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To: iowamark
I had an amusing time trying to get directions to Hertford Street when I first arrived in London (at Victoria Station which is a short walk from Hertford Street).

ML/NJ

74 posted on 03/15/2015 6:37:59 AM PDT by ml/nj
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To: ml/nj
I couldn't get directions to the German town of Bamberg until I managed to pronounce it Bomb Bairg. Then they understood what I was asking.
86 posted on 03/15/2015 7:08:35 AM PDT by Savage Beast (During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. --George Orwell)
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To: ml/nj

Hereford cattle? In Kansas we pronounce it herferd.


88 posted on 03/15/2015 7:11:17 AM PDT by Mercat (forgive all your DeeDees)
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