What a load of rubbish

[BASSETHOUNDS]

Originally Posted by Johny

where are you from tristan.

Born in Belgium .. got out of there over 25 years ago .

[Johny]

Originally Posted by daveathall

does the term "jock" offend you? If so why?

I ask the question because i don't know the answer.

Having served a long time in the military i do know that scottish soldiers are fiercely proud of being called jocks, i am fiercely proud of knowing some and calling them my friends.

try a term like scots or scottish.

[daveathall]

The question was a fair one, but left unanswered.

[Johny]

Originally Posted by bassethounds

born in belgium .. Got out of there over 25 years ago .

belgium thats very interesting. I go to belguim at least once a year to visit with the belgian triumph owners. Erpe mer again this year. El paso twice very belgian el paso. Johny

[BASSETHOUNDS]

Originally Posted by padi56

Now Tristan nothing wrong with us Welsh guys and everyone I speak to over the radio can understand me perfectly.

I see Oxo have brought out a new beef stock cube with white foil and a red cross to celebrate the English team in the world cup, its now been renamed "laughing stock"

Paul , As it happens my best friend for life is Welsh , he is as a brother to me !
Shame we only get together a couple of times a year . We had a blast in Cardiff last world cup when we went for the Wales-France game .. Rugger of course .. what else ?
I will never allow anyone to speak bad of the Welsh ! Great bunch ..
Do you know what they call a sheep tied to a lamppost there ?...

[BASSETHOUNDS]

Originally Posted by Johny

belgium thats very interesting. I go to belguim at least once a year to visit with the belgian triumph owners. Erpe mer again this year. El paso twice very belgian el paso. Johny

We like our vintage cars and bikes there I have a friend that still has a Bonneville with side car ! I went a couple of times to Glasgow and also close to you ..Motherwell . As in the early '80 we had a football player in our local team AA GENT that came from Scotland ( James gillespie ) He was originally from Glasgow and played 2 years at Gent and then went back to play for Motherwell . We visited him a couple of time . He came back to live in Gent and married a local beauty . He is still there , at least he was a couple of years ago when I last met him he owned a snooker club .

[Johny]

Originally Posted by daveathall

the question was a fair one, but left unanswered.

scots or scottish is fine.

[daveathall]

You dont know why you are offended, how strange.

[Johny]

Originally Posted by bassethounds

we like our vintage cars and bikes there I have a friend that still has a bonneville with side car ! I went a couple of times to glasgow and also close to you ..motherwell . As in the early '80 we had a football player in our local team aa gent that came from scotland ( james gillespie ) he was originally from glasgow and played 2 years at gent and then went back to play for motherwell . We visited him a couple of time . He came back to live in gent and married a local beauty . He is still there , at least he was a couple of years ago when i last met him he owned a snooker club .

we stay with a friend in hoogerheide all the time just over the border and he stays at ours .a great arrangement for all. I love cycling in the belgian countryside.

[BASSETHOUNDS]

Originally Posted by daveathall

You dont know why you are offended, how strange.

Fair enough Dave ! As I said I know quite a few Scotsman . They may be rough but are very hospitable . I never understood where the stigmatic image of being tight with money came from . ( I felt the tight with money much more when I spend 2 years of my life just around the corner from you ,) Very generous people . They are also very proud of their heritage .

[Johny]

Originally Posted by daveathall

you dont know why you are offended, how strange.

not an other assumption. How unexpected. Im done with this. Please do not contact me any more.

[BASSETHOUNDS]

Originally Posted by Johny

we stay with a friend in hoogerheide all the time just over the border and he stays at ours .a great arrangement for all. I love cycling in the belgian countryside.

Well , you must be used to the climate , but don't you find there is too much traffic there . There are no open spaces left , especially in the Flandres . Belgium is so small but with about 11 million living in it .

