uncle Mike:

1) IS NOT a picky eater;
2) He definitely drinks!
3) Uncle Mike has LOTS to say!
4) Uncle Mike has been everywhere!


WE want him back and we want him back NOW!

:))))[/b][/quote]
I've met 5 male members of Wig's blood family (not including Wig OR Uncle Mike) They are ALL like that. :P

LOL I was reading this and thought damn, I'm #9

9) people with no clue about what's going on in the world and VERY proud of themselves for it

IIRC, you guys will be traveling in August (the show), but if not, I would come down early or stay late and get Michael to hook up with us.

LMK!

my wife is the pickiest eater I've ever seen...I hate that I can't take her out to a nice restaurant because she doesn't appreciate the food....or will order a fuckin hamburger...gads...

people who turn me off:
1) picky eaters
2) people who don't drink
3) people who have nothing to say
4) people who haven't been anywhere
5) people whose George Washington closes the eyes when taken out of the wallet because he hasn't seen a light in 3 years
6) people who don't know the difference between Gogol and Google
7) people who are smart on their own but have to dumb themselves in public to accomodate their better halves
8) people who never read books
9) people with no clue about what's going on in the world and VERY proud of themselves for it
10) add your own,
let's compare notes!

;-)))[/b][/quote]
People, usually Americans, who claim to be "seeing Europe" in less than two weeks.

Would that include a total of 2 weeks? or 2 weeks at one stretch?

:)

JoeSixpack admit it!!!

You only go on sightseeing trips for 2 weeks originally , but then you get stoned and shrooomed and it turns into months!!

;-))))

Usually in total.

The poor guy has so much pent up frustration I feel sorry for him.



Last edited by wig at Apr 19 2004, 08:32 PM

JoeSixpack admit it!!!

You only go on sightseeing trips for 2 weeks originally , but then you get stoned and shrooomed and it turns into months!!

;-))))[/b][/quote]
I never, ever go for less than a month. Ever.

It's usually closer to two months.

In 1998 I backpacked around the world for six months straight.

Pussies do international travel for two weeks or less.... unless of course you're just seeing one place.





Last edited by Joe Sixpack at Apr 19 2004, 05:33 PM

Backing AROUND the world only took you 6 months? It took my brother 6 months just to hike the Appalachian Trail. :unsure:

Backing AROUND the world only took you 6 months? It took my brother 6 months just to hike the Appalachian Trail. :unsure:[/b][/quote]
I could have easily gone another six months but I had to go home because my travel funds were depleted.

which is usually the case with stoned world travelers by backpack.

throw some more stones at the hard working rich people who chose something different.

which is usually the case with stoned world travelers by backpack.

throw some more stones at the hard working rich people who chose something different.[/b][/quote]
Yes, the sort that bitch about how everything - particularly food - is terrible because it's different from the way it is at home and who have more bags and suitcases than brain cells.

Oh yeah, I've got a whole bag of stones for those fuckers.

Yes, the sort that bitch about how everything - particularly food - is terrible because it's different from the way it is at home and who have more bags and suitcases than brain cells.

Oh yeah, I've got a whole bag of stones for those fuckers.[/b][/quote]
no one likes a whiner Joe.

You tend to dislike in other people what you dislike about yourself.

no one likes a whiner Joe.

You tend to dislike in other people what you dislike about yourself.[/b][/quote]
Whining? Bwahaahaha! Sure.

So how much of the world have you seen?

Joe,

Not wishing to do a springerdude....

BUT....

I'll bet you whatever you like I have lived in more countries than you.

(Lived = rented appt or home for more than 3 mths)

And visited many more.

Wanna bet?

:)



Last edited by Nickatilynx at Apr 19 2004, 06:12 PM

Do I wanna bet? No thanks. You may well have travelled more than me. If so, congratulations. I respect well travelled people, particularly those who do it independently and at ground level instead of staying at the Hilton and doing guided tours.

I've travelled through 28 countries. Spent well over a year in total on the road.

