tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519883976018465014.post1361971421260467149..comments2024-01-30T19:29:34.430+01:00Comments on Brits in Bosnia - toddlers, dog and all: Becoming Bosnian, Staying EnglishUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519883976018465014.post-18768196444804474932010-03-29T10:33:24.784+02:002010-03-29T10:33:24.784+02:00Sandy C - I'll put on a demonstration for thos...Sandy C - I'll put on a demonstration for those interested in learning. <br /><br />Mojitos - The carpet bashing is quite a feature of Bosnian living. You know when a Mama is on the carpet rampage as the men do a runner before she can get a hold of them to do some work!<br /><br />Mummmeeee - you can thank me when I get back to the UK. I've a whole store of similar phrases if you want them.<br /><br />Nishant - thanks<br /><br />Slummy Single Mummy - I like to leave you with a pretty picture to think about for the rest of the day.<br /><br />Emily O - I can't tell you how much I am NOT looking forward to Tescos. I love the shops here.<br /><br />Ella - it is wonderful. The shops are amazing - great quality, local, cheap. No one shops at the supermarkets for fruit, veg or meat. Not looking forward to that aspect of coming home.Dorset Dispatcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10457466586411004146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519883976018465014.post-85411663370083147592010-03-29T10:30:11.543+02:002010-03-29T10:30:11.543+02:00MAM - but it is true. I don't get understood u...MAM - but it is true. I don't get understood unless I'm doing my most evil accent. <br /><br />Michelloui - you should try the English accent. See what people think!<br /><br />LCM - I am a tyrant too - although when it got really hot in the summer and the only nice time to be outside was after 4pm I did go a bit continental and got naps in the afternoon and then later nights. Nearly killed me though, to lose my evenings!<br /><br />MD - What is it about post 5pm. So extraordinary!<br /><br />Victoria - Wonder how your bedtime will go when you are travelling. When we are on the move, we tend to find that the boys stay up much later. <br /><br />NVG - oh bother to the children that disagree with the rightness of their mother. Wish mine would learn that I am always right, and that I must be obeyed!<br /><br />zvrk - glad you like them!<br /><br />Paradise - Glad it isn't just me whose driving has gone to rudeness. I fit right in here now, even Dave says that I've become a Bosnian driver. They are going to hate me back in England...<br /><br />MH - thanks. there'll be lots of reminising. WE will miss Bosnia very much.<br /><br />Hampshire Flyer - I still look right on crossing the road. Old habits die hard!Dorset Dispatcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10457466586411004146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519883976018465014.post-56174362893116392872010-03-28T22:25:03.394+02:002010-03-28T22:25:03.394+02:00Oh I love the idea of a local butcher and baker!
...Oh I love the idea of a local butcher and baker!<br /><br />Tesco deliver so in theory you might not have to face it - if we move to the US I don't know how I will manage without grocery delivery....<br /><br />Good luck with the flight xellahttp://notesfromhome.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519883976018465014.post-9174243402593421602010-03-27T20:20:05.654+01:002010-03-27T20:20:05.654+01:00Great post, I'm sure you're going to miss ...Great post, I'm sure you're going to miss Bosnia a lot. Those shops being open late like that sounds brilliant, I hate Tesco too but after 7pm that's all you get here sadly.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13917443753880382461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519883976018465014.post-34176150620530167772010-03-27T18:41:56.751+01:002010-03-27T18:41:56.751+01:00Really interesting post - I particularly like the ...Really interesting post - I particularly like the idea of looking for a braclet in a bucket of vomit - a very vivid image!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519883976018465014.post-16342765781736616732010-03-27T13:02:28.870+01:002010-03-27T13:02:28.870+01:00Hope that you have a good flight home (or at least...Hope that you have a good flight home (or at least less bad then you expect)<br /><a href="http://www.bpojobsathome.com" rel="nofollow"> home based data entry </a>Nishanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461392896444120934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519883976018465014.post-16757658321536784542010-03-27T08:41:11.551+01:002010-03-27T08:41:11.551+01:00The image of searching for a bracelet in a bucket ...The image of searching for a bracelet in a bucket of vomit is gonna stay with me all day...thanks for that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519883976018465014.post-64088920419039528622010-03-27T00:10:11.453+01:002010-03-27T00:10:11.453+01:00Poles specifically for bashing carpets and grocery...Poles specifically for bashing carpets and grocery stores open until 10 at night, can I move there???