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

I hear europeans are really friendly... physically.

I thought It might be funny to see how babelfish would do...

"Far away, in it forgets spaces to you not marked of the geographiche papers of the extreme limit of the Spiral the West of the Galaxy, there is a small and insignificant yellow sun. To orbit around it, to the million distance centoquarantanove kilometers, there is a small, most negligible planet azzuro-green, whose shapes of life, descendants from the monkeys, are therefore incredibilimente primitive that still believe that the digital wristwatches them are an optimal invention."

'Bout as good as I expected.

Yay, glad to see you back! Sounds wonderful, though.

It was.

Just wrote the back-home email... that was one long list of addresses!


Oh, and EC, depends which Europeans, but yeah, they tend to be more physical than most Americans - but then again, I'm Mediterranean myself (and with a Brasilian mum, to boot) so don't really have a problem with that. *shrug*

Oh, yes, you can't sit in a bar for long or even walk on the street before you're joined by at least one (or two, or three) men, all saying 'ciao bella' and trying to get you to go places with them.
Hi and welcome back again, Yael.

Well, no, it wasn't that bad... depends where you go, I guess.

Hi Yael.

Hi. I want to go to Italy too. I have a cold and it's raining and horrible and boring here...

Well, then you better get to Italy before it starts raining there, too...

It doesn't rain much here, though (as you know).

Not in September. September should still be considered summer in Israel, if you ask me.
I'm so happy not to go through the Hamsinim. But then I'd like to celebrate Rosh Hashana, and no one here knows how.

That shouldn't be too complicated... you get a lot of people together and eat until you can't move. Can't be too difficult to arrange, no?

But you can't replicate the family history and how much you all don't really want to see eachother, now can you?
Plus, explaining why it's a tradition to get a card is very difficult in the UK, they have cards for anything, holidays or not. I can't really convey the concept of a Shana Tova without getting a doubtful look that says - it's only a CARD. Here, have a CARD...

Should I send you one?

(You can send me, too, if you are so inclined...)

I don't see what the fuss is about gelati...

I didn't like gelati much, either, Alex. Nor the italian Pizza.
Ooh, yes, a Shana Tova would be very nice. And I love letters.

You didn't like it? Really? I didn't think that was possible...

And the pizza can be good or bad, depending where you get it. *shrug*


Anyway, I don't have your address - didn't get your postcard yet. You could email it to me if you want to.

okey doke. Though my email is on my space...

Pizza is good. Extremely good.

Oh... but I thought you wanted a real card?

Now I'm confused.

Email me so I can give you my address, Yael. I can't find your email on your space.
And no, Pizza is evil!

Yes, I'd like one pepperoni and mushroom pizza... hold the evil!