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

hi tikita
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you have nothing to say sorry for, you have to earn your living, if you are able to connect when im there, its ok, but if not i will catch you again
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we have mac,s, and ffc,s and many more, where i live in bradford, is a large asian and chinese, and japanese comunity, so we have loads of takeawys, for anything form asian to italian, lol
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at least once a week i have either a curry or a chinese, ie chow mein.
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pakistan takeaways are the most popular, they do some lovely dishes. even english ones like t-bone staek, and omelettes.
sirlion steak, fish and chips, the list is endless, and a wide range of pissa,s jim xxxx

Hi Jim

It it so kind of you!

How about the consumption for foreign food? Generally how much do you expend to have KFC or Mcdonald's?
It's quite expensive to go to a foreign restaurant in China, it's just several times I have gone to the foreign restaurant to have Western-style food, and I ever have been had Janpanese Sushi and Italian Pizza. But many people don't adapt to have the Western-style food, many people just like to have Chinese food.

Nikita

Hi Jim

It's so kind of you!

How about the consumption for foreign food? Generally how much do you expend to have KFC or Mcdonald's?
It's quite expensive to go to a foreign restaurant in China, it's just several times I have gone to the foreign restaurant to have Western-style food, and I ever have been had Janpanese Sushi and Italian Pizza. But many people don't adapt to have the Western-style food, many people just like to have Chinese food.

Nikita

hi tikita
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in england we can go to a shop/takaway, pakistan or indian, and get two peices of chichen, french fries and a can or carton od coke, and the cost is ony one pound and 99 pence.
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a takeawy delivered can be from 3 pound to anything, most takaways will deliver the meal free, if you are within ,say 3 miles of the shop, if you spend 5 or 6 pound.
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the chinese takaways wont deliver free, unless you spend 15 pound.
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and under the amount you have to pat one pound for delivery.
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in the kfc in town, you can get a small meal for say 2 pound, cke is in two sizes, small and large,
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small about 90 pence, large upto 1 pound and 10 pence.
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the pissa,s can be from 3 pound to 5 pound depending on what toppings you ask for.
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the curries are from 4 pound to 6 pound, you get a choice of 3 chipatis or rice. jim xxxx

Hi Jim

Thank you for your details explanation, I have had a concept about the consumption at your side, it's cheaper than in China, although you didn't work, you can eat all kinds of delicious food

This morning I went in for an interview, I can qualify for the job, but the company can't provide me expectation salary, I think the salary is low for me, I want to get a better job, so I refused the company and will continue to find a job.

Nikita

hi tikita
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although i cant work, i always make sure i have plenty food and drink, here a packet of cigarettes is about 5 pound for 20,i dont smke, so i save over 30 pound a week, even if i had one pkt a day. i dont drink, as such, i get whats called a eight pack, of larger, this cost me 5 pound.
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if i get a takaway if cost about 5 to 6 pound delivered.
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we have cafes that do things like, meatpie, peas,black pudding(an english delacacy)and a cup of tea for around 3 pound.
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one of the dearest meals is fish and chips, the fish here are dear to buy.
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if you get yourself a pair of headphones with the mike attached we can talk on the pc as well, over 2 thirds of the cyber ones can do the see and talk.
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jim xxxx

So this is the difference between a developed country and a developing country.

I have the earphone with a microphone, I can hear you but I can't talk to you since the microphone is out of work. I have poor listening and speaking, so I afraid that I can't talk with you fluently, even though writing to you like that I also feel difficult. but if you don't mind, I will try to talk with you, you must be like saying to a baby, because I'm learning to talk

hi tikita
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im nearly 60 now, and people still cant understand me sometimes, i am living in yorkshire, but i was born in lancashire, in a town called warrington. cheshire.
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i left there when i was about 5 yrs, and the family came to bradford, it was when i was about 19 i left bradford, till about 1980, and ive been here since.
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there are one some of the pcs that have sound and cam, and i depends on which one i can get on, the cyber is usualy busy about dinner time here, till the close at 7pm. jim xxxx

opps ive hit the t instead of n again lol

hi nikita
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sorry i had to go, i have no choice, when my time is up, the pc cuts off, to stop you having to pay an extra £1 for another hr.
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we will try again, see if you can can do anything with the mike.
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look in the tools for the settup, and check to see it full up on all and the headphones are clicked. take care till next time, could be thursday now till i can afford to go to the cyber.
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jim xxx,xxx

Hello Jim

It doesn't matter,I should say sorry to you since I can't talk with you every time. usually,there are customers in my shop between 7:00-10:00pm my time, but in other time, there is very few customers, so if it is possible, at your convenience you had better go to the cyber late so that I have time to talk to you. if there is too late, maybe I can catch up with you at home, I can come to the internet at home and talk to you with the headpone without any disturbance.

I have gone to cyber,so I know the condition in the cyber just as what you said.
and now what I enter the internet is charged by the month, so I don't need to pay an extra for another hour.

