Shakespeare: One Of The World's Greatest People.

[WinePusher]

So, what's everybodies favorite Shakespeare play???

For me, I'd say Macbeth and/or Julius Caesar. All my teachers and professors say that Hamlet's their favorite, but I really despise Hamlet. It was way to long to make any sense.

[cnorman18]

I've never really grasped the formal and informal aspect, but being too polite is something that usually doesn't happen.

And my first language was Irish, although it's functionally useless, so obviously my English developed to a far superior level.

Irish? Cool! I was under the impression that that language was all but extinct. Are you from the west of Ireland? I understand that's where it's most commonly still a living language.

And everybody's right about people being semiliterate in their OWN languages. You should meet some of my West Texas cousins. They almost need a translator. If my grandmother had had a personal invitation from the Queen to high tea, she would likely have replied, "Naw, I done et." And then spat tobacco-juice into her Campbell's Soup can. Sweet lady, but articulate and refined she was not.

[LiamOS]

Irish? Cool! I was under the impression that that language was all but extinct. Are you from the west of Ireland? I understand that's where it's most commonly still a living language.

And everybody's right about people being semiliterate in their OWN languages. You should meet some of my West Texas cousins. They almost need a translator. If my grandmother had had a personal invitation from the Queen to high tea, she would likely have replied, "Naw, I done et." And then spat tobacco-juice into her Campbell's Soup can. Sweet lady, but articulate and refined she was not.

I'm living in Dublin at the moment because of the whole college thing, but I come from West Kerry(Arguably one of the nicest places you'll ever go to, but that depends on what you like in a place):

I surf there, and those mountains make for a nice hike.
Irish still lives there, more for being forced down our throats in school that anything else, though.

I do rather hope to visit Texas someday simply for the massive culture-shock.

[cnorman18]

Irish? Cool! I was under the impression that that language was all but extinct. Are you from the west of Ireland? I understand that's where it's most commonly still a living language.

And everybody's right about people being semiliterate in their OWN languages. You should meet some of my West Texas cousins. They almost need a translator. If my grandmother had had a personal invitation from the Queen to high tea, she would likely have replied, "Naw, I done et." And then spat tobacco-juice into her Campbell's Soup can. Sweet lady, but articulate and refined she was not.

I'm living in Dublin at the moment because of the whole college thing, but I come from West Kerry(Arguably one of the nicest places you'll ever go to, but that depends on what you like in a place):

I surf there, and those mountains make for a nice hike.
Irish still lives there, more for being forced down our throats in school that anything else, though.

Would you be familiar with that part of west Ireland called The Burren? "Not enough trees to hang a man, nor enough water to drown him, nor enough earth to bury him in." Hope to see it one day before they plant me somewhere in my Texas earth.

I thought until recently that I was Irish on my mother's side; her mother's maiden name was Galloway. Then my sister told me that we're of Scots descent on BOTH sides. Oh, well. Nothing wrong with that; we Scots brought over our family traditions too -- thrift, drunkenness and wife-beating -- but I seem to have fallen away from all three, alas for the first. I still miss the Irish connection, though. I comfort myself that my clan, MacLeod, is said to have had the closest relationship with the Fair Folk -- the Little People -- of any family in Europe. Enh, I still like Irish whiskey.

I do rather hope to visit Texas someday simply for the massive culture-shock.

And that it would be, though some parts are easier to take than others. Just had a prime rib at Ruth's Chris steakhouse last night that was the reason God made taste buds. (gooood birthday present from my lady.) Prime Texas beef. The politics -- not so tender, though full of a kind of flavor of their own.... and a very distinctive scent, not unlike that of the cattle barn that the beef comes from.

[LiamOS]

Would you be familiar with that part of west Ireland called The Burren? "Not enough trees to hang a man, nor enough water to drown him, nor enough earth to bury him in." Hope to see it one day before they plant me somewhere in my Texas earth.

It's a lovely place. My favourite of its idiosyncrasies was that any tree you manage to stumble upon will be pointing North-West.

I thought until recently that I was Irish on my mother's side; her mother's maiden name was Galloway. Then my sister told me that we're of Scots descent on BOTH sides. Oh, well. Nothing wrong with that; we Scots brought over our family traditions too -- thrift, drunkenness and wife-beating -- but I seem to have fallen away from all three, alas for the first. I still miss the Irish connection, though. I comfort myself that my clan, MacLeod, is said to have had the closest relationship with the Fair Folk -- the Little People -- of any family in Europe. Enh, I still like Irish whiskey.