Lots more to see of course but I'm not doing too badly for 34.

people who turn me off:
1) picky eaters
2) people who don't drink
3) people who have nothing to say
4) people who haven't been anywhere
5) people whose George Washington closes the eyes when taken out of the wallet because he hasn't seen a light in 3 years
6) people who don't know the difference between Gogol and Google
7) people who are smart on their own but have to dumb themselves in public to accomodate their better halves
8) people who never read books
9) people with no clue about what's going on in the world and VERY proud of themselves for it
10) add your own,
let's compare notes!

;-)))[/b][/quote]
Adding some of my turn offs:
10) People who think they know it all.
11) Religious zealots.

I 've seen both sides.

From being thrown into a ditch and smothered by my father in Lagos to protect me from a guy driving a petrol tanker into a Gov't building (Yeah there was suicide bombers even then)

Having a stone throwing fight in Tripoli...

To cruising accross the Atlantic in a penthouse on the QE2 at least 8 times

Flown Concorde probably 10 times....

guess which is better?

;-)))

Oh , you wouldn't know...would you?

You've only slummed it.

;-)))



Last edited by Nickatilynx at Apr 19 2004, 06:27 PM

Gee ... I don't drink any more, but I certainly don't begrude anyone who does, and I am merely waiting for the rest of you to catch up with my consumption total.

LOL

Which is better depends of what you like.

When I travel I prefer to stay in a youth hostel instead of a hotel. I prefer to walk or take the metro instead of catching a cab. I avoid the tourist strips and find places filled with locals. I like to talk to people and find out how those in other countries see the world.

Sure I like slumming it, but I've seen the other side as well. You know nothing about what I can and cannot afford. I just think backpacking is a better way to travel.

so your wanted in that many countries? :matey:

so your wanted in that many countries? :matey:[/b][/quote]
ahahahahahahahahhahahaha

;-))))

Fair enough.


How many languages do you speak then?

Only one fluently.

Doesn't mean I can't communicate with people whose native language isn't English. I know a bit of this and a bit of that but unlike the Europeans I grew up in a country that shares no land borders with other nations at a time where there wasn't a big emphasis on learning a second language.

How many languages are you fluent in?

Translation - you're poor and can't afford better

anyone would rather stay in quality lodgings with all the amenities, traveling first class

Don't even try to justify it



Last edited by Vick at Apr 19 2004, 10:02 PM

Fluent?

Profanity, English. and the Yankee Dollar ;-)))

But then I have not professed to have the common touch.
;-)))

as you did here......

I assume you shit there and gawk at them like animals in the zoo as you are unable to speak to them?

;-)))



Last edited by Nickatilynx at Apr 19 2004, 07:11 PM

I assume you shit there and gawk at them like animals in the zoo as you are unable to speak to them?

;-)))[/quote]
Errrrr... I don't speak to every local.

I speak to those I can communicate with. i.e. those that speak some English. In some instances, other travellers with better language skills, have done some translating. In fact, it's amazing what I've been able to convey even when there's been no language in common.

bitterness , jealous ,whining and excusing your own lack of knowledge all in one phrase....

Very very well done! :)

There is no bitterness, jealousy or whining in that sentence.

English speaking people or educated and probably upper-middle class foreigners

Ah!!! English speaking people or Upper-Middle class Educated people able to speak foreign languages


Funnily enough the EXACT SAME people I tend to talk to before I get back in the Limo and return to my luxurious appt or /The Ritz/Shangthai /Oriental/etc

;-)))))


POWER TO THE PEOPLE!!!!


;-)))))

There is no bitterness, jealousy or whining in that sentence.[/b][/quote]
You're BITTER because you never had the opportunities of the "Europeans" to learn a language

You are therefore JEALOUS of them

You WHINED about it by posting it here

Thank you for accepting that you were making excuses for your lack of knowledge.

;-))))

Whining? Bwahaahaha! Sure.

So how much of the world have you seen?[/b][/quote]
You know, in all my travels, the one thing I always respected about the Europeans and Australians I met were their treks. I always respected the sacrifices they made to accommodate such a long interruption in their careers -- something I have not.

Sure, many of them were doing it because they came from money and could get away with it, but many did not and I respected that because they gave something up.

But in the end, you are still left with a person. None of the people I met ever called me a pussy or questioned my choices. That is the difference between you and me.

Now, i am off to finish my 1997 bottle of Penfolds Grange. The last of a few bottles I sent many of my customers in Oz. ;-))

Good day mate!