Whicker Down Under Circa 1961

[pastafreak]

Aussies on their way to the UK...what they expected.
Women are plump and men have old fashioned manners...hahahahaaa!!

https://twitter.com/BBCArchive/status/1563453766778626048

[anneasquith]

Great post, thanks pasta .

[tiggerblue10]

Would love to see an 'after' to this.

[wolf63]

That was interesting, I wonder what they made of England when they got there!

[gness]

Foggy crumpets! :-)

I'd love to see the after too, Tiggs!

[tonyav]

I was never struck with that ''foggy crumpet'' malarkey ( a few Babyshams and the fog would usually lift ).

[sunny-dave]

Hmmm - I think sticky crumpets were more our style, tony ...

[gness]

Tonyav! TUT!

And as for you, David!

[pastafreak]

Ahem!!!

;)

[pastafreak]

Can't take 'em anywhere gness!

[tonyav]

Hmmm - I think sticky crumpets were more our style, tony ...

snigger

[gness]

Indeed, Pasta. Slapped wrists for both!

[tiggerblue10]

Never mind the crumpets......what's with the suety dumpy stuff?

[1ozzy]

So has it changed?

[tiggerblue10]

Nope, the fog or smog hasn't lifted, 1ozzy.

[anneasquith]

Tony often mentions ‘ Babyshams ‘ :’-)

[tonyav]

Very popular back in the day, anne ;-)

[gness]

He must have happy memories, Anne. ;-)

[tonyav]

gnessHe must have happy memories, Anne. ;-)

I do, gness. Some of those Babyshams would occasionally have a Brandy mixer in them ;-)

[gness]

Very happy memories then, Tony!

[tonyav]

:-)