tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484887167067774698.post7701043317464179118..comments2023-12-14T16:42:14.475+01:00Comments on Another American Expat: This is a post about bloggers, driving, whisky, and travelAnother American Expathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09780132937865128999noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484887167067774698.post-90182297426684449872008-11-20T08:36:00.000+01:002008-11-20T08:36:00.000+01:00Hey, i must admit i've only just seen this post......Hey, i must admit i've only just seen this post... thank-you very much for the kind words and the link :)<BR/><BR/>How was the class last night? Goedzo? xGlennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09438419713273626526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484887167067774698.post-83632741178553419852008-11-16T13:21:00.000+01:002008-11-16T13:21:00.000+01:00Just for fun... and I like turkey. Is that a good ...Just for fun... and I like turkey. Is that a good enough explanation? :) all the holiday is to me is a big dinner party, and hosting dinner parties is something I do quite often anyway. the Thanksgivings I've celebrated with friends abroad before have always been fun, but it really doesn't matter what we eat (I believe in France we just had chicken), it's just always generally nice to fill the room with friends and eat. <BR/><BR/>But there are plenty of Americans who hate the holiday and are quite happy not to celebrate it if given the opportunity - for me personally, it's always been one of my favorites. No religion, no presents, just food!Another American Expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09780132937865128999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484887167067774698.post-49035100875159860702008-11-16T05:46:00.000+01:002008-11-16T05:46:00.000+01:00For the life of me, I don't understand why expats ...For the life of me, I don't understand why expats from the US (who are young and childless) would want to order a turkey to celebrate a US holiday when elsewhere. <BR/><BR/>Not a criticism - I really don't understand. Get a nice big roasting chicken instead - much nicer. <BR/><BR/>(and no, I don't celebrate Québec holidays abroad).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484887167067774698.post-30505369615923416912008-11-16T04:42:00.000+01:002008-11-16T04:42:00.000+01:00the white van man is indeed the best mover in the ...the white van man is indeed the best mover in the history of movers. he could easily charge 10 times the price in NYC and still be considered a bargain!<BR/><BR/>fuck paying 1500 Euros, if that's the case for me - a license certainly isn't that important! thanks for the tip though.Another American Expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09780132937865128999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484887167067774698.post-21463593393779583582008-11-16T02:37:00.000+01:002008-11-16T02:37:00.000+01:00One other thing - I don't drive, so I can't vouch ...One other thing - I don't drive, so I can't vouch for this, but a South African colleague has been looking into getting his local license; he holds an SA license. Turns out he can't - but apparently if you want to do it the hard way, you're looking at 1,500 euros (!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484887167067774698.post-54733454482552870712008-11-15T22:04:00.000+01:002008-11-15T22:04:00.000+01:00On an *entirely* different subject - Man with Whit...On an *entirely* different subject - Man with White Van - was indeed excellent. Moved all my stuff in two hours from storage to home (I say home, I mean the eyre at the top of the spire where I live) and he made an amazingly difficult task as easy as it possibly could be, which is to say we're both now knackered :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484887167067774698.post-81365025775228730472008-11-13T14:40:00.000+01:002008-11-13T14:40:00.000+01:00I've thought about that, but it's hard to pretend ...I've thought about that, but it's hard to pretend when I have this full-color, full page stamp in my passport with my visa to live in the Netherlands (if someone investigated). Honestly, I tend not to worry about the rules of the situation when it's just me, but I wouldn't want to make anyone else (ie: the owner of the car) feel uncomfortable. I could just play dumb and say "oh, I thought a US license was good enough to use in Europe," but again, if it made the owner feel wary I wouldn't want to put her in that position.Another American Expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09780132937865128999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484887167067774698.post-80570111762998039432008-11-13T14:16:00.000+01:002008-11-13T14:16:00.000+01:00Actually I don't see why you can't help drive to I...Actually I don't see why you can't help drive to Italy. You just may want to "pretend" to be a tourist using your passport and US license if anything happens. I used my US license to rent cars in the Netherlands before I took the plunge and got the NL license. Just study up on traffic rules as they're completely different and often infuriatingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com