tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374269644093476975.post965611374906726676..comments2023-10-26T15:34:56.807+01:00Comments on Pond Parleys: The Benefits of StaycationingPond Parleyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03127142379706540812noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374269644093476975.post-41983694838108824622011-06-15T22:55:53.715+01:002011-06-15T22:55:53.715+01:00Thanks CD for the definition!
So it's just me...Thanks CD for the definition!<br /><br />So it's just me that doesn't like Britain then. We spent a year in the Scottish borders in the Lammermuir hills and everyone else thought they were beautiful. I thought they were uniform and depressing, and I kept having to go off to Edinburgh (40 miles away) shopping on Saturdays just to remind myself that real life still existed - and I'm not even much of a city person really.<br /><br />Steveg - you mean where Harry and Hermione are on those rocks? It is sort of stunning but also bleak. The very word 'moor' sounds depressing to me; not sure why.<br /><br />I think I'm a forests and beaches sort of girl. And sun, definitely. And nowhere too remote. Just fussy I guess.Mrs Baumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374269644093476975.post-32943929373246759532011-06-15T18:08:59.922+01:002011-06-15T18:08:59.922+01:00Mike, you are so right about the Yorkshire Moors o...Mike, you are so right about the Yorkshire Moors on a wet day. I used to live in Ilkley and loved the atmosphere on rainy days.<br /><br />Re: staycations: I had never heard that term here in the US but last year a friend was visiting from the UK and we went to Philadelphia for the day. He told us about the word and that it meant staying at home instead of having a holiday. I, who haven't had a break in years, said "oh we do staycations too ... only without the cation" and a passing man burst out laughing.Louisehttp://fingerrollsandfoldingchairs.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374269644093476975.post-60797369467172748112011-06-15T14:02:23.539+01:002011-06-15T14:02:23.539+01:00I think Britain is lovely and if it wasn't for...I think Britain is lovely and if it wasn't for the unpredictability of the weather (rain that goes on & on when you least expect it) then I think holidays here would be perfect.<br />Not always cheaper than going abroad though. British holidays can be expensive unless you are camping in a remote spot.<br />Maggie X<br /><br /><a href="http://granniemay.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Nuts in May</a>Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374269644093476975.post-84208875932397669422011-06-14T19:10:50.052+01:002011-06-14T19:10:50.052+01:00Ok I'm late into this conversation, but I just...Ok I'm late into this conversation, but I just had to join in....<br /><br />Yorkshire, dull, dreary and drizzly??? I will have you know that is most certainly NOT what Yorkshire is like. No more than the other popular American misconceptions (All my in-laws are American so I can say this with some confidence) that it always rains in Britain and that we all have bad teeth.<br /><br />Today in Yorkshire the temperatures in my part of it were well into the 70's and it was beautifully sunny. Though I do concede that Mike has a point that on a grey, drizzly and moody day Yorkshire finds it possible to be at it's most magnificent, especially in places such as the top of Malham cove (where Harry and Hermione are see camping on the top of in the penultimate Potter film.<br /><br />Mrs Baum - you really really should get out more....steveghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05613989768301181748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374269644093476975.post-71474156884473089182011-06-14T06:01:58.598+01:002011-06-14T06:01:58.598+01:00Macha: Come to think about it, I rarely hear anyo...Macha: Come to think about it, I rarely hear anyone actually say the word, either.MikeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530099708429116393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374269644093476975.post-86323938505042436032011-06-13T22:40:38.514+01:002011-06-13T22:40:38.514+01:00I've just remembered why this was all sounding...I've just remembered why this was all sounding a bit familiar...<br /><br />No less an authority than Lynneguist of "Separated by a Common Language" proclaimed Staycation the "Best American English to British Import" for 2009:<br />http://separatedbyacommonlanguage.blogspot.com/2009/12/words-of-year-2009-staycation-and-go.html<br /><br />I've always thought of it as a "bogus trends" word, created by the media as an excuse to write about perfectly ordinary activities (spending free time at home) as if they are New! and Exciting! I've only encountered it in articles- never in conversation.Machanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374269644093476975.post-89347882897930977262011-06-13T18:29:01.265+01:002011-06-13T18:29:01.265+01:00@Mrs Baum: Yes, they use it for when people head o...@Mrs Baum: Yes, they use it for when people head out to the lakes and stay at a cottage or cabin for the weekend.Culturally Discombobulatedhttp://anthonywindram.