Royal Caribbean Cruisers -- How Are Things Where You Are? (was "Routine" ​ 😁 ​day in lockdown... how was yours?)

[dani negreanu]

Just now, sgmn said:

We went down to Bournemouth yesterday

 

From reading English authors, I understand that Bournemouth is one of the favorite seaside destination 😁

 

I can see now that it has indeed a very nice beach.

 

[John&LaLa]

9 minutes ago, dani negreanu said:

 

Curious as how is your education system ...

Here we have:

Six years elementary school (starting at 6 years age).

Then 3 years of mid-high school.

Finishing at 18 years with another 3 years of high school. Total -- 12 years.

 

If you're exempt of compulsory army service (3 years for boys and 2 years for girls), you go to the College/University at 18.

 

 

 

I grew up with elementary being 1-6, Junior High 7-8, and high school 9-12. 

 

Only graduation was High School

[dani negreanu]

Just now, John&LaLa said:

I grew up with elementary being 1-6, Junior High 7-8, and high school 9-12. 

 

Same total of 12 years, just divided a bit differently...

 

[sgmn]

14 minutes ago, dani negreanu said:

 

From reading English authors, I understand that Bournemouth is one of the favorite seaside destination 😁

 

I can see now that it has indeed a very nice beach.

 

It is very popular and for all of Hubby's Canadian accent it's actually where he was born. When we lived in Sussex , Brighton was our go to beach day out which has a completely different vibe .

Bournemouth has a University and is more vibrant than a lot of British seaside resorts. It has a nice promenade from Bournemouth all the way to Poole along the beach. Poole is famous for Brownsea Island where the first scout camps were held way back when

Edited June 25, 2021 by sgmn

[dani negreanu]

Just now, sgmn said:

Poole is famous for Brownsea Island where the first scout camps were held way back when

 

Now I remember that Poole is also mentioned very often.

[sgmn]

29 minutes ago, dani negreanu said:

 

Curious as how is your education system ...

Here we have:

Six years elementary school (starting at 6 years age).

Then 3 years of mid-high school.

Finishing at 18 years with another 3 years of high school. Total -- 12 years.

 

If you're exempt of compulsory army service (3 years for boys and 2 years for girls), you go to the College/University at 18.

 

 

Our kids have nursery from 3 to 5, then infant school to 7, then junior school  to 11, then secondary or senior from 12 to 16.  At 16 you can either stay on at school and do two years at sixth form, or go to a Sixth form college or tech collage.  University is usually 18 to 21, though apprenticeships are coming back into popularity. 

You can leave school at 16 but you have to do some kind of full time further education or apprenticeship until you are 18

 

Proms are a relatively new thing over here.  We didn't have them but my kids generation did 

Edited June 25, 2021 by sgmn

[Luckynana]

15 hours ago, Sunshine3601 said:

Same here, my graduations were high school and college.  

 

I had 8th grade, high school, and college.  My daughters had 5th grade, 8th grade, high school, and college....

[Luckynana]

14 hours ago, Ocean Boy said:

You could fill the urn with sand and put it back.😇

 

OMG!!😁

[grapau27]

1 hour ago, sgmn said:

Nice office Graham,  even in the rain.  You are lucky to live so close to the sea, it takes us about one and half hour to get to south coast 

 

 

Thanks.

Just picked Pauline up from the retail park and they had both been on a shopping spree.

We got some ice creams on the way home and now we are sitting looking out to sea.

Graham.

 

Edited June 25, 2021 by grapau27

[Luckynana]

48 minutes ago, dani negreanu said:

 

Curious as how is your education system ...

Here we have:

Six years elementary school (starting at 6 years age).

Then 3 years of mid-high school.

Finishing at 18 years with another 3 years of high school. Total -- 12 years.

 

If you're exempt of compulsory army service (3 years for boys and 2 years for girls), you go to the College/University at 18.

 

 

 

When I lived in NYC, you went six years elementary (starting at age 5)

3 years junior high

4 years high school  Totalling  13 years

College 

 

Here in New Jersey, 

5 years in elementary

2 years in intermediate (5th and 6th grade)

2 years in middle school (7th and 8th grade)

4 years high school 

College/University.  4 of my grandchildren will have entered at age 17 due to the months they were born.

[jagsfan]

1 hour ago, island lady said:

 

LOL....Bucky used to call them a "drip".   I still did not hear that one until now, must be from growing up in Michigan.  😄  

 

Did call them "double baggers" though.  🤭  I know...so mean.  🤐

Here in North Florida, I’ve heard about people being called “drips” all my life. 
Mostly guys, especially in high school. 
I’m sure they grew up to be CEOs of major corporations or great surgeons,

or Bill Gates. 

Edited June 25, 2021 by jagsfan

[dani negreanu]

15 minutes ago, grapau27 said:

Just picked Pauline up from the retail park and they had both been on a shopping spree.

 

ATA girls... Ohh, the good old days of shopping sprees.

 

I remember vividly the times when I/we landed at Heathrow, and was asked "the purpose of your trip, ma'am".

 

I will reply deadpan: "shopping spree" 😉 

 

That made us receive an immediate entry stamp 😁 with a huge smile....

