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tanvi 28 Oct 08 at 5:44 a.m. GMT

I know this is something out of dicussing an AC book. But i wish to make friends with people having common interests.I am from India. Where are you from?         Please reply        

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LauraPoirot 09 Feb 12 at 9:41 a.m. GMT

Tahnk you once more, treplag! It is helpful because now I now that it might be a intern error, which occurs only in my profile - and maybe on one or two others... It could also be that the problam is my computer. But I've tried it on several others so its probably really only my profile...

I knew that before, that I have to be logged in, because (And that's reall strange!) when I'm logged out and go to the profile of John I can see a button which says "to contact John_c_hamilton you have to log in or register". When I do so and go back to the profile theres no botton anymore! strange isn't it?

IF ANYONE ELSE WHO READS THIS HAS THE SAME OR A SIMILAR PROBLEM, PLEASE WRITE IT ON THE WALL!

but now i think we should return to the actual topic of this discussion thread. so... treplag! what is Virginia like?

treplag 09 Feb 12 at 2:05 a.m. GMT

Laura - One more thing. You might not be aware of this, but the contact button only shows up if you are logged in.

treplag 09 Feb 12 at 1:28 a.m. GMT

Laura - When I go to John's profile, the contact button is available.  I'm only saying this in case the information might be helpful to you.  I don't doubt your claims.

LauraPoirot 07 Feb 12 at 9:56 a.m. GMT

I know you wouldn't ;-) but I'd probably would have been annoying... Im sorry I neither have a MySpace account... I seem somewhat uncontactable ;-) however I'll write one the Christie wall about my problem so that some moderated can read it.  

john_c_hamilton 06 Feb 12 at 2:55 p.m. GMT

Of course I would not think that you are stupid, and neither did I doubt the verity in the word of a fellow German. I see what you mean though... What can we say about some problems that may occur on this website from time to time. If it helps, my skype name is exactly the same as my profile name on this site. Write something in German and I will get who you are. Cheers!

LauraPoirot 06 Feb 12 at 11:27 a.m. GMT

Thank you John, but I've tried that a thousand times before. You probably don't believe me or think I'd be stupid  so I took a screenshot and took it to a photo hosting page:

http://tinypic.com/r/2co05kz/5

This is your Profile now but I made your NAme unreadable and the page can only be found via this link. this is really what can be seen when I click on your profile. No link for contacting! And for the other thing: I had the "allow others to contact you..." thing also ticked but it seems still not to work... I could send you a screen shot to that too but I think after you've seen the first one... You'll believe me ;-) what could be the reason?

john_c_hamilton 05 Feb 12 at 4:04 p.m. GMT

Laura, When you click on someone's name, you enter his profile. On the right of his name, you shall find a 'contact this member' button. Click on this and then it will work out itself. Unfortunately, I cannot contact you since you have not allowed other members to do so when you have set your profile.

mstj 04 Feb 12 at 8:16 a.m. GMT

I'm from Australia.  I watched the Boxing Day Test at the MCG and then watched us thrash India in the other tests on TV. 

LauraPoirot 01 Feb 12 at 5:19 p.m. GMT

Thank you treplag, but I'm afraid I still can't find it. I'm making such a fuss but I can't help it. I've browsed that profile page you come to very often but I never saw anything helpful. Either I'm perfectly blind or it's missing when I do that stuff :-( 

treplag 01 Feb 12 at 3:45 p.m. GMT

Laura - You only have to log in, click on the person's username in the post, and you will see "Contact this member".  Click on it.

LauraPoirot 01 Feb 12 at 12:57 p.m. GMT

Haha I still didn't figure out how to contact someone through the profile... I tried it several times but every time that I got logged in I didn't find a bottom anymore.... However I don't mind speaking English but I'd be happy if we could write a little German together, too! So... Maybe you can contact me or someone explains me how to ;-) 

john_c_hamilton 31 Jan 12 at 8:33 p.m. GMT

You may contact me through my profile, forwarding your e-mail address if you want to carry on in German!

john_c_hamilton 31 Jan 12 at 8:25 p.m. GMT

PS. Sorry for the English, but it would be a bit strange if I wrote in German whilst nobody but you understands...

john_c_hamilton 31 Jan 12 at 8:23 p.m. GMT

Laura, of course I know München! Send my greetings to dear Berchtesgaden - the fairest corner of this world in my opinion. London is wonderful, but I had to move away for my university studies unfortunately... Still I am not that far! Have you ever visited England?

Kerr52 24 Jan 12 at 11:11 p.m. GMT

hey tanvi the indian cricket team are out her at the mo. they are not doing so well but sachin tendulkar is beautiful to watch. an true ornament to the game.

cheeeers!

Kerr52 24 Jan 12 at 10:53 p.m. GMT

i am from marvellous melbourne. capital city of the state of victoria in australia.

i love my aggies.

yes john-c, a bit tactless.

there was a young lady from limerick..........

LauraPoirot 24 Jan 12 at 7:41 p.m. GMT

Ah John I just read your comment ;-) Im from Bavaria.  Living near Munich. You probably know it (at least from Hearsay) when parts of your family are German. London must be wonderful, is it not? I ever dreamed of living in England. When I'm done with school and have my final exams... Maybe I can study there... That would be soo wonderful. ;D

treplag 24 Jan 12 at 4:18 p.m. GMT

john_c_hamilton - I think it is reasonable to assume that it was a typo.  Since this is supposed to be a forum for initiating friendships, your comment is at odds with the spirit of the thing.

john_c_hamilton 24 Jan 12 at 3:45 p.m. GMT

jendungeon, Don't they teach you how to spell Massachusetts across the ocean?

john_c_hamilton 24 Jan 12 at 3:43 p.m. GMT

Laura,

I had no idea that you are German! Where do you come from in Germany if I may ask?

john_c_hamilton 24 Jan 12 at 3:41 p.m. GMT

I was born and brought up in London and I have moved to Oxford this October. Originally I am only partly English - the rest of my family being mostly German, Austrian and Russian - hence I simply say I am European!

DukeOfLancasterVI 24 Jan 12 at 3:10 p.m. GMT

Ingerlund! But I'm originally from India and I've lived in India, Iran, UAE & Spain. From Lancashire in England.

MYSTERY_COTTAGE_STUDIOS 06 Jan 12 at 7:47 p.m. GMT

I am from Washington State USA

Angelina_ 05 Dec 11 at 1:31 p.m. GMT

Ι am from Greece.

Rosmyra 02 Dec 11 at 8:42 p.m. GMT

I'm Italian!

MsMcGinty 01 Dec 11 at 2:12 a.m. GMT

I'm from California, USA....How are you all?

de_misteri 18 Nov 11 at 8:17 p.m. GMT

wow, lucky! im afraid i only have about ten books...

jendungeon 18 Nov 11 at 11:01 a.m. GMT

Hello! I'm from Massachiusetts in the United States but have been living in Co.Limerick, Ireland for the last three months. Was lucky enough to find one of the few detective novels that I needed to complete my collection in Dublin, only two more to go!

marianna061 18 Nov 11 at 5:53 a.m. GMT

Hi to all!!! I am Greek and currently live in the beautiful mediteranean island of Cyprus!

de_misteri 18 Nov 11 at 12:25 a.m. GMT

Yay now they're playing marples!

de_misteri 16 Nov 11 at 9:06 p.m. GMT

They stopped playing the movies last week :(

Cool! I've always wanted to go to Italy :D

I went to England about 2 months ago on a holiday :D If I could choose 1 place to live in England, it'd be Torquay or London!

