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Which country do you live in.

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Newatthis Tue 24-Aug-21 12:50:12

We seem to have an international bunch of ladies so which town and country are you in?

Parisgranny Wed 25-Aug-21 10:59:38

France

HannahLoisLuke Wed 25-Aug-21 10:59:01

nadateturbe

Dragonfly why not change your GN name.

I didn’t realise that was allowed.

I’m in Warwickshire, England.

Omasweetie Wed 25-Aug-21 10:55:22

Scotland but half my heart is in Breda Holland

Kiwibird Wed 25-Aug-21 10:49:25

New Zealand is where I live.

granjan66 Wed 25-Aug-21 10:48:18

Lake District , Cumbria

GrannyBettie Wed 25-Aug-21 10:48:18

I attended a cyber security session put on by one of the big insurers and someone there demonstrated how easy it was to obtain details for people who have a social media presence, in particular Facebook and Instagram but not exclusively. One of the easiest ways to obtain info is by looking at their profiles. This is because people give their birthdate or post birthday photos, give children and grandchildren's names etc, which are often used as passwords, post when on holiday (thus alerting they are away from home) etc. With surprising ease he was able to access the email of a CEO, know where they lived, how many children and names of children etc, all done within minutes. It is always best to keep info to a minimum.

grannydarkhair Wed 25-Aug-21 10:47:49

Born in England, but lived on the East coast of Scotland for over 60 years.

ExDancer Wed 25-Aug-21 10:47:09

Same as Moggycuddler - N. England. (I also cuddle moggies).

Moggycuddler Wed 25-Aug-21 10:41:53

England, northern.

inishowen Wed 25-Aug-21 10:41:16

Ireland

nadateturbe Wed 25-Aug-21 10:39:49

Farmor thanks. Yes, a long way from here. I don't know your area very well but my parents loved it. We have visited the west a few times and also once stayed near Castletownsend in a little place called Union Hall. Beautiful country. Glad you enjoyed your visit to the Titanic. We found it interesting. My OH's son has settled in Dublin. He loves it. Thanks for replying.

Nanny27 Wed 25-Aug-21 10:35:34

Walesbutnotwelsh. ?

Callistemon Wed 25-Aug-21 10:25:18

nadateturbe

Callistemon I'll try.
its three words, Spanish, Nada Te Turbe - Let nothing disturb you.
Nada as the a in alpha
Te tay
Turbe tourbay

It's a Taize chant which is used for my favourite circle dance.

Thank you nadateturbe - Got it now! ?

Farmor15 Wed 25-Aug-21 10:19:16

Nadateturbe Just to clarify - I'm in south east Ireland (Republic), in a rural area near Waterford.

I visited Northern Ireland recently - the Titanic centre in Belfast, which is excellent! However, it's a long way from where I live - we spent the night before and after in Dublin, where I grew up and have family.

Thorntrees Wed 25-Aug-21 10:09:46

Born and grew up in Lancashire,married an RAF chap so moved around a bit. Now settled in Shropshire where we are very happy.

henetha Wed 25-Aug-21 10:03:41

Devonshire, England. And very pleased to be here.

Mollygo Wed 25-Aug-21 10:01:13

Thanks nadateturbe- that’s a good idea.

nadateturbe Wed 25-Aug-21 08:40:57

Mollygo she may not have read the pm. How about posting a meetup for your area?

Mollygo Wed 25-Aug-21 07:34:07

England. I know one of the posters on GN because of something she posted. I see her walking her dog, and often visited the place where she volunteers although I didn’t know she volunteered there when I first went. Since she didn’t respond to a pm I didn’t take it further. What would you do?

Froglady Wed 25-Aug-21 07:08:44

Blackburn, England.

Bellasnana Wed 25-Aug-21 07:02:16

Born in Salisbury, Wilts., raised in Chester, now live in Malta which has been home for the past forty years and I love it. ??

kittylester Wed 25-Aug-21 06:38:23

North Leicestershire- about 4 miles from dragonfly.

I was born in Derbyshire, lived in North Wales, Shropshire, Melbourne.

FannyCornforth Wed 25-Aug-21 06:12:40

Hi Lauren! what do you say instead of ‘gammon’ and ‘caster sugar’?
I assume that bin man is refuse collector.
I remember that double cream is heavy cream.

Lauren59 Wed 25-Aug-21 05:51:57

I’m American and live in the U.S. I joined Gransnet when an ad popped up (if I remember correctly) and I am very much enjoying it. The day to day issues we face seem to be universal. I find the lifestyle differences interesting as well as unfamiliar words/terms (caster sugar, bin man, gammon and so on). Thank you, GN friends, for the entertaining banter, advice given and friendship.

nadateturbe Wed 25-Aug-21 02:43:08

Coolgran65

*nardateturbe*. Ireland- SE wouldn’t be County Down. County Down is in SE of Northern Ireland.
They are two different countries. ?

I do know all that. I obviously just read the post too quickly. As you can see in a previous post I live in Northern Ireland. I wondered why Farmor had written SE instead of the county.