Random thing that amused me

[lost_spook]

You won't be surprised to hear that I have a few books on family history and how to and all that. I have two that I like on how to write a family history. One is a UK work, the other US. I picked them up and glanced at them recently, and got rather amused by their respective opening paragraphs once I had them out side-by-side:

Comments

[dimity_blue]

LOL! You can really tell which one's which!

[lost_spook]

I didn't really need to label them, did I? ;-)

[a_phoenixdragon]

*CACKLES* Oh yeah...you can definitely tell American vs UK. That is AWESOME, lol!!

*HUGS*

[lost_spook]

Hee, glad it's not just me that thought it was funny! :-)

[paranoidangel42]

That is amusing.

[lost_spook]

Heh, yes. :-)

[flowsoffire]

ROFL! Oh my god, this is incredible XD

It's really incredible how clearly you can tell the American style sometimes. These days I'm reading a lot of American non-fiction books because I'm employed by a firm who sells non-fiction summaries and American books on business that haven't yet been translated are working really well, and I keep being amazed by the similarities ;) There are times when stereotypes turn out to be quite true after all XD

[lost_spook]

I know! If they'd decided to try they couldn't have got it so perfect.

Ooh, that sounds like interesting work. I hope it is going okay! (Please do try not to go and take over the world through business triangle positive thinking empowered things. Although, on second thoughts, please do, it might be an improvement! ;-D)

[flowsoffire]

It's going very well, thanks! ^_^ (And hahaha, I might! ;) There are tons of interesting things about stupidity/silly practises at work and in society overall, how to make a business work and how it's important to build it on values and things you'd like to share, care about your customer, care about your team and so on and so forth. And also some more happiness/lifestyle oriented books, which are very interesting too. It's all very Build A Fulfilling Life, which is often enlightening and a bit inspiring, although there is also such a thing as too much empowerment and sometimes you just snigger resentfully when all those nice life lessons end up clashing from one book to the next ;))

♥

[lost_spook]

Ha, yes, it's bit more reassuring when you absolutely can't follow all the advice! :-)

[acciochocolate]

Rather amusing. ;) But too true, alas.

[lost_spook]

Indeed! :-)