MrOwen 15 Nov 11 at 11:27 a.m. GMT

Hello to all the other Agatha Christie fans. I'm new here and I am very glad I have found this site and that among it are lots of Agatha Christie fans. Myself I'm from England. In the northern part of the country in Blackburn.

rossana 15 Nov 11 at 8:12 a.m. GMT

I'm Italian. I live in a village near Bergamo, Northern Italy.

carlotta_adams 14 Nov 11 at 11:53 p.m. GMT

Hey, at least they play AC movies on the ABC here on Saturday nights! Or, did, anyway...

de_misteri 14 Nov 11 at 11:51 p.m. GMT

Before I became obsessed with Agatha Christie, I thought you pronounced Poirot "Pah-row"....

carlotta_adams 14 Nov 11 at 11:51 p.m. GMT

I bet some people know who Poirot is, but not many. Example? My year six teacher pronouced his name Poy-rot... I was sad.

Mispelchen 10 Nov 11 at 10:57 a.m. GMT

 Greetings from Bulgaria  :)!

kalemarnica32 10 Nov 11 at 9:09 a.m. GMT

I'm from Australia! I'm 23 and I was in born in Ballarat in Victoria but I live now in the capital, Canberra. I have loved Agatha Christie ever since I subsribed to a magazine deal which including her books... that was 10 years and I have read nearly all her books and watched virtually every adaption made. Absolutely obsessed haha!

little_hesperides 09 Nov 11 at 5:11 p.m. GMT

Hello everyone! Just joined up here.

I live in the US (but I'd very much like to emigrate to the Netherlands or Germany in the next couple of years). It's nice to see such a broad, international community here.

LauraPoirot 09 Nov 11 at 4:48 p.m. GMT

Oh hey Grace! Since Tara and I write each other emails she already told me about you. Well nice to meet you ;-) 

Mhm I don't think people would not appreciate Christie.. They just don't know her! This is soo awful! When you tell a few kids about Hercule Poirot they say "Por-who?"

This is why I talk with my 65-year-old French teacher about the best AC stories.... 

de_misteri 09 Nov 11 at 1:24 a.m. GMT

:) Laura, that is a good idea!!! And it'll be good because I already know Carlotta Adams at school (that's Grace, Laura) Poor you, AC is underappreciated in your country!

Coool Colombia - what's it like there?

charlie_18 05 Nov 11 at 10:53 p.m. GMT

I'm from Colombia 

LauraPoirot 05 Nov 11 at 8:45 p.m. GMT

Hey guys! I read your conversation and now that you found each other demystery and carlottaadams how about contacting the other 23 members in your state and have your own AC party xD however from Germany there are only THREE other members  I feel lonely

de_misteri 04 Nov 11 at 10:39 p.m. GMT

Hmmmm.... Maybe... we could... arrange something...

Mrs_Ascher 04 Nov 11 at 9:37 p.m. GMT

I soooooo want to go to a ac festival thingy. It would be absolutely awesome!

carlotta_adams 04 Nov 11 at 12:47 a.m. GMT

I don't know if there are any AC festivil type things here, but if there are can someone plz notify de_misteri and I???

de_misteri 04 Nov 11 at 12:26 a.m. GMT

We are special O-o

de_misteri 03 Nov 11 at 3:19 a.m. GMT

O-O

carlotta_adams 03 Nov 11 at 2:27 a.m. GMT

I am from the great land downunder, Australia. You know, their are only about 25 members of this site in my state, New South Wales...

de_misteri 30 Oct 11 at 1:31 a.m. GMT

I agree, definitely. You are lucky to be that close to London - luckily I went there a few weeks ago for a holiday. It is soo amazing. We crammed heaps of sightseeing and walking into four days; my feet hurt A LOT afterwards but it was definitely worth it!

I looked up the Shard - it's pretty cool :D I think it'll join the long list of landmarks and sightseeing places in London.

brendamonks 29 Oct 11 at 11:22 a.m. GMT

I believe wherever one lives you tend to take the city a little for granted. Everytime I travel into central London (a 20 mins train journey from my home) I tell myself what a beautiful and vibrant city it is and that I should visit it far more often. The tourist attractions - ie The London Eye, Big Ben & The Houses of Parliament, etc. - are true "ambassadors" for London. View the web site for the new development at London Bridge - The Shard. It is an amazing building with viewing platforms on the 70th floor, a revolving restaurant and over 200 residential apartments which are the highest in the UK. That whole area is going to be fantastic once completed. (www.the-shard.co.uk)

de_misteri 28 Oct 11 at 11:25 p.m. GMT

Cooll :D Sydney is a very nice city, although I think I might sometimes take it for granted because I live here. But the Opera House and Harbour Bridge is amazing. Thank you :) Do you write?

About the rugby, I kind of knew Australia would lose to New Zealand at Eden Park. It might have been their twenty year losing streak at that particular park, but they are also good rugby players :D 

brendamonks 28 Oct 11 at 3:57 p.m. GMT

Good day de misteri !! My twin brother lives in Auckland (New Zealand) and we often meet-up in Sydney and spend a week there before travelling back to NZ together for a few more weeks together. Sydney is such a vibrant city and the first time I saw the Opera House and harbour bridge I had to pinch myself as they are such an amazingly beautiful sight. Good luck with your writing. PS Sorry you didn't beat the All Blacks in the rugby world cup...but your team did well.

de_misteri 28 Oct 11 at 3:07 a.m. GMT

I'm from the Wonderful World of Oz! There are only 25 members in New South Wales, my state. I have a collection of Christie books and movies. I'm currently writing my own murder mystery.

brendamonks 27 Oct 11 at 8:58 p.m. GMT

Hello - I live in the UK and have just become a member of this site. I've read the majority of Christie's novels and most of her short stories and plays. I also have a number of DVD's containing the Poirot and Miss Marple (Joan Hickson and Margaret Rutherford in the lead roles) stories.  It's so interesting to review the various categories on this site and read the comments from other members.  We all have something different to say about our own favourite characters and plots.  It reflects the diverse interest and age range of her readership which is worldwide. Agatha Christie is the best mystery/crime/detective writer ever born

notguilty 27 Oct 11 at 8:42 p.m. GMT

I just joined the site.  I am originally from Korea.  Grew up in New Jersey, USA, and lived abroad a number of years in various countries (two in London, off the Jubilee line), and am currently residing in the Houston area in Texas.  I like calling myself a Korean Cowboy.  There aren't too many of us.  And yes, I am a US citizen (personally, just an opinion, I do not believe in dual citizenship, loyalty should not be divided). 

Taher 19 Aug 11 at 8:11 p.m. GMT

Hello

I was born in Chicago, USA, so I am an American, but my parents and all my family are Iranians, (Persians) so I am an Iranian too. I was in Iran for nearly 30 years where I saw Poirot's and Ms Marple TV series for the first time, nevertheless all stories of Poirot that I have read were in its original editions, in English.

ariadnepoirotmarple 18 Aug 11 at 11:44 p.m. GMT

Hey! Portugal here! :)

popbubble 26 Jul 11 at 11:13 a.m. GMT

I´m from england, but I live in Finland, and it´s impossible to get AC books!  So I have to buy them of amazon!

