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[ColinEssex]

That was fun.

But we can be out of the country and not be over seas.

You can also be overseas and still be in an American state

Col

 

[Rich]

That was fun.

But we can be out of the country and not be over seas.

I have traveled a little and been out of the country several times and over seas once.

Don't you have to go over a canal or large lakes that lead to the open sea ?

 

[ColinEssex]

I wish I hadn't said it now

 

[Rich]

Tobago - preferably

Honestly that Rich! He's in danger of upsetting me with his vicious response to my post. I'm only trying to put him on the straight and narrow so that his reputation will not be tarnished. I'd hate him to become unpopular.

The force is strong within this one

 

[Rich]

You can also be overseas and still be in an American state

Col

Or in a state?

 

[KenHigg]

I wish I hadn't said it now

I think he simply wanted to know if you wanted to know who had been over seas or simply out of the country... I really don't think he meant to start a debate...

I've been to Germany, Jamaica and the Bahamas.

 

[BarryMK]

The force is strong within this one

Guinness?

 

[jsanders]

Don't you have to go over a canal or large lakes that lead to the open sea ?

Actually no. The Rio Grand is nothing but a little sewer creek. The rest of the border is political.

And there is a very long portion of the border between the US and Canada, that is completely arbitrary.

 

[jsanders]

I wish I hadn't said it now

Where else can you go to debate such frivalry as here.

I think I just made up a new word, or maybe just badly misspelled one.

 

[Rich]

No. Wales and Scotland = out of the country but not overseas. NI is overseas so I didn't include it in my statement. You must learn to read these posts accurately.

But then how come Hawaii's not overseas for the Americans ?

 

[KenHigg]

But then how come Hawaii's not overseas for the Americans ?

I think the phrase overseas was coined in one of the ww's and was most often used in the context of a person having to go to Japan or Europe to fight. i.e. 'I served overseas instead of state-side'. That's kind of my take on it... So now when someone here says they've been overseas in loosely means Europe or Asia. One of those not so well defined phrases...(in the states anyway )

 

[Len Boorman]

Errr just to try to confuse matters the only way to get to the Isle of Sheppey is via a bridge, cos its and island. Does that count as overseas but not leaving teh country.

Just asking

 

[KenHigg]

Again, in my neck of the woods, no. (If you were posing the question to someone else, my apologies )

 

[Len Boorman]

Just thought I would throw a stone in the puddle and watch the ripples

L

 

[Rich]

Errr just to try to confuse matters the only way to get to the Isle of Sheppey is via a bridge, cos its and island. Does that count as overseas but not leaving teh country.

Just asking

Wasn't there some uproar with the EU over the cost of going over it?

 

[Len Boorman]

Dunno.. Moved away once I heard EU were getting involved

L

 

[Rich]

Dunno.. Moved away once I heard EU were getting involved

L

Yeah, I think it went something like the ferry was subsidised because it was an island, having built the bridge it was no longer an Island and thus no longer any need for the subsidy. EU logic eh

 

[Len Boorman]

Rich

Just how far are you going back. 30 years ago there was a bridge. I cannot remember further back cos I am too young but believe there wasa bridge there pre war. Another bridge just been built circa 2-3 years.

Ferry must go back to stone age. Is that the one you remember

L

 

[jsanders]

Rich

Just how far are you going back. 30 years ago there was a bridge. I cannot remember further back cos I am too young but believe there wasa bridge there pre war. Another bridge just been built circa 2-3 years.

Ferry must go back to stone age. Is that the one you remember

L

hehehehhe

 

[Brianwarnock]

I wonder if Rich is getting confused with the Isle of Skye, easy to do at his age.

Brian