Nah, it's named after the pub, Blücher met Wellington by the pub after the battle and remarked that it would make a good name for the battle, or something like that. (View Post)

When I worked for a government department, I always assumed a *local* letter would take a week to arrive. Part of it is the Royal Mail service is, generally, crap* The other problem was that everythi… (View Post)

I frequently pay a Tourist Tax when travelling abroad. It is slightly annoying as it can be billed separately and you have to pay in cash when the rest of the bill has been settled by credit card, bu… (View Post)

It gives the invader a win "if we invade somewhere it becomes "neutral" ie Russian-influenced. They might then decide to go for, say, Estonia on the same basis (View Post)

He's Estonian. His English is certainly better than my Eesti. (View Post)