LauraPoirot 26 Jul 11 at 10:59 a.m. GMT

I'm from Germany!

ErkutSoyer 20 Jul 11 at 2:49 p.m. GMT

I'm from Turkey/Izmir

Moderator2 12 Apr 11 at 10:27 a.m. GMT

Hi all,

In the summer when we launch our new site you will all be able to plot your home locations on the Christie world map (which works like a Google map) so you'll be able to tell other Christie fans where you live and now also show them! Keep your eyes peeled for the new features, coming soon!

Moderator2

JaneWilkinson 12 Apr 11 at 6:44 a.m. GMT

I am from India....

stylestocurtain 07 Apr 11 at 6:33 p.m. GMT

Hello! Oh dear, I seem to have come to this thread a bit later than everyone else!

I am from the North of England. I've been reading AC since I was around 9 or 10, and grew up watching the Hickson and Suchet adaptations. I have read or seen the adaptation of nearly all of Christie's works.

However, my closest "link" to Agatha Christie is that I am from and grew up in the village of Marple, which is where Agatha visited all those years ago (some say she was at an auction here, others that she got stuck at the railway station), and she named Miss Marple after our little village :)

It's really cool that AC's works are read by people the world over. My hat goes off particularly to people who are reading her in English, when English is not their native language. I've studied spanish and lived in Spain but my level isn't yet good enough to read an AC in Spanish!

Mr_Graves 18 Oct 10 at 4:10 a.m. GMT

Hello!!! I live in an obscure town in the West Coast of New Zealand! i am 16 years old, and have been growing my obsession with Agatha Christie slowly over the past couple of years.

Agatha Christie books are relatively easy to get over hear- just so long as you hunt around in second-hand bookshops, certain libraries have a small range, and on TradeMe (NZ's number one online trading site). You couldn't really find any in bookshops. But television adaptations are a big thing over here, on certain channels.

Things that strike me as typically english in these books are probably the people. I haven't had much of an experience with English people, but it seems that there are a few classic moulds in detective fiction. I also love the village names AC comes up with. They are so great! Wychwood-under-Ashe, how cool does that sound?

ivi21 10 Oct 10 at 4:38 p.m. GMT

Hi, I think I´m the only one from Slovakia. I´m glad to see so many nationalities in this site. And everyone loves Agatha Chrisite!

knottyceltic 02 Oct 10 at 3:19 a.m. GMT

I'm from Ontario Canada in the midst of the Great Lakes.  I'm also one of the 'mature' members here.   I'm glad to see such a wide range of nationalities but not surprised.  She is one of the most translated authors in history.

I'm enchanted by the oppulence of all the old manor houses in AC's books, interested in the whole "social class system" and delighted by the descriptions of "village life".  WE don't have "village life" here where I live.  I live in a very tiny part of Canada that has 1/3 of the entire country's population.  It's crowded, busy and nothing "quaint".  I love the idea of houses having "names" whether they are village cottages or magnificent old family estates.  We have very litttle of that here in Canada.  AC's novels are such an escape from the culture I live in that I would dream of the quiet  of a tiny village with named cottages and the occasional scandal or murder  ;o)

christie_greece 25 Aug 10 at 2:52 p.m. GMT

Hello everyone!!! I'm from beautiful GREECE!!!! I'm 14 years old. I've got books both in English and in greek, but I prefer english ones. You can't always find well-translated AC books here... And I also believe that it's better reading the story excactly as the author wrote it!

Miss_Eylesbarrow 25 Aug 10 at 9:37 a.m. GMT

It's really fascinating to learn where you are all from.  I had mistakenly thought that Agatha Christie would really be a British thing with perhaps a few fans in the US - how wrong I was!  I'm a (mature!) Londoner - South London - by the way , but have visited both Torquay and Harrogate.

xrysoula 22 Aug 10 at 11:16 p.m. GMT

Tanvi, you must be really proud of your post-all these answers!

I 'm from Greece. I think highly of my country, yet if it were up to me, I would be spending half the year in the UK. There 's so much I love about it-except maybe for the weather!

Panceltic 02 Jul 10 at 12:59 p.m. GMT

Hello! I am from Slovenia :)

AndThenThereWasTim 23 Jun 10 at 9:43 p.m. GMT

I know I already posted this, but I noticed alot of people were posting their States. Im Here in boring old Southern California. Trust me if you are considering visiting Southern California please don't. There is nothing to see. Unless you like following idiodic Movie Stars. Oh and to all the Brits out there. I am a Yank. California fought with the North in a limited compacity  LOL.

Its funny. There are fewer Americans on here than I would have though. Well anyways. If im not on here then, Happy 4th of July!

Mr_west 23 Jun 10 at 11:40 a.m. GMT

this is my goal too

Shino_Ellery 23 Jun 10 at 10:38 a.m. GMT

Hi there! I'm from Malaysia! Hot and humid weather... I wish it snows here... Anyway one can get AC books in English here but it'll cost a bomb to collect the whole series! That'll be my goal for the rest of my life! 

Mr_west 21 Jun 10 at 8:19 p.m. GMT

in my country israel it's so hard to get AC books! i'm search in every book store but i found only 33 novels!

also, all most no one read her books today in my country so i can't talk about the books i read (ecsapt from you guys)

ramloser 21 Jun 10 at 6:55 p.m. GMT

I'm from Ramloese, Denmark, a village not very different from. let's say Wychwood - but in supply sited near the largest lake in Denmark.

In the neighbourhood lives: A lawyer, a doctor, a pensioned army man, a retired actress and a writer of popular novels, just the cast for a Christie novel!

greycelluser1 29 May 10 at 3:48 p.m. GMT

Tanvi, I am from the United States.  Wisconsin to be exact... I am a new user... look forward to making new friends on this site.

Onapi11 12 May 10 at 10:23 a.m. GMT

Im from New South Wales Australia and i live in a small town just underneath the great dividing range. Its a pretty touristy spot but not many Kangaroos and no Koalas. Unfortuanly Agatha christies are difficult to get around here and those that people find are very expensive. Ive been reading agatha christies for about 4 years now and have collected about 45.

its interesting to see some of the peoples ages thy reveal throughout this post, i diddnt realise many people read agatha christies that were about my age in their teeens.

ilovewalruses2 11 May 10 at 5:40 a.m. GMT

I'm Christine, and I live in Xiamen, China, though I am originally from the USA. It's actually cheaper to buy Agatha Christie here compared to in the US, so I've got no complaints in that area! (I read the books in english, my mandarin is nowhere near good enough to read the translated versions lol)

na_well 11 May 10 at 5:16 a.m. GMT

It is really interesting to see how many fans Agatha Christie has around the world and to realise that these fans aren't only from English speaking countries.

