SimonTrew

I was born in Welwyn. Now you try telling that to a Hungarian. No, not a Volvo, not a vulva, I was not born in a Volvo, although came out through a vulva, I was born in Welwyn. It is look this is not difficult it is... I took my missus once to ... Read More

The thing I like about Fluffy is that he is not very stuffy He will chat about things be it angles or strings And it always turns out to be bluffy Hmmm that is more a limerick than a clerihew but it will have to do. Read More

.... No, Hawaii isn't in Asia but you'd never know . In some places the only thing American is the flag flying over the post office.And of course, the British flag is - in a small way - also flying over the place... State Flag of Hawaii In ... Read More

I also worked in pubs for many years as a sideline and donated all my wages from Christmas Eve to New Year's Day to the RBL. That was another 87 pounds, coincidentally, that could have been in my pocket but went to the RBL, every shift I worked ... Read More

When I lived in a small village in England, I did the poppy collection appeal, was asked to do it by a Legionaire. I tell you it is an absolute delight. Everyone wants a poppy and puts money in your pot. It was quite a posh village I suppose, and ... Read More

That is super low to steal from charity but then again I suspect those big charities also don't donate all they could to their causes.In the UK, there is something called the Charities Commission which is super ineffective at monitoring ... Read More

I am not sure what time I should celebrate Remembrance Sunday. The British are an hour behind us, so do I celebrate it at 11am British time, or 11am Hungarian time? It is not that important, as the main thing is to remember. It is not that important ... Read More

The thing is I know what poverty is like, and it is not pretty. I have been unemployed for months and I don't get social security or unemployment benefit, I am all right at the moment, because of my wife working, and our agreement was she does ... Read More

The Netherlands do some very nice beers, they, the Belgians and British have still retained kinda this traditional brewing style where everywhere else is just lager.What did it for the US was prohibition... the US had lots of little breweries before ... Read More

I think in Aldi or Lidl they do a kriek, that is raspberry flavoured beer. In the Netherlands it is kinda the traditional woman's drink, it is a bit sweet for my taste, I like very bitter beer. My wife doesn't drink so there is no point ... Read More

My HU MIL was an expert at gardening, she loved her roses and would make new varieties of her own. Had fun today, went gambling and drinking beers, so American of me! My beer however was from Holland.ű You can lead a horticulture but you ... Read More

Had a slavic maiden name that everyone butcheredI thought I was the only person who said that... I edited my parish church newsletter for eight years and would say that I was "butchering the copy", I thought I was the only person who said ... Read More

I'm over it, rose by any other name does smell as sweet.Blimey, Marilyn, I was not expecting you to start quoting Shakespeare.... I like a nice rose, I have not found good varieties for around here, English ones don't seem to do so well. I ... Read More

There is more to remembrance Sunday than remembering the dead. We have to remember the living as well. Now my passion is for homeless people, but whatever yours is, just donate a bit into the pot for that cause. You can't do everything, I am ... Read More

My mate Charlie,Karoly, came to live with us for six months in England which he successfully completed an engineering course and got a job with the railways. He swallowed his pride and asked to borrow some money so they could move up north. He ... Read More