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From: Andy Bonwick on 13 Jun 2010 13:38
On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:34:50 +0100, Nige <ni(a)btinternet.com> wrote:

>On 13/06/2010 18:14, sweller wrote:
>> darsy wrote:
>>
>>>> It's used a lot around here, so is it used in a racist way? I think
>>>> we use it here to mean cheapskate, don't we?
>>>
>>> it's used on here when people really mean "chav".
>>
>> It's used by some with real teeth clenched bitterness.
>>
>
>On here, never.

Apart from when it's being used to describe someone living in
Bradford.
From: Lozzo on 13 Jun 2010 14:02
Andy Bonwick wrote:

> On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:34:50 +0100, Nige <ni(a)btinternet.com> wrote:
>
> > On 13/06/2010 18:14, sweller wrote:
> >> darsy wrote:
> > >
> >>>> It's used a lot around here, so is it used in a racist way? I
> think >>>> we use it here to mean cheapskate, don't we?
> > > >
> >>> it's used on here when people really mean "chav".
> > >
> >> It's used by some with real teeth clenched bitterness.
> > >
> >
> > On here, never.
>
> Apart from when it's being used to describe someone living in
> Bradford.

No-one lives in Bradford, they merely exist

--
Lozzo
Versys 650 Tourer, CBR600F-W racebike in the making, TS250C, RD400F
(somewhere)
From: wessie on 13 Jun 2010 14:09
"sweller" <sweller(a)mztech.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in news:xn0gvcerp6s395000
@news.individual.net:

> Nige wrote:
>
>> On here, never.
>
> In other news - did you withdraw Croatian Kuna from cash machines easily
> enough?
>

No probs in Opatija in 2005. Loads of places happy to swap euros or GBP for
kuna too. Mastercard & VISA were widely accepted in the hotels & petrol
stations.

--
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BMW R1150GS
From: Nige on 13 Jun 2010 16:48
On 13/06/2010 18:38, sweller wrote:
> Nige wrote:
>
>> On here, never.
>
> In other news - did you withdraw Croatian Kuna from cash machines easily
> enough?
>

No bother at all, the euro is accepted at most gaffs, too.
From: Beav on 13 Jun 2010 18:01


"ian field" <gangprobing.alien(a)ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:48aRn.65545$oi7.9288(a)hurricane...

>>>
>>> They are tramps
>>
>> Er...no they aren't. The problem is that many people have no
>> understanding
>> of the many and sometimes major differences between Roma, Romany Gypsies,
>> Irish Travellers, Showmen (or show-people) and tramps.
>>
>> Roma are Romany Gypsies who have entered the UK comparatively recently -
>> usually as a result of having to flee persecution in their countries of
>> origin. The "indigenous" Romany Gypsies in the UK can trace their roots
>> back to their arrival in the 1500s. They speak Romani, which originated
>> from
>> Sanskrit spoken in India.
>>
>> On the other hand, Irish Travellers have been around since the 1100's and
>> originally spoke a language called Shelta.
>>
>> Show-people are those who run travelling fairs. Whilst they travel and
>> live
>> in caravans they often have no connection with either Gyspsies or Irish
>> Travellers.
>>
>> Tramps are the itinerant homeless who sleep rough.
>
>
> Which one's are Tinkers?

The little ones.

--
Beav

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