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General Purpose UK TV thread
Kern
BBC Four, 21:00 tonight: Scotland and the Klan.

This looks interesting:

PR puff wrote:
Neil travels over 2,000 miles to examine links between racism today in the Deep South and the Scottish settlers that first occupied it.
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By deep South, they mean the colonies, not the Isle of Wight.
Doppelganger adventures
Kern
... all you can see are landmarks to more fast food restaurants. That looks like every kind of edge-of-town food stop I've ever eaten in when in the colonies. I quite like Wendy's , and Crackerbarrel's faux old-timey charm is more pleasant to pull into after five hours than a British service station ...
Bits & Bobs 46
Kern
if I go into a sandwich shop, it will bring on a panic attack because of the variety of choices. Every time I have a salad when I'm over in the colonies, I always answer '1000 island' when asked for my choice of dressing. This is because whenever I've asked what's on offer, the waitresses always ...
Bits & Bobs 45
Kern
... manner deemed to be racist. The cocktail was themed to coincide with the debate "‘This House believes Britain owes reparations to her former colonies" and was called, 'The Colonial Comeback!'. One version of the flyer depicted black hands in chains. Not in the politics thread because, ...
Bits & Bobs 44
Kern
Went to a UK Five Guys just off the Strand on Saturday. The burger and fries were just as good as I've had in the colonies, but as we discussed a few weeks ago it was expensive for what it was.
Bits & Bobs 39
Kern
... IN THE WORLD WITHOUT GIVING SOME OF IT TO US FIRST". FUCK OFF . Had the same thing when I ordered some t-shirts the other week from the colonies. I don't mind paying the VAT or the import tax. I just didn't understand why it cost Royal Mail £8 to hold it in the same depot where all my ...
General Purpose US TV thread
Kern
Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
Not US, but anyway: The Almighty Johnsons is a New Zealand show


Retitle it the 'General Purpose Former British Colonies TV thread'. Problem solved. :)

Looks like an interesting show.
Getting American foods in the UK
Kern
Ask :attitude: if he still imports.

I need to get back over to the colonies as I've run out of Lifesavers and can't find them anywhere.
good and bad, the USA and you....
Kern
... Virginias are beautiful (and living there would certainly make my historical interests cheaper to pursue). I decided when I was last over in the colonies that the best job in the world must be National Park Service Ranger, and not just for the cool hat.
News Channels
Kern
When I was in the colonies last year I tended to watch Fox News when in motel rooms. It was so much more fun than the staid CNN or the BBC approach we get over here.
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