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Originally Posted by Mith
and I believe both countries were able to receive BBC broadcasts before technology made it more widely available.
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Funny you mention that, because my great uncle still swears to this day, that the only reason why his 'proper' english was improved was because of his time in the Netherlands and everyone listening to the BBC on the radio all day, and not his English degree...
Oh, by the way, Santiago just beat Warsaw.
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Originally Posted by Lal
BTW I apologise for double posting. I got all over excited because of a statistics database....what a nerd...
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Heh, but you have to admit. It is an amazing way to waste time when you have nothing else immediate to do. Plus, it takes care of natural curiousity quite efficiently.
I'm not seeing the major facination with Tolkien amoung Warsawites, unless I'm talking with the wrong penpal because she hasn't mentioned anything Tolkien-related. Then again, she only is a part time Warsaw native, maybe she hasn't caught the tolkien bug that we all prize yet.
I did a search in British Columbia, just to see if the uni city I'm applying to is Tolkien friendly.
Apparently not! It's sixth on the bloody list. The province to begin with is second lowest on the list too.
Ugh. You'd think the mostly and historically english half of Canada, the one I knew so well, would be more Tolkien inquisitive, but oh well.
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Originally Posted by Lal
Miranda Otto has flatlined though, and Bernard Hill doesn't feature at all (poor Bernard, I'm fond of him ).
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I know, and it's sad. She was in a film that came out awhile ago, Danny Deckchair I believe. My parents and I watched it over and over again (my mom loves Australian cinema, and as genetics so do I), mostly for her, because she's amazing, but doesn't over do it, and has this natural beauty. So, it's sort of been this game of 'spot miranda otto'. I hope she gets another film soon...
~ Curious Much Ka