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Anyone here from the UK? I'm assuming/hoping I'm not alone ;)

Yep.

Bristol.

Usually found in Reading, though.

yes.

you are alone, a mere speck in an uncaring universe : )

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No, of course. Why would a site on .co.uk have anyone from UK on it? I'm from the free civilized world, for one.

A better question is, why are you still in UK and not running away from your oppressive government to the magic land of honeysweet wages and pink guns?

I live in a spot that was part of the UK until ~230 years ago, does that count? :p

I live in a spot that was part of the UK until ~230 years ago, does that count? :p
I doubt that damned colonials, the mere semi-British, would ever have been considered a part of the UK had it existed at the time!

As for me, I can be found in Sheffield most of the time and Essex in the summer/winter months. Yep, there's plenty of us here :)

No, of course. Why would a site on .co.uk have anyone from UK on it? I'm from the free civilized world, for one.

Does that mean i live in .com?

Does that mean i live in .com?
Seeing as the US of A is the most commercialized nation in the world, you do.

Although technically .com is worldwide, but seeing as US is the world's capital, it counts.

Does that mean i live in .com?

Yes, it means that you live in the Comoros. :p

No, of course. Why would a site on .co.uk have anyone from UK on it? I'm from the free civilized world, for one.


Touche, salesman.

Anyone here from the UK? I'm assuming/hoping I'm not alone ;)

I'm prince Harry. Jolly good to meet you.

I am, I even live in the same county as you.

Oh terribly sorry Brits, but Bill Gates just brought the UK, and well, welcome to America! :D\

and I have been in London for vacation, does that count?

Does that mean i live in .com?

.com is for commercial use, not American. You have .us believe it or not. Its not as common, but its there.

(Fun Fact - There are some islands with the .tv web address, a lot of TV show websites have to buy the domain to use it =D)

@OP

Londoner here. (I moved to Kent though)

Londoner here. (I moved to Kent though)
Got fed up with all the bitching about getting the Olympics? :p

Got fed up with all the bitching about getting the Olympics? :p

Moved out way way before that.

(1994, When I was very young.)

yup. on the south coast, me

Warwickshire, but Devon term-time.

I am, I even live in the same county as you.

My God, there are two of them...

No, of course. Why would a site on .co.uk have anyone from UK on it? I'm from the free civilized world, for one.

Canada?

Recently returned to the UK after 6 years in Australia.

Currently in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire (under the Stansted Airport flight path).

<----Welshman

UK??? What is that? Surely you mean US. Silly typos. ;)

Anyone here from the UK? I'm assuming/hoping I'm not alone ;)
Aye. York out of term, Hull in term-time.

Aye. York out of term, Hull in term-time.
You mean New York I presume.

You mean New York I presume.
No, I don't. York is nothing like New York, having been to both.

The Home Counties is where I reside for some of year. Cambridge for the rest.

No, I don't. York is nothing like New York, having been to both.
Is it some historic site near NYC where Minuit camped before he bought the Manhattan Isle from Indians?

Is it some historic site near NYC where Minuit camped before he bought the Manhattan Isle from Indians?
You're so drôle.

You're so drôle.
You want to say you have a New York of your own in UK?

Yup. Kent. Rural. Real England. I refuse to recognise the existence of this 'UK' nonsense. The Scottish and Welsh have no function now that t'mines are closed, and when the Germans bombed our chippy, the Northern Irish stole our potatoes.

UKian person over here! NSG needs to start a British coalition or something!

You mean New York I presume.

No, silly -- it's a city in northern England that predated New York by fifteen hundred years yet has less than a fifteenth of the population! :p

No, silly -- it's a city in northern England
You know, if you go on plagiarizing city names from others, you could at least have the common decency to add another "New" in the beginning, not cut it.
Pompous Brits.


less than a fifteenth of the population!
So you with your East India Company ran half the India for 174 years, yet didn't get around to read the one good book to come from it?

I'm originally from Kent, now moved a whole hour to the West in London. Though I am typing this from my parent's abode back in the East in Kent again.

I'm originally from Kent, now moved a whole hour to the West in London. Though I am typing this from my parent's abode back in the East in Kent again.
Hope things are going alright there, what with yer previous tales of sadness and all.

Hope things are going alright there, what with yer previous tales of sadness and all.

Things are better. I feel me living in my own place has made us all feel how much we really care about each other. I can now talk to my family about almost anything. Good times! Plus I haz a Wii so that always helps :tongue:

Things are better. I feel me living in my own place has made us all feel how much we really care about each other. I can now talk to my family about almost anything. Good times!
Excellent. Hurrah for the Christmas spirit!
Plus I haz a Wii so that always helps :tongue:
I already have Wii Elbow and my family only got one yesterday - damned Tennis :(

Excellent. Hurrah for the Christmas spirit!

