Small minded England...

[Bigtallfatbloke]

...well not England as a whole, but since I have been bacj from my German tour I have ridden twice...and on each occassion I have been subjected to the usual verbal abuse and threatening driving from the scum of Essex. Not once in Europe did I ever get even a nasty look...what is it with English motorists??? I put it down to pure ignorance and peasantry.

 

[Dayvo]

Glad I'm not still in Essex!

Sorry to hear that, BTFB! Yeah, Europeans do tend to behave MUCH better than the fine folk of Chavland!

Be careful!

 

[magnatom]

I take offence at this thread. I think you'll find we are all part of the UK and that motorists are just as bad in Scotland as they are in England......

At least I think I am offended.....

 

[Aperitif]

I take offence at this thread. I think you'll find we are all part of the UK and that motorists are just as bad in Scotland as they are in England......

At least I think I am offended.....

Ah - shut up you chimeist swine..!

 

[rich p]

Having just come back from France they are incredibly polite to cyclists as a rule but then again I don't get any grief down here. I did a week in N Essex and S Suffolk earlier this year and we had a few chavvy moments

 

[Aperitif]

Welcome retour!

 

[marinyork]

Your tour writings were great. I suppose it's an inevitable let down getting back .

 

[rich p]

Welcome retour!

Merci bien, Mon sewer. Ca va?

 

[Dayvo]

Merci bien, Mon sewer. Ca va?

Yeah, it's all yours! You're bievenue to it!

 

[bonj2]

ever considered moving out of essex?

 

[girofan]

Ever considered moving Essex?

 

[Aperitif]

Yeah, it's all yours! You're bievenue to it!

Arrrrr! wee wee.

 

[Bigtallfatbloke]

..Yep I'd move in a mo if I could...but the sprog is enscounced in a dam good skool see and ...well he's staying there for the next 4 years anyway, so we'll stay here 'cos it's to dam convenient for the skool bus etc...etc...

 

[ComedyPilot]

I've been back from Bavaria a week, where I had a brilliant time. Since then I've rode over 110 miles with no problems, but when marshalling at a junction on the East Yorkshire Classic on Sunday I saw an irate driver trying to intimidate a 70+ year old marshall to let him through a road closure. He soon wound his neck in when more of us gathered round his car. A nearby PCSO dealt with him. Knobber. The more I stand back and look at British society I think we've got in this massive hurry, and are not enjoying life as we go along. Impatience is rife, people lose their tempers at the drop of a hat over trivial matters. Collectively we need to take a F*CKIN' big chill pill. Smile and breath out.

 

[Smokin Joe]

ever considered moving out of essex?

I'm glad I did.

In fact, I don't think I would still be cycling if I lived back there now.