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Dan: HI, My Friend and i are coming to visit Philadelphia soon and we wnated to visit some of the locations from the Rocky films, which include his house etc in the Kensington Area, i believe Tuscum......

in response to: Kensington / North Philly Graffiti by serlingrod

Mitch Spector: Today was demolition day--Saturday, November 1st. I went by 8:30am this morning yet apart from more bricks removed, it was still standing. When I visited the site again, by late afternoon, they had torn down......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Andrew Dawson: Well given the damage of the rails, they would have to be relaid any ways. What a lot don't realize was just how dumb the city was by not continuing streetcar srevice. Trams are much cheaper......

in response to: Goodbye, Streetcar Rails by EvilGentleman

me: "76. You speak to somebody in English and they respond in French but when you respond in French they speak to you in English" The last line is the true essence of Montreal! Conflicted F___ed Up......

in response to: You Know You\'re in Montreal When... by EvilGentleman

germanlady: hey!! I am from germany and I saw the guys on TV today!!! And I was so fascinated how they ride along the streets and everybody who saw the black cowboys was so proud to know......

in response to: The Federation of Black Cowboys by sine

eyeofodin: England fascinates me...I worked there for a summer teaching Germans and Italians (axis powers of course!) English in the country side of Suffolk. I loved every minute of the weather and afternoon cocktails. ......

in response to: Hogwarts? by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

Richie Fisher: Wow. I lived on the corner of Harmon and Wilson till June, 71. Cried wnen I left. I went to St. Barbs, grad. in '71. I lived 2 houses fom the other Fisher's, Georgie, Kenny......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

Captain Obvious: What really grates about Quebec's degenerate infrastructure, is that they have not only incredibly high taxes, but they *also* have incredibly high subsidies from all the more productive provinces, BOTH. To have billions poured into a......

in response to: Windows Health Care by EvilGentleman

Tabersnack: 68. People on the street ask you if you speak English or French and you assume they will just ask you for money and keep walking. 69. The habs win one damn series and......

in response to: You Know You\'re in Montreal When... by EvilGentleman

Susan Taylor (nee O'Reilly): Hi Annon I am one of the O'Reilly's from Caroline Street. Very respectable family! You will see an earlier entry about my dad Tom, he had an allotment on Tramway Road. Both he and my......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Norma Bannon (nee Bolton): Hi Debbie, I remember you very well, Matt often talks about Jennifer. He still speaks to a few of his old friends, pretty good really as he was only seven when we left. He......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

chiamattt: According to a very close Korean friend of mine, the Korean above is really clumsy and doesn't really make sense (she initially thought they were similar to slogans die-hard protesters used but then thought differently).......

in response to: Anti-US Beef/2MB Protests by chiamattt

Peter: wow, the comments in korean are fascinating... i mean, im as prone to think that america is the global authority on conspiracy, but i think its a bit of a reach to say that america......

in response to: Anti-US Beef/2MB Protests by chiamattt

English Gent: Nice content in the B/W shots, but switch from centre weighted light meter to spot meter and experiment....

in response to: London Streets 3 by steelisreal

English Gent: There is an event venue not too far from this sculpture called docklands arena. I went there to see the Chemical Brothers back in the New Year of 2000/2001. The name of......

in response to: The Traffic Light Tree, Pierre Vivant 1998. by I.T.U.C.

Jamie: Yes. I'm not entirely sure what that's supposed to mean. I also particularly like one of the earlier comments (written in english) ##"I would lik to face a good wohmn"##. I would lik to face a......

in response to: Feeling Sixy? by Peter

Jamie: hmmm... arabic doesn't translate very well into english does it. i'm fairly sure that including the word {sixy} in any post here is a sure-fire way of collecting thousands of (albeit misguided) pageviews...

in response to: Feeling Sixy? by Peter

dan: Life in Jacksonville is what you make of it. No matter where you live, there will be folks who hate and love that place. There are valid reasons for both sides - it kind......

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

michelle: need I say more...the post up above. HAHAHAHAHHAH.....what a choad! I really believe you. That's why the lames write their shit in broken English and make absolutely no sense. And if the "POLICE DEPARTMENT" wants......

