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By *ornLord OP   Man
over a year ago

Wiltshire and London

Hi all, I'm wondering if anyone might have any thoughts on this.

A few years back I took a trip back to the town in northern France, near Valenciennes, where many years back I spent my assistant year. I don't have particularly fond memories of that year but since I was in the area anyway...

Now, here's the thing; several times I was aware of hostility from the locals. I can only think it was because I was wearing a dark blue and white hooped sweatshirt that day and maybe that was similar to a police outfit or something. I don't think there was any football rivalry involving those colours. Still, a puzzle, unless my assistant year made a worse impression than I thought...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You do not offer enough information for the detectives among us to come up with some wild and wacky conclusions so if you could describe these three so called hostile episodes it could help!!!!

Tony

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By *eordiesCouple
over a year ago

newcastle


"Hi all, I'm wondering if anyone might have any thoughts on this.

A few years back I took a trip back to the town in northern France, near Valenciennes, where many years back I spent my assistant year. I don't have particularly fond memories of that year but since I was in the area anyway...

Now, here's the thing; several times I was aware of hostility from the locals. I can only think it was because I was wearing a dark blue and white hooped sweatshirt that day and maybe that was similar to a police outfit or something.

"

Wearing a blue and white hooped sweatshirt ? Did you have a string of onions around your neck and speak in a dodgy French accent ?

Maybe the locals were getting their own back for 'allo ' allo ?

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By *ornLord OP   Man
over a year ago

Wiltshire and London


"Hi all, I'm wondering if anyone might have any thoughts on this.

A few years back I took a trip back to the town in northern France, near Valenciennes, where many years back I spent my assistant year. I don't have particularly fond memories of that year but since I was in the area anyway...

Now, here's the thing; several times I was aware of hostility from the locals. I can only think it was because I was wearing a dark blue and white hooped sweatshirt that day and maybe that was similar to a police outfit or something.

Wearing a blue and white hooped sweatshirt ? Did you have a string of onions around your neck and speak in a dodgy French accent ?

Maybe the locals were getting their own back for 'allo ' allo ?"

Ah, mebbe zey ware

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By *ornLord OP   Man
over a year ago

Wiltshire and London


"You do not offer enough information for the detectives among us to come up with some wild and wacky conclusions so if you could describe these three so called hostile episodes it could help!!!!

Tony"

Well, sitting in a tram, I was rather glad the lady was outside otherwise I'd have been covered in gob. Enough detail?

And btw all it was a broad-hooped rugby style shirt (think Cotton Traders, not some onion-seller piss-take).

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"You do not offer enough information for the detectives among us to come up with some wild and wacky conclusions so if you could describe these three so called hostile episodes it could help!!!!

Tony

Well, sitting in a tram, I was rather glad the lady was outside otherwise I'd have been covered in gob. Enough detail?

And btw all it was a broad-hooped rugby style shirt (think Cotton Traders, not some onion-seller piss-take)."

Cool story but what about the other two times????

Tony

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By *ornLord OP   Man
over a year ago

Wiltshire and London

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

Were you just wearing the blue and white striped sweatshirt and no trousers ?

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By *he RingmasterMan
over a year ago

Canford Cliffs


"Hi all, I'm wondering if anyone might have any thoughts on this.

A few years back I took a trip back to the town in northern France, near Valenciennes, where many years back I spent my assistant year. I don't have particularly fond memories of that year but since I was in the area anyway...

Now, here's the thing; several times I was aware of hostility from the locals. I can only think it was because I was wearing a dark blue and white hooped sweatshirt that day and maybe that was similar to a police outfit or something.

Wearing a blue and white hooped sweatshirt ? Did you have a string of onions around your neck and speak in a dodgy French accent ?

Maybe the locals were getting their own back for 'allo ' allo ?"

I showed a French girlfriend a series of "'Allo Allo" and she thought it was a documentary

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