Of course it would have been great to read a story with Poirot here in Buenos Aires (I remember Hastings has been to Argentina). It could also be set in a country house (like many Christie stories) since here in Argentina in the provinces there are many country house where land is worked. What I think would be difficult for Poirot is to deal with people in Argentina, especially in Buenos Aires. You know what they say about us, that we are arrogant or egocentric (similar to Poirot). It would have been fun, though.

csillasmystery 11 Mar 10 at 9:49 p.m. GMT

Good evening, everyone! I am from Serbia (Europe), I read books in Hungarian and Serbian language, I would also like to read AC's books in English. In my country we can buy lots of Agatha Christie's books, I already own about 40 books.Someday I would like to have them all.

stylestocurtain 09 Mar 10 at 1:44 p.m. GMT

floraberastury

na_well

I am from Argentina. It's hard to find AC books here. Many aren't available anymore. I've managed to buy some when they came out weekly with a newspaper. I will start to buy them in english if i can't find them in spanish. I already read The Mysterious Affair at Styles in english so it's no problem.

hey! im from Argentina too! im from Buenos Aires and im reading the books like eBooks now because a lot of them cant be found here! also, some of them have a different title so sometimes i think i haven't read it but i had! 

You know, I always think Poirot should've had a mystery in Buenos Aires - I think he would have loved the architecture and cuisine!! I think they adapted the scenery for "Yellow Iris" and the Argentine climate suited him very well!

stylestocurtain 09 Mar 10 at 1:39 p.m. GMT

I'm from the North of England, near Manchester  Quite far away from the south coast where AC lived, but I've been on holiday round there and it was brilliant!

Wow, there's quite an international community on here, it's great that AC enthusiasm is so global! Greetings to everyone from a slightly chilly North of England!

I started reading "Crooked House" in Spanish (which I've studied) but gave up and went back to English - I figured since it wasn't my native language and it wasn't AC's native language there was no point! It's interesting how problems arise in translation though ... there was troube with translating the word "crooked" so they translated it as "twisted" and had to put a footnote explaining the old english rhyme!!

Actually, I was just wondering, are there any things in ACs novels that strike anybody as particularly English? (culture, language etc ... I don't notice it since I'm from here!)

Bundle_ 26 Feb 10 at 6:20 p.m. GMT

Welcome to the fourm, MYSTERY COTTAGE STUDIOS!

MYSTERY_COTTAGE_STUDIOS 26 Feb 10 at 6:22 a.m. GMT

HELLO, I am new to the site as of today and I am from Redmond, Washington USA!!!!!

shana 25 Feb 10 at 5:49 p.m. GMT

Hi, tanvi i am from Suriname, South America. And i have read a number of AC-novels and short stories in DUtch! I shold count them, I think.

Why are interested in which countries we're from. Actually, my great-grandfather came from India as an immigrant. 

sjoerdbol 25 Feb 10 at 8:32 a.m. GMT

Holland, and we don't wear clogs and smoke weed! 

HeiseiHolmes 17 Feb 10 at 10:44 a.m. GMT

Scotland! And no, we don't wear kilts. They're so ugly.

floraberastury 09 Feb 10 at 8:14 p.m. GMT

Hi! im from Argentina, i ve read almost all books in Spanish since my grandma lend them to me and she had a collection. there are some books we cannot find here and then im reading them like eBooks and sometimes i read them in English, also the titles are not the same so its really confusing sometimes. anyways, hope i can read them all by the end of the year!

floraberastury 09 Feb 10 at 8:10 p.m. GMT

na_well

I am from Argentina. It's hard to find AC books here. Many aren't available anymore. I've managed to buy some when they came out weekly with a newspaper. I will start to buy them in english if i can't find them in spanish. I already read The Mysterious Affair at Styles in english so it's no problem.

hey! im from Argentina too! im from Buenos Aires and im reading the books like eBooks now because a lot of them cant be found here! also, some of them have a different title so sometimes i think i haven't read it but i had! 

jane_delawney 07 Dec 09 at 1:30 p.m. GMT

Thank you very much, Puffinjill and Bundle!

Bundle_ 07 Dec 09 at 12:56 p.m. GMT

Welcome Kate! It's nice to have more avid Christie fans on the boards!

And welcome back 3rdGirl!

Puffinjill 07 Dec 09 at 7:48 a.m. GMT

Welcome to you, Kate! Good to see you on these boards!

jane_delawney 07 Dec 09 at 2:48 a.m. GMT

Hi everyone, I just registered here. I love this board! Kindred spirits, at last! :)

I'm Kate, I'm Austrian.

3rdGirl 03 Dec 09 at 7:22 a.m. GMT

And don't forget The Secret of Chimneys and The Seven Dials Mystery for some non series AC's.

Puffinjill 19 Nov 09 at 6:39 a.m. GMT

Sparkling Cyanide is one I have always liked too. If you are looking for recommendations, Amabile, I would urge you to read Appointment With Death and Five Little Pigs. Poirot at his brilliant best. What about Miss Marple? Have you read many featuring her, or Tommy and Tuppence?

Bundle_ 18 Nov 09 at 7:25 p.m. GMT

Hi Amabile! Nice to hear from you again.

Sparkling Cyanide is one of my favorite AC books too.

Amabile

Do you have any recommendations; maybe your favorites?

Have you read Lord Edgware Dies a.k.a Thirteen at Dinner? Or perhaps Sad Cypress? Those are my two favorite Poirot books. I highly recommend them.

Tommy_A_Jones 18 Nov 09 at 4:52 p.m. GMT

I am not keen on Nicknames, people shpould ask people what they mind being called, I love being known as Tommy though

Amabile 18 Nov 09 at 4:41 p.m. GMT

Bundle_

Hi, Amabile, (I'm Bundle from the USA)! Welcome to the site. What are some of your favorite Christie books and or adaptations?

Hi Bundle, sorry for the late reply! =) I've always loved Sparkling Cyanide, for reasons I cannot explain haha, and Curtain. I've only watched a couple of adaptations, mainly the first season of Agatha Christie's Poirot and one of the Marple movies... enjoyed both quite a lot. It's always fun seeing how other people interpret her works, isn't it? I'm trying lately to read more of her works (at home I think I only have about half of her books) and see more adaptations. Do you have any recommendations; maybe your favorites?

TheButlerDidIT 12 Nov 09 at 5:01 p.m. GMT

TB is better thann Buttty.

Thats what I meant with Poirot being off. It's a good book isn't it. I heard it's one of the new Poirots to be filmed can't wait! Hope it still has the creepyness and that Poirot isn't off.

go_leafs_nation 10 Nov 09 at 12:52 p.m. GMT

Well, Butty was sort of stretching the line between shortening names and coming up with random nicknames, so I thought I'd throw that in there to warn you all.

Bundle_ 10 Nov 09 at 12:33 p.m. GMT

Don't worry: I wasn't going call you Goley again :-)

But their really not random nicknames as everyone nicknames are an abbreviation of their other names. I.E. Bundles, PuffinJill, Tommy_A_Jones, GKCFan etc.

I like Belle for Devonbelle, 3rdGirl! And for the TheButlerDidIt what about TB?Which stands for TheButler.

go_leafs_nation 10 Nov 09 at 11:08 a.m. GMT

If you don't mind, I personally prefer not to get any fancy nicknames. While I don't expect everyone to use the full "go_leafs_nation" (gln, go leafs, etc. work), I personally am not a huge fan of coming up with completely random nicknames ("You have the letter a in your name twice, so I'll just call you 'Two As'.").

3rdGirl 10 Nov 09 at 4:07 a.m. GMT

Sorry Butty. As an Australian, we tend to give everyone a nickname. Puffinjill is Jill. Bundle is Bundles. I didn't know that Go leafs was Goley, but I like it!