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by sine

Jamie: I came here expecting a frightening expose on the [[1504:Englishes]]...

in response to: English Kills by upfromflames

EvilGentleman: All I know, is I have seen a lot of the little speed limit signs along the bike trails, usually proclaiming a limit of 20 km per hour. I confess that I have not been......

in response to: How Much Is That Pussy in the Window? by Montrealbunny

Jennifer: This is so not representative of Montreal! Montreal is a city where you can hang out safely at night without being scared of everyday street gang attacks. Of course, attacks happen but not......

in response to: Red Light District by CE

Oldfart: This isn't a hockey tradition. Montreal loves its riots ever since the Quebec legislature passed the Rebellion Losses Bill in 1849 and an English mob torched the parliament buildings, which used to be here. Since then......

in response to: Hockey Victory Riot by EvilGentleman

Josefine: hey, I´m frome sweden and at our english lesson were going to work about ground zero. I would like, in all respect, to know something about what is going on there today. are some new......

in response to: Ground Zero: lower Manhattan as it looks today by Peter

Born and Raised in NYC: Here's a little Montreal story: I remember very well as a little boy being with my family in Montreal at a flower expo located in the old Expo fair grounds ... I was standing with......

in response to: Yankee Go Home by EvilGentleman

Born and Raised in NYC: Incredibly condescending comments but coming from a Canadian I'm not surprised. Never judge the majority attitude of any given place by graffiti since the majority population are seldom represented in the sentiment expoused it's usually drawn/written......

in response to: Yankee Go Home by EvilGentleman

Peter: here is this thread translated into english. oh, the lolz... ...

in response to: Feeling Sixy? by Peter

chiamattt: Nah, I hear what you are saying. I won't lie. I like the uniforms. But I am also sane and don't look to take upskirts or other compromising shots. The low angle is due to......

in response to: Oot\'n Aboot (2) by Chiamattt

English teacher: You can call me immature and misunderstood, But I've been looking through your albums and a reoccuring thing is sneakphotos of middle school and high students, most from low angles. I'm not saying you're a pervert or......

in response to: Oot\'n Aboot (2) by Chiamattt

Junito: Wow! It was hard reading all of that. Lets all study our cultures of the western hemisphere (e.g., Tainos, Aztecs, etc,.) We are decedents of moral, loving, industrious and spiritual people. We are greater then......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Ethereal: I too have stumbled in here by accident and I have to say I am a little scared.. I am English and me and my Irish girlfriend are going to move to Ireland within the......

in response to: snapshots on a refrigerator by manda

jack: chrislla and victoria you both sound like intelligent students, school is probably the best place to be, you can learn about the great people of the world and the only thing you have to do......

in response to: Acorn Community High School by Peter

Shelley: I lived in Brownsville, but went to Tilden. Mr Gold was a great English teacher who loved to act; also Mr Engber, my best friend Ricky & I had crushes on him. Dr Stoloff was......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Hunter: After a month or so of reading the comments in this column (thread?) i am wondering what it is that the critics think is missing in Hutchinson. It can't be movies-Hutchinson has several: it can't......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

jollyboy: english guy thinking of getting a place on clarkson in east flatbush. seems lively area, but last night when i left there were five, yes, five cops standing on the flatbush/clarkson corner. yes that's good......

in response to: Dangerous to Walk Around Brooklyn? by Jayne

Mist One53. Tdt=The Deadly Type. Sheffield England uk.: Would that be Bernards House in Riverside Tunnel? I did five pices down there. I met Ment in the tunnels. I have a docmentary from English TV on video with Freedom paintin in Riverside Tunnel......

in response to: Sane Smith: Puttin' the Green in Greenpoint by Peter

Mist One53. Tdt=The Deadly Type.: Hello JA From Mist1 Sheffield England uk. I was first in Nyc in 1989 and saw SANE eveywhere. At the top of the World trade centre, not much bigger that this text on the screen.I......

in response to: Sane Smith: Puttin' the Green in Greenpoint by Peter

Fred, The.: I'll agree that there are still alot of good people here with good hearts beating in them and it is a shame that they're not more visible.. There sure are alot of able bodied welfare......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Bob Watt: I'm English, but worked in NYC 1974-77. Although I never lived in Yorkville, some friends had an apartment in Ruppert Tower, and I visited them frequently. There was a store on 86th St.,......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

EvilGentleman: The areas bordering Verdun are pretty much the same, as well. Pointe-Saint-Charles, east of Verdun, is historically Irish, and today is a mixed community where English is not a problem. Ville-Emard, to the north of Verdun, has......

in response to: You Know You\'re in Montreal When... by EvilGentleman

Stevan: Hey, I'm going to Montréal next summer and I wanted to ask you if the majority of the people in Verdun is able to speak english... I mean, I've already had 2 years of french......

in response to: You Know You\'re in Montreal When... by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Probably the guy in the Honda stopped to count his change, and the guy in the Nissan impatiently tried to pass, pissing off the Honda guy, who raced to keep his spot in line, and......

in response to: Tight Squeeze by jack

Mattiuzzi: If you are not able to read french i ll tell u that crosseuses means voleurs (overcharge).Sincerely, look to super sex now: girls are not polite, not all girls of course. Dirty talking and dirty......

in response to: Club Super Sexe by EvilGentleman

jeeff: by writing in english they implicitly acknowledge that english is a valid medium for communication. at least if they wrote it in french they could say, "fuck you, we don't care what you understand!"...

in response to: Anglos Go Home by CE

EvilGentleman: I guess they would go home to England. Mind you, the writer of the wall scrawl above has not considered what that might also imply for the French of Quebec. Oh well, at least I'm......

in response to: Anglos Go Home by CE

jeeff: the irony that it's in english....

in response to: Anglos Go Home by CE

Clive: Awesome! An excellent slice of life...I'd love to go and teach English in Tokyo someday; hopefully I'll have enough funds amassed to do so within the next year or two. The lamp in front of......

in response to: Tabemasu / Nomimasu by serlingrod

EvilGentleman: Hey, no problem from my end. You can name your business whatever you like, and based on how vociferously you defend it, the kids there are probably well taken care of. I will still snicker a......

in response to: Bimbo Daycare by EvilGentleman

kitty: bike is very cool!!!!!!!!! i´m not speaking English very god........I´m from Estonia...

in response to: UES by Laura

Anonoymous: I will try to be succinct with my words. The symbols, ideology, artwork, whatever you prefer to call it serves one grand purpose, and this purpose, I will reveal in the conclusion of this......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

colavitos ghost: my brother says that "swan" is the most beautiful word in the english language....

in response to: Swan by elicar

nick castle: i worked in las vegas in 82 stayed in the AAA RENT A BED THEN stayed IN THE CONDOR HOTEL and worked in the old peoples home across the road,my boss was jim perry ,big......

in response to: Viva Las Vegas, Part 1 by aer suzuki

jack: red hook was developed by the dutch in the middle 1600's, the clay was red which was great for english tennis courts and if you boated down river from queens and passed under the brooklyn......

in response to: They\'ll Need a Crane by CartLegger

jeeff: heh why did i say akihabara? i lived there and taught english, just saving up money so i could go back to school (for urban geography). i spent a few long nights like......

in response to: Shinjuku by serlingrod

serlingrod: Montrealers seemed very tolerant of my girlfriend and I whenever we asked to speak English, for Englsih menus, etc. They would start off in French, notice the confused looks on our faces, then switch to......

in response to: Yankee Go Home by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Georges, The predominant prejudice in Montreal is still language. As an English-speaker, I seldom notice anti-Americanism among the French Quebecers. This may be due in part to my not being to understand most of what......

in response to: Yankee Go Home by EvilGentleman

Georges: "The simple reality is, Americans are welcomed warmly by most Montrealers, and generally disliked but tolerated by the rest. And that dislike is often because they are getting mistaken for Torontonians, or other English-speaking Canadians. " Jeez,......

in response to: Yankee Go Home by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Wow! Kinda makes you wonder how such a common Italian word wound up being used in English the way it currently is. We English-speakers are weirrrrd people, I guess....

in response to: Bimbo Daycare by EvilGentleman

Chris Rodriguez: I speak correctly when im in school when it matters and when I am talking to my superiors... But wen im around my friends i talk the way that comes 2 me first hand and......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Manuel Berlanga: Bimbo means child, not infant, right? Infante means infant... but still, giving the predominance of English/French, it is still a bad name for a Canadian Business! ...

in response to: Bimbo Daycare by EvilGentleman

Chris Rodriguez: Im not (just a 12 year old) im an honor student at bishop laughlin memmorial high school. Peter if you feel safe good for you... how old are you things are different for a......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

