tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987697048218684478.post5102340863833700522..comments2023-09-05T02:29:27.235-06:00Comments on Britishspeak: John o' GroatsRelax Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987697048218684478.post-32547758840033379432008-12-08T09:22:00.000-07:002008-12-08T09:22:00.000-07:00Just like Scotland is a part of England you mean? ...Just like Scotland is a part of England you mean? Oooh, dangerous ground.<BR/><BR/>But Norway has always been a country, though it was in a union with Sweden for perhaps 100 years.A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04709794851766685322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987697048218684478.post-32257008067651256692008-12-08T09:11:00.000-07:002008-12-08T09:11:00.000-07:00@A. - I don't think they even had a Norway in 1496...@A. - I don't think they even had a Norway in 1496. You are making that up. <A HREF="http://mumsgotta.com/" REL="nofollow">Stine</A> said Norway used to be a part of Sweden. So, I'm assuming. Of course, she didn't exactly specify when "used to be" was. But I'm thinking since 1496.Relax Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987697048218684478.post-69781334361274501512008-12-08T09:03:00.000-07:002008-12-08T09:03:00.000-07:00@Claire - Then why do you keep going back? heh.@Claire - Then why do you keep going back? heh.Relax Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987697048218684478.post-76655092013836355512008-12-08T06:59:00.000-07:002008-12-08T06:59:00.000-07:00Adullamite, I hear that Stirling's attraction as a...Adullamite, I hear that Stirling's attraction as a tourist centre rose dramatically after the film Braveheart was made.A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04709794851766685322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987697048218684478.post-31579261668768532812008-12-08T01:27:00.000-07:002008-12-08T01:27:00.000-07:00Pictures of Englishmen's heads rolling down the hi...Pictures of Englishmen's heads rolling down the hill after Wallace and Bruce had dealt with these intruders, would have been nice. :)Adullamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537659871829290071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987697048218684478.post-24061647904190835502008-12-07T14:05:00.000-07:002008-12-07T14:05:00.000-07:00See, Mr. R. Max? I admit, though, I missed one int...See, Mr. R. Max? <BR/><BR/>I admit, though, I missed one interesting fact about the place. It got its name from Jan de Groot, a Dutchman who ran the ferry to Orkney which had been bought from Norway in 1496. Fascinating, isn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987697048218684478.post-34927995955909408022008-12-07T10:51:00.000-07:002008-12-07T10:51:00.000-07:00I went to John O'Groats a few years ago on my way...I went to John O'Groats a few years ago on my way to the Orkney Isles, one of the ferries operates from Gill's bay, nearby. I can confirm John O'Groats to be a place well worth missing if you ever travel to Scotland.soubriquethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01151288534629885195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987697048218684478.post-10885291484973776942008-12-06T11:19:00.000-07:002008-12-06T11:19:00.000-07:00Yes, I think I improved on it, don't you? The mos...Yes, I think I improved on it, don't you? The most interesting thing I could find was that out of a population of something like 300, it fields 2 football teams. and I daren't mention football in a post here.A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04709794851766685322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987697048218684478.post-22516355985570170142008-12-06T08:29:00.000-07:002008-12-06T08:29:00.000-07:00I have been to John O Groats lots of times. Also b...I have been to John O Groats lots of times. Also been to Land's End quite a few times too. <BR/>It has to be one of the most boring places to visit ever.crpitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10740212737574269503noreply@blogger.com