The Bulter Did It...nickname suggestions

Butty (quite clearly not popular with the man himslef)\

Diddles

Didit

Butler

Buttles

i could go on and on. :-)

Devonbelle could be Devo, Bella or Belle.....

Bundle_ 09 Nov 09 at 3:34 p.m. GMT

TheButlerDidIT

Have you read Halloween Party? I enjoyed it even if Poirot seemed a bit off and always thought it was very creepy with a good ending.

Yes, I have. It was my second Poirot book that I read. It's not one of my favorites but I liked it.

But like you I also found it creepy! And I think I know what you mean about Poirot being off. I think it was one of Poirot's later books, right? And so his movements etc were a little slow.

Puffinjill 09 Nov 09 at 6:54 a.m. GMT

I'm a big fan of Hallowe'en Party too, faults and all. What did you think was a bit off of Poirot, TheButlerDidIt?

Welcome, Devonbelle! I know the weather isn't great at the moment but you are luck to live in Devon - a very beautiful county. I'm not too far away as I am in Somerset as battling against the same dull, rainy days as you. As for Audiobooks, I completely adore them! I have almost the complete AC catalogue (have been collecting for about 8-10 years) but, sadly, the majority of them are on good old-fashioned tape. I played them to death and, much to my complete distress, they can now tend to break if I play them. This breaks my little heart every single time so I am currently trying to replace them all on CD but it costs a fair whack so the process is painfully slow. I'm hoping Santa Claus might take pity on me and help me along. I listen to them morning, noon and night and would happily give away my TV and just listen to Audiobooks or Radio drama. The pictures are so much better.

go_leafs_nation 08 Nov 09 at 9:04 p.m. GMT

Hallowe'en Party has always been a pleasure of mine. Is it flawed? Yes. Do I love it? Yes.

TheButlerDidIT 08 Nov 09 at 6:14 p.m. GMT

Have you read Halloween Party? I enjoyed it even if Poirot seemed a bit off and always thought it was very creepy with a good ending.

Bundle_ 08 Nov 09 at 3:57 p.m. GMT

go_leafs_nation

People tend to give nicknames to each other on here, TheButlerDidIt- I must've gotten about 87 on the old site.

Yes, I miss your Goley nickname!

To Jill: I also like your nickname as Jill.

Bundle_ 08 Nov 09 at 3:54 p.m. GMT

Welcome devonbelle! I think living not too far from AC's birthplace is an exciting place to live!

The only audio book of AC's I've ever listened to is The Murder of Roger Ackryod.

devonbelle 08 Nov 09 at 3:34 p.m. GMT

Hi Everyone!  I am new today and just wanted to say Hello.  I don't live anywhere near as exotic a place as some of you.  I live on the so called English Riviera, not far from AC's birthplace.  It always seems to be bitterly cold and raining here these days.

Does anyone ever listen to AC's audiobooks?  I am an avid bookworm and have the dvd's too.  The audiobooks are fantastic to listen to if you are busy or even relaxing in the bath.  They start many a cold morning off for me when I am getting ready.  I seem to lose myself in them, they draw you in.

Puffinjill 08 Nov 09 at 3:17 p.m. GMT

Absolutely! The more diverse points of view, the better! It's great fun discussing books we all love but it gets really interesting when we all see things from different angles and talk about them together. No one is right and no one is wrong and I find this site and peoples posts make me think about things I hadn't thought of before.

Are you OK with being called Butty? Or should I use your full name? I seem to have missed out on a nickname as my real name seems a bit obvious! Should have thought about it a little more....silly me.

go_leafs_nation 08 Nov 09 at 2:46 p.m. GMT

People tend to give nicknames to each other on here, TheButlerDidIt- I must've gotten about 87 on the old site.

And no, I wouldn't call it an argument; debating points like that is a huge part of the fun on the forums!

TheButlerDidIT 08 Nov 09 at 11:38 a.m. GMT

go_leafs_nation

I prefer the McEwan version of Murder at the Vicarage more. The production values were higher, and they actually changed LESS than the Hickson version did!

Have I caused an argument?

TheButlerDidIT 07 Nov 09 at 5:02 p.m. GMT

It's great it was my first Miss Marple novel and I loved it. I thought at times it could have been the Vicar. Miss Marple seemed a bit nosey and unpleasent but I was told she gets nicer.

BTW Butty?!

Bundle_ 07 Nov 09 at 4:59 p.m. GMT

We need a nickname for you too, 3rdGirl! I shall think of one....

3rdGirl 07 Nov 09 at 9:56 a.m. GMT

I LOVE Murder at the Vicarage (both the book and and adaptation) I've only seen the McEwen version, but I did think it was great. I actually love that the Marple adaptations are so colourful and cheeky and the Poirot ones are a bit grimmer and more sinister.

Butty (TheButlerDidIt), you've actually read quite a few!

Hello Zoltan B - welcome.

Puffinjill 07 Nov 09 at 7:27 a.m. GMT

Oh, well, looks like we will have to agree to differ on that one! The core reason I value the BBC Joan Hickson adaptations much, much more than the ITV Geraldine McEwan/Julia McKenzie ones ( which, I have to confess, I haven't seen all the more recent ones) is simply the characterisation by Miss Hickson of Miss Jane Marple. I think it is perfect. It completely harmonises with my view of her from all the AC's I have read. And so for me, this performance stands out like a shining star and has not been bettered. However, I understand that two people reading about the same character may form varying ideas of them, so perhaps the more recent versions hit the right note for some. I will agree the production values are high but they are overblown, overacted and have no issues with any changes they make, including the culprit.

But each to his own! I would still prefer the written text to any TV drama anyday!

go_leafs_nation 06 Nov 09 at 9:06 p.m. GMT

I prefer the McEwan version of Murder at the Vicarage more. The production values were higher, and they actually changed LESS than the Hickson version did!

Puffinjill 06 Nov 09 at 7:11 p.m. GMT

Have you seen the Joan Hickson version, Bundle? It's much, much better (in my humble opinion)! Murder at the Vicarage was the first Marple I read and I still have a very soft spot because of that.

Bundle_ 06 Nov 09 at 4:15 p.m. GMT

No I haven't. But I have a soft spot for it bc it was the very fist Miss Marple adaptation I had ever seen (which starred Geraldine McEwan).

Is Murder At The Vicarage one of your favorites?

And welcome aboard ZoltanBalogh!

TheButlerDidIT 06 Nov 09 at 3:02 p.m. GMT

Thanks Bundle! Have you read Murder At The Vicarage?

ZoltanBalogh 05 Nov 09 at 9:49 p.m. GMT

I am from Szombathely, Hungary

Bundle_ 05 Nov 09 at 6:50 p.m. GMT

TheButlerDidIT

Thanks Bundle! Whats a moniker? Sorry I don't know.

No prob. Moniker is another word for someone's nickname. :0)

TheButlerDidIT 05 Nov 09 at 6:08 p.m. GMT

Thanks Bundle! Whats a moniker? Sorry I don't know. I'm currently reading Why Didn't They Ask Evans? I have read Murder At The Vicarage,And Then There Were None, Dumb Witness,Halloween Party and The Thirteen Problems

Puffinjill 04 Nov 09 at 7:04 p.m. GMT

Alright, 3rdGirl, we get the message! You (poor darling!) are struggling to cope with the 36 degree heat and have to eat lots of ice cream to rehydrate yourself. How difficult life is for some people.

