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   Mar 13

Your Questions About Gardening

Robert asks…

Can anybody help me please?

Hello
I’m from Germany and 4 weeks ago we had made a class trip to London.
Now we had to write and “report” of our week.
Sadly my english isn’t very good^^.
Can you maybe check my text?

First day (14.09.09, Monday):
Our class trip had started at the 14.09.2009 at 4:00 in Rastede.
With the bus we had drove about 10 hours to Calais.
At 15:25 our ferry had brought us to Dover in 1 hour 30 minutes. On the Ferry were many shops, restaurants and easy chairs. Because of the time difference the arriving time was just 15.55.
With the bus we had drove further to Bromley, where we had arrived at 19:00. We had made stops in Germany, Netherlands and France.
There our host families had picked up us. Our host family, who called …, were two black sisters and they were about 30 years old. They live in the … in a townhouse. I was in a room with Tammo, Steffen and Nico.
For meal we had get spaghetti and as dinner blueberry cake with vanilla ice. After shower we had gone sleep.
Second day (15.09.2009, Tuesday):
At this day the weather was very bad. Our guest host had brought us every morning with the car to the meeting point in front of a bank in the Simpsons road near by the Bromley South Station. After about 30 minutes waiting everybody had arrived. Then we had got the Travelcard, with which we
were able to drive with the
underground through London.
For help we had got the Tube
map. After that we all had
driven with the train to the
Victoria Station. For that way we had needed about 30 minutes.
Then we had done the London Walk (Answers on the next page).
We had seen:

After that we have meted us in the Covent Garden. When Nico, Steffen and me had arrived, an artist just had showed one of his tricks. For one trick he had needed the help of Nico and me. He lied down on a bed of nails. Than we should put another bed of nails on him. After that a guy stood on him. After about 30 seconds the guy jumped down and we put the bed of nails away.
Normally we wanted to go into the London Eye, but because of the bad whether we canceled it.
At 18:48 we were again in Bromley and our host family had brought us home
For meal we had Pizza and as dinner frozen pine apple. After shower we had gone sleep.
Third day (16.09.2009, Wednesday):
The morning was the same procedure as the morning before. Luckily the weather was this day much better. At 8:31 we had taken the train to the Victoria Station and had arrived there at 8:53.The first thing we have done was, that Ole, Nico and I went to the Buckingham Palace.Then we had visited the science museum, the oxford street and the big shopping centre Westfield. In the evening we all had meet us at the Leicester Square.
When everybody has arrived, we have gone to Chinatown and eat something in the restaurant “Mr. Wu”. After the meal we were having some free-time to walk through London. At 21:22 we had taken the train back to Bromley and arrived there at 21:47. Then our host family had brought us home.
After shower we had gone sleep.
Fourth day (17.02.2009, Thursday)
The last day in London had started like the two days before, and again with sunny weather.
At 08:15 we have met us in Bromley and at 8:31 the train has brought us to the Victoria Station. First we were having some free-time. Ramon, Tizian, Ole, Lukas, Nico, Steffen and me went to the “Ghetto” Greenspark. After that Ramon, Nico, Steffen and me went to the famous shopping centre “Harrods”. That’s a very big shopping centre at the Brompton-road for rich people. After that we had met us in front of the Natural History Museum. This was really interesting. At the beginning we all had get a card. At the different stations we had been able to scan the card. At home we had been able to download the information we had collected.
After that we got to the Camden
market in Camden Town. That’s a
very big market in London, with
many gothic clothes. Then we got
again to the shopping centre
“Westfield” to buy some snacks
for the return.
At 18:21 we had taken the train back to Bromley from where our host family had picked us up
Last day (18.09.2009, Friday):
We had to stand up very early in the morning. After a fast breakfast our host family brought us to the place where they also had caught us up. At 7:00 the bus had started. At 10:00 our ferry had started from Dover and arrived at 12:30. Then we drove to Rastede in about 10 hours. There, my farther catch me up and brought me home. After shower I had gone sleep.
My opinion of our class trip:
I found the class trip very well. Our host family was ok. The meal was delicious and our room was comfortable. In London you can see many world famous places and you can go shopping very well. You also can discover many things in lot of museums. What I’m surprised of, that there were in front of the politician houses many bobbys,
and that there were in front of the expensive shops bouncers. The underground system I found brilliant. It’s dead easy a

GardenersCardiff answers:

The first thing I noticed was your use of the past perfect instead of the simple past; they should all be changed (had started to started, etc). Had drove is incorrect twice, because the past perfect would be had driven.

