tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post4257346253411686590..comments2024-03-14T13:06:38.883+00:00Comments on cultural snow: Thames Town: Dreaming of BritainTim Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-20948490491356639552013-07-10T06:59:27.001+01:002013-07-10T06:59:27.001+01:00Fukushima has it's own version of this called ...Fukushima has it's own version of this called British Hills. I went once back in 1997 I think it was, played a frame of snooker on what must be one of the only full-sized snooker tables in Japan. They had a pub and it all looked suitably Edwardian/Victorian/Shakespearean. I quite liked it, I was sad to leave!<br />DuncIzuKeihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09763972176823010427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-70516764302120394702013-07-10T06:37:15.275+01:002013-07-10T06:37:15.275+01:00You're right, Gadjo. Always aspire to live som...You're right, Gadjo. Always aspire to live somewhere with a high body count.<br /><br />You'd make a cool Poppins, Annie ;-)Tim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-72394972109711335232013-07-09T22:29:02.299+01:002013-07-09T22:29:02.299+01:00When I was TEFL teaching I nearly applied for a jo...When I was TEFL teaching I nearly applied for a job in China in a Thames Town-like place. The idea was total immersion for the students. It would've been utterly weird, like living in a Mary Poppins set. Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15941917503687179585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-44404891310363200892013-07-08T06:51:02.495+01:002013-07-08T06:51:02.495+01:00Gawd bless 'em, it's really rather flatter...Gawd bless 'em, it's really rather flattering, though probably due to watching to many Inspector Morse and Misdsummer Murders episode (featuring the river's upper reaches, chosen judiciously). Gadjo Dilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08998278830936531990noreply@blogger.com