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Reply With QuoteThats if they get afforded the same pension rights mate , even if they dont want to come and prefer to stay wherever they want ,it is the fact they were being denied which pissed people off .Originally Posted by nebula82
Hope these fine soldiers live a deservedly happy and peaceful life in Britain!
Nebula82.
Last edited by nebula82; 23 May 09, at 09:16.
Thats if they get afforded the same pension rights mate , even if they dont want to come and prefer to stay wherever they want ,it is the fact they were being denied which pissed people off .
TANKIE.
Many will probably choose to settle in the UK, now that they have the opportunity. At least that's the case of most of the ex-Gurkhas who're currently living in Hong Kong.Thats if they get afforded the same pension rights mate , even if they dont want to come and prefer to stay wherever they want ,it is the fact they were being denied which pissed people off .
Nebula82.
And i think you will find they are more than welcome , but no doubt some protester types will try to rain on their parade (i hope not for their sakes )
TANKIE.
I hope not. They won't have much long to live when they meet Tankie. Gurkhas may be tough but no liver can stand that much booze.
Chimo
And tough they are , them little Big men always wiped the floor with us in most sports .But i will give em a run at the 100 litres
TANKIE.
And its not Glen Breton either, is it?
Everyone has opinions, only some count.
No mate , thats the Col,s department , im more of a pils fan myself , or beer or lager or wine ,or vodka , or gin , or brandy , or pernod ,or blended whisky or melted down kiwi bootpolish ,but single malts yukAnd its not Glen Breton either, is it?
TANKIE.
Joanna Lumley has received a hero's welcome from hundreds of Gurkhas and their families as she arrived in Nepal.
Lumley gets hero's welcome in Nepal .The actress, who played a pivotal role in a campaign to allow those who fought for Britain to settle here, was mobbed by well-wishers and the media as she flew in from London.
To the delight of the crowd, some of whom had queued for hours to catch a glimpse of the star, Ms Lumley issued the traditional Gurkha war cry to her waiting fans.
She was draped in garlands and colourful scarves and presented with bouquets of flowers as she made her way through Kathmandu Airport.
People thronged the building's exit waving banners praising the actress. One sign read: "Ayo goddess Joanna," or "Here comes goddess Joanna".
Ms Lumley told the noisy crowd: "My friends of Nepal, I am your family coming to Nepal for the first time. I want to thank you so much. I want to say in the time-honoured cry, 'Ayo Gurkhali!"'
Ms Lumley, whose late father was an officer in the Gurkha regiment, said a great injustice had been righted when the Government finally relented in May and said all Gurkha veterans with four years' service would be allowed to move to the UK.
Ms Lumley is travelling with Gurkha Justice campaigner Peter Carroll.
The group will meet President Dr Ram Baran Yadav and prime minister Madhav Kumar Nepal on Monday morning before they address a meeting at the city hall of Kathmandu.
They will have afternoon tea with the British ambassador to the country, Dr Andrew Hall, before laying a wreath at a war memorial near the Embassy
Good on ya gal
Last edited by tankie; 26 Jul 09, at 19:16.
TANKIE.
Cheer up old chap, June 2010 is just around the corner
Good on ya gal
"Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?" ~ Epicurus
Thanks , im full of cheer and expectation alreadyCheer up old chap, June 2010 is just around the corner
TANKIE.
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