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I need some advice folks......
I am heading south of Watford Gap for a few days.
Could anybody give me handy hints regarding the food and the language please?
Do I need a entry visa?
Are innoculations needed?
Will the RAC cover me that far south?
All suggestions and advice gratefully accepted!!!!
Alex rolleyes
(ooooo - I actually STARTED a thread!!!!!!!! That's a rare occurence! I need a lie down now!)
Quote by Alexandra
I need some advice folks......
I am heading south of Watford Gap for a few days.
Alex rolleyes

South of Watford Gap is like the Bermuder Triangle.
Can not help with your questions but PLEASE< PLEASE be carefull down there.
phredd
Innoculations are only needed if you visit Croydon lol If you head on down to the coast you will enter the paradise of Brighton. Order a pint of harveys to go along with your Huss and chips lol
gladly hold your hand if your nervous down here
Quote by Alexandra
I need some advice folks...... Obviously
I am heading south of Watford Gap for a few we let you in
Could anybody give me handy hints regarding the food and the language please?
you will need a bit of cockney in you..pm for details
Do I need a entry visa? youll need to prove your free of all ailments inc bird flu
Are innoculations needed?we have had them down herer so should be ok
With the RAC cover me that far south?if your tractor gets this far..its an offence to play the heartbeat tune in a built up area
All suggestions gratefully accepted!!!!
Alex rolleyesonly joking sweetiexxx safe trip
(ooooo - I actually STARTED a thread!!!!!!!! That's a rare occurence! I need a lie down now!)
Good Luck!!
Rather you than me wink
Mr goodtimez
Quote by SXBOY
I need some advice folks...... Obviously
I am heading south of Watford Gap for a few we let you in
Could anybody give me handy hints regarding the food and the language please?
you will need a bit of cockney in you..pm for details
Do I need a entry visa? youll need to prove your free of all ailments inc bird flu
Are innoculations needed?we have had them down herer so should be ok
With the RAC cover me that far south?if your tractor gets this far..its an offence to play the heartbeat tune in a built up area
All suggestions gratefully accepted!!!!
Alex rolleyesonly joking sweetiexxx safe trip
(ooooo - I actually STARTED a thread!!!!!!!! That's a rare occurence! I need a lie down now!)

rolleyes rolleyes rolleyes rolleyes rolleyes
I just reread this!!!!!
What do you mean I need some cockney in me???
I know my language lessons aren't coming on brilliantly!!
Hey I'll have you know - my tractor (well it does sound like one) - has go faster stripes too!!!!
Some of us are lovely, just navigate around SXBoy (as fast as you can manage!) :twisted:
Dont drink the beer its crap
beer has lemonade in it down there...stay well clear
dont ask for gravy, peas or curry sauce with your fish and chips
dont expect anything other than mash with your pie....and those horrible jellied eels things. eeeeeewwwwwwww
the pound is worth alot less down there, there is an exchange rate of about 1 northern pound to a southern 50p. This can get confusing as they currency is the same, but everything will cost approximately double.
any signs that say 'the north' will direct you to north london....dont actually think this is 'the' north.
hope this helps.
Quote by lancyuk
beer has lemonade in it down there...stay well clear
dont ask for gravy, peas or curry sauce with your fish and chips
dont expect anything other than mash with your pie....and those horrible jellied eels things. eeeeeewwwwwwww
the pound is worth alot less down there, there is an exchange rate of about 1 northern pound to a southern 50p. This can get confusing as they currency is the same, but everything will cost approximately double.
any signs that say 'the north' will direct you to north london....dont actually think this is 'the' north.
hope this helps.

another no nothing expert in the field of the north south divide
chip shops do do peas...
curry sauce is a rarity
its only the cockenees that eat the ghastlie shell fish /jellied eels
contry to popular belief you can still watch coronation street too,,that ena sharples is lovely
dont ask for a cob..........they think its a horse! :shock:
and if any one out they doesent no what i am on about .......a cob is what others call a roll!............... but it a bloody cob!...cob cob cob!
Bring your passport for the motorway lol and money for the tolls you will need both. lol
Dont go in to inner London by car as that is even more with the congestion charge.
Bring a dictionary
and watch out for the Chav's :P
Quote by Debbiewebs
dont ask for a cob..........they think its a horse! :shock:
and if any one out they doesent no what i am on about .......a cob is what others call a roll!............... but it a bloody cob!...cob cob cob!