I already have Wii Elbow and my family only got one yesterday - damned Tennis :(

Also only got it yesterday as well as my brother receiving a PS3. It's all awesomeness.

Yep, Edinburgh during term time and Warwickshire in holidays.

I already have Wii Elbow and my family only got one yesterday - damned Tennis :(

[/HC-gamer]You wouldn't have this problem, if you played a conventional console![/HC-gamer]

Also only got it yesterday as well as my brother receiving a PS3. It's all awesomeness.
Heh, the "honey-moon" period for consoles. I'd like to know if the Wii does really stand up for that long.

It strikes me that the only one worth buying at the moment is the PS3, but then it costs an arm and a leg so it probably ain't worth buying.

Also only got it yesterday as well as my brother receiving a PS3. It's all awesomeness.
Man, that's pretty swish times all 'round then.
[/HC-gamer]You wouldn't have this problem, if you played a conventional console![/HC-gamer]
Meh, the Wii is an excellent little console for playing silly games with yer family and pals. That's what it's for. For most gaming I use my PC and all.

Meh, the Wii is an excellent little console for playing silly games with yer family and pals. That's what it's for. For most gaming I use my PC and all.
I think that's what most people think about the Wii.

I think that's what most people think about the Wii.
And as well they should. Makes a nice change from the extremely shiny but also very grey/brown and slightly hollow games of the PS3 and XBox360.

Meh, the Wii is an excellent little console for playing silly games with yer family and pals. That's what it's for. For most gaming I use my PC and all.

Yeah, I don't agree with the guys who say that if you like the Wii, you're not a real gamer. If they like it, why are you complaining. But, I play mostly the 360.

I already own my own PS3 back at my flat (hoorah for student loan). Shall I tell you what makes Little Big Planet pure awesome? Stephen Fry narrating it!

And as well they should. Makes a nice change from the extremely shiny but also very grey/brown and slightly hollow games of the PS3 and XBox360.
Most games now are pretty poor, in my opinion at least. There are few out there which have really grabbed my attention of late, bar Company of Heroes and Call of Duty 4. I still play Morrowind and HalfLife.

BioShock was a hell of a let down, especially since it cost me Goddamn £50. Although the story itself was pretty cool and Andrew Ryan has got to be one of the most quotable video game characters.

I already own my own PS3 back at my flat (hoorah for student loan). Shall I tell you what makes Little Big Planet pure awesome? Stephen Fry narrating it!
Damnit!

Goddamn student loan. Mine goes on food, booze and other "necessities".

Like weed.

I couldn't convince myself that the outlay for a PS3 would be worth it in the long run.

And as well they should. Makes a nice change from the extremely shiny but also very grey/brown and slightly hollow games of the PS3 and XBox360.

Didn't you get memo, that real is brown?

Damnit!

Goddamn student loan. Mine goes on food, booze and other "necessities".

Like weed.

I couldn't convince myself that the outlay for a PS3 would be worth it in the long run.

I live with 3 women. Booze and weed only helps so much. Sometimes you just need that option of shooting someone in the face. What saved me was a 3kg bag of pasta for like a quid.

I already own my own PS3 back at my flat (hoorah for student loan). Shall I tell you what makes Little Big Planet pure awesome? Stephen Fry narrating it!
Aye I loves me the student loan :D
Most games now are pretty poor, in my opinion at least.
Has always been the case. See also movies. Most of what comes out whenever is pure pish.
There are few out there which have really grabbed my attention of late, bar Company of Heroes and Call of Duty 4.
Most of the Source engine stuff has been excellent. Spore was a decent game the first 2 goes, if rather throwaway for what it was claimed it was going to be. Sins of a Solar Empire is excellent and I enjoy a bit of Combat Mission : Shock Force from time to time.
I still play Morrowind and HalfLife.
Morrowind I can understand, Half-Life after completing it once I can't. I still play Counter-Strike, mind.

Didn't you get memo, that real is brown?
What, all of it?

I live with 3 women. Booze and weed only helps so much. Sometimes you just need that option of shooting someone in the face. What saved me was a 3kg bag of pasta for like a quid.
If I want to shoot something, nothing beats an airsoft assault rifle on full-auto. The sound alone's worth it.

But, yeah. FPS do really help with stress. Shame HalfLife is really puzzle-y, so it can be a bit difficult to manage when intoxicated. I often take advantage of one of my housemates' awesome PCs and play on shit like Left 4 Dead or the affore mentioned CoD4.

That stuff's awesome and I want my own good PC!

Goddamn student loan. Mine goes on food, booze and other "necessities".
About half of mine is rent (thank god I get a grand half scholarship off Hull Uni tbqh) the rest is good food (try to cook dinner from fresh stuff) and booze, some on new clothes now and again and rolling tobacco.

