I'm going to the BF's sisters in Cardiff for the weekend....

[Bbbananas]

She Who Could Easily Be Christine Hamilton's doppelganger - both in looks and personality (it's gotta be better than Edwina Currie or, God Forbid, Cherie Blair....)

Now the old bird aint that bad once she's got a few gins inside of her - but before the gin-relaxant has sunk in she can be a bit, shall we say, snooty. And to her, anyone outside of Wales and North of London is "a Northerner", and therefore foreign and common.

How can I impress her without being obsequious (I had to spellcheck that; a rarity for me)? Flowers? More Gin? M&S Finest Truffles? I would try the standing on the table with my skirt round my ankles singing "I Did It My Way", but I think that ought to wait until at least after the after-dinner mints.

I could tell her today's earlier Stories of Lil's Embarrassments... but I think only Lincolnshire people 'get' the humour of that.
What can I do?

[redman41]

http://www.cwmbran.info/welsh-folk.jpg

Dress up like this salla ! lol

[Bbbananas]

Do you know redman - I would absolutely love to.. And I would - if I thought she would find it funny.

I have met her 3 times now (in 3 years.....) - and I do have a fondness for the old girl like I said - once she's imbibed of the gin or the champers (they live it up - it's a posh part of Cardiff). Maybe if I gave her a bouquet of leeks and walked in the door shouting 'Oggy Oggy Oggy' ???

[craft1948]

salla unfortunately with people like this I find my Yorkshire accent becomes broader by the minute.....

[mccfluff]

just get her p!ssed and keep her that way!

i just got chatted up by a rather gorg boy in home base, a bit dave grohl looking woooo hoooooo

[redman41]

Yes give her a Box of Yorkshire Tea and a DVD of the Yorkshire Dales ! :-)))
If she doesn't like that buy her a CD of 'Myfanwy' sung by Treorchy Male Voice Choir ! lol

[Bbbananas]

Do they still have those horrid green & orange uniforms in HB though mcfluff? My son worked there when at college - the uniforms were dreadful.

[4getmenot]

Why try and impress her!! When she's the one being a snob. Just be yourself.

[mccfluff]

not sure i wasn;t really looking at the uniform, i think he had dark trousers on though maybe a green top, ach who am i kidding i was thinking lecherous thoughts whilst discussing the merits of various tapes

[Bbbananas]

What was you thinking of measuring fluff?!!!

4getmenot - I agree with you. I am just that - myself. If she don't like it, she knows what she can do!!! (I have had 2 invites back, so can't be that bad...) I think she's just grateful her little brother has managed to hold onto a girlfriend for such a long time - even if I am from the North and common as muck.

[mccfluff]

its was duct tape, i was thinking more along the lines on bondage........


anyway he plays in a band and if i want to pop into the pub he's practising at tonight, that would be good , little does he know that although he is very sexy going home and sticking my feet up and getting an early night is more appealing, bugger i am getting old :-(

[Sqad]

Oh great,,,,boyfriends....weekend.......have a "good time"

Welsh if I remember correctly..........Plaid or something........Land of My fathers.........have a glass of sherry before dinner.

Shan't miss you........anyway you are dumped.........I fancy tambo.....but she bl00dy smokes.

Hope it rains.

[Bbbananas]

Oh go on - just for an hour. You can still be at home tucked up by 10.
You just never know what could happen..... Go for It... Be Brave...

[mccfluff]

not so much brave as laziness, its t'other side of town and i really can;t be arsed to go out tonight, but on the plus side i do know where he hangs out so might just venture out this weekend!

[Barmaid]

Or she could be tucked up by 10!

Salla, it sounds like her problem and not yours. And I wouldn't say you are common - in fact I'd say you were extremely rare indeed. Take her a nice bottle of plonk and a hand tied bouquet just to thank her for her hospitality and stuff her if she thinks it is not good enough.

[Sqad]

I could rather take to BF's sister.

[Bbbananas]

Good advice Barmaid, and thank you. Very rare indeed - I like that. Like a barely touched fillet steak!

Sqaddie sqaddie sqadlet - you know Plaid comes second to you....But I have to have someone to distract myself with in between your visits.... I don't complain about your missus now, do I ? Don't be such a grump.

[Sqad]

salla.....spose so.

[Bbbananas]

That's better. Now say you're sorry and we can get back to normal... Although for that little outburst earlier, I do think you deserve a spank.

[rinkins]

A little spank eh?! So long as you are not wearing chunky jewellery or a wedding ring

[Bbbananas]

Sqad - Plaid's sister would eat you alive - gobble you right up, then spit you out.
Actually - you would rather like that, wouldn't you?

I'll see how she's fixed - she prefers the 'elder' gentleman (her present boyfriend is 70+, she's mid-50's - whey heeeeeeeeeey)