Sal, as your self-appointed (il-, or perhaps ill-) legal counsel, I must urge you to reject ex post facto any agreement which does not include provisions for shipments of Jaffa cakes to be made to your abode, ad infinitum, ad nauseum, and ad absurbum.
Trust me, they’re this good.
Richard Humphrey.The little blurb at CricInfo doesn’t mention how he died: they found him floating face-down in the Thames. He had been robbed of his pocket-watch. At least that’s what my aunt said.
I say!
Look here my good man, we’re not all Harlequin supporters (thank goodness).
I mean the game played by Sale, Newcastle and the Scottish regions.
(I do watch Rugby league, but they should do something about their scrums. A pathetic way to restart. :rolleyes: )
And here are your British websites:
Ah–the British version of the Chicago Cubs. 
I’ll have you know that despite my not liking baseball (aka rounders 
) I am a Cubbies fan.
I’ve actually been to Wrigley and what’s more I’ve got a Cubs shirt, so there.
Anyways the Cubs have won summat, many years ago I believe, unlike The Dale who have won bugger all…ever
Quite hard indeed. Note: the only authority I speak with is the research I’ve done to figure out how I can, someday, get British citizenship myself. I can tell you that having an Irish great-grandfather (who was Irish when that was part of Britain*) is pretty much worthless in terms of the citizenship quest.
My current plan, in case you’re for some reason curious, is: student visa for a year while I get a Master’s. Then you can try to extend that visa for and work for a year. After that year, you can try to get either a work permit (if you have a job offer) or the Highly Skilled Migrant Program (if you qualify within their nutty formula). The HSMP gives you first two years, then a possible three more years. If you get through those five years without problem, then you can apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain, and after I believe another five years under that scheme, you can apply for citizenship.
So…not real easy. And now I’ve made myself depressed. 
Look, if you like our country so much, and who can blame you, just get over here and when your visa or whatever expires just stay.
I guarantee you’ll hardly ever be found and if you’re an American just marry an English man/woman cuz they go nuts for your accent …y’all
Maybe they go nuts for a southern accent, but a boring old mid-continental southern-Ontario General American newscaster accent is just… meh.
There;s a strange thing with accents: in Canada (and presumably the USA), a British accent–almost any British accent–is considered classy. Sometimes companies will hire someone with such an accent to work the phones or sit at the front desk to impress visitors.
What is the equivalent classy accent in Britain itself?
Mine, apparently. Very Home Counties, me.
Received Pronunciation is still the gold standard accent.
After 6 years as a kiwi in the UK (I have Right of Abode), I am faced with the choice of applying for UK citizenship. This does not affect my NZ citizenship, but does add pom to my (extremely long) list of faults. I just find it hard to motivate myself to study for the test. However, having the Red passport may assist when travelling. I was the the only one to get funny looks as we crossed into Switzerland during a family holiday - everyone else (my wife and children included) used British passports.
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You must be kidding!, ye Gods you could cut cheese with the accent you peasants have.
Now a proper classy accent like wot I 'ave is summat to be desired.
Innit?
Chowder, dear, any cutting is done with my wit, not my accent. And at least I don’t butcher the language like you northeners!
Norveners darling, norveners 
No southern accent here; I’ve done everything I possibly can to train myself out of a godawful Philadelphia/South Jersey accent* into a neutral ‘I dunno, American?’ accent.
And in terms of visas, well…I’m not ruling anything out, and let’s leave it at that.
*In which the plural of you is not y’all, but youse. You drink wooder, not water. And even after three years away from the region, it’s still a good day if I keep myself from using “yo”.
Count me jealous man. I’m still working out how this third generation Scottish-American (sigh) can get in over there.
Sure, they lead you on and drop you in the end…the Cubs never come through. This Dale team hasn’t even won one game (match?) EVER? :eek:
This is somewhat sad in that I’ve lived near Chicago for 41 years and have never been to a Cubs game and you’ve travelled all the way here and seen one.
I’ve been to London, Dover and Durham–but have seen no cricket (please don’t make me!).
RE the accents: you all don’t like mine so much. Midwestern nasal, but at least I don’t say waater(H2O) or melk(dairy product) or warsh(wash) or windah (window). I also don’t “go show” (enjoy the movies with a friend) or “by my ma’s” (visit my mother at her house). And if one more of your countryfolk, upon hearing where I’m from, says “bang bang” to me, I may resort to Al Capone violence…
Can I please live over there, please? I’ll be good. I won’t bitch about one ice cube per glass or the odd state of your electricity (they do make brighter bulbs). I like Yorkshire pudd and plougman’s lunch. I like cold, wet weather (really!). My maiden name is a town on the Isle of Wight, my mother’s family is from Scotland and my father’s is from England and Northern Ireland (before it was so designated). I could pass as a Limey, truly. I’d fit right in. I just need employment.
eleanorigby Of course the mighty Dale have won games, what I’m saying is that they have never won any major honours. They were promoted once, only to resume their position in the lower regions shortly after.
I suppose the main reason for their lack of success is down to a few things.
Not only have I seen the Cubs in action, I’ve seen The Grandville Bulldogs while in MIchigan, The New England Patriots while in Rhode Island and various basketball games around the USA.
I don’t care what the sport is, I’ll watch it unless it’s cricket…bores me shitless.
Can you live over here?
Of course you can mon cherie
If you aint married I’m available…mind you I am getting on a bit
Employment? you don’t need that cuz I’m rolling in dosh
On the other hand, if you fancy a holiday in Merrie England what’s stopping you?
I should have said that as far as employment is concerned you’d have no problems at all getting a job in a pub/restaurant/bar.
Minimum wage is about £5.40 or near enough to $10 per hour…tips on top of that.
The locals go nuts for an American accent, believe me it’s true
We don’t pay to watch men’s backsides 