So it wouldn't go down well to ask for some stuffing in my cob then??? rolleyes
Quote by Alexandra
I need some advice folks......
I am heading south of Watford Gap for a few days.
Could anybody give me handy hints regarding the food and the language please?
Do I need a entry visa?
Are innoculations needed?
With the RAC cover me that far south?
All suggestions gratefully accepted!!!!
Alex rolleyes
(ooooo - I actually STARTED a thread!!!!!!!! That's a rare occurence! I need a lie down now!)

bring your own food, (never trust that foreign muck)
language, we will try to understand you, just shout slowly. (at least we will nod back)
entry visa ..yes, if you want to get back home that is
innoculations, yes, get everything thats on offer.
rac??? nah, you need aa.
Quote by Sarah
Bring your passport for the motorway lol and money for the tolls you will need both. lol
Dont go in to inner London by car as that is even more with the congestion charge.
Bring a dictionary
and watch out for the Chav's :P

Chavs?????
It's London, not Sheffield I'm heading for!
Don't say they have then there too? rolleyes
"WARNING ........."
"Amber Alert"
When you visit that southern city,
You may think it very pretty,
Just two things of which you must be aware,
Don't drink the water and don't breath the air.
Lots of things there that you drink,
But stay away from the kitchen sink,
The breakfast shit we throw away,
You'll drink down there the very next day.
Polluted, that city, they got smog and sewage and mud,
Turn on the tap and get and get hot and cold running crud.
********************************************
You have been warned.
phredd
rotflmao rotflmao rotflmao rotflmao
Quote by SXBOY
another no nothing expert in the field of the north south divide

do they?? which ones?
ive spent 5 years working in various parts of london and have NEVER found a chip shop that will serve you peas WITH YOUR CHIPS. (not in a silly tub)
#update# dont go to the pub in london and expect to talk to anyone....there is definate difference in hospitality as you go further south. (this has recently been certificated beyond doubt by londons own mikec)
OOOOOOOO getting scared now!
(OK please folks - whatever happens - keep this lighthearted!
The sexiest place by name is ""Shooters Hill""if that will calm you lol
I used to have the same fears every time I strayed too far North (Oxford used to be the limit of my comfort zone! :eeek: ) . Now that I have a foot in both camps, so to speak, I am a little more relaxed about the North - but I still like to get back to civilisation lol lol
So then, tips from a native southerner:
1. "Darn Sarf" :shock: The vast majority of us do NOT speak like that mad . Admittedly the dreaded 'Estuary English' seems to be getting everywhere rolleyes . However, you will find that you will be able to understand most of us perfectly well - though we sometimes sound embarrassingly like Radio 4 newsreaders - redface . Thinking we are all cockney is like thinking that everyone in the North says "Ee, bah gum" every second sentence - I know that isn't true because out of the hundreds of Northerners I have met there have been at least two that didn't!
2. The exchange rate. Actually, I can't deny that this is a bit of a shocker. I am afraid that we only use decimal currency down here so I am afraid that you won't be able to use your groats, ducats, farthings or twelve-sided threepenny bits (and, yes I DO know what 'threepenny bits' is cockney rhyming slang for - you are welcome to bring those, of course!! :twistedsmile. The beer is indeed hideously expensive as are all drinks in hotels and trendy wine bars. You will find that the locals steer clear of these places and find 'proper' pubs hidden in back streets etc.
3. Food. This, on the whole, is usually pretty good. Again, steer clear of chains and go for good quality restauraunts. If you visit someone's home then you may find that they will look after you personally on a Thursday as that is, traditionally, the staff's night off and butlers, cooks and valets are not normally on duty! sad
Without doubt, the safest way to enjoy the south is to find a friendly native to look after you and hold your hand - or any other part of your anatomy that you feel needs particular attention.
Will - always trying to be helpful!
PS Most of us in the South disown Essex and try to pretend that it doesn't exist. Ditto Slough :shock:
Well, eee by gum, Will, what an informative post!
This has dispelled many misconceptions many of us 'up north' have about your part of the world.
I note, with interest, your suggestion of finding a friendly local to take hold of some aspect of my anatomy and also, eee by gum, that Thursday is the best day for a little home cooked sustinentance.
Well I must go and see to the ferrets and whippets before I start packing.
Do you think it would be prudent to pack a couple of meat pies to ensure I ward off starvation till Thursday?
I don't think I will have time to exchange my currency before morning.
If they don't accept what I have in my purse - will they accept payment in kind do you think?
Morrisons do a "Travelling South" food hamper = get one before you go. lol
Quote by Fred aka Medic 1
Morrisons do a "Travelling South" food hamper = get one before you go. lol

