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nauseus

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  1. I have to disagree as to which country is the greater "prize". Although Taiwan is a concern, for Europe it is a secondary one. Europe has had to finally "muscle up" against Russia, as the immediate problem is the Russian proximity and threat to the rest of Europe, especially if the Russian invasion of Ukraine became successful. The more responsibility that Europeans can take on within their own continent, then the more free the US can be in the Pacific, to try to deflect any threats there, hopefully by leading and assisting these "island chains" to defend themselves.
  2. Yes, not the TQ of Pattaya. The Mississippi Queen was in Patpong and used for that brief piece in The Deer Hunter.
  3. I didn't mention malice. Most of the Aussies I met and worked with years ago remain great friends, even though many are back in Oz now.
  4. The word commonly used by Australians is pom (or pommie). The convict shirt-marking is historically true but like many words of today, the spelling and meaning has altered. Aussies today generally refer to us POMS as British (particularly English) and use the reference of Prisoner of Mother England to explain it. It's their word and that's the way all of them explained it to me years ago!
  5. Prisoner of Mother England and the best ever GBP rate here was 91 (for one day early 1998).
  6. If the pain is easing after you get up then it may not be serious. However it's worth checking out in hospital or a good clinic, just in case. A good doctor can tell you if you should have an x-ray to help his diagnosis, which is not expensive.
  7. It's always been like that. We should be tucked up in the the rack before full daylight.
  8. That 51b must have been just for the pastries. Such a shame. Used to be a great airline.
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