I, on the other hand, have literally WADED through Bristol to attend a course today (just when you think there cannot possibly be ANY more rain left to fall you remeber this is England and, yes, there IS much more to come) and now, sitting at home (it's just gone 7 but it was pitch dark by 4.30), I could still wring water out of the bottom of my trousers. And I've had to put on an extra jumper as I am still cold, even though I am warming my hands around a gigantic mug of coffee. But don't you worry about me, now, will you....

Anyway, enough of all this, what were we talking about? 

Bundle_ 04 Nov 09 at 2:42 p.m. GMT

Welcome to the boards TheButlerDidIT! Great moniker, btw!

3rdGirl 04 Nov 09 at 8:52 a.m. GMT

Puffinjill

Sven Hjerson is Ariadne Oliver's fictional detective. He's Finnish and a vegetarian who carries around a little machine for chopping up his veg!!! He sounds a scream! And I love the way Mrs Oliver has long forgotten why she ever started writing about him, not knowing Finland at all or any Finnish people!

AHA. That is hilarious! I've only read Dead Man's Folly with Ms Oliver so no wonder I'd not remembered him. I have made his aquaintance! And here I was thinking he was like Henning Mankell or Stieg Larsson, some of the Scando authors who are selling by the bucketload.

Amabile, I am very jealous of your final paper topic. What an awesome excuse for getting into Ms Christie. You must get onto some of the topics and have a chat. You too Butty (you'll end up with a nickname, so we may as well start now!). It doesn't matter how many you've read. I've read a lot, but I'm still not even halfway through all of her books yet! Chatting with Puffinjill, Bundles, Tommy A and Go Leafs on the forums have made me branch out from Marple and Poirot and read some short stories and some non-series books which I wouldn't have gotten to for a long time.

Weather report here : 36 degrees celcius with 76 percent humidity. It's too hot to do anything but eat ice cream.

TheButlerDidIT 03 Nov 09 at 6:48 p.m. GMT

I'm new too!

Done a couple of posts but no topics so far (don't know how)

Bundle_ 31 Oct 09 at 11:51 p.m. GMT

Hi, Amabile, (I'm Bundle from the USA)! Welcome to the site. What are some of your favorite Christie books and or adaptations?

Amabile 31 Oct 09 at 2:29 a.m. GMT

I'm from Brazil. =) And I'm writing my final paper (or whatever the name it has in other countries, which I don't know, but should find out. Do you know that paper you have to write before you graduate? That one) on Christie's Poirot (maybe Marple too). I'm reading all kinds of things about her and re-discovering her books all over again. I even listened to a couple of podcasts and am now trying to watch as many DVDs as I can. It's not a hard job in the slightest!

Enoch_Arden 30 Oct 09 at 6:33 p.m. GMT

Speaking of seasons, the ground here just got its first snow cover of this fall.

Puffinjill 30 Oct 09 at 3:18 p.m. GMT

Sven Hjerson is Ariadne Oliver's fictional detective. He's Finnish and a vegetarian who carries around a little machine for chopping up his veg!!! He sounds a scream! And I love the way Mrs Oliver has long forgotten why she ever started writing about him, not knowing Finland at all or any Finnish people!

3rdGirl, you don't want to start making kind offers like that. I might take you up on them!!! Mind you, a few weeks relaxing under an Aussie sun might cure me of my blues. I'll get my suitcase.....

Bless you for the offer, though! And yes, we do have seasons here, but they tend to merge into one long rainy, grey season. No wonder I'm feeling down.

Enoch_Arden 30 Oct 09 at 2:20 p.m. GMT

3rdGirl

I've never heard of Sven Hjerson Enoch, but Scandinavian crime is becoming very trendy and popular here at the moment, so I'm sure it won;t be long until I make his aquaintance!

Hjerson's author is actually British. To be honest, I haven't read any of his adventures either. But I'd like to!

3rdGirl 30 Oct 09 at 8:46 a.m. GMT

Thanks Jill. If you ever venture this far (to the colonies!), you have a closish-to-the-beach-side pad available as well. At least you have seasons in the UK. We have a LOOOONG summer and short winter.

I've never heard of Sven Hjerson Enoch, but Scandinavian crime is becoming very trendy and popular here at the moment, so I'm sure it won;t be long until I make his aquaintance!

I'm amazed at how diverse the nationalities are on this site.

Enoch_Arden 28 Oct 09 at 7:15 p.m. GMT

I guess I've got the honor of being the first one from Finland (home of the famous detective Sven Hjerson) to answer this.

I've read pretty much all of Christie's murder stories, mostly in Finnish, some in English. Fortunately I'm beginning at last to forget the plots of the first ones I read so I've been able to enjoy some of the books twice. :)

Puffinjill 28 Oct 09 at 7:21 a.m. GMT

There's a spare room in my house (well, currently stuffed full of boxes I can't face unpacking as I've recently moved) at your disposal 3rdGirl, next time you visit us here in the 'old country'!!

And as for Scotland, how CAN you say it is boring, TheButlerDidIt?!? I know when you live somewhere you get very used to it and don't see its attractions anymore, so I will swap with you ANY day as I adore Scotland! I am saving every single penny I can so I can go back there next year.

I spent the week before Christmas in Edinburgh last year, 3rdGirl. It rained so hard I think I rusted. But it was magical.

3rdGirl 27 Oct 09 at 9:47 p.m. GMT

Puffinjill

 I'm in the South West - in Somerset, just up on the map from Devon - and it is a lovely part of England to live in.

And I never stop reading....

I won't stop reading either. My husband is from Shrewsbury, Shropshire Jill, so we travel back every few years to see the out-laws! Haha..

Bondi is lovely, we are more on the cliffs part between the beach and Sydney Harbour. It's becoming a crazy time of year with all of the tourists.

I love Scotland The Butler Did it! I had the most glorious weather when we travelled there in September 2005, I actually got sunburned on my face when we walked around Edinburgh!

yamifannetje 27 Oct 09 at 6:28 p.m. GMT

belgian_in_ireland

Tanvi, I am originally from Belgium (like our friend Poirot), but moved to Ireland a couple of years ago.

Same here! I'm from Belgium too and love this master detective most of all. All the other books of AC don't interest me so much as his adventures. Why did you move out of Belgium? Were you going to dislike it?

yamifannetje 27 Oct 09 at 6:24 p.m. GMT

Hey. I'm from Belgium. I know what you want so well. There are less and less people who like to read and know this treasures of Agatha Christie and so much other books. And they don't know what is to be nearly in love with the stories and there characters. Anyway, these characters are much more worthy than us as human beings in reality.

TheButlerDidIT 27 Oct 09 at 5:50 p.m. GMT

Boring Scotland but would like to live somewhere like Peru or Argintina (but that'll never happen)

Puffinjill 27 Oct 09 at 2:52 p.m. GMT

Lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky you!!!! How I would love to be somewhere like that!!! I'm in little old England. Just as you are beginning your summer, I'm watching all the leaves on the trees turn into their beautiful, rich autumnal colours. Then it tips down with rain and blows a gale and all those lovely autumn leaves deposit themselves all over my garden and it no loger looks magical!!! I'm in the South West - in Somerset, just up on the map from Devon - and it is a lovely part of England to live in.

