But, for translation - "We can rent a cottage in the Isle of Wight (if it's not too dear)" - holiday plans for a pair of budget-constrained British old-timers, as might-have-been in the mid-60s. The Isle of Wight lies off the south coast of england, and still to some extent is a favoured place for senior citizens - the town of Ventnor, especially, has been called 'God's Waiting Room'... These days many elderly Brits holiday, or even have homes, in Spain where it's reliably hot & sunny. This is a huge change in behaviour which began in the decade or so after the Beatles were writing their songs. Today the TV channels are full of programmes about building/renovating/buying 'a place in the sun'.

I don't think Britain isn't really only populated with small very pittoresque villages where there is more murder than in Iraq these days, and with ghetto like cities full of junks, speaking some scots, or suburbs full of silly women, while everybody is very witty in their speech, or eccentric.

As for America...

Now.. do our Australian members all live in Ramsey St. with the same antics going on? Or live in the outback with a flying doctor where there are always serious complications

Glad no-one thinks that in the UK we all live like Coronation Street. But they did get to go on QE2. So did Violet Bucket.

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Originally posted by PamM:

Pam.. who puts her milk bottles in the dishwasher too.. LOL

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Do you really still have milk bottles in the UK? Here in the States, I think you can only find them on eBay!

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Originally posted by Linerrich:

Do you really still have milk bottles in the UK? Here in the States, I think you can only find them on eBay!

Rich

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Originally posted by Linerrich:

Do you really still have milk bottles in the UK? Here in the States, I think you can only find them on eBay!

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Yes, we still have milk bottles and 'milk men' who deliver to yoir door-step!

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Originally posted by Johan:
I sometimes think Brits and Americans don't realise or don't realise the full impact TV and Movies have on their image abroad.
They live in that society which makes those programs, and they can place it better.
We, and every one else, sees only this image.

I don't think Britain isn't really only populated with small very pittoresque villages where there is more murder than in Iraq these days, and with ghetto like cities full of junks, speaking some scots, or suburbs full of silly women, while everybody is very witty in their speech, or eccentric.

As for America...

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I read P & O goes to great length to distance itself to separate it from the Carnival (US) cruisers. That is what attracts me to sailing on a total British ship.

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P&O have always offered an experience aimed at Brits, just as Carnival aim one aimed at American's. I'm sure that you would enjoy the cultural difference, if you are open minded.

Unfortunately, TV, music and movies provides you with a very British sterotypes that hardly exist anymore - if they ever did.

For example, what is the UK's most popular 'take out'? Is it Roast Beef or Fish & Chips? Well the number one is Indian Curry.

By the way, the Isle of Wight is not so far from Southampton and Portsmouth. The QE2, QM2 and the great Queens of old sailed past it regularly arriving or departing southampton:

www.iwight.com

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The majority of American do not live on either coast but in the so called 'fly over' states in smaller cities and towns.

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My wife is not amused, she says "stop staring at me like Benny Hill".

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Although Benny Hill was very poular in the UK in the 70's and 80's, as was 'Are you being Served' - comedy moved on - several decades ago. I don't suppose that you get 'Little Britain' in America?

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Do you really still have milk bottles in the UK? Here in the States, I think you can only find them on eBay!

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Milk Bottles:

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Originally posted by Tom Burke:

Is that actually true? I don't actually have the state populations to hand, but by the time you allow for California, Texas, Florida, New York, the Pacific North West, New England, even Pennsylvania has a coastline, New Jersey - I think the only really populous states that are truly inland are Ohio, Illinois, and the chain down through Kansas and Tennessee.

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Eh, Pennsylvania has only a sliver on Lake Erie. So that doesn't count.

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Originally posted by Malcolm @ cruisepage:

Although Benny Hill was very poular in the UK in the 70's and 80's, as was 'Are you being Served' - comedy moved on - several decades ago. I don't suppose that you get 'Little Britain' in America?

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Is "Little Britain" an accurate portrayal of the contemporary british society ?
or the best british comedy of the moment ?

I can't say I quite like it. And things like "My family" ?

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Originally posted by Tom Burke:

Is that actually true? I don't actually have the state populations to hand, but by the time you allow for California, Texas, Florida, New York, the Pacific North West, New England, even Pennsylvania has a coastline, New Jersey - I think the only really populous states that are truly inland are Ohio, Illinois, and the chain down through Kansas and Tennessee.

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Milk Bottles:

As a child, my parents had milk delivered to our home via a milkman. Once a week or so, he would bring one chocolate milk with the regular milk. This was when I was a tot in the very early '70's, but I remember it well. When my family was living in L.A. Those were the waning last days of home milk delivery.

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Originally posted by lasuvidaboy:

The friendliest most genuine people in the entire USA live in this Mid-Western section of the country IMO.

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I bet the folks in the "Southwest" would take issue with that statement, especially my friends in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico.

As for home milk delivery, there are still a few people in my neighbourhood who get it delivered. The only time I buy it at the supermarket is during the 2 weeks that my milkman takes his summer vacation. But glass bottles are a thing of the past around here.

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CGT: Are you perhaps unaquainted with a large port city on the Delaware River called Philadelphia, which, as I understand it, is part of Pennsylvania? Erie is not the only port in the Commonwealth!

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Originally posted by Cambodge:
CGT: Are you perhaps unaquainted with a large port city on the Delaware River called Philadelphia, which, as I understand it, is part of Pennsylvania? Erie is not the only port in the Commonwealth!

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Philadelphia is a river port. Pennsyvania has no Atlantic coastline. CGT is correct.

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Tom Burke wrote:
…even Pennsylvania has a coastline…

CGT wrote:
Eh, Pennsylvania has only a sliver on Lake Erie. So that doesn't count.

Cambodge wrote:
…Are you perhaps unaquainted with a large port city on the Delaware River called Philadelphia…

CGT wrote:
Yes, that port is on a River, so it's not really "coastline" and it's certainly not on the ocean.

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Philadelphia is a river port. Pennsyvania has no Atlantic coastline. CGT is correct.

CGT wrote:
Plus, only land along the sea is "coast". 'Round a lake it's "lakeshore" and along a river it's "riverbank".

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I know the argument here is about states of the USA and their positioning, and whether they are on the East or West Coasts, but isn’t Philadelphia still a port where ocean going cruise ships visit? Is the water at the docks fresh or salty (to determine whether it is a sea or river port)?

Here is a map of Pennsylvania and the area near Philadelphia.

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