Some have too much time on their hands, and too much money !
Cheers
DGG
"Blighty"
I had not heard that word for many years referring to the UK. I think it was an Australian surveyor I was working with at the time.
Can you elaborate (elabourate?) on the term and it's origin?
Thanks!
Carl-
Sorry I did not get back to you earlier.
I understand "Blighty" is a corruption of Indian language interpretation by soldiers during the Raj of 1850s to 1940s.
Thus if one had a "Blighty" injury when in the foreign service, it meant you might get to go home to the UK or Blighty.
Having married a Sassenach, we use Blighty as a common word about England.
Cheers
Derek
Wikipedia and other sources on the web, none particularly authoritative, give a more detailed version that agrees with Derek.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blighty