I also spotted the German way of putting time before space in a sentence, which jumps out at a native English speaker. It’s perfectly correct grammatically but it’s not the way we say it.

The same applies to “there were (location) (subject)” instead of subject then location. This is even more foreign-sounding to us, not in a bad way but you should learn to do it right.

You have the same problems using the right adjectives and prepositions as I do with German (fast breakfast should be quick breakfast, surprised of should be surprised at, etc).

You’re doing fine with the basics, though, and these details will improve with practice.

Sharon asks…

27 year old with (dating?) a 16 year old: Help me get out of this!?

I wouldn’t even say we’re dating. I’m the sixteen year old, by the way.

The first time we met, he knew I was interested in him (because a friend of mine told him I thought he was good looking. He gave my friend his number to give to me.)
We met alone, briefly, just to introduce ourselves. And I had to leave soon so after about 3 minutes I said bye. And he kissed me (second guy I’ve ever kissed, first guy with tongue. I was very inexperienced)
When I got home, within the first five messages I received from him he asked if I was a virgin. I said yes. He said he hoped I wasn’t but that it didn’t matter. This troubled me at first, but I got over it because he was really hot and interested in me.

Deeply infatuated with him, I tried to see him the next week. We spoke on instant message (I’ll call it I.M) but he ignored my texts when I told him I was around his work. Pissed off, I got over it and confronted him over I.M and he said he was busy but he would love to hook up (kiss) again sometime.

Two weeks passed, and he was getting further and further away. We didn’t speak as much and it was really troubling me. In desperation I said I didn’t mind going as far as he wanted as long as we were safe. This got him keen and he said we would be. He asked me out on a date on a Friday (to go back to his place), and I was skeptical and said I’d rather we got to know each other better first. He said I was right, but we could still just chill out.
Anyway, on the Friday I tried to make him change his mind and watch a movie with me or have lunch (like a normal date), but he worked at the Mall we were meeting at and he’d recently resigned from that job, so he said he really didn’t want to be there.
We went back to his place, and we made out for a bit, and then things got out of hand and he asked how I felt about oral sex. And well, I was too nervous to really say no. My hands were shaking and I couldn’t speak. But afterwards he drove us for a soft drink and parked in this garden thing and we chatted in his car. Then he dropped me off again after a while.

A few weeks pass. I hear less and less from him. My friend sees him with another girl and he’s got his arm around her. She took a picture of them together and sent it to me so I know she wasn’t lying.

I didn’t confront him. A few days later he sends me a message saying he’s got a job in another country and he would be leaving in two weeks for the next two years. I freaked out. I was heavily infatuated/in love and it felt like abandonment.
So three days later I let him pick me up and we consummated our friendship/relationship/ whatever you want to call it – so that I would at least have something to remember him by. I gave him a gift and a card and he said he hoped we were more than friends. Trust me, it was as if he genuinely cared about me. He was really sweet and gentle. He tried to make it as easy for me as possible. It was protected and even used lubricant.

Two months pass. We fight twice.
I confronted him and then I deleted him, then almost instantly re-added him. He deleted me, without even saying anything. This hurt. So I texted him an essay asking him if he had a good reason. He said it was because he was leaving and he was just deleting his I.M to go.
I re-added him again, and he accepted- meaning he hadn’t deleted it.

Another week passed and he told me he actually didn’t leave because his documents didn’t get sorted etc. This made me happy. He was staying.
He got a new job that had long hours and I hardly heard from him.

Then two days ago, almost two months after he’d taken my virginity, we spoke. The longest chat we’ve ever had. It was about cars and stuff (always him, never about me). And he concluded by saying ‘He hopes he sees me soon again. He really missed me and making love to me.’

How do I get out of this? I want him so badly, but he’s not good. I think I love him, but I can do better.

I want your help to convince me to get out of this.

My marks are failing, I can’t concentrate, and my parents will probably never trust me again (they found out I lost my virginity because I did a pregnancy test at the doc. The doc didn’t seem to believe we’d used protection. It was negative.)

Like, I don’t need this. I’m 16 and I have such a bright future ahead of me…but I just can’t seem to stop liking him. Please help me!!!! I’m desperate.

He doesn’t have any qualifications, just lots of experience in hospitality etc. So he won’t even be able to support me someday.

Sometimes it seems like he really cares, and others he just ignores me. I really don’t know what to do, or if I should waste my emotions and energy on him. I really really like him, and he still wants me. So what do I do? I’m confused, heartbroken, and slowly going insane. Please help. Thank you.
Sorry the post is so long!

