[Us funny Brits]

I found this and thought I'd share it with you all. It's quite funny and done with tongue in cheek as not all Brits are like this of course... If you need any 'translating' then just let me know :)

You know you've been in the UK for a long time when...

1. You don't even bother looking out of the window when you get up in the morning to check what the day is like. You know it is overcast.

2. You realize it is a general belief that Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday are all good nights for drinking. Sunday day is also entirely reasonable.

3. You can't remember what 'customer service' means.

4. You start to accept queuing as a way of life.

5. More than three hours sunlight on summer days seems excessive.

6. You always call soccer 'football' ...and you have a team...and it's not Manchester United.

7. You don't think twice about buying a packaged sandwich.

8. A sunny lunchtime means avoiding the park where any patch of grass is occupied by other ‘ lunch-breakers’ who have stripped off practically down to their underwear.

9. You expect men to actually cut, comb and style their hair (using hair products) - and to wear decent clothes. Jeans and a t-shirt are no longer socially acceptable.

10. You think 30 quid for a haircut is quite reasonable.

11. You finish every sentence with "Cheers" or "Innit", and start every conversation with 'Hiya'.

12. You start thinking English cuisine isn't all that bad after all - it's hard to beat a full English breakfast or pie and chips.

13. You are on to your sixth umbrella and your second overcoat.

14. You buy a disposable mini BBQ from Argos or Tesco's just in case there's a nice Summer evening to cook outside.

15. You realize your sunscreen was bought 2 years ago and it’s still half full.

16. A day at the beach means wearing the warmest clothes you own while standing on golf ball-size pebbles and the thought of swimming doesn't even enter your head.

17. You actually say "it's all gone a bit pear shaped".

18. Wearing a suit in a pub is relatively normal attire.

19. You have given up explaining why you are half an hour late to work as no-one notices or even cares as it's usually traffic. In fact - you may even join the one hour gossip session around the water dispenser before turning on your computer.

20. For many employees, coming to work with a hangover is entirely accepted and indeed expected at least once a week.

21. When driving your car you will be looking for people randomly stepping out onto the road in an attempt to cross in busy traffic.

that made me laugh, even this septic knows that man u sucks

[Finding your way back isnt easy]

thank you all for the warm welcome.

[Finding your way back isnt easy]

Hi. I loved reading your ramblings. :) I am glad you shared a little of your path with us. I feel some special humility in your words. Can't wait to get to know you better.

I don't know if I understand all of what you have gone thru but I am glad to see you are reading the word again. There is such power in those words! My bishop challenged me to read the New Testament before the end of the year. I started yesterday. Last night as a I was reading, I started to remember some of my precious feelings of Christ....feelings I had lost or that had become confused along the way. I felt so much strength as I read!-- and that was only the first few chapters of Matthew. :) I hope you feel that strength too as you fight your demons and slay the dragons of your past.

I hope you will stick around and rub shoulders with us. I for one, would love to get to know you.

MHW

Thank You:)

[Finding your way back isnt easy]

Hi Sam. It is strange how you know deep inside you what is the truth when once introduced to it. I think some of us have the knowledge already from birth. Like me... I was brought up in a good lutheran home, I even was a sundayschool teacher for some 15 years for kids under school age. However every time I should tell them about something like that God is a spirit... I could not I just had to change the subject. Same as I once said to my teacher that I believe all kids are bad... yet I knew inside me that it was not truth, but I ahd to say it.

I was found by two missionaries when I was 29, got babtised at 30, and never been sorry for joining. I been always a good kid... but stil with tremendous trials...

Welcome to this forum. I hope you enjoy it. lds1.org has also some good answers and articles... good to read that too. My husband used sraw tobac when he should join... he had to start smoking to stop that ... it was easier to stop when smoking for him. You can manage to live the word of wishdom again I am sure! Take care Mailis

looking back i really feel like a fool, i knew yet i tried to deny it to myself. i guess we are our own worst enemy.

[Finding your way back isnt easy]

Welcome, Sam! I like your hat. And your dog. I'm glad you shared part of your story with us and that you're slowly finding your way back. That's pretty sweet. Hope you enjoy it here! (I know I do)

thank you. the dog doesn't care too much for me though haha although over the last month she seems to be a little more at ease with me, maybe she can sense the change in me?