EvilGentleman: I love how citynoise supports non-roman scripts, allowing other languages and writing systems. Although the above post must be confusing for English-Arabic bilingual people to read, since English reads left to right, and Arabic reads......

in response to: canalside grafs, broadway to angel (E2 to N1) by elaine

EvilGentleman: The simple reality is, Americans are welcomed warmly by most Montrealers, and generally disliked but tolerated by the rest. And that dislike is often because they are getting mistaken for Torontonians, or other English-speaking Canadians. Dislike......

in response to: Yankee Go Home by EvilGentleman

Márcio Barreto: All of the photos below were taken at USP (University of São Paulo), it's where I work (on my master thesis in Astronomy, at IAG - Instituto de Astronomia e Geofísica, or Institute of Astronomy......

in response to: São Paulo by Márcio Barreto

upfromflames: This is just a notice that the third walking tour associated with the "Up From Frames" exhibit will occur this Saturday - August 11 - at 1 PM. We will gather at the NE corner......

in response to: Bushwick: Up From Flames by upfromflames

upfromflames: This is just a notice that the third walking tour associated with the "Up From Frames" exhibit will occur this Saturday - August 11 - at 1 PM. We will gather at the NE corner......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

EvilGentleman: Well, how about we let the place that used to be in Yugoslavia call itself "The Slavic Republic of Northern Macedonia"? I dunno, just trying to state what I feel is right. The only Yugoslavians......

in response to: Θεσσαλονίκη by zagg

John Dereszewski: This is just a notice that the third walking tour associated with the "Up From Frames" exhibit will occur this Saturday - August 11 - at 1 PM. We will gather at the Irving Ave.......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

February 6, 1958 United players killed in air disaster: The Munich air disaster took place on February 6, 1958, when the British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on its third attempt to take off from a slush-covered runway at the Munich-Riem airport in Germany.......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Hutchinson=Poor Town USA: Angela, You must have not had a good english teacher. Your grammer is very bad. I am glad to hear that you are doing so well in New York. I live in New Jersey and......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

karlo: I appreciate your views BBH,but i have to disagree. You should read as much as you can about the hunger strikes,or better still,take a trip to Ireland and talk to the families,friends or people who where......

in response to: Graffiti in Belfast by barry

bed sty-cee!: hello chicago folks-well lets have a little history lesson non of you are spanish, spaniards or latin. all of those words,terms or descriptions belong to europeans, aka white people. all so called hispanics,......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

H .C Michigan USA: haha small feet and the simple things ya what about those wavy lines on the English roads? Whats that all about too? Seems they think we're all having vision problems? LOL...

in response to: How to press the walk button in Amsterdam by corsakti

ryan: to all shankill residents, be pround, show pride, never surrender, from an english friend, you will always be seen and accepted as family, keep a hold of what is rightfuly yours ...

in response to: Ulster Young Militants: Shankhill by norniron

celeste: yeah, or "you don't have to no how to speck french"... apparently you don't have to know how to speak english either? (now i'll check this post verrrrry carefully to make sure i didn't make any mistakes......

in response to: Illegal Sign by CE

Jamie: again. that last shot, were it not for the flamboyantly colonial building on the end this scene could easily be anywhere in {manchester} or {leeds}. Totally {English} architecture. Is much of St. Louis and Missouri......

in response to: Old North St. Louis Pt. II by maybetoday

Jamie: ##"everyone specks french or english"## -- quote of the day!...

in response to: Illegal Sign by CE

Brandon: Ok, here this, im 19. i lived in montreal my whole life, and i dont no how to speck french. Montreal you dont have to no how to speck french everyone specks french or english......

in response to: Illegal Sign by CE

Taino: I cant understand why the US goverment doesnt just drop a nuclear bomb on the park and just rid all you sorry fucks of you're miserabel existence. and if my english grammer sucks thats cuz......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

jack: mariana, sorry but non comprende italiano, e non polare, scusa mia italian, prego, si capeto english, and to jerry, i am a member of the VFW, and its nice that you have good memories of......

in response to: Disused VFW Hall by mike a

Peter: [[http://english.montrealplus.ca/portal/profile.do?profileID=527389]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promenades_Cath%C3%A9drale]] surfing those links, i came across the "underground city"... whats the story on that? sounds cool... [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_city_%28Montreal%29]]...

