Mujitsu and Tairaku's Shakuhachi BBQ

edosan wrote:

Jim Thompson wrote:

Jam wrote:

Lucky you! Where did you go, out of interest? London?

London, Birmingham and Manchester. I must admit I was hardly what you would call immersed. Maybe if I hung out in a bar in Manchester I would have gotten a dose.

I think the Ozzie fella may've just been a right arsehole; he did have eyes like a snake, as I recall. That was the only even miniscule bummer I had in NZ. The hardest part of that trip was keeping to my itinerary, as Kiwis were constantly trying to drag me home to feed me a 'Proper Kiwi Roast' , and I've never been to Midlands England, but I was treated very well in the UK. I was on a bicycle, which always makes a difference, I think.

Calling him a bummer might have exarcerbated the situation, I don't know about Oz and NZ, but it has a slightly different meaning for brits!...

No, I know, hence the "might". Just thought it would be an interesting point, seeing as we were on the topic of slang.

Sounds like maybe you should have called him something!