[Finding your way back isnt easy]

I'm glad you found this site and also visiting lds.org. Our stories, in general, are very similar. I left the church to pursue other interests. I eventually came back and am now happy. One avenue I pursued in returning was using the addiction recovery program offered by he church. It's a 12 step program and is based on other 12 step programs. I don't know if you need or would be interested in the program. It is avaliable in many church stakes and is confindental. Here is a link for more info. LDS Recovery There is a workbook you can download. It goes along with the program. It takes alot of courage to come back to the church. Many people do not do so because they feel they have been too unworthy. No one is ever too unworthy to come back. Heavenly Father and many others are pleased with your courage and conviction. Keep working at it!

Sincerely, John

thanks so much for that link, at one point in my life i went to AA meeting but found too many angry people, it did help though, i have almost no desire to drink alcohol anymore but it has been a slow progress. my biggest problem is with tobacco, i used smoking as a crutch when i was in rehab but that just ended up another addiction, almost 2 years ago i quit smoking and decided to have my gums start earning their keep, give my lungs a break lol ( people with asthma should never smoke:p ). i think chewing may be harder to give up than cigarettes were but i have faith that i will overcome my addictions, with help of course;)

[Finding your way back isnt easy]

Welcome - I'm glad you found this site. I've been an active member my whole life and sometimes I feel like I don't give it my all because I don't know what it's like to be without it. Definitely not a valid reason to stray from it - I know it would bring heartache in the end, but I still wonder. It's amazing where the path of life takes us and how no matter what things we may do wrong, our Heavenly Father isn't willing to let us go that easy. He'll always keep trying to bring us back. Glad to have you here!

for me being without it had left a empty void in my soul that i tried to fill with all the wrong things. looking back heavenly father had still blessed me so much and even protected me a few times when i probably didnt deserve it. i am thankful for that

[Finding your way back isnt easy]

:) Hello Sam...welcome to the site. We all need to find our own Testimony. Some travel a long, bumpy road, huh?

so true. reminds me of the quote "i never said it would be easy" it sure hasnt been haha

[Finding your way back isnt easy]

welcome sam. nice to have you. we like rambling enjoy your stay.

thank you very much, im good at rambling lol

[Cryptozoology/Urban legends]

I have been intrigued by this since i was a kid. I believe there are many things on the earth that are still undiscovered. Id really like to believe that things such as bigfoot and the loch ness monster exist but i have yet to see any real proof. anyone listen to coast to coast? they have had cryptozoologists on quite a few times and its always entertaining.

[Finding your way back isnt easy]

Hello, i just signed up on the board. my name is Sam and i have been inactive in the church since i was 18, i recently celebrated my 33rd birthday. Well i thought since i just signed up i would offer a bit of my background. I was born into the church and the majority of my family have been continuously active members apart from some other relatives myself and my two brothers. I have been rebellious ever since i can remember, i have always had a problem with authority etc etc. i found my way into the punk rock scene when i was around 12/13 years old and of course me being the rebel i was i loved the anti authoritarian attitude of the music. It wasnt long before i got involved with drugs, drinking and various criminal activities, short story, i had strayed far from the church but in the back of my head the principals i learned as a kid would always remind me of how i was living was wrong, sure i tried to deny the existence of god so i could justify my actions and yet i always knew i was doing wrong. fast forward to a few years ago, i had become involved with the occult, addicted to narcotic pain killers and in a deep depression, while reading through some occult publications i ran across an article talking about the book holy blood holy grail ( for those who are unaware of this book it talks about the same subject as the davinci code..id rather not go into detail because for me it invites an unholy spirit) after reading about these "conspiracy theories" on jesus and mary i decided to start researching the bible and eventualy the book of mormon again. i decided to go back to school and took some religious history classes and began to read the scriptures more and start praying again. i have left most of my previous practices and lifestyle behind now but i am still struggling with some word of wisdom problems. i still have not been to church in a long time but i am reading the scriptures and listening to material available on lds.org, i hope that soon i can get the courage to abandon fully my former life and become an active member again. sometimes i feel like i needed to go down that path to learn first hand the dangers but man i wish i would have just taken my parents word for it:lol:sorry for the rambling, im a bit scatterbrained at times.