Myrna's here

[sparky]

so its her first day and we decide that shopping is in order- whole new wardrobe needed and cash in hand we hit the shops

trawled around all the shops and she spent the sum total of £9.99 on a pair of shoes
wonder how long thats going to last

off to tesco for a food shop - this time £108 later and with the essential slow cooker (wait till later ) we hit boots where she gets a hair dryer and an iron for her hair- to you and me thats ceramic straighteners

anyway we gets home and she is complaining that her rice cooker ( the slow cooker ) doesnt have a cup in it i produce a cup from the cupboard but no this isnt the cup that comes with the cooker. so we have a converstaion for about 30 mins on why the slow cooker and the rice cooker are the same thing

we are due out tonight but at the moment shes crashed out so dunno whether we will make it

to be continued

[stevewool]

hello myrna welcome to the forum and to england too,

[Englishman2010]

Send Myrna a big English welcome Hope that she quickly settles into her new life here

[joebloggs]

good luck to you both

[Northerner]

Good news, good time...

[malditako]

welcome to UK myrna...

[DavidArt]

hello myrna welcome to england! enjoy and enjoy dont convert hehehehehe, when you do shoppings! hehehehehehehehe

[Steve.r]

I know where the happiest man in the UK is tonight, take care both of you.

[chris40]

congratulations and what timing . it will be months before she encounters the british winter. good luck to you both

[chris40]

just an idea if you have the time, why not take her to the london festival at hounslow next week, i,m sure she will love to chat to some of her fellowmen there and feel a bit at home

[JimOttley]

Cheers to both of you!

Can't believe Sparky that you don't know what a rice cooker is

Rice cooker and slow cooker are definitely, in my book, not the same thing Myrna is right!

Slow cooker does meat and veg over a period of 8 hours or so, rice cooker makes rice in 15 minutes, it's an absolute essential, I never had one before I went to the Phils but I could not live without it now.

[aposhark]

Cheers to both of you!

Can't believe Sparky that you don't know what a rice cooker is

Rice cooker and slow cooker are definitely, in my book, not the same thing Myrna is right!

Slow cooker does meat and veg over a period of 8 hours or so, rice cooker makes rice in 15 minutes, it's an absolute essential, I never had one before I went to the Phils but I could not live without it now.

Right Jim, wonder if sparky experienced his first tampo
Our rice cooker is used more than anything else sparky, lots of luck to both of you with your new life together in the UK

[aromulus]

Ahhhh....

The joys of married life..........

A rice cooker.....

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_...s=rice+cookers

If you get one, make sure it has a separate steamer tray...

All the best from us.

[abby]

welcome to the UK mYrna...

Hope you will like it here..

[rusty]

Hi sprky and welcome Myrna to sunny Norfolk.

Here is the rice cooker we use http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...ICE+COOKER.htm

[stevewool]

sparky were are you,now you brought the shoes and that slow cooker , no time to be on here my friend

[maristela]

so its her first day and we decide that shopping is in order- whole new wardrobe needed and cash in hand we hit the shops

trawled around all the shops and she spent the sum total of £9.99 on a pair of shoes
wonder how long thats going to last

off to tesco for a food shop - this time £108 later and with the essential slow cooker (wait till later ) we hit boots where she gets a hair dryer and an iron for her hair- to you and me thats ceramic straighteners

anyway we gets home and she is complaining that her rice cooker ( the slow cooker ) doesnt have a cup in it i produce a cup from the cupboard but no this isnt the cup that comes with the cooker. so we have a converstaion for about 30 mins on why the slow cooker and the rice cooker are the same thing

we are due out tonight but at the moment shes crashed out so dunno whether we will make it

to be continued

wow! wonder what me and my LV will do first once I get there in England....oh well,i better start processing my papers first....

[maristela]

so its her first day and we decide that shopping is in order- whole new wardrobe needed and cash in hand we hit the shops

trawled around all the shops and she spent the sum total of £9.99 on a pair of shoes
wonder how long thats going to last

off to tesco for a food shop - this time £108 later and with the essential slow cooker (wait till later ) we hit boots where she gets a hair dryer and an iron for her hair- to you and me thats ceramic straighteners

anyway we gets home and she is complaining that her rice cooker ( the slow cooker ) doesnt have a cup in it i produce a cup from the cupboard but no this isnt the cup that comes with the cooker. so we have a converstaion for about 30 mins on why the slow cooker and the rice cooker are the same thing

we are due out tonight but at the moment shes crashed out so dunno whether we will make it

to be continued

wow! wonder what me and my LV will do first once I get there in England....oh well,i better start processing my papers first....