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374269644093476975.post-54897317996083087982011-06-13T15:14:18.530+01:002011-06-13T15:14:18.530+01:00I haven't heard staycationing used around here...I haven't heard staycationing used around here, but in fact most people do not venture further than the East end of Long Island for their summer holiday (usually referred to as 'out east'). No-one (American) I know is going abroad and trips further afield such as Florida usually take place in the winter.nappy valley girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788949037047084412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374269644093476975.post-74739961975093900302011-06-13T14:17:25.909+01:002011-06-13T14:17:25.909+01:00Staycation is used in these parts (the MidWest) to...Staycation is used in these parts (the MidWest) to mean not going anywhere at all but just kicking around at home. Sounds quite appealing to me!Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374269644093476975.post-91332071406566216842011-06-13T12:58:42.574+01:002011-06-13T12:58:42.574+01:00Okay Im sold--the Staycation we're planning th...Okay Im sold--the Staycation we're planning this sumer will be fab, I am sure of it! So long as we don't spend the whole of two weeks doing all the jobs that get left around the house...Michelloui | The American Residenthttp://www.theamericanresident.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374269644093476975.post-49165758335347887992011-06-13T12:14:23.563+01:002011-06-13T12:14:23.563+01:00When I came across this term for the first time, i...When I came across this term for the first time, it was a very original idea. An idea being something like you either can't afford to go to Italy or don't want to increase your carbon footprint so instead you take a week out and stay at home. Put a Do not Disturb sign on the door, Learn Italian, Eat Italian food, drink Italian wine, Expresso etc. Get Pizzas delivered. Watch Italian Films and basically immerse yourself in all things Italian from the comfort of your own home.<br />Then it all got lost in translation: "Send three and four pence we are going to a dance". ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17339204068361731316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374269644093476975.post-27511296943982603762011-06-13T10:20:07.983+01:002011-06-13T10:20:07.983+01:00What does 'cottaging' mean in Canada then?...What does 'cottaging' mean in Canada then? Presumably something innocuous! Holidaying in a cottage, perhaps?<br /><br />I'll have to have a look at the Bed&Fed website. We can't afford a holiday this year, and staying in Britain in a cottage or whatever is so RIDICULOUSLY expensive - and last time we did it (Devon, 2 years ago I think) it rained almost the whole week. No wonder we Brits all want to head abroad for some sun.<br /><br />I'd like to visit Ireland again though - it's years since I went there, and I really liked it when I did.<br /><br />The other cheap option is house swaps - but that isn't an option for us as I'd have to spend so long cleaning and tidying before we went that it would take away all the pleasure of the holiday. <br /><br />But Mike - Yorkshire? Dull, dreary and drizzly. I mean, it's beautiful on the 3 days a year when they get some sun, but there's no way of guaranteeing that you'll get one of them if you go there. And if that's your only holiday... well, it's such a disappointment to have a crap-weather week. Nope, gotta head abroad imo. Sorry to any Yorkshire people - believe me, that's my opinion of the whole of Britain, not just Yorkshire.Mrs Baumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374269644093476975.post-13653204424058851542011-06-13T09:12:48.246+01:002011-06-13T09:12:48.246+01:00Yeah, I always thought it was an American word too...Yeah, I always thought it was an American word too. It has that cutesy Pollyanna, orphan Annie, "the sun will come out tomorrow," "turn that frown upside down," vibe, which Americans do SO much better than we do. We tend to take a cutesy sounding name and tie it to something vulgar: e.g. the very different definitions of "cottaging" in Britain as opposed to in Canada. A quick look online and it seems to be that "Staycation," if not originating in the US, is perhaps the fault of the Canadians.Culturally Discombobulatedhttp://anthonywindram.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374269644093476975.post-13254694877024482132011-06-13T05:54:54.971+01:002011-06-13T05:54:54.971+01:00Joanie: I guess I'm a poor one to comment on ...Joanie: I guess I'm a poor one to comment on whether "Staycation" is used in the US since the word wasn't even invented when I lived there ;) Interesting, and apt, that they should use it that way; living in Seattle and spending a week in Florida would hardly qualify as a "Staycation"MikeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530099708429116393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374269644093476975.post-21731441066273426112011-06-13T02:42:04.377+01:002011-06-13T02:42:04.377+01:00Actually "staycation" is used in the US ...Actually "staycation" is used in the US but, at least here in Northern California, means taking a vacation somewhere close to home. I've seen it used only in positive terms.Joaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03156229877068813122noreply@blogger.com