LOL Carla, that's EXACTLY what I was thinking too! (but really was hoping for more George Emmerson and Mr. Beebe hopping around in the pond all nekked!)

Rob, I really liked Leeds, but it's not what you'd call exotic! I'm definitely going back, with some money, so I can go to the Corn Exchange and the little shops in a sort of arcade place (near the canal?) that had dragons and stuff.

I only got a passport a couple of months ago because I was going to be flying to London, and thought I might need it.

Do Americans not need a passport to get into Canada, then?



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Granary Wharf - it is next to the canal. Lots of good shops and lots more besides...

Leeds. Best place in t'world.



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Nope, no passport required with Canada. Used to be just a driver's license (with a photo) was enough. Now (with us on "orange alert") they like you to also have either a birth certificate OR a passport. But you need that to get back into the US, not to get into Canada. And they'll generally let you in even without it, you just get a lecture first.

I've never even had my ID checked entering Canada.

Mind you, I'm a female, white, US citizen driving a car with Michigan plates crossing the border only an hour from my home, so I'm not overly scary looking. I suspect if I looked middle eastern I'd have a bigger hassle, at least getting back into the States. Sad, but true.



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Ah yes, I was introduced to the corn exchange in Leeds over the weekend, (how do you do mr exchange), also, Borders, not seen one of those before, the g/f was most ammused. But yes, the corn exchange, nice shops, but whats with all the kids sitting around out front?



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I don't remember them, but I'd guess they were skate kids, moshers and goths? In Glasgow they hang about outside the Museum of Modern Art. The museum staff tried to scare them away by playing classical music at them, but they quite liked some of that, apparently. So the museum gave up and made an exhibition about them instead.



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And greebos, don't forget them. (Me neither...)



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Dare I ask what a greebo is??

Fuzz: You're lucky. It used to be ladies of ill repute. It was strange coming from looking round nice crafty shops to be asked 'do you fancy a good time ?'

Now they've moved down to where Dave works so he regularly gets propositioned on the way to/from the office.

Indeed. Got asked the other morning at 8am. Either she was working late, or up early...

Greebo is the fella in star wars that han solo shoots in the cantina scene...

Tend not to see a lot of him around leeds tho.

Bah - beat me to that one Dave.

I thought Greebo was Nanny Ogg's cat.



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Hmmm, actually we're wron Dave - that dude was Greedo........

No idea who greebo is then.

Nanny Ogg's cat _is_ called Greebo, isn't he?

And back in the 80s, Pop Will Eat Itself recorded a rather fine song called 'Greebo I think I love you'. No idea who they were talking about, though . . . but I vaguely remember their fans used to refer to themselves as grebos



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Was thinking of the various forms of goths and stuff you get these days, like all the nu-metal fans who dress identically to prove their individuality... Grebos are people they look down upon, as fas as I remember... It's another randokm thought that somehow made it into a post without much rationale...



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Sounds like a good basis for a post to me, PSD.

As you probably noticed, I tend to take the same approach myself.



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I know lots of Greebos. They like to wear black. And beads.

But they're nice enough. Most of 'em anyway.



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I know a fair few Goths. They are mostly distinguished by a tendancy to wear black clothing and dye their hair in alarming colours. They are also fond of martial arts, medieaval re-enactment, ferrets, cats, booze, games, long hair and velvet clothes. They are some of the best friends anyone could want.

Not forgetting the Visigoths and Ostrogoths, of course. Although they tended to be slightly less friendly, on the whole.



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Goths are great, yeah - I have a bunch of goth acquaintances/friends. They keep wanting to take me to fetish parties, mind you.

I dyed my hair again yesterday and it's gone *slightly* darker than I planned - auburn at the top to dark plum at the bottom, for some reason - so I'm thinking of trying the goth thing while I have the chance...



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