Posh/rich places that are ****holes

[The Insider]

Currently working in Monaco/Monte Carlo, which in my view is an overhyped, overpriced grimy ****-tip. Does any other Awimber have similar feelings about places that are meant to be the dogs *******s?

[barrybueno]

Currently working in Monaco/Monte Carlo, which in my view is an overhyped, overpriced grimy ****-tip. Does any other Awimber have similar feelings about places that are meant to be the dogs *******s?

London :hehe:

[Monty92]

Currently working in Monaco/Monte Carlo, which in my view is an overhyped, overpriced grimy ****-tip. Does any other Awimber have similar feelings about places that are meant to be the dogs *******s?

Wherebouts are you based? I've been about 7 times and usually stay in Beausoleil, which is technically just outside Monaco.

[Sir C]

Currently working in Monaco/Monte Carlo, which in my view is an overhyped, overpriced grimy ****-tip. Does any other Awimber have similar feelings about places that are meant to be the dogs *******s?

UAE. Qatar.

Actually, nowadays, Paris as well :-(

[Luis Anaconda]

UAE. Qatar.

Actually, nowadays, Paris as well :-(


But Paris is a proper city - it's supposed have grime amongst the glamour (like London). The other two you mention are as fake as Disneyland - you can see why they appeal to tasteless people who like to think they are among the "elite" because they can click their fingers and have someone bring them some cheese and chips or some other ****. In Paris or London you have to work to find the best

[Sir C]

But Paris is a proper city - it's supposed have grime amongst the glamour (like London). The other two you mention are as fake as Disneyland - you can see why they appeal to tasteless people who like to think they are among the "elite" because they can click their fingers and have someone bring them some cheese and chips or some other ****. In Paris or London you have to work to find the best

I agree absolutely, but in the last couple of years Paris (and Rome) have been changed by a large number of, shall we say, refugees, who often behave quite poorly.

My last visits to Paris and Rome were both blighted by a degree of squalor I have never seen before.

[Luis Anaconda]

I agree absolutely, but in the last couple of years Paris (and Rome) have been changed by a large number of, shall we say, refugees, who often behave quite poorly.

My last visits to Paris and Rome were both blighted by a degree of squalor I have never seen before.
Haven't been to either for years - I wasn't that impressed by Rome when I was there anyway, save for the obvious sites/sights. And of course two of my trips to Paris have been for European finals we have been involved in :cry:

[Sir C]

Haven't been to either for years - I wasn't that impressed by Rome when I was there anyway, save for the obvious sites/sights. And of course two of my trips to Paris have been for European finals we have been involved in :cry:

I like Rome, but you have to work for it a bit. We have to visit each year because the glw will only buy her gloves from one specific glover, in the Piazza di Trevi. She prefers the rabbit ones.

[Burney]

I agree absolutely, but in the last couple of years Paris (and Rome) have been changed by a large number of, shall we say, refugees, who often behave quite poorly.

My last visits to Paris and Rome were both blighted by a degree of squalor I have never seen before.

:nod: Coming into the Gare du Nord these days is actually a deeply grim experience. A few years ago, I had some time to kill before catching my train and made the mistake of wandering around there. It was extremely...errrm... culturally enriched. By which I mean it was broken, covered in shīt, 90% non-white and involved several enterprising souls selling meat that was being barbecued on upside-down shopping trolleys.

[Sir C]

:nod: Coming into the Gare du Nord these days is actually a deeply grim experience. A few years ago, I had some time to kill before catching my train and made the mistake of wandering around there. It was extremely...errrm... culturally enriched. By which I mean it was broken, covered in shīt, 90% non-white and involved several enterprising souls selling meat that was being barbecued on upside-down shopping trolleys.

:nod: I have many happy memories of wandering out of the Gare du Nord into any random café for a café cognac to get an instance hit of France. Wouldn't do it now.

[Burney]

:nod: I have many happy memories of wandering out of the Gare du Nord into any random café for a café cognac to get an instance hit of France. Wouldn't do it now.

There are still some decent cafés slap bang opposite the GdN, but take any of the side roads and you're in downtown Dakar.

[Pokster]

I like Rome, but you have to work for it a bit. We have to visit each year because the glw will only buy her gloves from one specific glover, in the Piazza di Trevi. She prefers the rabbit ones.

A bit like her vibrators ....... allegedly

[Ash]

Currently working in Monaco/Monte Carlo, which in my view is an overhyped, overpriced grimy ****-tip. Does any other Awimber have similar feelings about places that are meant to be the dogs *******s?

Knightsbridge.

Because of the billionaire boy racers burning around and showing off in their very very loud sports cars.

[Luis Anaconda]

Knightsbridge.

Because of the billionaire boy racers burning around and showing off in their very very loud sports cars.
Knightsbridge has always been full of ****ers, though, a, but surprised the traffic allows anyone to burn around

[SWv2]

Wherebouts are you based? I've been about 7 times and usually stay in Beausoleil, which is technically just outside Monaco.

Is this similar to how you lived in Hampstead but technically didn't.

[Ash]

Knightsbridge has always been full of ****ers, though, a, but surprised the traffic allows anyone to burn around

Yes. Nothing more pointless than a sports car in a congested city. They drive up and down the quieter side streets. Well, quieter until they came along.

[Sir C]

Yes. Nothing more pointless than a sports car in a congested city. They drive up and down the quieter side streets. Well, quieter until they came along.

There's a fúcking great elephant here that everyone's dancing around.

They're WES's mates from the Gulf. Tasteless morons.

[SWv2]

There's a fúcking great elephant here that everyone's dancing around.

They're WES's mates from the Gulf. Tasteless morons.

Is it taste?

