It was also a destination in the rather pedestrian Ravensburger board game "Journey Through Europe". So 10 year old Cookie knew where it was. Though the makers of the game found Taranto ins… (View Post)

Hm, yes, I was ambivalent about the Oxbridge thing when I was that age - couldn't really see past 'boring towns' and 'hard work'. On one hand I do regret it a bit now. There … (View Post)

I'm with TimS here. What we understand by posh in this country is more accent, attitude, appearing to be related to the Queen*, than any sort of power/connectedness. Poshness is hard to define b… (View Post)

Do they though? Or do they just do it to give them what they perceive to be* a much better education and school experience? I have never come across a situation where anyone was looked down on becaus… (View Post)

I'm slightly wary of things like strava which try to gamify my activities and motivate me with stats. I feel like my human psychological wiring is being exploited for someone's gain, and I … (View Post)