<br />Best of luck on the flight home with the kids, will the dog be ok with quarantine and all that, sorry just curious?Musings of a Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18152792654181529365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519883976018465014.post-37229512893127316942010-03-26T20:58:33.841+01:002010-03-26T20:58:33.841+01:00Sounds like you'll miss a great deal of the Bo...Sounds like you'll miss a great deal of the Bosnian way of life. I'm looking forward to hearing your best JB accent at Cybermummy! Good luck for the flight home. xsanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12004801243819162845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519883976018465014.post-20043121459368662612010-03-26T20:35:25.054+01:002010-03-26T20:35:25.054+01:00Just you wait till you're back and making a fo...Just you wait till you're back and making a fool of yourself trying to buy things at the newsagent with whatever coins are the closest size to the ones you would have used in Bosnia... or automatically looking the wrong way when you cross the road... :)<br /><br />My solution to the James Bond villain problem always used to be 'just try and do an impression of that TV presenter'... but then what if I've ended up sounding like the local equivalent of Davina McCall and nobody's ever told me? Eeek :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519883976018465014.post-48365098580721429712010-03-26T19:29:06.848+01:002010-03-26T19:29:06.848+01:00I loved this post too. I guess readjusting would ...I loved this post too. I guess readjusting would be a little strange, but I bet you will some be reminising. Have a safe flightJen Walshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07374363403295342745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519883976018465014.post-56965302595967747572010-03-26T17:42:53.628+01:002010-03-26T17:42:53.628+01:00Oh bother bother bother! This is the post I wanted...Oh bother bother bother! This is the post I wanted to write, except you have done it better than I could hope to do. And, erm.I haven't left yet! I've said it before but....... this could have been written about Albania. it's exactly the same. And it's ALL the same things bug me or please me. My driving has adapte dsimilarly too. I will seem SO rude & aggressive when I return to the UK.Paradise Lost In Translationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507703496080523959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519883976018465014.post-20590824813764202022010-03-26T16:16:57.900+01:002010-03-26T16:16:57.900+01:00Really enoyed reading your previous posts(and chuc...Really enoyed reading your previous posts(and chuckled to lots of them).<br />from Croatian living in Kentzvrkhttp://praviseenglez.blog.hrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519883976018465014.post-55680178645074786582010-03-26T15:27:20.950+01:002010-03-26T15:27:20.950+01:00Great post.
I like my children in bed by 8pm too....Great post. <br />I like my children in bed by 8pm too. Unfortunately, my children seem to disagree with this idea....<br /><br />I hope the flight is OK. (Just remind yourself, you could be flying to Australia. And that would be worse.) Our flight to the US was actually OK - it was just standing in line at JFK to get through immigration that was a nightmare, and you won't have that problem. If your flight has TV screens on the back of the seats, you will be laughing....nappy valley girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788949037047084412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519883976018465014.post-70130902791074887682010-03-26T15:18:53.214+01:002010-03-26T15:18:53.214+01:00The thought of my children being up beyond 8pm mak...The thought of my children being up beyond 8pm makes me a little teary too. Actually, make that 7.30pm. We're off on Tuesday to visit German brother in law. His children go to bed 'when they feel like it'. My children will want to too. I'll be glad to get home.<br /><br />Infact, it seems that you and I have rather a lot in common. I found myself nodding and agreeing to everything.Victoriahttp://itsasmallworldafterallfamily.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519883976018465014.post-45689091836488622152010-03-26T14:15:27.881+01:002010-03-26T14:15:27.881+01:00Love the idea of your JB villain accent. Very fun...Love the idea of your JB villain accent. Very funny.<br /><br />The shopping and hours of availability are still a big problem for me coming back to UK. I want to pop into a coffee shop after an evening walk for a drink and (of course) cake for desert, but no. Nadda. Brits only seem to want to be tucked up indoors after 5pm. It is ridiculous and the weather is no excuse.<br /><br />MD xxMrsVikkitoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14907024797797093935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519883976018465014.post-62437118421907861622010-03-26T13:08:05.629+01:002010-03-26T13:08:05.629+01:00Oh yes - bedtime! Have endless arguments (sorry, d...Oh yes - bedtime! Have endless arguments (sorry, discussions) about the time ours go to bed (7.30 to 8pm at the latest) with my continental friends and relatives.<br /><br />They think I am a tyrant.<br /><br />I think they are inconsiderate a) for them child who NEEDS SLEEP, and b) for themselves (adult time, anyone?), and c) for me who as a guest has really had enough of other people's children by 10.30pm....<br /><br />Humph. Probably last time I get a welcome elsewhere now!<br /><br />LCM xLondon City (mum)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13700717302832203631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519883976018465014.post-44491315126926518412010-03-26T12:12:07.532+01:002010-03-26T12:12:07.532+01:00Fantastic post, I really enjoyed this! After the f...Fantastic post, I really enjoyed this! After the first list I was thinking 'actually, it all sounds really lovely.' then on to the second list... and lots of chuckles. Apart from the bond villain accent :) I wonder if I put on an English accent if I would sound like a villain? Probably as villainous as Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins. ;)<br /><br />Good luck with the flight. Looking forward to hopefully seeing you in May!Michellouihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16841678308675092702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519883976018465014.post-73337069568604930722010-03-26T10:49:34.132+01:002010-03-26T10:49:34.132+01:00Your James Bond Villan accent made me giggle!
Hop...Your James Bond Villan accent made me giggle!<br /><br />Hope that you have a good flight home (or at least less bad then you expect)Muddling Alonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04702217530704657676noreply@blogger.com