Another SSStory

[cdybedahl]

Rupert smiled. "Yes, it's very old you know. I believe it was built over one hundred years ago. Mr. Rogers from the Council owns it; it's been in his family for years."

Right... I'm betting dollars to doughnuts that the story I got was written by an American.

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[kannaophelia.livejournal.com]

Buildings 500 years or more old... makes my head hurt. ::g::

And I'd like to think you're right about Australians being more aware of the differences, but experience would suggest that perhaps not. ::g:: What was the fandom?

[cdybedahl.livejournal.com]

The oldest reasonably intact building I've been in (as far as I can remember offhand) is the old senate building in Rome, at about 2000 years or so.

For the fic referred to in my post here, Buffy. Giles most certainly wouldn't refer to something as a new as a mere hundred years as very old.

Most of my contact with Australians haven't been in fandom, but on bofhnet.