Bringing the wife home for Christmas...what to do ?

martyfarty69 · 20 December 2008 at 6:57PM

Hi Guys

I grew up in Derby but I live in the US and have done for the last 2 years, anyway me and my wife are coming home for 10 days starting Monday, im stuck for ideas of what to do while we're back, I have about 2 days worth of stuff planned ( chatsworth house being one ) but other than that im done

Anyone got any ideas as to what I can do to show her a good time ? ( Steady on now !! )

Thanks

McAzrael · 20 December 2008 at 7:26PM

Wetherby races on boxing day. Go to York Americans love York (in my limited experience). I'll bet Americans love Bakewell pudding too.

sturll · 20 December 2008 at 8:37PM

martyfarty69 wrote: »

Hi Guys

I grew up in Derby but I live in the US and have done for the last 2 years, anyway me and my wife are coming home for 10 days starting Monday, im stuck for ideas of what to do while we're back, I have about 2 days worth of stuff planned ( chatsworth house being one ) but other than that im done
Anyone got any ideas as to what I can do to show her a good time ? ( Steady on now !! )

Thanks

Keep her in the US and dont bother with this sh*thole of an island.

Full of immigrants, riddled with crime, high prices, crap weather, nanny sate, crap public transport, traffic jams everywhere...... Why would you come here?

Voyager2002 · 20 December 2008 at 9:19PM

sturll wrote: »

Keep her in the US and dont bother with this sh*thole of an island.

Full of immigrants, riddled with crime, high prices, crap weather, nanny sate, crap public transport, traffic jams everywhere...... Why would you come here?

Sounds like the OP is an immigrant in the USA: does that make him a bad person?

Traffic jams: the worst I have ever seen was for the tunnel linking New Jersey to Manhattan. Traffic here is nothing like as bad as in New York.

I do a lot of rail travel, and often it is pretty good in Britain. Compare that with the USA, where on many routes there will be perhaps one bus a day. Try getting from Washington to Morgantown: a four-hour drive but twelve-hour bus ride (and the only bus leaves at 6am).

MoaningMyrtle · 20 December 2008 at 9:27PM

Go to London, visit Stratford Upon Avon, visit friends and relatives, go to a Christmas service in a Cathedral, go to Bath, Salisbury, there is plenty to do.

sparklymessygirl · 20 December 2008 at 9:45PM

Is she an outdoors kind of person? How about a woodland walk? Robin Wood between Derby and Ticknall (over Swarkestone bridge)

Sparkly

sturll · 20 December 2008 at 9:46PM

Voyager2002 wrote: »

Sounds like the OP is an immigrant in the USA: does that make him a bad person?

Traffic jams: the worst I have ever seen was for the tunnel linking New Jersey to Manhattan. Traffic here is nothing like as bad as in New York.

I do a lot of rail travel, and often it is pretty good in Britain. Compare that with the USA, where on many routes there will be perhaps one bus a day. Try getting from Washington to Morgantown: a four-hour drive but twelve-hour bus ride (and the only bus leaves at 6am).

You have me wrong in regards to immigration.

The OP is clearly and English speaking immigrant in an English speaking country. A massive difference to modern Britain whereby community spirit and cohesion has been eroded away by immigrants who speak little or no English and follow their own culture.

You mention one of the globes most popular cities - traffic is almost a cert, im talking about taking 1hr to travel 2 miles where i live, or indeed getting to any of the surrounding hamlets - its almost impossible in the evening.

fwiw i have traveled extensively in the US both by car and public transport. I find it exceptionally easy and convinient. Whilst there may be one train a day that one train may at least be on time and clean - look at the space you have on AMTRAK for example. Its like UK first class.

gingerdad · 21 December 2008 at 1:24PM

how about a walk through Darley Park and a beer at the abbey in Darley Abbey, other wise take her up to dove dale for a days walk, nice and easy and again walk a bit further to a nice pub.

GD

Voyager2002 · 21 December 2008 at 3:01PM

sturll wrote: »

You have me wrong in regards to immigration.

The OP is clearly and English speaking immigrant in an English speaking country. A massive difference to modern Britain whereby community spirit and cohesion has been eroded away by immigrants who speak little or no English and follow their own culture.

You mention one of the globes most popular cities - traffic is almost a cert, im talking about taking 1hr to travel 2 miles where i live, or indeed getting to any of the surrounding hamlets - its almost impossible in the evening.

fwiw i have traveled extensively in the US both by car and public transport. I find it exceptionally easy and convinient. Whilst there may be one train a day that one train may at least be on time and clean - look at the space you have on AMTRAK for example. Its like UK first class.

Modern Britain: community spirit and cohesion has been eroded by native English people who refuse to work; refuse to study and acquire skills; and think they are entitled to steal anything they want or claim it from benefits. A far cry from immigrant groups, who support each other and gladly extend their support networks to any local people who are interested in joining in. (For example, I benefited from excellent low-cost childcare provided by my local Indian community association when I lived in Reading.)

And you might like to reflect on the case of my grandparents: they arrived here as penniless refugees (jews fleeing Hitler) and contributed to our war effort by doing hard work on farms, and of course learned English from scratch. They went on to become teachers, and served for many years giving of their skills to their adopted country. They were also exceptionally good neighbours and supporters of their local community associations, partly out of the life-long gratitude that they felt for this country and its people saving their lives, and saving the world from Hitler.

I know several Ugandan Asians who came to this country fleeing Idid Amin, and in a similar fashion are excellent citizens and an asset to Britain.

Final thought: if there were no immigrants, who could the chavs (like you) look down upon?

sturll · 21 December 2008 at 5:22PM

Voyager2002 wrote: »

Modern Britain: community spirit and cohesion has been eroded by native English people who refuse to work; refuse to study and acquire skills; and think they are entitled to steal anything they want or claim it from benefits. A far cry from immigrant groups, who support each other and gladly extend their support networks to any local people who are interested in joining in. (For example, I benefited from excellent low-cost childcare provided by my local Indian community association when I lived in Reading.)

And you might like to reflect on the case of my grandparents: they arrived here as penniless refugees (jews fleeing Hitler) and contributed to our war effort by doing hard work on farms, and of course learned English from scratch. They went on to become teachers, and served for many years giving of their skills to their adopted country. They were also exceptionally good neighbours and supporters of their local community associations, partly out of the life-long gratitude that they felt for this country and its people saving their lives, and saving the world from Hitler.

I know several Ugandan Asians who came to this country fleeing Idid Amin, and in a similar fashion are excellent citizens and an asset to Britain.

Final thought: if there were no immigrants, who could the chavs (like you) look down upon?

If the world was as you saw it through your rose tinted glasses then of course everything would be great. Since you opted to take this debate beyond that by insulting me i will give you my two penneth.

Many immigrants do work - many do not. Draw your own conclusions from the fact over 11,000 prisoners are foreign nationals from a total 80,000 prison population.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2007/dec/21/politics.immigration

Or the fact my local council spends £161m per year on community relations - a huge proportion of which is translation.
http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/you-kmc/kmcbudget/2008/budget2008.pdf

Over the past decade Immigration is considered to be the biggest factor in community breakdowns as confirmed by the BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markeaston/2008/12/are_we_watching_britains_commu.html

Also how many British born are out of work because the jobs are being taken by immigrants?

Now i am not racist in any way and i consider any person born in Britain to be British - I actively support skills based immigration.
To call me a chav - simply because my opinion differs to yours - and i assume anyone who shares my concerns (80% of the UK) shows you to be nothing more than an ill informed !!!!!! head with his/her head up their anal passage.

Charlie1986 · 21 December 2008 at 8:34PM

Why don't you go to Alport height in Derbyshire, then have a walk along the river in Matlock bath or visit black rocks

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