But with great social systems that are the envy of the world.
Under patio heating
Apr 09, 2004
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Maxie, what did you dance? Disco dancing? Morris dancing. Did your bells on your pants go down well?
Mary, what does not stand out about Scandinavia is the food.
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Well, I'm an ex-morris dancer, and bell pads go on the legs not on the arse.
Mary
Certainly was that.
Though the midges had to be seen to be believed. I'm normally immune to them (even in Scottish Islands) but these had me looking like the Alps.
Oh it does. Venison this, herring that. Just wonderful.
And it was the Swedes who invented "Death by Chocolate"
Why an ex?
Mary
Have you ever actually been there?
.andy
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In message , Mary Fisher writes
Because before I was out every night folk clubs, morris practice, ceilidh band practice or playing every weekend and then left the UK for
9 years (during which time I started a Morris side in Indonesia)When I returned, I had lost the commitment as I has a business to build up. Now I've become a boring old fart who spends too much time in uk.d-i-y, UKRM etc
basically, I hit saturation point and have trouble getting back into it
Pity. I like all that bladder slapping.
Mary
Did you fall off the bonnet of the Morris?
Denmark (Copenhagen), Norway (Oslo) and Sweden (Stockholm, seeing Ericsson). Not that impressed.
I don't suppose they were.
.andy
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Ah iceland. I suspect iceland is completely different. I am thinking denamark and sweden mostly.
Again norwegians are a different animal. Seafarers,. Good peoples. Its teh stodgy sweden/denmark lot plus parts of finland latvia and estonia etc.
Its only wonderful for about one week of the year.
You happened to be there that week.
A friend of mine ramarked that Finland was full of gorgeous girls until they got to 25, at which point they mutated into spheres.
venison is fine, but 48 ways of preparing herring that ends up tasting jusy like herring is boring.
If you mean the Ericsson factory to the north of town (city ?) I tend to agree. Looks like Glasgow on a rainy day.
But in the centre Stockholm is superb.
No. I love it every time I'm there.
But don't think I'd want to move, couldn't stand the heating or alcohol bills !
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