Comments on: More on language… https://glendalarke.com/2008/09/more-on-language/ Sat, 13 Mar 2021 10:34:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: glenda larke https://glendalarke.com/2008/09/more-on-language/#comment-21867 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:40:00 +0000 #comment-21867 Oddly enough, Sarah, Mt Ruapehu was where I saw my first snow too!

Tourist brochures etc are such lies…they even filter the sky and sea to look bluer.

]]> By: Anonymous https://glendalarke.com/2008/09/more-on-language/#comment-21866 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:44:00 +0000 #comment-21866 Like Jo, I learned from my travels with the Navy that the tourist brochures and promotions show only the very best of scenery and culture of any destination.

I thought that Sydney was the epicentre of bigness and bustle until I visited Tokyo and Los Angeles.

]]> By: Jo https://glendalarke.com/2008/09/more-on-language/#comment-21865 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 07:01:00 +0000 #comment-21865 I had trouble with flashlights for torches. I thought they were two separate things. Having lived here for over 30 years though, I can’t remember many of the things which surprised me. I know I thought all of Canada was like the Rockies which are the bits you see in “pictures of Canada” all gorgeous mountains and lakes. Ontario was very disappointing.

]]> By: Anonymous https://glendalarke.com/2008/09/more-on-language/#comment-21864 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:34:00 +0000 #comment-21864 I remember being on Mt Ruapehu in New Zealand several years ago. I think one thing I didnt expect, having never seen snow before in my life, was that snow combined with wind really really -hurts- your face!

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