If I want to shoot something, nothing beats an airsoft assault rifle on full-auto. The sound alone's worth it.
Airsoft is for pussies, not that I want this to get extra derailed (although that is a very British thing to happen). Join the TA if you want to play with guns.
But, yeah. FPS do really help with stress. Shame HalfLife is really puzzle-y, so it can be a bit difficult to manage when intoxicated. I often take advantage of one of my housemates' awesome PCs and play on shit like Left 4 Dead or the affore mentioned CoD4.

That stuff's awesome and I want my own good PC!
For stuff to play pissed on the PC, I quite enjoy playing almost any MMO when hammered, or an otherwise-deep strategy game. Pissed-up Supreme Commander is a thing of great beauty.

Most of the Source engine stuff has been excellent. Spore was a decent game the first 2 goes, if rather throwaway for what it was claimed it was going to be. Sins of a Solar Empire is excellent and I enjoy a bit of Combat Mission : Shock Force from time to time.

Morrowind I can understand, Half-Life after completing it once I can't. I still play Counter-Strike, mind.
Morrowind I've yet to complete the main quest of, despite owning for nearly two years. It's because my PC's rejected it twice, and I keep getting distracted by the plethora of mods out there for it. HalfLife... I got distracted by Opposing Force and Blue Shift, which I completed quickly. Blue Shift I think is one of my favourite games out there.

CoD4 is awesome... a main character getting nuked just can't be beaten.

Airsoft is for pussies, not that I want this to get extra derailed (although that is a very British thing to happen). Join the TA if you want to play with guns.

For stuff to play pissed on the PC, I quite enjoy playing almost any MMO when hammered, or an otherwise-deep strategy game. Pissed-up Supreme Commander is a thing of great beauty.
Mount&Blade, if you've heard of it, is good for playing when stoned.

I bought my airsoft rifle because I wanted to piss around with a gun and not get packed off to Iraq or Afghanistan. I want to finish my degree course and go into a job from there, not get shot at. :p

What, all of it?

Well, no.

Mount&Blade, if you've heard of it, is good for playing when stoned.
I was thinking more WoW, but aye.
I bought my airsoft rifle because I wanted to piss around with a gun and not get packed off to Iraq or Afghanistan. I want to be an archaeologist, not dead.
If you don't want to be packed off, just stay as a squaddie in the TA, or that's the advice of my pal who's been in for 3 years and has denied every promotion ever offered to him as he saw his various sergeants and lieutenants shipped out.

f you don't want to be packed off, just stay as a squaddie in the TA, or that's the advice of my pal who's been in for 3 years and has denied every promotion ever offered to him as he saw his various sergeants and lieutenants shipped out.
Fair play.

My airsofting-experience basically only goes as far as shooting home-made targets I've rigged up in my back garden, nothing more. Mainly empty beer cans or pizza boxes, once a WWII Russian helmet. Especially since due to the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 my gun is bright friggin' green, so I can hardly go out into polite society with a lime-green FN F2000.

Although when we first came to my student house we got the old Bill called on us because me and two of my housemates were pissing around with BB guns in the back garden and someone thought that they were real guns. At the time we had a knackered second-hand, single-shot AK47, a couple of pistols and a very weak electric MP5.

Two WPCs turned up and asked to look at them, They cast a cursory glance over our small collection and said that they were all legal and buggered off again. The coppers obviously didn't take that call seriously as they'd have otherwise have sent around an armed response unit, which really would have been fun.
I was thinking more WoW, but aye.
One of my housemates has taken to doing that.

I talked about going there once....that count?

I talked about going there once....that count?
For sporting team purposes, yes.

Yup. Kent. Rural. Real England. I refuse to recognise the existence of this 'UK' nonsense. The Scottish and Welsh have no function now that t'mines are closed, and when the Germans bombed our chippy, the Northern Irish stole our potatoes.

Hey, us Welsh give you water. I agree about the Scots though.

Anyone here from the UK? I'm assuming/hoping I'm not alone ;)

Yep London calling, you are not alone!:D

Yup. Kent. Rural. Real England. I refuse to recognise the existence of this 'UK' nonsense. The Scottish and Welsh have no function now that t'mines are closed, and when the Germans bombed our chippy, the Northern Irish stole our potatoes.

Yep Kent, 'The Garden of England', such a beautyfull place and the place of my own birth. Pity it's full of bigots though.:(

Yep Kent, 'The Garden of England', such a beautyfull place and the place of my own birth. Pity it's full of bigots though.:(

My other problem with it is that its too close to France. If the wind turns the wrong way, the foul smell of garlic and body odour can often blow across much of Southern England.