And I never stop reading....

3rdGirl 27 Oct 09 at 8:51 a.m. GMT

I am from Bondi, Sydney, Australia. About halfway through reading all the AC books, but love many other crime writers as well.

Frndorfoe 11 Jun 09 at 7:10 p.m. GMT

I am from Bangladesh. I have read all Agatha Christie books in English. Language is not a problem for me. But it is hard to get Agatha Christie books here. They are kind of expensive.too.

MissValeryJones 31 May 09 at 2:07 a.m. GMT

I´m from El Salvador, Central America, it´s very hard to find AC´s books here, but i´m a fan!! I´m 21, and reading AC´s books enriches my mind!:)

Lochlainn 15 May 09 at 10:40 p.m. GMT

I'm from Dublin, Ireland. I've been a fan of Agatha Christie from about age 10 (back in the Stone Age!). I've read all the books, seen all the films, series etc. An Agatha nerd without a doubt.

Number3 13 May 09 at 4:52 p.m. GMT

I'm from the States with a bit of British up bringing.(My mum's madien name was Stafford)

I'm a Spanish student and would like to read some of the books in Spanish. 

For those who are cash strapped try Oxfam or The Salvation Army stores for copies.

Kamorek 12 May 09 at 10:56 a.m. GMT

well I'm from Poland

Dolly_B 06 May 09 at 2:54 p.m. GMT

Canada.

I've read every AC too.

go_leafs_nation 04 May 09 at 11:11 a.m. GMT

For those who don't know, I'm from Canada. I've also read every AC (sad for me, I know).

na_well 03 May 09 at 3:12 a.m. GMT

Hi nunu I'm from Buenos Aires, and you?

Yes you are right it is nicer to read them in english and i've found that the translations aren't as accurate as i would like them to be. So as i speak english pretty well and i can read the books in english i'm thinking of buying them in english from now on. Of course I am going to read the ones i've already got in spanish.

agatha_nunu 02 May 09 at 3:40 a.m. GMT

na_well

I am from Argentina. It's hard to find AC books here. Many aren't available anymore. I've managed to buy some when they came out weekly with a newspaper. I will start to buy them in english if i can't find them in spanish. I already read The Mysterious Affair at Styles in english so it's no problem.

I´m from Argentina too! which part are you from?. You are right, it is nicer to read them in English.

jolley74 24 Apr 09 at 6:31 p.m. GMT

im from the uk and 34

jolley74 24 Apr 09 at 6:30 p.m. GMT

Bowie

Brisbane, Australia.

Ozzie ozzie ozzie etc

oi oi oi

Bowie

Brisbane, Australia.

Ozzie ozzie ozzie etc

Bowie 24 Apr 09 at 2:13 a.m. GMT

Brisbane, Australia.

Ozzie ozzie ozzie etc

MariaDenmark 22 Apr 09 at 10:29 p.m. GMT

hi, I'm from Denmark and 26.

Nikisha 19 Apr 09 at 12:03 p.m. GMT

Hi, I'm Nikisha from Indonesia. I read AC books both in Indonesian and English, whatever available actually Gosh, I always have a thing for vintage mysteries.

Love reading Poirot so much that i usually take notes while reading and compare them with Poirot analysis when he assembles the audience and gracefully reveals the murderer at the end of every book.

Nice meeting Y'all...

JobyElliottMartin 11 Apr 09 at 6:05 p.m. GMT

Sapphire- Which is your favourite?

sapphire_arisa 09 Apr 09 at 2:13 a.m. GMT

Arlena-

I've read a lot.

Mysterious Affair at Styles

One Two Buckle My Shoes

Murder of Roger Ackroyd

Murder of the Orient Express

Five Little Pigs

Sad Cypress

Murder on the Links

Cards on the Table

ABC Murder

oohh...cant remember them all!

AC is so fantastic thath I am AC fanatic...

ArlenaSMarshall 09 Apr 09 at 12:09 a.m. GMT

sapphire-

What books have you read so far?

Jane_Wilkinson 04 Apr 09 at 11:26 a.m. GMT

Hey Tanvi I am from India too. I am a die hard Christie Fan from Mumbai, U say whr r u frm?

binki 02 Apr 09 at 2:32 p.m. GMT

I come from beijing and i am 15,and i think Agatha is famous all over the world!!!and i alwalys read it in chinese.at present,i am reading poirot's early cases

ArlenaSMarshall 29 Mar 09 at 10:50 p.m. GMT

I've turned into an AC fanatic too!!!! I've only read a few book, though.

JobyElliottMartin 29 Mar 09 at 11:05 a.m. GMT

I'm from the UK, Lincolnshire to be precise. I'm 17 and I'm an AC fanatic

sapphire_arisa 28 Mar 09 at 4:34 a.m. GMT

Hey! I'm 13 too. And I just love AC books so much.

I'm from Japan, but I live in Australia.

I read AC books usually in English, but sometimes Japanese.

ArlenaSMarshall 27 Mar 09 at 10:30 p.m. GMT

Hey- is there anyone here who is 13? I live in the USA and I have just started reading AC mysteries.

lava 24 Mar 09 at 5:09 a.m. GMT

goodlookingrascal

Hey Tanvi Shashank here, from India, a die hard AC fan......

he y tanvi and shashank iam from india too.my real name is lavanyaa but i kept my user name lava because my friends call me so because i have a hot temper

lava 24 Mar 09 at 5:05 a.m. GMT

I am from india and I have read all agatha christie only in english

susandiane 27 Feb 09 at 11:40 a.m. GMT

Thank you harleybarley, I thought it might be "Japanophile" but i wasn't sure. It could have been Nipponophile (or something) then i'd just look stupid.

 AND to mirror, you could try Agatha Christie's publishers. Sometimes they offer books for sell. Try penguin.com for the American publisher. They sell on-line.

mirror 25 Feb 09 at 3:42 a.m. GMT

Ｔｈａｎk you , susandiane . Ｉ have a negative impression on shopping on-line but it must be useful . I will try it. 

HarleyBarley 25 Feb 09 at 2:59 a.m. GMT

susandiane, Just to add, it is Japanophile. That simple (Grazie, Vale, for showing what the word was). The interrupter, HarleyBarley

susandiane 24 Feb 09 at 12:02 p.m. GMT

mirror, have you tried to buy some of her books from amazon.com? is it even available in japan? (if my son were home, i'd ask him, my little kaiju nut, he's a; well, i don't know the word, there are ANGLOPHILES, all things british you know, what do you call someone addicted to japan and japanese culture?) i don't personally like to buy on-line, but lots of people do and seem to get good service from amazon. one day i WILL try it.

mirror 24 Feb 09 at 9:14 a.m. GMT

I am from Japan. I read AC books only in Japanese as English ones are not available here.But I would like to read AC books in English　some day bacause it would be a lot of fun . Actually I am using this site not just to have fun but also to practice my English ability.

