"Photos of the worthy aspirants were included because not everyone can read. Even then not all could see: one elderly lady held her voting paper up close to her eyes and remonstrated with her daughter, 'Hey! You didn't tell me I voted for Baldy.'" Ginnie Bedggood looks at the often chaotic count in the 2006 Dominican Republic elections.
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"John Mole's book is very much in the Mayle mould; he starts off with a similarly ramshackle property in a similar traditional rural community. If anything, though, Mole's predicament is even further removed from the urban UK - even the UK of the late 1970s, when he and his family were contemplating their move." Dave reviews John Mole's account of his new life in rural Greece.
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Pic of the Week – 10 July 2006
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Richard adds:
“Melbourne Zoo is a popular outing for families all year round in Melbourne, Australia. And in summer you can enjoy the popular twilight concerts (mixed with appropriate animal sounds) while you have your picnic on the lawns.
“There is a great variety of animals, reptiles, birds and butterflies to see. Make sure you
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Hello, and welcome to those who have joined up since our last newsletter.
In this issue This week: Accents Virtual Snacks Bizarre Searches Quotation and joke This weekAre accents still important to the British? For most of us, it seems, they are. But in different ways, depending on whether you’re in the UK or abroad.
In the UK they’re still a crucial marker of regional or class origin. It’s unfortunately true that no matter how much we try to treat people as individuals and on their own
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British Expat Newsletter:
19 July 2006
Hello, and welcome to those who have joined up since our last newsletter.
In this issue This week: Karaoke Virtual Snacks Bizarre Searches Quotation and joke This weekWhat do you think about karaoke? Are you one of the people who love to get up there in front of everyone and belt out one of the old standards? Do you have to be dragged out of your seat, mumble a couple of lines and hot-tail it back into the darkness as quickly as you can? Or would
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