[KeithD]

Rice cooker & slow cooker is like comparing a microwave with a gas oven!

You're wife has won the first argument ... get used to that

[gecko_pikachu]

She can always cook rice in a pan.. i do cook rice that way and it only takes 15-20 mins and wallah! it's done! no fuss going about

And also, I was wondering if there's any charity shops where you live? She can get a lot of shopping for pennies in the second hand shops.

Be reasonable hehe! i'll consider myself KURIPOT!

[ca143]

She can always cook rice in a pan.. i do cook rice that way and it only takes 15-20 mins and wallah! it's done! no fuss going about

And also, I was wondering if there's any charity shops where you live? She can get a lot of shopping for pennies in the second hand shops.

Be reasonable hehe! i'll consider myself KURIPOT!

same here,i always cook rice in a pan.when i went shopping i went to diff charity shop,if i like to buy a new one,i always buyfor example summer clothes i buy it when winter is coming lots of sale 70% off mostly.

[Sim11UK]

Congratulations! Sparky & welcome to the UK Myrna

[gecko_pikachu]

I go to carboot sales to buy much cheaper clothes or any other things that i can send at home by boxes.

You're right! There are a lot of discounted prices during sales. I like Primark for coats, shoes, etc.

I do buy some other things on ebay uk, too!

... you have to be more practical these days..

[sparky]

i will admit defeat and go get her a rice cooker later

i will just have to make sure its got a cup in it

shes a bit reluctant to go outside at the moment and i am balancing work now and trying to get her out and about

thanks to all for your welcome- any tips on making it easier for her to settle would be welcomed

[-sillybilly-]

i will admit defeat and go get her a rice cooker later

i will just have to make sure its got a cup in it

shes a bit reluctant to go outside at the moment and i am balancing work now and trying to get her out and about

thanks to all for your welcome- any tips on making it easier for her to settle would be welcomed

Try go to wilkinson. Got a rice cooker from there for £12, non stick and with a matching measuring cup on it... But that was 2 years ago?

[KeithD]

- any tips on making it easier for her to settle would be welcomed

Get a rice cooker

Take her the local Asian food store to stock up on the smelliest stuff known to mankind

Setup Skype with as many of her friends/family back home.

[sparky]

Get a rice cooker

Take her the local Asian food store to stock up on the smelliest stuff known to mankind

Setup Skype with as many of her friends/family back home.

shes a proper hillbilly back home living in the middle of nowhere- i dont think many of her family especially know what skype is never mind how to use it

she has her YM that she has friends on but shes not been able to catch anyone on so far

argos trip coming up later today

[aposhark]

shes a proper hillbilly back home living in the middle of nowhere- i dont think many of her family especially know what skype is never mind how to use it

she has her YM that she has friends on but shes not been able to catch anyone on so far

argos trip coming up later today

My advice sparky is to let her loose in the charity shops.
Like many English people, she will love to spend time looking for bargains and you will see that she is thoughtful about money.
Buy her flowers every week (the supermarket prices are very reasonable nowadays) and buy her the things she will need, especially during the settling in period.
Get her to use chikkatext to text her family free from a pc.
Most of all, give her lots of attention and love, of course this will never stop and shouldn't stop for always.

[stevewool]

My advice sparky is to let her loose in the charity shops.
Like many English people, she will love to spend time looking for bargains and you will see that she is thoughtful about money.
Buy her flowers every week (the supermarket prices are very reasonable nowadays) and buy her the things she will need, especially during the settling in period.
Get her to use chikkatext to text her family free from a pc.
Most of all, give her lots of attention and love, of course this will never stop and shouldn't stop for always.

nothing to add you said it all

[sparky]

My advice sparky is to let her loose in the charity shops.
Like many English people, she will love to spend time looking for bargains and you will see that she is thoughtful about money.
Buy her flowers every week (the supermarket prices are very reasonable nowadays) and buy her the things she will need, especially during the settling in period.
Get her to use chikkatext to text her family free from a pc.
Most of all, give her lots of attention and love, of course this will never stop and shouldn't stop for always.

the love an attention is the easy bit- in fact perhaps too much as i am always asking her if shes ok etc.

flowers- check -had one of my staff buy a bunch so they were there when we arrived back home

charity shops- i am trying to get her to make friends with a few girls here so that they can go off shopping etc in a girly way without this big lumbering lump tagged along with her