CULTURE SHOCK
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Topic: CULTURE SHOCK
Posted By: cubsur
Subject: CULTURE SHOCK
Date Posted: 14/December/2016 at 14:22
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Yesterday was a nice day, so I decided to take a bit of a walk before going to the cinema. So I took a bus to Ferreiras and set off up the road towards the railway. That took me past the primary school. As I drew near I heard music and children yelling etc, they were obviously having some kind of outdoor disco thing out the back. Portuguese sounding song, all very cultural. As I got nearer the next track came on. I was somewhat shocked to hear the strains of the Hokey Cokey, in English. You know, You put your right arm in your right arm out In, out, in, out, You shake it all about. You do the Hokey Cokey and you turn around That's what it's all about... and all that stuff wot our parents and grandparents did in the wawuh. This was accompanied by much screaming and jollity. What great significance this has to a bunch of kids in Portugal I cannot imagine. For those of you like to know these things, Black Lace released a version in 1985. The same Black Lace responsible for such cultural milestones as 'Agadoo' and 'El Vino Collapso' among others.
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Posted By: DICEYUK
Date Posted: 14/December/2016 at 14:37
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What great significance this has to a bunch of kids in Portugal I cannot imagine. Probably just the fact that they could sing it in English - doubt if there's many UK schools who could sing it in a Foreign language (or even properly in English  )------------- I hate how peopleï compare Frank Zappa to God. I mean, he's cool and great and nice and everything, but he's no Zappa. |
Posted By: peteknopp
Date Posted: 14/December/2016 at 15:04
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Edwin Murstone, the composer of 'the hokey kokey, died last week and all was going well until, at the funeral parlour as they laid him out to rest, they got his left leg in the coffin........... ------------- 
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Posted By: Biggunspaul
Date Posted: 14/December/2016 at 19:30
I wouldn't be so sure of that,I bet most UK schools could sing it in fluent Polish. |
DICEYUK wrote:Posted By: Algarveaddick
Date Posted: 14/December/2016 at 19:50
Easy tiger. Some of us are immigrants y'know... ------------- Go away Duchatalet |
Posted By: Biggunspaul
Date Posted: 14/December/2016 at 20:38
Where did I mention immigrants ? you must be jumping to conclusions
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Posted By: cubsur
Date Posted: 15/December/2016 at 09:20
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I had no idea whether they were singing it in English as I was too far away but they were having a good time. ------------- Albufeira Resident www.algarvebus.info public transport information for the Algarve |
Posted By: gerry
Date Posted: 16/December/2016 at 12:05
| In Ireland you sometimes hear this at a wedding what this means is if you are up dancing to this you are well and truly pissed and should be put to bed, I know this because I was that soldier. |
Posted By: Andrew
Date Posted: 17/December/2016 at 09:32
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"I had no idea whether they were singing it in English as I was too far away but they were having a good time." Tom, you say in your original post that they were singing it in English, I thought that was the point of your post? ------------- Andrew |
Posted By: Jock
Date Posted: 17/December/2016 at 10:10
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The last culture I saw was lying in the bottom of a petri dish.
------------- It is no coincidence that in no known language does the phrase 'As pretty as an Airport' appear. Douglas Adams |