I would suggest more money than sense. Like the bloke who had his Bugatti parked in the car park area of the Mandarin Oriental, he was not a resident in London but it was there for when he needed.

The car had not been moved in over a year.

[Sir C]

Is it taste?

I would suggest more money than sense. Like the bloke who had his Bugatti parked in the car park area of the Mandarin Oriental, he was not a resident in London but it was there for when he needed.

The car had not been moved in over a year.

:shrug: If he wants to keep a car in London and is happy for that car to be a Bugatti, I don't see the issue.

No, it's the tastelessness of parading around Knightsbridge in a gold wrapped Ferrari that upsets me.

None of my business, of course.

[Ash]

None of my business, of course.

It is if you have to listen to it. Assault on the eardrums innit?

[Viva Prat Vegas]

:nod:
Disturbing the peace

[Sir C]

It is if you have to listen to it. Assault on the eardrums innit?

That is a subjective judgment, a. Personally I can think of few more glorious sounds than that of an Italian V12 wailing - but I consider it an act of cruelty to keep such a vehicle caged in traffic.

[Ash]

That is a subjective judgment, a. Personally I can think of few more glorious sounds than that of an Italian V12 wailing - but I consider it an act of cruelty to keep such a vehicle caged in traffic.

Context. I'd be happy to hear it accelerating off the apex at Stirlings and tearing down towards Clearways. Not so much when strolling down the Brompton Road.

[IUFG]

That is a subjective judgment, a. Personally I can think of few more glorious sounds than that of an Italian V12 wailing - but I consider it an act of cruelty to keep such a vehicle caged in traffic.

When you are next holidaying in Dubai, sc, I suggest you go down to JBR on a Friday night.

****s galore in Italian supercars having to drive very, very slowly down the cobbled road with speed bumps.

[Sir C]

When you are next holidaying in Dubai, sc, I suggest you go down to JBR on a Friday night.

****s galore in Italian supercars having to drive very, very slowly down the cobbled road with speed bumps.

I will certainly check this out when next I am enjoying a gourmet holiday with WES, trying the very best of French, Italian and Thai cuisine at his favourite all you can eat fusion buffet.

[Sir C]

Context. I'd be happy to hear it accelerating off the apex at Stirlings and tearing down towards Clearways. Not so much when strolling down the Brompton Road.

Odd, isn't it, how some street names just take a definite article? Do we know why this is? Also, the rule varies for some people. I've always thought of the Holloway Road, for example, whilst others do not.

[Burney]

Odd, isn't it, how some street names just take a definite article? Do we know why this is? Also, the rule varies for some people. I've always thought of the Holloway Road, for example, whilst others do not.

The City Road, The King's Road.

I once found myself in a strip club on the City Road. Odd place. A bare lady grabbed my winkle without my permission. :-(

[SWv2]

The City Road, The King's Road.

I once found myself in a strip club on the City Road. Odd place. A bare lady grabbed my winkle without my permission. :-(

The City, but surely just City Road.

[Burney]

The City, but surely just City Road.

Au contraire, mein lieber, Irlandische Schatz:

"Up and down THE City Road
In and out The Eagle
That's the way the money goes.
Pop goes the weasel!'

So ner.

[SWv2]

Au contraire, mein lieber, Irlandische Schatz:

"Up and down THE City Road
In and out The Eagle
That's the way the money goes.
Pop goes the weasel!'

So ner.

Oh I see, referencing nursery rhymes is it instead of when the area was indeed my manor and I would be up and down it every day.

[Burney]

Oh I see, referencing nursery rhymes is it instead of when the area was indeed my manor and I would be up and down it every day.

I am merely citing an old source that proves my point, sw. Besides you were a visitor to these shores and probably didn't speak the language very well. You can't be expected to pick up on all the nuances.

[Luis Anaconda]

I am merely citing an old source that proves my point, sw. Besides you were a visitor to these shores and probably didn't speak the language very well. You can't be expected to pick up on all the nuances.

I lived off City Road and never heard the definitive article used in conjunction with it. Does sound right though

[redgunamo]

Au contraire, mein lieber, Irlandische Schatz:

"Up and down THE City Road
In and out The Eagle
That's the way the money goes.
Pop goes the weasel!'

So ner.


Irische, I think you mean. Are you from Switzerland?

[Burney]

Irische, I think you mean. Are you from Switzerland?

You're correct, of course. What was I thinking?

It does make me laugh, however, that the Germans, when pressed to come up with a loving and affectionate term for one's dearest darling, came up with as unlovely a word as 'Schatz'. :hehe:

[redgunamo]

You're correct, of course. What was I thinking?

It does make me laugh, however, that the Germans, when pressed to come up with a loving and affectionate term for one's dearest darling, came up with as unlovely a word as 'Schatz'. :hehe:

Yes, the wife mostly, adoringly, refers to her children as "Kröte" and "Stinktier" and so on.

Odd, when you think about it. Or maybe, not so much.

[Burney]

Yes, the wife mostly, adoringly, refers to her children as "Kröte" and "Stinktier" and so on.

Odd, when you think about it. Or maybe, not so much.

And what does she call you?

[redgunamo]

And what does she call you?

Joseph. Or anyway, "Yo-sef". :-|

I get to call her "Biggi" though so I win.

[Burney]

Joseph. Or anyway, "Yo-sef". :-|

I get to call her "Biggi" though so I win.

She's a fine figure of a woman, r.

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[Luis Anaconda]

Yes, the wife mostly, adoringly, refers to her children as "Kröte" and "Stinktier" and so on.

Odd, when you think about it. Or maybe, not so much.

It's such a beautiful language

[Viva Prat Vegas]

Burney "She's a fine figure of a woman, r."

I am thinking that Mrs Red featured in Tom & Jerry
Chasing the cat round the kitchen with a rolling pin