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• Oi Speak Narrfuk Oi Do

  

  Anyone living on these damp little islands and anyone who visits them knows that Britain is a nation of a thousand and one accents and dialects. Homespun and... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2014 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• When Did You Choose to Be Straight, Evander Holyfield?

  For as long as I can remember, there’s been idle speculation about how and when someone’s homosexuality is established – nurture or nature, a bit of both? Who... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2014 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Oo-er, Missus

  

  Let’s face it, the days between Christmas and New Year can be a bit of a damp squib. Unless you’ve been forced onto the tills by the hordes of hysterical bargai... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2014 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• New Year for Old Farts

  We’re getting too long in the tooth for this exhausting New Year malarkey. The days are long gone when we would queue up in the rain, squeezed into sequinned ho... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2014 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• 2013 in Review

  

  Perking the Pansies recovered from a difficult birth at the murderous hands of the Turkish censors, thrived through the terrible twos and survived the... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Tis The Season to Be Jolly

  

  Perking the Pansies is off-air for the Yuletide. Liam and I are heading to the Smoke for a jolly slice of family life with all the calorific trimmings. Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Bah! Humbug!

  I’m no scrooge, really I’m not. The piggy bank may have dropped a few pounds since my days as a senior bean counter, shuffling a pile of papers from one side... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Stripping for the Cause

  

  Many moons ago, I nailed my colours to the mast about the scourge of homophobia, particularly hate crime and bullying in schools. I even banged on about it on... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Schmooze It Or Loose It

  

  Jack’s last word on blogging at the Displaced Nation.FACT: most blogs run out of steam after two years. So, giving your blog legs will keep it in the race for... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Only in Norwich

  

  Liam answered the door of our old weaver’s cottage to a little middle-aged man wearing a bucket hat, wax jacket and supermarket denim. Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Message from My Publisher

  

  Summertime Publishing has reduced the Kindle edition of five of its most popular titles to $3.99 (Amazon.com) and £2.99 (Amazon.co.uk) during December only. Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Tom Daley: Something I Want to Say

  

  Yesterday, the British champion diver, Tom Daley, posted a simple video message on YouTube to tell the world that he was in a relationship with man and that he... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Saving Mr Banks

  

  Another Monday tea time, another free film preview from Virgin Media. This time it was Saving Mr Banks, a Disney flick that chronicles the fandango between... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Turkish Love Letter

  

  There’s no doubt about it, if you fancy that swarthy look with a headstrong Mediterranean temperament, Turkish men have it in spades. But beware, my Shirley... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Smash

  

  We have an embarrassment of TV choices courtesy of Virgin Media but it’s funny how the more channels we get, the more selective we become. It’s a reflection,... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Turkey in Berlin

  

  Today, I’m featuring a guest post from the gorgeous Marta López, a Spanish travel writer based in London. I rarely include guests posts on Perking the Pansies... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Barking Up the Wrong Tree

  

  I’m used to receiving tons of emails telling me that a little blue pill will put the spring back into my step or I’ve hit the jackpot in the Burkina Faso... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Yellow Brick Road

  

  The blogging gospel according to St Jack, Chapter Two…Posts can be written in batches and scheduled to be published over time. Try to post at least once a... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Once Upon a Time…

  

  Another weekend in the Smoke, another birthday surprise, this time from my old dance partner, Ian. We were treated to matinee tickets for Once, a new musical... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Old Posts Never Die

  

  Readers of Perking the Pansies tell me that I’ve laid down some vintage posts in my time. They very kindly don’t mention the dross. Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION