Hmmm actually I probably shouldn't use term "bums", because it has a different connotation in the UK than it does in the US doesn't it?  :D

I've just noticed plenty of English folk over there in the Getting To Know Ya forum lately and it made me wonder if people of that anglo saxony kinda heritage are more prone to CH?

I'm of half english half irish ancestry myself - that largely accounts for why I think I might be able to get away with the manner in which I am bringing this up.  8-)

Aw it's probably just because there isn't an equivalent forum based in the UK, and this has become a sort of universal one for english speakers. Still doesn't it seem like a pretty high percentage of Brits hanging about?

I was going to title this topic "What's with all the bloody english bums stinkin' up the joint here?". Would that have been better?  ;D

Simply this: Two cultures separated by a common language.

As much as it sometimes seems us Anglo's have the lions share of the CH affliction, our own Lady Love aka Ruthie would seem to sway all the odds being she is 1) female and 2) of African decent. 

No matter what "correlations" we try to make, there are always those among us who defy the curve. 

as far as i remember this is a
worldwide ch support group...

Arn't there people from all cultures on here? and at the end of the day the more people that use the sight the better, cluster headaches then will be a more recognised 'illness' across the world. We are all in the same boat here whether were from England the U.S or Mars.

I maybe from the states, but i'm and English football fan by heart :)

As others said, this is a worldwide support group. 

Well it certainly is in everyone's best interest to have a central pooling of info and interaction, so I sure am glad we have such a place here. The more international/worldwide, the better, I ADMIT, and I see no reason for this site to be US-centric.

(Realizing though that somtimes a site is considered predominantly either US based or UK based,  such as with ouch-us.org and ouchuk.org)

I'm also one to cringe mightily when international contributors who are speaking english as a second language are chastised on forums by americans for not having a great command of english grammar, when most of us here (shamefully myself included) only speak one language.  :( I haven't seen anyone doing that on this forum thankfully.

So besides raising the question of whether Brits are more prone to CH, I guess I just felt like getting a rise out of some english folk -  so many english bums, so many bloody english bums.  ;)

well I'm glad your amused. I'm don't realy mind you saying things like that because i get constantly pissed off about the polish immigrating to our country. but people come here looking 4 advice and support and your not much help there realy are you.

Hey sometimes I'm helpful - I've actually responded to your posts a few times Haylz, and PM'd you, always with specific advice about how to beat back this bad episode you're experiencing, and I hope you will take it seriously, and one or more of the ideas offered will help you.

Sorry if it isn't clear that I was attempting some good natured ribbing with this post. Maybe people suffering the worst pain known to mankind aren't the most receptive audience for that.  :o

May I just insert a little reminder here that I am personally 50% english?  :)

So you're constantly pissed off about the Polish immigrating to your country? Hmmm I'm not pissed off about people immigrating to the US....sheesh it's a complicated world isn't it?

yes i do get pissed of because of the polish. We are in a recession and polish people are getting picked for jobs over English people in a lot of cases I've seen it first hand, but that's a whole different kettle of fish.

I have thanked you for your help and i am very appreciative, but the point i was trying to get across is that some people (new to this website) might take that the wrong way and take a different impression of this site than what was initially intended.

trust me id much rather be in America right now myself

I'm Polish.

      Potter

Yes, there is an equivalent forum in England called OUCH!!

This is getting SO complicated.  :D  On so many levels.  :o  Wow.  :-?

Apologies to the OUCH UK forum for insinuating no such thing existed. I've had an Ouch US member come to my aid and help me in a very significant way thru an episode (and then I joined Ouch US myself!), so I'm the last one who should be dishing out those kinda ignorant slights.  :-[

This may not be the biggest hole I've ever dug for myself around here, or biggest firestorm I've created, but it's starting to become kind of a biggie!  ;D

Well i could of guessed that potter because u seem to have a big problem with me. OK i din't no there was an English version of this site. But at the end of the day were all suffering from this problem so what's the point in getting arsey about the amount of English people on here. There isn't a point. I don't say to someone well your ugly, or old so i don't think you should be on this site who gives a fuck. Like i said we are on here for one reason only cluster headaches so you should bear that in mind!

What a fucked up thread.

Brew wrote on Mar 12^th, 2010 at 3:13pm:

What a fucked up thread.

LOL,  Maybe we need an 'Insults Thread'. They've been known to be popular elsewhere, but I won't be starting it.

I think it's time to pull out the peace pipe fellas  [smiley=referee.gif] [smiley=smokin.gif] [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

Easy folks.......EVERYONE is welcome here.  :)

haylz wrote on Mar 12^th, 2010 at 2:28pm:

Well i could of guessed that potter because u seem to have a big problem with me. OK i din't no there was an English version of this site. But at the end of the day were all suffering from this problem so what's the point in getting arsey about the amount of English people on here. There isn't a point. I don't say to someone well your ugly, or old so i don't think you should be on this site who gives a fuck. Like i said we are on here for one reason only cluster headaches so you should bear that in mind!

   Nope, no problem at all never did.  I told you to be proactive and from reading your posts I can see that you are still whining about poor ole you and how nobody listens to you.
I'm still Polish.

    Potter

Chad wrote on Mar 12^th, 2010 at 3:56pm:

I think it's time to pull out the peace pipe fellas  [smiley=referee.gif] [smiley=smokin.gif] [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

OK I just took a couple puffs.

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bloody yanks......oops sorry was that out loud ;D
may be so many of us Brits are here cos you are all fab and have this wonderful free to join forum unlike ouch uk who charge "from as little as £10.00 "
sorry not wanting to discredit ouch but it seemed strange to me to have a charity that charges the people it's trying to help.
or may be we're all just too tight  :D

Nigel

potter wot the fuck is your problem. did i ever say poor old me?? NO! I've been through worse shit in my 21 years than u can even imagine. Ive been raped on numerous occasions and this time last year was in a violent relationship and have been diagnosed with cancer so don't u bother even trying to say poor old me. I never want sympathy all i want is to understand a little more about what i can do with my cluster headaches after all this is a support site were we ask for peoples help is it not?? Your not here to help people you just put them down. so don't think you no me because i have posted a few things on here because trust me love u DONT!

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Lefty

What's with all the MEN and the SMOKERS around here?  ;)

I read the title as what's with all the English Hobos around here  ;)

And the simple answer is it's larger than the ouchuk forum, therefore there is more information and you don't have to pay, not that I mind paying...