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07-05-2012, 11:45 AM
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07-05-2012, 12:31 PM
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Odd. When I swing a leg over my Bonnie it doesn't care where it was made. It just goes down the road with a rider grinning from ear to ear.
All of the bikes are designed in England, so that's my vote.
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07-05-2012, 12:41 PM
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This thread is all about picking the fly poo out of the pepper.
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07-05-2012, 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by scoutpilot
Yeah...it's all made in Canada or Mexico now.  |
Actually bought a car made in the US. Decided on a Chevy Sonic. Only major component source outside the US is the transmission. Assembled in Michigan. That was a major part of the decision making process.
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07-05-2012, 03:04 PM
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An anecdote for the Welsh to highlight some Australian knowledge of the subject.
My insurance broker was called Llewellyn Jones. As she was filling out a form for my policy one afternoon I asked how long ago she came to Australia. She lifted her head and looked at me like I was a weirdo.
"I am Australian" she said proudly.
"Oh" I said.
"So were your parents Welsh?"
Same "What T. F. are you on about look"
"They're Australian too." she said. "Why would you think they're Welsh?"
"Dunno - just a hunch" I finished.
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07-05-2012, 03:52 PM
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You are a smooth operator, B.
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07-05-2012, 03:56 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Boldor
An anecdote for the Welsh to highlight some Australian knowledge of the subject.
My insurance broker was called Llewellyn Jones. As she was filling out a form for my policy one afternoon I asked how long ago she came to Australia. She lifted her head and looked at me like I was a weirdo.
"I am Australian" she said proudly.
"Oh" I said.
"So were your parents Welsh?"
Same "What T. F. are you on about look"
"They're Australian too." she said. "Why would you think they're Welsh?"
"Dunno - just a hunch" I finished.
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Christ, you cant get much more Welsh than that name.
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07-05-2012, 04:13 PM
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Personal anecdote: People haven't a clue as to nationality or heritage over in the states. I'm about as Scottish as it comes, family first names include Finlay, Angus, Robert, Stewart, Douglas and others. I have red hair and about as pale as it comes. Yet ever St. Paddy's I'm assumed to be Irish.
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07-05-2012, 04:20 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by daveiniowa
Personal anecdote: People haven't a clue as to nationality or heritage over in the states. I'm about as Scottish as it comes, family first names include Finlay, Angus, Robert, Stewart, Douglas and others. I have red hair and about as pale as it comes. Yet ever St. Paddy's I'm assumed to be Irish.
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A few of us could tell with our eyes closed. A brogue and a burr sound vastly different.
EDIT: Och, you're ethnic Scot, not from Scotland.
Last edited by MGDavisOrlando; 07-05-2012 at 04:40 PM.
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07-05-2012, 04:24 PM
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To be fair, there's a lot of historic connections between the Scots and the Irish, but the stereotype of the Irish having ginger hair and freckles is a bit of an oddity...most are dark-haired, only about 10% are red-haired....I guess that's still a pretty high percentage compared to anywhere else though.
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