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Bostonians abroad: Packies

Noelle reports:

I just moved to San Fran, and I asked what time the packies closed - my coworker told me that the airport will ship packages 24/7.

wrong link?

By Ron Newman | Mon, 10/01/2007 - 9:36pm

link goes to "Packie", not to Noelle's blog.

Right link (for a change)

By adamg | Mon, 10/01/2007 - 9:48pm

It's the last comment on that page.

If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body, Would You...

By Seraphic Single (not verified) | Tue, 10/02/2007 - 9:18am

Just a quick reminder that in most of the English-speaking world "packie" will be heard as a racist slur against South Asians. I am haunted by the thought of well-meaning and friendly Hub types buttonholing Londoners or Torontonians, shouting "Hey you, where's the packie at?" and getting bloody noses.

Could be worse

By Gareth | Tue, 10/02/2007 - 9:51am

At least he wasn't asking where he could get some fags.

Conversely

By adamg | Tue, 10/02/2007 - 9:56am

My wife looked at her British boss kind of funny the first time he asked her for a rubber.

British hospitality

By Gareth | Tue, 10/02/2007 - 10:03am

I determined the British were more friendly than reputed when our hosts offered to knock my friend Christine up in the morning.

And did they offer her

By adamg | Tue, 10/02/2007 - 10:05am

Some spotted dick?

Which, for some folks, at least...

By Suldog | Tue, 10/02/2007 - 12:04pm

Is preferable to toad in the hole.

Suldog
http://jimsuldog.blogspot.com

Jimmies

By Adam (not verified) | Tue, 10/02/2007 - 12:36pm

It's just like the term "jimmies". When I first moved to the Northeast and got an ice cream cone, I was surprised that I could get condoms on top for 50 cents! By the way, we call "jimmies" "sprinkles" back home (Kentucky).

my wife just ran down to the

By Anonymous (not verified) | Wed, 10/03/2007 - 9:39am

my wife just ran down to the packie to get some rubbers because we are picking up some fags tonight

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