I say this often, usually tongue in cheek , after talking to my parents. Tonight's phone call was to update Mom on my doctor's appointments, to yak about various family matters and to talk about the upcoming trip to Germany. Yes, my heart is broken because I cannot go. Every doctor I see tells me it would be absolutely impossible for me to manage the flight and drive to my grandparent's village. But still I hope for a miracle.
But back to Mom. She said that my aunt and uncle have bought a dual mode VCR, so that my daughter can bring VHS tapes to Germany and watch them there. Mom is a movie maniac, so she wants DD to bring boatloads of tapes.
I hemmed and hawed a little, saying that the tapes are pretty unwieldy, so DD would probably take maybe two or three at most. Then I remembered: My aunt and uncle have a satellite dish: DD can watch British television stations without any problems, and she really likes watching "the Simpsons" in as many foreign dubbed versions as possible.
Still Mom was concerned: Those British television stations...are you sure DD will understand them? Are they subtitled in English? I reassured her that they do speak English in Britian, and have for quite a while.
Mom sounds like further research may be necessary before believing me. After all, Don't the Brits may have switched to something entirely different from English. Heck, I've been mistaken before, but I feel pretty confident this time.
Kathy N-V