[daveathall]

Originally Posted by BASSETHOUNDS

Fair enough Dave ! As I said I know quite a few Scotsman . They may be rough but are very hospitable . I never understood where the stigmatic image of being tight with money came from . ( I felt the tight with money much more when I spend 2 years of my life just around the corner from you ,) Very generous people . They are also very proud of their heritage .

My question was not meant out of any hostility, hence the words "I ask the question because I don't know the answer" I was just curious, I still maintain that the question was fair and put in a respectful manner.

[BASSETHOUNDS]

I know you Dave , and I therefor also know you did not intend to offend at all . Maybe Johny just feels different and strongly about how to associate his nationality . I have Catalan friends that do not want to be considered Spanish and nothing else either .

[Johny]

Originally Posted by bassethounds

well , you must be used to the climate , but don't you find there is too much traffic there . There are no open spaces left , especially in the flandres . Belgium is so small but with about 11 million living in it .

absolutley right after a while there is the realisation that you never seem to be able to find a wild part. For an outdoor scot it is very strange but i just drink my friend kevars home made genevre and once you go blind it all looks the same hahahaha

[Johny]

[QUOTE=BASSETHOUNDS;1910809]Well , you must be used to the climate , but don't you find there is too much traffic there . There are no open spaces left , especially in the Flandres . Belgium is so small but with about 11 million living in it .[/QUO

the countryside around westouter is nice. not too wild but nice. small scale villages etc...great for cruising on an old triumph.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by BASSETHOUNDS

Paul , As it happens my best friend for life is Welsh , he is as a brother to me !
Shame we only get together a couple of times a year . We had a blast in Cardiff last world cup when we went for the Wales-France game .. Rugger of course .. what else ?
I will never allow anyone to speak bad of the Welsh ! Great bunch ..
Do you know what they call a sheep tied to a lamppost there ?...

My name is Peter and its a wicked rumour about the sheep and lamp-posts.It was all started by the NZ and Australian guys

[BASSETHOUNDS]

Originally Posted by padi56

My name is Peter and its a wicked rumour about the sheep and lamp-posts.It was all started by the NZ and Australian guys

You are right Peter ( sorry for getting your name wrong) and I believe we have a prominent one of them here leading the post count

[Johny]

Originally Posted by directioneng

Johny,

We are lucky that the Forum is in the written word. Can you imagine what it would be like if we had to understand the accents that the Yanks and the Poms have......


Also not a Jock.

hi eddie no one else has an accent in the whole wide world except us.....hahahahaha mac ha

[BASSETHOUNDS]

Originally Posted by Johny

absolutley right after a while there is the realisation that you never seem to be able to find a wild part. For an outdoor scot it is very strange but i just drink my friend kevars home made genevre and once you go blind it all looks the same hahahaha

I have tried some of that bootleg "jenever" not far from my home village ( St.Martens -Latem ) just up the road they have the Filliers distilery , but there used to be some "watering holes " around there that severed the "uncontrolled " real McCoy .

[Safetrends]

Well in San Diego, California we have no accent at all, it seems other countries and other parts of the United States have some wicked accents.

[Johny]

Originally Posted by BASSETHOUNDS

I have tried some of that bootleg "jenever" not far from my home village ( St.Martens -Latem ) just up the road they have the Filliers distilery , but there used to be some "watering holes " around there that severed the "uncontrolled " real McCoy .

i like belgium very much...just keep going back...opwik..zottegem..wevelgem...woostwezel...di fferent place every time.almost 20yrs i think.

[Johny]

Originally Posted by Safetrends

Well in San Diego, California we have no accent at all, it seems other countries and other parts of the United States have some wicked accents.

hahaha i have been trying to learn to speak american...its not easy

[BASSETHOUNDS]

All those places you mention are all less then 20 miles from were I was born . :: then again that would be most of the Flanders My first real girlfriend was from Zottegem

[Johny]

Originally Posted by BASSETHOUNDS

All those places you mention are all less then 20 miles from were I was born . :: then again that would be most of the Flanders My first real girlfriend was from Zottegem

google the belgian triumph owners mcc sometime... some nice pics.