Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Man tries to prove kindness of humanity; Fails miserably after reaching France

Collapse
X
Collapse
 
  • Page of 2
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
Previous 1 2 template Next
  • #1

    Man tries to prove kindness of humanity; Fails miserably after reaching France

    A man who planned to walk from Bristol to India without any money has quit, after getting as far as Calais, France.
    Mark Boyle, 28, who set out four weeks ago with only T-shirts, a bandage and sandals, hoped to rely on the kindness of strangers for food and lodging.

    But, because he could not speak French, people thought he was free-loading or an asylum seeker.

    He now plans to walk around the coast of Britain instead, learning French as he goes, so he can try again next year.

    Mr Boyle, a former organic food company boss, belongs to the Freeconomy movement which wants to get rid of money altogether.


    More here:

    BBC NEWS | UK | England | Bristol/Somerset | Language barrier scuppers walker
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/7270401.stm
    BBC, News, BBC News, news online, world, uk, international, foreign, british, online, service
    One day Canada will rule the world, and then we'll all be sorry.
    Tags: None
  • #2
    Speak the language!
    “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
    - John 13:34-35 (NRSV)

    Comment

    • #3
      But, because he could not speak French, people thought he was free-loading


      Correctly
      THEY!!111 OMG WTF LOL LET DA NOMADS AND TEH S3D3NTARY PEOPLA BOTH MAEK BITER AXP3REINCES
      AND TEH GRAAT SINS OF THERE [DOCTRINAL] INOVATIONS BQU3ATH3D SMAL
      AND!!1!11!!! LOL JUST IN CAES A DISPUTANT CALS U 2 DISPUT3 ABOUT THEYRE CLAMES
      DO NOT THAN DISPUT3 ON THEM 3XCAPT BY WAY OF AN 3XTARNAL DISPUTA!!!!11!! WTF

      Comment

      • #4
        What a moron!

        Next year there'll be an almost identical story of the same man having to turn back at the French border with Italy or Germany for the same reason...
        Is it me, or is MOBIUS a horrible person?

        Comment

        • #5
          France beating back invaders
          Blah

          Comment

          • #6
            @ teh Mobe's post
            THEY!!111 OMG WTF LOL LET DA NOMADS AND TEH S3D3NTARY PEOPLA BOTH MAEK BITER AXP3REINCES
            AND TEH GRAAT SINS OF THERE [DOCTRINAL] INOVATIONS BQU3ATH3D SMAL
            AND!!1!11!!! LOL JUST IN CAES A DISPUTANT CALS U 2 DISPUT3 ABOUT THEYRE CLAMES
            DO NOT THAN DISPUT3 ON THEM 3XCAPT BY WAY OF AN 3XTARNAL DISPUTA!!!!11!! WTF

            Comment

            • #7
              France
              I make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
              For those who aspire to live in a high cost, high tax, big government place, our nation and the world offers plenty of options. Vermont, Canada and Venezuela all offer you the opportunity to live in the socialist, big government paradise you long for. –Senator Rubio

              Comment

              • #8
                Originally posted by MOBIUS
                Next year there'll be an almost identical story of the same man having to turn back at the French border with Italy or Germany for the same reason...


                In like 10 years or so, he'll know enough languages to make the trip .
                “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
                - John 13:34-35 (NRSV)

                Comment

                • #9
                  [Cartman]Goddamned Hippies![/Cartman]

                  They "thought" he was a freeloader.

                  -Arrian
                  grog want tank...Grog Want Tank... GROG WANT TANK!

                  The trick isn't to break some eggs to make an omelette, it's convincing the eggs to break themselves in order to aspire to omelettehood.

                  Comment

                  • #10
                    He could probably make this work, if he gets on the internet and arranges for places to stay in advance.

                    -Arrian
                    grog want tank...Grog Want Tank... GROG WANT TANK!

                    The trick isn't to break some eggs to make an omelette, it's convincing the eggs to break themselves in order to aspire to omelettehood.

                    Comment

                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Arrian
                      [Cartman]Goddamned Hippies![/Cartman]
                      QFT.
                      Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.

                      Comment

                      • #12
                        Getting to India would mean he would have to trek through Iran, possibly Afghanistan, and Pakistan. That is unless he went the long way across the Chinese border.

                        Wtf is it with hippies and going to India.

                        Comment

                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Riesstiu IV
                          Wtf is it with hippies and going to India.
                          They're attracted to the poverty, unsanitary conditions and human filth.
                          "The French caused the war [Persian Gulf war, 1991]" - Ned
                          "you people who bash Bush have no appreciation for one of the great presidents in our history." - Ned
                          "I wish I had gay sex in the boy scouts" - Dissident

                          Comment

                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Riesstiu IV
                            That is unless he went the long way across the Chinese border.
                            That would be nuts. Crossing teh Himalayas in a T-shirt
                            THEY!!111 OMG WTF LOL LET DA NOMADS AND TEH S3D3NTARY PEOPLA BOTH MAEK BITER AXP3REINCES
                            AND TEH GRAAT SINS OF THERE [DOCTRINAL] INOVATIONS BQU3ATH3D SMAL
                            AND!!1!11!!! LOL JUST IN CAES A DISPUTANT CALS U 2 DISPUT3 ABOUT THEYRE CLAMES
                            DO NOT THAN DISPUT3 ON THEM 3XCAPT BY WAY OF AN 3XTARNAL DISPUTA!!!!11!! WTF

                            Comment

                            • #15
                              He could easily have avoided the hassle by registering on Couchsurfing.
                              In Soviet Russia, Fake borises YOU.

                              Comment

                              Previous 1 2 template Next
                              Working...
                              X