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Date:      Sat, 26 Dec 1998 11:04:48 -0700
From:      Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>
To:        Mark Ovens <marko@uk.radan.com>
Cc:        Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au>, Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Regulated names (was: Crazy Laws)
Message-ID:  <4.1.19981226105508.0587f170@mail.lariat.org>
In-Reply-To: <3685208E.DE0DD5F@uk.radan.com>
References:  <4.1.19981225064918.05738f10@127.0.0.1> <Your <4.1.19981224112052.05a31740@127.0.0.1> <4.1.19981224174155.03dd8670@127.0.0.1> <368378AB.969463E2@uk.radan.com> <4.1.19981225064918.05738f10@127.0.0.1> <4.1.19981225180656.05a34790@mail.lariat.org>

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At 05:44 PM 12/26/98 +0000, Mark Ovens wrote:
 
>If you wandered around the North West of England where I'm from
>originally I hope that you didn't come across the expression "Can I bum
>a fag"[1], which has a *totally* different meaning to an American ;-)

Several times while I was in England, people did ask me, "Fag?"

Yes, had I not understood the local usage, I might not have understood
that this was intended to be a friendly offer.

On the other hand, as a non-smoker, I found myself distinctly in the
minority. I have never seen such a high incidence of tobacco addiction!
The Europeans conquered America, but the Native Americans apparently 
have retaliated by conquering Europe.

Even in venues clearly marked as non-smoking (such as the basement of 
the legendary Tron folk club in Edinburgh), folks couldn't stand the
notion of going outside to smoke (or maybe just couldn't wait). They 
tried, ineffectively, to hide cigarettes, which drove my new wife's 
allergies crazy.

--Brett

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