Dude, didn't I call you a few months ago asking you to pronounce this VERY word for me, KylieMac?The word you were looking for about the Asian English is "Engrish".There are things I can get in LH that I couldn't get a few years ago as well, but probably not to the extent that one could in Paris. I think perhaps the reason for this phenomenon where you guys are living is because of the "melting-pot" situation that IS Paris. Yes, I can get cranberries in season at my little local veggie market, but I definitely won't be getting canned cranberry sauce around here any time soon. Just food for thought! (really wanted to make that pun!)

Oh, crap, I forgot to ask...why is Alice's dress "dirty"? I finally watched the videos today of Alice and initially, I was seriously imagining some animated, dingy, street urchin...strutting about in a ragged dress and unlaced shoes.But Alice is not animated and she's quite glamorous. Why is her dress "dirty"? If I don't find out why, the mystery will plague me forever.

Okay, I just finished the podcast. On what your father-in-law mentioned about the drawbacks of a multi-cultural society, that's really interesting and I'm glad that someone was able to so eloquently articulate this. The same has happened in NY, and though not a country, the shift is equally palpable. I notice it more so than most probably because I was away for so long in the Army and when I returned, many of those icons of New York culture were gone or nearly done away with to make room for a more multi-cultural city. For me, it's difficult to watch as these things simply disappear from the cultural landscape here in NY. The city used to be so rich in history, but much of that has disappeared.

I thought it was pronounced "meh-dyee-vuhl". :0l Maybe I'm using some old English pronunciation or something but I've always thought it was pronounced as "meh-dyee-vuhl". Also, why do Aussies say "pronounciation" instead of "pronunciation". Katia? !!! lol

Oooh, that's weird, Sam. I just downloaded it at work to check, and I've got 33min plus too - perhaps you could refresh it?Kyliemac - this is like the tea thing - there is no vote, dammit! If it came down to it, you'd "win" because there are so many more Americans than there are Australians/Brits/Kiwis etc.We just say it DIFFERENTLY, that's all ;)I just say it BETTER :p*cackles hysterically*

i just checked my iTunes and it's 33min plus - HMMMMMM? weirdness!!and thanks for the support in the mid-EVIL/med-EVIL debate. :: snickers :: hee hee!

Hey, I have a question - did anyone else's podcast stop about 2/3 of the way through? Mine went up to 21min33sec and then just cut off. And that's what the length of the podcast was noted as...

Sorry Katia, I have to agree with Kyliemac on the pronunciation of medieval (though I also come from Kyliemac's America).And hey, funfact (and one more reason to come visit me!!) - Brittany is the only region in France that doesn't have toll roads. So once you hit Rennes or Nantes, you're home free! (It's because of all the trucks coming in and out of Bretagne).Some of the French toll roads are privatized, so there isn't any standard toll rate, ie. XX number of euros for XX number of kilometers - it's kind of up to each company to decide how much they want to charge.As for les douanes, there's tons of border control police at both the French and Italian borders. They stop quite a few of the cars going through (from Spain to check alcohol and cigarette purchases, and from Italy to check for counterfeit goods). We've been stopped coming back from both Andorra and Spain, but it was just a quick check, ie. What did you buy, do you have receipts, etc? and then they let us go on our merry way.

I think we have a winner here! Ye grand aussie lasshttp://www.answers.com/medieval&r=67

Crap, now I'm the weirdo that posted four times...oh well. :0l http://www.pbs.org/speak/speech/beastly/#Medieval