Ski Terminology Translation thread

Try it but maybe try something a little lighter than a Shiraz. I would recommend a good Syrah or Chateauneuf du Pape.

Beer is my choice.

There can be as many or more subtle flavours and aromas from a well crafted beer as any wine.

I am going to start up a Which Beer thread now

Time to bring this thread out again. What the heck does "Slippers for Chrimbo for you!" mean?

Thank you,
Brad

brad1138 wrote:Time to bring this thread out again. What the heck does "Slippers for Chrimbo for you!" mean?

Thank you,
Brad

Brit speak for Christmas

Trencher

Ramdomly I read that in one large town in England, they have banned Santa Claus as he is not multi-cultural/multi-religious enough. He is now known only as 'Christmas Man'!!!

In a Top Gear stylee.......

Some say that the government consults him on travel logistics,
Others say he gives them rubbish advice because the country has no fun!
All we know, is he is called Christmas Man

Apologies to a lot of the Americans as Top Gear references may or may not be as amusing.

smirnoff_skier wrote:Ramdomly I read that in one large town in England, they have banned Santa Claus as it is not multi-cultural/multi-religious enough. He is now know only as 'Christmas Man'!!!

In a Top Gear stylee.......

Some say he that the government consults him on travel logistics,
Others say he gives them rubbish advice because the country has no fun!
All we know, is he is called Christmas Man

Apologies to a lot of the Americans as Top Gear references may or may not be as amusing.

Running slightly off thread my mums village declared that there would be no childrens christmas nativity play last year again because of the multi-cultural/multi-religious thing. She was so insensed she wrote to the house of commons (she does this quite a lot it makes her feel better). The reply on house of commons headed paper suggested that she was being slightly racist wanting a traditional english christmas activity.

Rose, I haven't a clue what the wine bit of this thread is about. But your mum, she has a lot to do with skiing. Bear with me.

Not the village school do-good nutters that condemn the children's nativity play. They don't know any better, they are to be pitied, and one day, they will figure life out for themselves.

The House of Commons response is the one that should be of concern. One cannot be "slightly racist"

You are either racist, or not. I confess that it wasn't until a week prior to the US elections, and then, only when it was repeatedly pointed out by political "observers", that I recognised that Obama was a black person. It genuinely hadn't occurred to me. So many people in the UK have different colour of skins, and we are so used to that being the case, why would one think that this is an issue.

I think that your mother has a good case for libel