GardenersCardiff answers:

I think you answered your own question and you’re being realistic about it even if you’re infatuated and emotional. What you have is not a real relationship, he’s just using you for sex and, while he’s at an age he can afford to sleep around, you’re not – you’re barely legal and you need to focus on other things right now. Use the same levelheadedness you showed in your post and let him go and if you feel romance is something you can’t be without right now, try hanging out with boys closer to your age (by the way, your parents would probably be horrified if they found out about your 27-year old guy), it will take your mind off him.

Paul asks…

16 year being used by a 27 year old: How to convince yourself to get out of an unhealthy relationship?

I’m the sixteen year old, by the way.
The first time we met, he knew I was interested in him (because a friend of mine told him I thought he was good looking. He gave my friend his number to give to me.)
We met alone, briefly, just to introduce ourselves. And I had to leave soon so after about 3 minutes I said bye. And he kissed me! (second guy I’ve ever kissed, first guy with tongue. I was very inexperienced) Right then! After meeting him for 3 minutes! When I got home, within the first five messages I received from him he asked if I was a virgin. I said yes. He said he hoped I wasn’t but that it didn’t matter. This troubled me at first, but I got over it because he was really hot and interested in me. Deeply infatuated with him, I tried to see him the next week. We spoke on instant message (I’ll call it I.M) but he ignored my texts when I told him I was around his work. Pissed off, I got over it and confronted him over I.M and he said he was busy but he would love to hook up (kiss) again sometime. Two weeks passed, and he was getting further and further away. We didn’t speak as much and it was really troubling me. In desperation I said I didn’t mind going as far as he wanted as long as we were safe. This got him keen and he said we would be. He asked me out on a date on a Friday (to go back to his place), and I was skeptical and said I’d rather we got to know each other better first. He said I was right, but we could still just chill out. Anyway, on the Friday I tried to make him change his mind and watch a movie with me or have lunch (like a normal date), but he worked at the Mall we were meeting at and he’d recently resigned from that job, so he said he really didn’t want to be there. We went back to his place, and we made out for a bit, and then things got out of hand and he asked how I felt about oral sex. And well, I was too nervous to really say no. My hands were shaking and I couldn’t speak. But afterwards he drove us for a soft drink and parked in this garden thing and we chatted in his car. Then he dropped me off again after about two hours of chatting and getting to know each other.
A few weeks pass. I hear less and less from him. My friend sees him with another girl and he’s got his arm around her. She took a picture of them together and sent it to me so I know she wasn’t lying.
I didn’t confront him. A few days later he sends me a message saying he’s got a job in another country and he would be leaving in two weeks for the next two years. I freaked out. I was heavily infatuated/in love and it felt like abandonment. So three days later I let him pick me up and we consummated our friendship/relationship/ whatever you want to call it – so that I would at least have something to remember him by. I gave him a gift and a card and he said he hoped we were more than friends. Trust me, it was as if he genuinely cared about me. He was really sweet and gentle. He tried to make it as easy for me as possible. It was protected and even used lubricant.

As time passes, we fight twice. We speak less and less
I confronted him and then I deleted him, then almost instantly re-added him. He deleted me, without even saying anything. This hurt. So I texted him an essay asking him if he had a good reason. He said it was because he was leaving and he was just deleting his I.M to go.
I re-added him again, and he accepted- meaning he hadn’t deleted it.
Another week passed and he told me he actually didn’t leave because his documents didn’t get sorted etc. This made me happy. He was staying. He got a new job that had long hours and I hardly heard from him. Then two days ago, almost two months after he’d taken my virginity, we spoke. The longest chat we’ve ever had. It was about cars and stuff (always him, never about me). And he concluded by saying ‘He hopes he sees me soon again. He really missed me and making love to me.’

I need to get out of this. I need to convince myself I don’t need him and I don’t want him. Because it feels like I do need him and I really do want him around. He’s a really nice guy to me. He’s sweet and stuff. Over I.M he’s a bit of a jerk sometimes, but in person he’s really kind.

Oh and he lied about his age. He first told me he was 23, then 24, but all along he’s been 27. Instead of creeping me out, it actually flattered me. I don’t have such a great relationship with my parents, so the ‘older guy’ thing must stem from there.
I really need to convince myself out of this. Or if I stay, how do I get him to commit to me?

Thank you. Any advice I can get now would be greatly appreciated!

GardenersCardiff answers:

I read it all….You know you have to get rid of him….He is not good for you…just block all contact with him….if you have any pictures of him…burn them…focus on school or your friends…He could go to jail for this and be locked up for a very long time

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