h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

The americans always think if your english you must know the queen. Is it same in sweden, have you met Abba my favourite girl group

why would I like to meet Abba?

Only joking, nice to hear from you.

What a relief.
Got me worried there for a second.
Nice to meet you to.
Who are you?










Izzybelle

Steve from Burton in the middle of england, I was just passing through on my way to nowhere.

Oh I see.
Are you having a nice journey?


Middle of England? Is it very green and very english?

I live on the edge of the Peak district national park and in the so called national forest or something, on what used to be a council estate and is still a concrete jungle of depravity surrounded on all sides by the rich and wealthy slightly stupid landowners.

So is Sweden nice then.

Sweden is nice here and there. We have concrete and asphalt jungles here as well. Gothenburg where I live has it´s share of hopeless suburbs unfit for human life, as every bigger town through out the world.
I live in a small apartment, fairly central with a nice view over parts of the town.
It´s green, because spring has arrived. Sweden is coming to life after a horrible, autum-like winter. Too warm and hardly no snow. All I want to do now, is enjoying spring and summer.
I have been out all day by the sea together with the children at my job. I work in school. You would probably call me a primary-school teacher. We have a differnet kind of school system here but that is the best way of describing what I do at work.
So I day by the sea together with 20 eight-year olds, is what I have done to day as a part in our project about fish and the sea. Good fun! We had a great day, nobody got hurt, nobody cried, no one fell in to the water accidentally. We did see a fishing boat, some crab-fish and found lots of sea-shell at the beach and a whole lot of interesting junk...
A day to remember!


Izzybelle

Sounds fantastic. I've been cutting my lawns with my new petrol trimmer. Wished I had got one earlier

You can see what my town looks like at

http://www.burtonmail.co.uk

Interesting, I´ll read more in a minute.
here is Gotenburg for you.

http://www.goteborg.com/default.aspx?id=528

What an interesting place, the sea front looks nice, their isn't anywhere like Gotenburg here. Blackpool has trams but is more like a run down Las Vegas by the sea. Cornwall is full of beautiful coves and narrow winding roads, but all the buildings are small tucked away and painted white.

Scotland and Wales are wild, rather like a wilderness, and on my doorstep, about 30km away is the sleepy Peak District national park.

Their is a little bit of everything spread about in this country, but not all together as in your city.

Well, I think England is beautiful!
I have been to a few places like London, Cambridge, Worthing on the channel coast and Cornwall.
There are beautiful places everywhere on the planet I suppose. The thing is that it is hard to see the beauty in places you see everyday.

I love english brick houses. Many have the most fantastic chimneys! And the green rolling fields of the countryside! Your gardenmania, with all the nice gardens! There´s a an abundance of beauty in England!
But I agree, there is not a lot of wilderness. Sweden is compared to most countrys in Europe very spacious. Sweden is not densly populated. There aren´t enough people here to fill the space we´ve got.


Izzybelle

I have never been abroad, but used to holiday, camping in a tent, on the Lizard Peninsula, Mullion in fact once a year. At weekends I used to camp in the Peak District "Asbourne" and "Buxton".

On Sundays "Matlock Bath" a spa town full of art galleries comes to life with parades of motorcycles, and near bonfire night their are brass bands and haunting rowing boats decorated by lights, sailing up and down the derwent river.

Sleeping in a tent is an underestimated experience these days, I reckon.
I have a secret passion for tents, sleeping bags and simple camping cookers...
me and my husband has done some tent-camping in different places in europe for a few years. Germany, France, Poland.
Never slept in a tent in England though.











Izzybelle

Gardenmania? Have you seen the film 'hot fuzz.' In reality the local mafia ensures all gardens are kept up to scratch, upon pain of serious consequences if you don't.

For instance if I didn't do my garden, it wouldn't be long before locals would start talking about me behind my back, they would then throw all manner of rubbish in the garden and complain to the council about the health hazard.

You see I hate gardening but have to do it, in order to live where I do.

I've never been to Worthing and it is a curious destination for a tourist, I've only been to London twice and hate the place. I even have an interest in a rather expensive Westminster club I've never ever been to.

Cornwall is mysterious and enchanting, the Peak district is a must see place, visit the haunted hotel in castleton at Christmas, the tram museum in crich, or the mystery of eyam.

The Cotswolds are equally impressive and you will see the real beauty of England away from that mucky place called London.

I'm reviewing my messages at the moment, because I feel lazy, and felt I didn't do your post justice, the first time round, so here's another.

No i haven´t seen "Hot Fuzz"
Hmm of course, every one can´t love gardens. I realise that. And I can imagine that the pressure from neighbours can be unpleasant. It might be a missconception (right word?) but the english (as a group) seems to think that the only way to live is in a house with a garden. Not many seem to be very keen on the idea to live in an apartment/flat. Am I wrong?

I´d love to have a garden. But, I agree, it is a lot of work. All I have now is a balcony with some potted plants. Not so much work.

Izzybelle

I have friends living in Worthing!











Izz.

Depends on the flat, I was offered a posh flat while I was at university, but my ex wife wouldn't go there.

Otherwise a house with a gardener is ideal.

ps I believe misconception is the right word.