oooo excellent news Fred!
I will nip out in a bit!
Does it have sugar butties in it?
OK - on Fred's advice I popped into Morrisons and bought one of those 'Travelling South' hampers and, wow - they are excellent!
There was
a Boiled Black Pudding (the curly one in links - not one of those namby pampy straight ones for frying/grilling)
Ful fat streaky bacon - thick cut.
1/2lb of black tripe soaked in vinegar.
a pigs trotter.
2 rounds of strawberry jam butties.
1 meat pie - with extra aspic and gristle
one pickled egg.
and two bottle of Mackies
OK - I think I'm all set now.
Just need to make sure I have my phrase book handy and I'll be on my way!
Quote by Alexandra
OK - on Fred's advice I popped into Morrisons and bought one of those 'Travelling South' hampers and, wow - they are excellent!
There was
a Boiled Black Pudding (the curly one in links - not one of those namby pampy straight ones for frying/grilling)
Ful fat streaky bacon - thick cut.
1/2lb of black tripe soaked in vinegar.
a pigs trotter.
2 rounds of strawberry jam butties.
1 meat pie - with extra aspic and gristle
one pickled egg.
and two bottle of Mackies
and for afters = Vodka Jelly
OK - I think I'm all set now.
Just need to make sure I have my phrase book handy and I'll be on my way!
Quote by Alexandra
Could anybody give me handy hints regarding the food and the language please?

Fancy a duck? lol
Quote by lancyuk
the pound is worth alot less down there, there is an exchange rate of about 1 northern pound to a southern 50p. This can get confusing as they currency is the same, but everything will cost approximately double.

How bloody true is that?? (christ I sound like Neil!) Currently saving up what feels like a small mortgage for a trip soon smile
Quote by lancyuk
any signs that say 'the north' will direct you to north london....dont actually think this is 'the' north

This is exactly why this female allows London born hubby to drive and navigate his way round London!
Also one you've missed .....
Never ask for directions in London, it's guaranteed that the people you ask will be foreigh tourists!
Never get an A-Z out because said tourists will forever ask you daft direction questions! and you'll never be able to put it away again!
C x
Quote by Alexandra
I need some advice folks......
I am heading south of Watford Gap for a few days.
Could anybody give me handy hints regarding the food and the language please?
Do I need a entry visa?
Are innoculations needed?
With the RAC cover me that far south?
All suggestions and advice gratefully accepted!!!!
Alex rolleyes
(ooooo - I actually STARTED a thread!!!!!!!! That's a rare occurence! I need a lie down now!)

Food....... bring your own..... we only have the best and you may find it unsuited to your stomach....
Innoculations will be required on leaving the South... as we have no germs... but wish you to take some with you.....
The Rac will give you the red carpet treatment in the South..... glass of champagne on every breakdown.
Entry visa..... yep..... platinum mastercard will do nicely thank you......
equi-princess xxx