[jagsfan]

1 hour ago, dani negreanu said:

 

Curious as how is your education system ...

Here we have:

Six years elementary school (starting at 6 years age).

Then 3 years of mid-high school.

Finishing at 18 years with another 3 years of high school. Total -- 12 years.

 

If you're exempt of compulsory army service (3 years for boys and 2 years for girls), you go to the College/University at 18.

 

 

I’m in North Florida. I think it depends on the local school districts. 
we have free voluntary pre-K, then Kindergarten at age 5. 

Elementary school starts at First Grade 

Our local public schools are the same as yours: six  years elementary, three years middle school, and three years senior high school.
I went to Catholic schools, eight years elementary and four years of high school. 

Edited June 25, 2021 by jagsfan

[grapau27]

2 minutes ago, dani negreanu said:

 

ATA girls... Ohh, the good old days of shopping sprees.

 

I remember vividly the times when I/we landed at Heathrow, and was asked "the purpose of your trip, ma'am".

 

I will reply deadpan: "shopping spree" 😉 

 

That made us receive an immediate entry stamp 😁 with a huge smile....

Another pair of shoes and a handbag in the back of the car.

[jagsfan]

2 minutes ago, grapau27 said:

Another pair of shoes and a handbag in the back of the car.

What a beautiful shoe! 
Alas, for me those days are gone forever!

[HBE4]

1 hour ago, BonTexasNY said:

I love how "dope" can mean cool or awesome. Katy Perry on American Idol used that word often in that context. I guess they're running out of new words to create so they're recycling old ones. 

 

That's "sick"*

 

* - that's a good thing now.

[Sea Dog]

1 minute ago, HBE4 said:

 

That's "sick"*

 

* - that's a good thing now.

I remember my son using that term. I was like how can that be sick? It's a thing not a person or animal.

For me I used the word "Groovy."

[grapau27]

1 minute ago, jagsfan said:

What a beautiful shoe! 
Alas, for me those days are gone forever!

Pauline said thanks.

Sorry to hear you say those days are gone forever.

Paulines mam was on a ship with us on her 90th birthday.

Graham.

[HBE4]

1 hour ago, dani negreanu said:

 

Curious as how is your education system ...

Here we have:

Six years elementary school (starting at 6 years age).

Then 3 years of mid-high school.

Finishing at 18 years with another 3 years of high school. Total -- 12 years.

 

 

In the suburbs of NYC, Elementary is 7 years (Kindergarten, then grades 1-6), Junior High School (grades 7 & 8), followed by Senior High School  (grades 9-12). 

 

Only Graduation was from high school.  There was a Moving Up Day from Elementary to Jr. High School but it was not a celebration event, it was more about learning the rules of a new school environment, such as the many different class rooms, using combination lockers, etc

[h20skibum]

Here, many send their kids to pre-K, which is private.  Our schools have K,1 and 2 in one building. (My daughter teaches 1st there). Another building is for 3&4.  Another building again for 5&6, and another for 7&8.  The last four years (9-12) are all in the high school building. 

 

My grandkids just had pre-K graduation, and will not have another till end of high school.  

[dani negreanu]

21 minutes ago, grapau27 said:

Another pair of shoes

 

Kurt Geiger...... say no more.

 

Pauline has impeccable fashion taste 🥰.

[island lady]

18 minutes ago, Sea Dog said:

I remember my son using that term. I was like how can that be sick? It's a thing not a person or animal.

For me I used the word "Groovy."

 

Oh no...now I have that song in my head...thank you very much.  😮  😉  

 

BTW...to me the word "dope" is either an idiot...or some "Mary Jane".  🤭

 

Here ya go....

 

 

 

[George C]

22 minutes ago, HBE4 said:

 

In the suburbs of NYC, Elementary is 7 years (Kindergarten, then grades 1-6), Junior High School (grades 7 & 8), followed by Senior High School  (grades 9-12). 

 

Only Graduation was from high school.  There was a Moving Up Day from Elementary to Jr. High School but it was not a celebration event, it was more about learning the rules of a new school environment, such as the many different class rooms, using combination lockers, etc

When I went Junior high was 7 to 9th, in NYC.

[island lady]

Cold, drizzle, clammy "downeast Maine type weather today...fog rolling in heavy from the ocean.  

 

Thus good day to hang out inside the cottage. Lunch was the best Lobster rolls in Maine, (IMHO) which are my own homemade.  Pays to be on good relation with your local fish monger, she actually asked me if I wanted "claw" or "tail" meat when I bought the cooked and picked Lobster meat.  I was elated to be able to say "claws please" best part of the lobster meat in my opinion.

 

Not happy with the local NE hot dog rolls lately, I simply shaved some small sub rolls just to get some butter on the sides and toast them.  Some nice buttery pretzels and lunch is served!  With wine and a Stella of course.  😉 

 

 

[ATG]

9 minutes ago, George C said:

When I went Junior high was 7 to 9th, in NYC.

When I was in school it was this way.  I remember the discussion of not having the freshmen in with the older kids.  They felt the maturity difference between seniors and freshmen was too great.  That was in Indiana and they called it junior high.  Our sons in Georgia had middle school, grades 6 - 8.  Trends in education seem to go back and forth.