Diwali.

[southall-1998]

Plenty Fireworks popping & banging here in Southall.

My next door neigbur might do a little display soon.

Me, I only like the food :eyebrows:

[Marco]

What's Diwali? :scratch:

Nice and quiet (thank goodness) here in Wrexham! :)

Marco.

[Musicraft (Derby)]

I want to wish a Happy Diwali to The Art of Sound Forum members and guests :)

Thanks

Rick.

[Tim]

It's an ancient Hindu festival Marco, there was something about on a program on India recently - festival of lights I think?

[Marco]

Ah, cheers. Not many Indians in Wrexham (so it's as quiet as a grave) - plenty of Poles, though! :)

I'm fine with these sorts of festivals, as long as the people celebrating them respect the fact that it's a week night and folk have got work to go to the next day.

I remember one time when some idiots here were celebrating 'Bastille Day', and the bloody noise of fireworks going off went on until about 2am, when my wife has to get up for work at 6am!! :steam:

If I could've found who was responsible, I know where I would've rammed their fooking fireworks!!! ;)

Marco.

[John]

I been to few celbrations in the past good fun

[walpurgis]

Plenty Fireworks popping & banging here in Southall.

My next door neigbur might do a little display soon.

Me, I only like the food :eyebrows:

I know exactly what you mean Shane.

It's bloody noisy here and it's after 11.00pm, always a few who want to overdo things.

Funny thing is, my dog likes all the fireworks. He keeps trying to get in the garden to look at the rockets etc. and the big bangs don't seem to bother him.

[southall-1998]

I know exactly what you mean Shane.

It's bloody noisy here and it's after 11.00pm, always a few who want to overdo things.

Funny thing is, my dog likes all the fireworks. He keeps trying to get in the garden to look at the rockets etc. and the big bangs don't seem to bother him.

You sure he's not deaf ;)

Can't even enjoy music with all the banging going on outside :steam:

[Marco]

That's life in London for ya! ;)

I'll stick to the tranquility of living in Welsh sheepyland, well away from the madness, thankee very much...

Marco.

[walpurgis]

That's life in London for ya! ;)

I'll stick to the tranquility of living in Welsh sheepyland, well away from the madness, thankee very much...

Marco.

Damn right! I'm hope to be living in the quiet depths of Cornwall soon. Get away from the grubby, crowded, noisy dump that London has turned into.

[Mika K]

Few years back I was travelling on business at India during the Diwali. During the festival was staying at one hotel and watched the people celebrating it - still can hear all that noise coming from the fireworks, horns and indian pop music played at stupendous high levels :) Definitely nice experience thou not being my cup of tea..

OT:
Btw, somehow that reminded me about these commercials (especially the first one) from my hometown.. :D

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http://vimeo.com/37298022
http://vimeo.com/40224482
http://vimeo.com/40223855

[Concerto Audio]

Are you sure Marco...no Indians in Wrexham.
The story goes when Armstrong landed on the moon there was an Indian tea shop and they served him with curry and rice. But the Americans kept it as top secreat. :lol:

[Marco]

Hi Santosh,

Nice to see you checking in. Hope you are well, mate :)

Lol... Our only Indian friends, in Wrexham, are those who run the few restaurants and take-away places. You very rarely see any Indian people in the street, or for that matter, Asians of any description. In fact, the only 'foreigners' you see in any quantity here are Poles.

It's very much like that in North Wales (I noticed this when I moved down from Glasgow), as apart from Wrexham, there are no major big towns and instead just loads of little villages, surrounded by fields, or there are small seaside towns with not much more in them than a few shops. I guess that affects things a bit.

I must admit that I enjoy the tranquillity and slower pace of life here, away from crowds and all the hustle and bustle of a big city! :sheep:

Marco.

[Cotlake]

Lol... Our only Indian friends, in Wrexham, are those who run the few restaurants and take-away places. You very rarely see any Indian people in the street, or for that matter, Asians of any description. In fact, the only 'foreigners' you see in any quantity here are Poles.

Generally, but I acknowledge not exclusively, restaurants labelled 'Indian' are actually Pakistani or Bangladeshi.

[Marco]

Yes, you're right. Somehow they think that calling the restaurants 'Indian' makes thrm more upmarket... Personally, I don't care what they're called, or who owns them, as long as the food is good! :)

Marco.

[DanJennings]

Grrr. I had fireworks keeping me up until 4:30am the other night. Not happy.

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[Marco]

Inconsiderate, selfish fuckers- not everyone's interested in their bloody celebrations! :wanker:

Marco.

[southall-1998]

Grrr. I had fireworks keeping me up until 4:30am the other night. Not happy.

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Buy ear plugs then :)