On 23 Jan 2009 13:50:28 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>
>Let's just say that it was fortunate there were no chopsticks inserted 
>into unexpected facial orifices during the meal.
>

My wife doesn't allow me to go out with people like that. I tend to use non
sequiturs. Like "Do you like hospital food?"


>Ah, then that wouldn't have been the place we ended up in, as I used a 
>credit card.  Of course, the whole "settling of the bill" was a bit of a 
>disappointment as well - we were invited as guests, and the invitation 
>was worded as "we'll take you out", not "let's all go to dinner and pay 
>for our own" - I had helped this acquaintance with something work related 
>and the suggestion came up in the context of that, and was interpreted as 
>"thanks for your help, when you're over here, let us take you out to 
>dinner as a way of saying thank you".
>

And they say the Scots are mean?
I generally say "I'll take you to" ;)

>>>But we were invited to "go for a walk afterward" even though "I know you
>>>Americans don't like to exercise or take long walks".
>> 
>> How rude.
>
>Exceedingly so.  Yet they were surprised when we declined to join them 
>for a walk after dinner.
>

They probably wanted you to buy them a drink in an expensive nightclub.

>>>We passed, citing
>>>that it was close to the last train back to Hastings (where we were
>>>staying with friends) - we went to Leicester Square station and the gate
>>>was down...
>> 
>> Cross the road, there are two other entrances.
>
>Ah, now those might've also been shut, but the walk wasn't bad.  We're 
>atypical Americans. ;-)
>

Good show, old bean!

>>>ended up walking to the next station down the line, had some beer and
>>>tequila shots, and then got on the train - after realising that it
>>>actually wasn't the last train after all. :-)
>>>
>> Told you :)
>
>Well, yeah, but not at the time.  We found a nice bar in the station and 
>waited there with Nic.
>

Yes, there as quite a few nice bars there. I know a couple. :)


>>>It was raining, so we went to our next destination by getting back on
>>>the tube at that station as well. :-)
>> 
>> Raining! I don't believe it ;)
>
>Yeah, I know - totally unexpected. ;-)

Cor blimey, guvoner. Do you want to buy a umbrella to keep yer Barnet dry?
-- 

Regards
     Stephen

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