Mr_Satterthwaite 22 Feb 09 at 4:25 p.m. GMT

I am from Ireland but moved to London a few months ago.

susandiane 15 Feb 09 at 1:36 p.m. GMT

I'm finding it fascinating reading the news coming out of England about facebook (the man who announced his divorce on there and claiming she cheated BEFORE telling his wife! And the horrible murder that another man committed because his estranged wife changed her "marital status" on the site) I can't help but think AC would be mortified by the airing of dirty laundry for all to see. How she kept her "disappearance" so private. She wouldn't be able to TODAY! Now, I am NOT insulting the Brits! Gosh knows, we Americans are WAAAY to loose and public with our private lives :) Again, I can't help but think QE2 was on to something after Diana died. I'm getting that info from Helen Mirren in "The Queen" (great movie btw)

susandiane 14 Feb 09 at 9:44 p.m. GMT

United States of America. I'm a boring mutt. Just a, no not yankee, I'm southern *lol*

biscotte 11 Feb 09 at 6:21 p.m. GMT

I am from Canada.

I love these books because it gives such a different picture than what we get from here or the US.

I know the stories were written a long time ago, but still, i truly enjoy the English point of view and the English way of life. I love reading about caracters having a "proper english garden" and the way they always have tea! These things are probably not popular anymore, but  i find it so interesting to read what Miss Maple finds proper or not!

When specific places are mentionned, i often google a map from England to look it up!

Aurora 31 Jan 09 at 6:58 p.m. GMT

I know it's boring but...England. I have been to Churston though. Does that redeem me?

AnneBeddingfield 31 Jan 09 at 11:45 a.m. GMT

I'm from Mauritius (probably the only one).

devilgal19 31 Jan 09 at 12:54 a.m. GMT

I am in Canada.

murderisannounced 30 Jan 09 at 4:01 p.m. GMT

I'm from Britain (suprisingly the first Brit who still lives here to write on here seeing as AC was British.)

Oh everyone else, if you can all speak English, how would people who cant stiil come on here and talk about AC.

Lone_Wolf 26 Jan 09 at 8:52 a.m. GMT

Ekaterinburg, Russia.

I dislike the Russian translations of AC - they sound rather forced and don't have that athmosphere. Unfortunately, the stupid Russian publishers who publish classic authors in original English like publishing the same famous novels (like "the Orient Express") over and over. Fortunately, I got my hands on some English editions as well. But there are still AC titles I haven't read yet.

pnerd 23 Jan 09 at 2:08 p.m. GMT

I guess I am the only one from Bangladesh in this forum so far.

goodlookingrascal 04 Dec 08 at 2:44 p.m. GMT

Hey Tanvi Shashank here, from India, a die hard AC fan......

Dazzy 02 Dec 08 at 5:15 p.m. GMT

I am originally from England, live in USA (California)

AussieRenee 01 Dec 08 at 9:52 a.m. GMT

Passion_For_Crime

"Hi I am from Australia and I read the books in English but here you can only get the books second hand unless you buy the first hand copes in another country and get them imported which costs heaps." Thats interesting I would think they would be popular there (Btw: I love your national Anthem)

Hi, I am from Australia too. All of my Agatha Christie books are brand new, u can buy them at just about any bookshop.

AndThenThereWasTim 01 Dec 08 at 1:02 a.m. GMT

Passion_For_Crime

"Hi I am from Australia and I read the books in English but here you can only get the books second hand unless you buy the first hand copes in another country and get them imported which costs heaps."

Thats interesting I would think they would be popular there

(Btw: I love your national Anthem)

Madeleinn 30 Nov 08 at 11:47 p.m. GMT

I have an idea! count our e-mails and so able to chat

Madeleinn 30 Nov 08 at 11:45 p.m. GMT

I'm from Argentina too. I read the book in spanish.

Passion_For_Crime 28 Nov 08 at 4:54 a.m. GMT

Hi I am from Australia and I read the books in English but here you can only get the books second hand unless you buy the first hand copes in another country and get them imported which costs heaps.

HarleyBarley 27 Nov 08 at 5:26 p.m. GMT

Hello everyone... I am a new user. To answer the topic, I am in Indonesia, Bogor to be exact. I read AC in Indonesian except for The Mysterious Mr. Quin (English) Regards, HarleyBarley

Nausicaa 27 Nov 08 at 1:18 a.m. GMT

I am from the usa too.

AndThenThereWasTim 27 Nov 08 at 12:11 a.m. GMT

Hey Nausicaa.. I love it.. Its a nice change

Nausicaa 26 Nov 08 at 4:49 a.m. GMT

HI guys, Hi ATTWTim it's nice to see an old name. This is the first look I've had of the new site. And the first read of the chats. Do you like the new set up so far?

AndThenThereWasTim 26 Nov 08 at 3:49 a.m. GMT

Thats sad.. I dont know what I'd do if books were hard to find. Do you mostly read them in Spanish when you can get them?

El_Wara 26 Nov 08 at 12:12 a.m. GMT

I am from Mexico, the dangerous city of Monterrey, its hard to find this books in here the only one I have read on English is Death on the Nile and a horrible second hand of by the princking of my thumbs.

PisiMare 25 Nov 08 at 3:06 p.m. GMT

Hi Tim

Almost all of Agatha Christie's books that I've read I've read them in english because it hepls me not to forget how to read and write in english. In everyday life I don't have many occasions to speak  or write in english.

I olso like to read them in english because in some cases the translation is not so good.

tanvi 25 Nov 08 at 1:33 p.m. GMT

Tim,I have read all AC books in English! what about you?

Mr_Oliver_Lodge 21 Nov 08 at 12:09 p.m. GMT

Hey! I'm thirteen, too.

nchsnichen1995 21 Nov 08 at 11:54 a.m. GMT

I am from Beijing,China,and I am 13.I have only read one AC book in English and I liked it very much .

AndThenThereWasTim 21 Nov 08 at 12:44 a.m. GMT

oh Thanks for clearing that up..

na_well 20 Nov 08 at 2:16 a.m. GMT

Do you mean this forum? In English. I don't think there is another language to read it in. If you mean AC books, the ones I've read I read them in my native language (Spanish) except for the Mysterious Affair at Styles. I'm going to start buying more of her books in English because I liked it very much and it wasn't hard to read in English.

AndThenThereWasTim 20 Nov 08 at 1:03 a.m. GMT

Quick Question.. Count Andreny, PisiMare, na well, belgian in ireland, and tanvi... Are you reading this in your native languages or in English?

count_andreny 19 Nov 08 at 2:14 p.m. GMT

Hi! I'm from Italy,precisely from Rome.Here you can find all AC book translated into Italian,but I'd like to read some in English

Mr_Oliver_Lodge 16 Nov 08 at 8:11 p.m. GMT

Everywhere in the USA. I wish I could see Europe.

PisiMare 13 Nov 08 at 12:29 p.m. GMT

I'm from Romania, Bucharest

AndThenThereWasTim 13 Nov 08 at 1:39 a.m. GMT

US of A

na_well 09 Nov 08 at 12:19 a.m. GMT

I am from Argentina. It's hard to find AC books here. Many aren't available anymore. I've managed to buy some when they came out weekly with a newspaper. I will start to buy them in english if i can't find them in spanish. I already read The Mysterious Affair at Styles in english so it's no problem.

belgian_in_ireland 28 Oct 08 at 8:39 p.m. GMT

Tanvi, I am originally from Belgium (like our friend Poirot), but moved to Ireland a couple of years ago.