The Scots are awesome too. Good whiskey from both countries.

And that it would be, though some parts are easier to take than others. Just had a prime rib at Ruth's Chris steakhouse last night that was the reason God made taste buds. (gooood birthday present from my lady.) Prime Texas beef. The politics -- not so tender, though full of a kind of flavor of their own.... and a very distinctive scent, not unlike that of the cattle barn that the beef comes from.

I rather fear that Texas steak would be very different to what I'm used to. As a rule of thumb, if I'm eating a steak it was living somewhere near me not too long ago.
Also, here's always potatoes on the plate too.

Even Dublin is a culture shock to me. There are trees everywhere, and it being Autumn, the place is covered in leaves. I've never seen that before.
There are also about ten stars visible at any given time and there's not a night where there isn't a party within 200m of me.

[Lux]

I'm living in Dublin at the moment because of the whole college thing, but I come from West Kerry(Arguably one of the nicest places you'll ever go to, but that depends on what you like in a place):

I surf there, and those mountains make for a nice hike.
Irish still lives there, more for being forced down our throats in school that anything else, though.

Beautiful! I'd love to have mountains nearby. Hiking is wonderful, and the view just makes me happy.

I do rather hope to visit Texas someday simply for the massive culture-shock.

Do not, I repeat do NOT choose the Valley for your cultural exchange. The shock might just kill you.
But if you do go to the Texas Valley and you happen to meet a very intelligent blonde with a northern/texan/mexican/southamerican accent, please say hi to my mother for me

[LiamOS]

Would it be the shock or people people who'd kill me?

Also, you live in Argentina. Even if there aren't mountains in the immediate area, you've a country full of some of the worlds best ranges.

[Lux]

Would it be the shock or people people who'd kill me?

A little bit from column A, a little bit from column B...

Also, you live in Argentina. Even if there aren't mountains in the immediate area, you've a country full of some of the worlds best ranges.

That I do. Sadly enough, most places with mountains are expensive, and they are far away from my location. I've been to the beautiful Bariloche, though. I went skiing and snowboarding - both were awesome, and I was one of the few from my group to get them both right.

I hope I get to visit more places here before I move to my planned new location.

[Zzyzx]

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Lucia,

Texas has mountains ready for when you get there:

Guadalupe Peak 8,749
Bush Mountain 8,631
Shumard Peak 8,615
Bartlett Peak 8,508
Mount Livermore 8,378
Hunter Peak 8,368
El Capitan 8,085
Blue Mountain 7,835
Emory Peak 7,825
Lost Mine Peak 7,550
Sawtooth Mountain 7,748
Mount Locke 6,781
Chinati Peak 7,730
San Antonio Mountain 7,031
Sierra Blanca 6,894
Cathedral Mountain 6,860
Mount Ord 6,814
Goat Mountain 6,725
Cerro Alto Mountain 6,717
Newman Peak 6,650
Cienega Mountain 6,580
Santiago Peak 6,521
Victoria Peak 6,432
Gomez Peak 6,398
Star Mountain 6,350
Old Blue Mountain 6,286
Elephant Mountain 6,230
Capote Peak 6,185
Casket Mountain 6,180
Cathedral Mountain 6,122
Mitre 6,100
Major Peak 5,882
Leonard Mountain 5,860
Sue Peaks 5,857
Borachio Peak 5,661
Ranger Peak 5,653
Dome Peak 5,360

[Lux]

Wow, I had no idea there were that many mountains in Texas. Thanks David.

I must admit I'm a tad biased against TX. But I do love San Antonio (especially the Riverwalk) and Austin sounds awesome. Or perhaps the people who sold Austin to me should consider a career in sales.

[Goat]

Wow, I had no idea there were that many mountains in Texas. Thanks David.

I must admit I'm a tad biased against TX. But I do love San Antonio (especially the Riverwalk) and Austin sounds awesome. Or perhaps the people who sold Austin to me should consider a career in sales.

No.. Austin is a nice city....and I didn't particularly like any of the other places I went to in Texas. I thought riverwalk was OK. but.. that is not really a RIVER to me.