in response to: A Quick Glimpse of Christ Church Cathedral by EvilGentleman

CE: I don't think it means to say it that elegantly. The French word "retard" is written in a way that would just mean "late" in English. I think it's just stating that ##blocking......

in response to: Don\'t Block the Doors! by CE

Frank S. Besner: Not quite. Retard actally means "belated" or the state of being late. The sign litterally translates to: "Blocking (the metro) doors: illegal belatement" the employ of the word "retard" and the basic design of the thing obviously......

in response to: Don\'t Block the Doors! by CE

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: That's one sweeeeeet ride. oooooooeeeee doggie. (imagine that with an English accent.)...

in response to: This Ride Is Pimped, Yo! by zagg

EvilGentleman: I could have sworn the first conquest of Alexander was Greece. So the big question would then be, was it a civil war or an invasion? Considering the classical Greek habit of describing both Macedon......

in response to: Θεσσαλονίκη by zagg

EvilGentleman: I would agree with the majority of what has been said, but I will state my opinions on each issue, so it becomes obvious where I stand. I think the best way to have notification on......

in response to: User Survey 2007 by Jamie

BDweller: "The Bushwick Initiative...Who is this for?" Boy, you are some busybody, upfromflames. Digging, poking, photographing and posting; then posing provocative questions. I'll take your bait. The city's official response to the steady influx of Latinos and blacks......

in response to: The Bushwick Initiative: Holistic Redevelopment or Urban Renewal Retrofit? by upfromflames

EvilGentleman: Nancy, Nancy, Nancy. I was not attempting to belittle you in any way, I just happened to find the name to be extremely funny, due to the **very** different meaning of the word "bimbo" in......

in response to: Bimbo Daycare by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Why do I have this feeling the sneeze resulted in a few of your classmates becoming rather ill? I like the way you describe yourself as having a home, therefore homely. Nice improvisational usage of......

in response to: Why Does This Happen? by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Bienvenue. Editor, before you mis-read and delete the above anon comment from march 7th, I believe it actually translates into a quite nice compliment. According to my french-english dictionary, "terrible" in French translates into either......

in response to: Train Derails on Bridge IV: The Aftermath (With Graf Train Passing By) by EvilGentleman

j.walthers@timesnewsweekly.com: Thank you for your interest. I would like to start with a very brief history of Bushwick to establish both philosophy and development for use as foundation to buttress the argument that the communities of......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

Sammy: Wow, that motorbike is hot. I'd love to see more of Seoul. I've never seen photos of Korea before. Also, the English on that sign about the park is fascinating. A tad obfuscated, at best. Haha....

in response to: Some Phone by chiamattt

EvilGentleman: Actually I could easily imagine a European mistakenly saying "a daycare for babes", which would be pretty equivalent to the above scenario. I guess we English speakers are very perverted people. I, for one, am......

in response to: Bimbo Daycare by EvilGentleman

upfromflames: I want to thank you all for your links, especially the fire statistics from Brad. And Pierre, you know well that you are not alone in your experience, in Bushwick, or in NYC. And......

in response to: Why Did Bushwick Burn? by upfromflames

Nowheretobeseen: When i first found out that Bimbo meant something else in italian i was quite amused. Its funny how different the meaning between english and italian bimbo are. ...

in response to: Bimbo Daycare by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Last time I played with the translation software too much, I was given a stern warning by Hool. I wanna be a good boy this time, LOL. But it is nice to know you try......

in response to: You Know You\'re in Montreal When... by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: I bought the chocolate at my wife's office on Cavendish, and thus helped in a small part to fund you. (Actually, I bought two, cuz they were gooooood.) The table is in the kitchen of......

in response to: Bimbo Daycare by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: kricket - Most French people here are quite open-minded and tolerant, but like anywhere else, about 25% have an intolerant redneck way about them. It is this 25% who are famous for completely ignoring you......

in response to: You Know You\'re in Montreal When... by EvilGentleman

grange: 23. You go to a resturant , only read english , forget your glasses at home , and have to leave . 24. You only speak english , someone who only speaks french trys to......

in response to: You Know You\'re in Montreal When... by EvilGentleman

jack: not you evil, actually montreal is beautiful. of course i've never been there but i came close one time when i went to niagara for a convention. i had a grand time, throwing......

in response to: You Know You\'re in Montreal When... by EvilGentleman