I'm looking forward to talking with you on msn. you don't know previously I'm afaid of talking with a foreigner, but now I'm not nervous to face to you. I hope someday I can speak to you fluently, you are so nice, and so sweet, I feel I'm so lucky to make you this friend

Nikita

hi nikita
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on my space are names of people i have met from the h2g2,in the last 5 yrs. they all see me as i am, i dont hide who i am.
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i have all but two of my own teeth, but i dont bite lol."joke.
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im no scolar, but if i can help you in any way i will try.
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i called at the post office on the way back to town, the lady said the reason the parcel could be late,is it may not have left england till days later, we here are having postal strikes.
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i wont be at the cybercafe till tursday now, i will go about 12 midday my time till say 2pm.
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if i dont get you on here, you can also snd an email to the activemail address thats on my space, it will come here to my tv
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i can use the emails and link anytime day or night,
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a few yrs ago i was on the h2g2 then, email, then one newyear i spoke on the phone with a lady from japan.we still message on the h2g2, she asnt been to well lately. but like with you, i take people as friends.
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you take care, and get the pennies rolling in so you can go to see the snow this time lol
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jimbob xxxxx

Hi Jim

I have been thinking about we speak through the telepone, but my English is so bad,I hope I can speak to you on the phone after improving my english, then we can talk anytime.

I stayed in the shop very late last night, a girl came into my shop with a bill and asked me where the bill belonged to and whether is valuable. after checking, I found the bill is Peru, the bill shows 1000 MIL INTIS, but it is not worth of pin, Peru currency is cheaper than Japanese Yen, the girl has been cheated by the two girls.

The girl said when she was idling nearby, two girls approached her and told her their mobile phone is out of work and required to borrow her mobile,but they have no any money except the 1000 Peru bill, they gave the girl the bill as an guaranty, and they wanted to go to another place with the girl's mobile and let the girl waiting them for a moment, so the girl gived her mobile to them and waiting for them, but the girl was waiting a long time, but the two girls didn't appear, the pitiful girl was cheated. she said her mobile phone was bought just now with a month salary, she regretted to borrow them her mobile, but it's no use to regret, the cheater appears everywhere, we must be careful by myself.

Nikita

hi nikita
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i dont use a moblie, i have never had one, i hate them, i think they are a big mistake, in time the goverments will be able to use them to keep track of people, big brother is watching lol.
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in england we have boys on bikes that if anyone as a moblie in veiw, and doesn watch out, they ride past and grab the moblie and ride off.
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they use them for drug deals and so on, then discard.
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if a dear one, then there is a chance all the personal things are there for anyone to use.
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the nearest i have to a mobile is my, cordless one, with a range of about 25 yards, so in summer i can take it in the garden.lol
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ive been honered this week, my personal space is linked to the h2g2 front page.lol.
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after the 1st of november, i wont be able to leave the house from monday to fridays, the workmen will begin on the house, its being done from top to bottom, rewired, tiled new kitchen, toilet and so on, so i have to be in the house all day. so i will only have sat and sundays, and maybe not even saturdays lol
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jim xxxx

hi nikita
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if you want to contact me at my home, i have the tv email, i can acsess this at anytime day or night. even while watching the tv lol.
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jimcracker7@activemail(dot)co(dot)uk
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take care jimbob xxxx

Hi Jim

I have a smartphone mobile, I can access to network and log on msn through my mobile,it can play music and video and watch tv online, my friend or family can contact me anytime, it's very useful to me, and it's convenience, so I can't lack of it in my life. but both of my mama and dad didn't use the mobile, they only use phone at home like you.

The thing mobile is robbed occurs frequently here. Usually, I don't play the mobile on the street.

After the 1st of november, you must be bored and have nothing to do

In the future,if have any urgent case, I will send mail to your tv mail.

Nikita

hi nikita
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you can email day or night, i can email you back, my emial can send imediately if the system is ok.
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in the daytime we can email back and forth, while im in the house all day lol.
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its limited as far as receiving pictures, they have to be about 20 kb only. i cant acsess the main internet just bbc and h2g2.
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hopefully i will be at the cyber cafe tomz at about 12 midday my time. i will do my emails and forums till 1pm, then use the second hr to see if your online on the msn. take care jim xxx

hi nikita
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its cold and wet here today, but as ive not been out for a few days i will be at the cyber about dinnertime as i said, to do a vid call you will have to have the msn online, take care jimbob xx

Hi Jim

Sorry again, I am very busy tonight, I have no any time say to you, I let the opportunity pass by again. I was not busy every night, sometimes, few people come into my shop all night, even all day and night, so sometimes business is very bad, just like the other day, I'm free. but I can't meet you when I'm free, when you are online, I'm always busy, every time we can't say more

It's getting cold in my side, but it's still shining and hot daytime, it's cold at night when I go home.

Hope I can catch up with you and have a long talk with you next time.

Brgds

Nikita

hi nikita
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as i said in the email i sent you, your shop comes first, there will be many days in the next few weeks, after the 1st of nov, it will be only on the weekend sat or sunday.
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take care jimbob xxxxxx