A moderately entertaining guide to British culture and slang.
To upload photos of you reading this revolting piece of work to the fan photos section, you have to just post them on the wall and they automatically go in there.
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The Capitol Club
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- “Same again, please”. A poem I wrote. Yes, really 9:08pm Sep 27|2 Comments
- Discussion forum added to the Septics site 3:02pm Sep 21
- Book chapter: What not to say or do when visiting the U.K. 3:37pm Sep 7|8 Comments
The Septic's Companion
The Septic's Companion This horrible piece of work somehow made it into Amazon's "four for the price of three" Christmas special offer. I can only assume this is the result of a clerical error, but why not take advantage of it?
Source: www.amazon.com
Amazon.com: The Septic's Companion: A Mercifully Brief Guide to British Culture and Slang (9780981579009): Chris Rae: Books
Wendy Thornton I heard the interview with Rick Steves tonight and was very intrigued. Somehow, Septic as a word for American is very, very strange to me. It made me want to figure out more of this strange language that we supposedly share with England. It is called English, right??!!
The Septic's Companion Have chopped down the Rick Steves podcast to just my interview - it's around 20 minutes. I personally think it's a bit better than the last one, but I suppose it's not up to me...
Abbie
Just heard the authour, whose last name I could not spell, interviewed on Rich Steves' travelk show (KUOW FM, an affiliate of NPR) -- Quite entertaining.
His guests are never on for long enough :(
Linda We lived in London for 27 years and never lost our New York accents but had a wonderful time with the language. One triumph was understanding a play done in a Glasweigen dialect
Louise possibly the youngest SC fan?
The Septic's Companion 500th fan joined up today, so I am attempting to send them a free book. If I fail in my endeavours after a week or so, I shall head for the 501st. There's still a chance it could be you! Or your dad, or your wife, or some account you created just for this.
Lorna Boyle Hey Chris... can you remind me how the name "Septic's Companion" came about. I've been looking and I can't find the original explanation. Something about Yanks in London? I've FINALLY gotten around to ordering the book from Amazon tonight, but I'm too flippin' impatient to see if it's mentioned in it.
Rosamond Haupt Rosamond Haupt: Your book is on my 'Extremely Important Research' bookshelf right next to my desk. As a novel writer who has several characters hailing from the UK, "The Septic's Companion" is invaluable. BTW I owe you a pint somewhere, sometime.
Maggie Steele Soluski LOVE your book. I hope you are going to write another one. I am sure there are many words you "missed"!!
Stephen M. Shepard I recently watched a movie entittled "Poppy Shakespeare". In it, the word "dribbler" was used quite frequently as it's related to mental health. Is it a general term, meaning "mad" or "nutter" or is it slang for a particular ilk?
This is a poem I wrote in 1997, when I was twenty two. Yes, a poem. Do not adjust your set. I found it in a Word document on my hard disk on Friday with no comments or anything in it. I have, quite honestly, no recollection of writing it. I don’t even like poetry. ...
