How u bastards going? Havent been on for awhile as i am holidaying in the U.S. with my family. I dont understand why so many people hate Yanks. You guys are so fucking friendly. Sure, your beer sux, you cannot hold your booze (and whats the big deal about St. Patricks day?), you dont know what a brandy and dry is, your meals are bloody huge, and tipping sux,  but we have had a great time. L.A. seems like its about to flood though. Rain has been unreal! We are off to San Louis Obistpo tomorrow, then San Fran for couple of days. Before this it was Anaheim and Vegas.

Nothing Stonesy to report, except the pool at Mandalay Bay always had Stones songs playing.

Looking forward to getting home though. Money is just flowing away (thanks to my wife going bezerk!), and cant wait for some Aussie red wine and VB beer.

My wife and i hope to return in 2-3 years.

USA! USA! USA!

USA is a lovely country to visit,as many here knows i´ve been there twice now.I want to come back,can´t afford it now.Service is EXELLENT in nearly every restaurant,as for a man from Finland thats very strange experience.Food is LOT better there than here.I can cook better food what restaurants are offrering here.And you do get your
moneys worth,thats what we here should LEARN.
But between all the fun,theres a downside in america,worlds worst health care,then i think school system sucks a big time,why in earth you have pay 100k a year to get your children to an decent school? Here its ALL FREE.

But this also reminds me,here we don´t get paid!! while USA you do get paid very well what you do.Here an Engineering earns LESS than a man who works in papermill factory!
Or a buss driver in Helsinki earns more than a police.Lot more.
The average pay here for an hour,in industrial jobs is between 8-11 euros per/hour!!! usual rent is from 500-1000 euros,so do your count:)

But back to a point,America has one of the richiest cultures,lot of people from all over the world.And thats one of the reasons,why this country is hard to coordinate.So many
different people,and they all have their own minds.

Btw,has it ever been prooved that it was actually vikings who found America?

Our economy was on the  border of tanking, yet now we have better leadership. Baby steps, we're pacing ourselves. Can we rebound, yes we will. Enjoy your visit.

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Mar 21^st, 2011 at 9:41am:

15% tipping is low ball here in the States and you tip most everyone, thanks.

Some Guy wrote on Mar 21^st, 2011 at 9:44am:


When I was at the drag races in Englishtown, New Jersey, there was an attendant outside the port-o-let who expected a tip for handing you toilet paper.  

Corgi,a couple of tips to make the rest of your trip a little better. Stop complaining about weak american beer. We don't care what a Brandy and dry is.Man up and drink some good tequilla. Bet you bloody soft Aussies don't even know what a good Tequilla is....And most importantly when you get to San Francisco,whatever you do DON'T call it  Frisco!

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Mar 21^st, 2011 at 11:01am:


Australia is responsible for giving the world Fosters: enough said 

If he goes to San Francisco, he can try out Anchor Steam!

Have a blast, Corgi 

corgi37 wrote on Mar 20^th, 2011 at 10:35pm:


Where were you at in L.A.? Especially on 3/17?

You should have told me you were coming.

Hi Corgi!

Me thinks you're not drinking enough bad beer...because after you down your 4th...you won't care about how pissy it is. 

Volume up, matey!

FG!   

" Nothing Stonesy to report, except the pool at Mandalay Bay always had Stones songs playing.

Looking forward to getting home though. Money is just flowing away (thanks to my wife going bezerk!), and cant wait for some Aussie red wine and VB beer.

My wife and i hope to return in 2-3 years.  "


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Just got  back. Time means nothing anymore. I missed out on Friday all together!  Great holiday, but the weather the past week was atrocious in L.A. & San Fran (NOTE: i didnt call it Frisco!). I drove from L.A. to San Louis Obistpo and stayed at the Madonna Inn. Fabulous place, and cool little town. Very cheap booze! But, dont have to go there again. We stayed at The Handlery in S.F. Nice enough, except for the beggars. 1st night we had the fire alarm go off at 4am. I was so tired, i was prepared to fry, but it was a false alarm. S.F. was great. Loved it! Reminds me alot of Melbourne. Even the soggy weather. Went to Alactraz (it didnt rain!), and toured around. The only place i really got drunk on this trip (apart from getting close in Vegas) was at Lefty O'Douls or something, next to our hotel. Very nice Guinness! I paid the piano player $5.00 to play Honky Tonk Women. Topped it off with some cheap red wine i bought at a liquor store and consumed (and spilt) in the room.

Americans are fantastic. No doubt. Everyone was super friendly, despite not understanding alot of what i was saying. The accent gets in the way, but it was fun. I stand by remarks about the beer, though it is cheap, so i cant complain. Just didnt drink alot of it, except at the pool at Mandaly Bay. I had some Colt .45's in L.A. that i enjoyed. We stayed at the Magic Castle and all i can say is we WILL be back. Thinking in 2-3 years or so.

Driving was a blast, but i ditched the car early in S.F. as i didnt want to drive in the rain and with the wet tram tracks. Rain & cold really ruined the end. By then, i'd had enough holiday. Especially since my wife was going a bit crazy at Macy's and the kids wanted to eat 3 times a day. As in, eat all morning, all afternoon and all frigging night! BTW, i love Churro's! When we return i reckon i will splurge and do the Hawaii thing on the way back. The return flight was a bastard! Too long. Packed too, so couldnt spread out.

I dont need to ever see Disneyland again, so when we return might go San Diego, Vegas, L.A., S.F. and Hawaii to break up the flight. If i have the cash and time, i would love to see some where else like Chicago. Or maybe down south somewhere.

I've always loved Yanks, and i always will. Super nice and polite and it seemed every man and his dog watched Oprah in Australia! lol. I even had the honour of being x-rayed at LAX!!!

Glad you enjoyed San Francisco Corgi(thank you for not calling it frisco). 

What?  Think we've never seen anyone from outside the mid-west before?