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

I'm popping in as one of the assistant community editors or <./>ACEs</.> here. We greet newbies such as yourself and help you to get settled. And getting settled is that much easier when you know where things are. So my colleague Feisor has compiled a comprehensive list of Hints and Links at A719840. Take your time going over that as well as examining the various features in the process. Some of those features are; the Regional Researchers' Groups at A660313 - there's also a Researchers' Map at A5076614, the questions/topics in <./>askh2g2</.>-you might ask about other expats there-, our newspaper <./>thepost</.> and the assortment of <./>smileys</.>. Actually, should you require it there's even the Personal Space Workshop at A1123354 to assist you in accenting or perhaps transforming your page.

Feel free to leave me a message should you have a question or anything, alright. Oh and expat?...no, wonders of the 'net I'm still at home in Canada. *waves*

Thank you for your kind welcome. I am still a bit bewildered about it all - there seem to be so many learned people here, I am a mere pleb! Must--get-- more-- brains.Would chocolate help, I have consumed enough tonight.

Ah good to get a prompt reply/response - you're most welcome! Just 'take things in' here gradually - it all becomes clearer with time. And reviewing Feisor's list should help considerably. I'm actually quite a pleb myself for what it's worth.

Ah German ! I live near a German grocery, so Stollwerck and the Ritter Sport bars are among my favourites! A German organic bar, Vivani http://www.vivani.de are a new favourite. In my opinion any excuse to eat is reatively sound advice!

hasn't helped my typing though...that's reLatively!

Another chocaholic - great. I am not a huge fan of Ritter bars but have you seen the huge number of flavours they come in these days?
Have not seen the other bar - vivaldi was it, but I will look out for it.
Where are you in the world, I have just got up - a bit of a lie in today, it is Sunday you know!

Missed you there! Yes I've seen the array of Ritter Sport bars...had both an Irish Cream and a Whisky flavour. I sense though that those were a limited(holiday)edition, so to speak. A longtime favourite is their Plain or dark with a minimum 55% cocoa solids. Vivani was the organic bar, they also have a variety of flavours - not near as many as the Ritter Sport though! I'm in Canada...western Canada &(nightowl that I am)I've yet to get to bed! But yes will hopefully have a bit of a lie in as well.

I have never been to canada, but a friend lived there for a while and really loved it, they even bought a small house over there.
I am guessing here but you must be about 8-9 hours behind us.I suppose it is the middle of the day over there.
I only seem to get a very little time to look at these type of things and that is usaully in the evenings. So I am sorry if there is a delay in my replies sometimes.
How did you end up being a regulator( if that is the correct title)You must be a very regular contributer.

sorry - just looked and you are an ACE - does that stand for anything or just mean you are ace?

The ACE stands for assistant community editor...they(BBCinteractive)recruit them/us to welcome recent registrants-as we were ourselves once. I believe about an 8 hour difference... http://www.worldtimeserver.com yes, if I read correctly 8 hours - I'm in Alberta.

It must be fantastic to be asked by the BBC to become an ACE! Or does it mean a lot of hard work?

I haven't experienced any terribly hard work...it's a voluntary position, you do what you're able to and when you're able to. Or so I've done!

I must say - it really makes you feel at lot more welcome when you first start.
It seems that when a conversation is started a lot of people already know each other and I feel it would be rude to interupt when they are passing messages to each other that seem personal - for example - how are the children, did the holiday go well and the such like.

Yes, I find I often use discretion rather than just 'blundering in'(what's known a 'lurking')...but most people here are quite accepting and acknowledge the accessability of the internet. And I suppose realize that we're all relatively like-minded individuals here.

That's 'like-minded' in a rather global sense!

Things are certainly global here, is there a place to see the different places that people come from rather than try and see from their pages - that would take ages.( I certainly don't have time for that type of luxury!)
Has there been a thread about this in the past - if not maybe I will start one , or will people think it too intrusive.

Yes (that's what was intended) - I don't know how many are using it. That's the global Researchers' Map at A5076614. As I say, people are quite accepting(if you did start a thread on the topic)...there may have been a thread started in the past.

That map thing is great, there must be oodles of things on this site that a lot of people do not know about. I will put my marker on ASAP. None in my part of the world at the mo, a couple in the south though.
I will try and find you as well - presuming you are on there.

Yes I am, not exactly in place but certainly in the right area!

I am going to have another go at the map tonight to see of it will load near to where I live.
What is the weather like in Canada at the moment, we are having an unusually warm balmy September and October at he moment.I am sure we will pay for it later. - Yes the usual British pastime - discussing the weather(sigh)

Westher is quite cool, only 2.4 C & light rain...prompting me to stay safe & warm inside! Otherwise on a good day our foliage at this time of year(even though this isn't exactly weather...)looks a bit like this http://www.worldisround.com/articles/22594/index.html or additionally http://www.worldisround.com/articles/22929/index.html