Jackscott
A diminutive, myopic, washed up ex-pretty boy with my best years behind me with a distinctly perverse and frivolous view of the world.
MY BLOGS
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Perking the Pansies
http://www.perkingthepansies.com/
Imagine the absurdity of two openly gay, recently ‘married’ middle aged, middle class men escaping the liberal sanctuary of anonymous London to relocate to a Muslim country. I chronicle our exploits with the mad, the sad, the bad and the glad in a blog for the whole world to ignore.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 1024 )
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Home Office Consultation on Marriage Equality
I’ve just responded to the British Home Office consultation on same sex marriage. As I understand it, the original proposal was to make us all equal under the... Read more
Posted on 16 March 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Someone Like You
Kym Ciftci is a Didim doll and a complete force of nature. Kym isn’t just a looker, she’s a talented looker. She has a gift for the song and for the word. Read more
Posted on 15 March 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
A Brilliant New Book
Ayak is a splendid British emikoy living in a small village in Turkey with her doting Turkish husband. See, sometimes it can work! Read more
Posted on 14 March 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Another Twist in the Trail
Another twist in the visa trail. According to advice published on the British Embassy website, there is now something called a ‘tourist residence permit’. Read more
Posted on 13 March 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
The Daily Grind
Work is a four letter word that reminds me of the bitter daily grind and sends a shudder down my spine. I have to grudgingly admit that gainful employment did... Read more
Posted on 12 March 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Living as do at the heart of old Bodrum Town, we are both regaled and disturbed in equal measure by the glorious non-stop cacophony that surrounds us – the... Read more
Posted on 10 March 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
The Male Trailing Spouse
Calling all men who have followed their working partners (male or female) to a foreign field. How is it for you?Colleen Reichrath Writes:If you are a male... Read more
Posted on 09 March 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Eurovision Helps the Aged
After the epic drama of yesterday’s post, I give you something light and frothy. Eurovision fever has come early this year. Armenia has withdrawn from the... Read more
Posted on 08 March 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Goodbye to the Turkish Living Forum
The Turkish Living Forum has been hijacked by religious nutters and right wing bigots. I won’t be returning. And neither will many others judging by the... Read more
Posted on 07 March 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Norwich?!
This has been the loaded question from some of those in the loop. Do I sense smidgeon of incredulity? A soupçon of smugness? To be fair, until quite recently,... Read more
Posted on 06 March 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Same Sex Marriage in the UK
Scratch the surface and stupidity lies beneath. The lunatics have taken over the asylum at the Turkish Living Forum. What is the subject that’s got the bigots... Read more
Posted on 05 March 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Anyone for Tennis?
A Bodrum Beau of my recent acquaintance loves a bit of a knockabout, Wimbledon-wise. He played regularly in Blighty but has struggled to find someone to play... Read more
Posted on 05 March 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Dancing on Ice
We’ve been watching a lot more British TV these dark and damp evenings. We became a bit bored with Patsy Kensit’s woodentop acting on a continuous loop... Read more
Posted on 04 March 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
And the Winners Are…
All medieval Gothic cathedrals look the same to me – all those lofty arches, graceful buttresses, elegant cloisters, grimacing gargoyles and more effigies of... Read more
Posted on 03 March 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Retail Therapy
I’ve started a little shop to add a few coppers to our coffers. It takes me back to the distant days of my misspent youth when I was a store boy on Chelsea’s... Read more
Posted on 02 March 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
From Russia with Hate
I’m incensed, really pissed off. The parliament of St Petersburg, Russia’s cultural capital and second largest city, has just passed a law making it a crime to... Read more
Posted on 01 March 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Bodrum Reborn
Barring a few meteorological mishaps and last-minute mayhem from Mother Nature, I think spring has sprung. We’re not leaving until the summer, so we intend to... Read more
Posted on 29 February 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Dumping Digiturk
We’re busy planning our repatriation to Blighty. We’re not actually leaving until June but it pays to start early. As my project guru, Liam has drawn up a long... Read more
Posted on 27 February 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
No Going Back on Going Back
‘In the beginning there was work and work was God. After 35 years in the business, the endless predictability made me question the Faith.’ I wrote those words o... Read more
Posted on 26 February 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Zenne Dancer
A Bodrum Belle of our acquaintance recently saw Zenne Dancer, a ground breaking indie movie about a male belly dancer. The film, which has won major awards in... Read more
Posted on 24 February 2012 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION