Hillary
No French champagne – Italian Prosecco will do!
Dear Hillary,
I have noticed that you spend much of your column appealing to your worried fans to send you champagne and chocolates. Do you...
The Satand sisters
Dear Hillary,
Having given a young lady, who works in the local hostelry, some shelter for one night because it was raining, I now find...
Get the lycra out
Dear Hillary,
My 23 year old GF wants to go to yoga classes, and wants me to go with her. I wouldn’t mind going once...
The Duck Test again
Dear Hillary,
I hear that one of your readers wants to apply the British Standard (BS) Duck Test to all women. “If a bird looks...
Public service
Dear Hillary,
I enjoy your bits each week and the advice is right on. Somebody said you should get a raise from your editor and...
Saddle sores
Dear Hillary,
I’m a bit new to Thailand, so I’m probably not the first to ask this, but why do Thai women sit sideways on...
Short back and sides
Dear Hillary,
I went to my usual barbers the other day to find it was closed. This was something new to me, so I drove...
Coach tour to Hell
Dear Hillary,
I arrived back in Bangkok yesterday after a 6 day break in Vietnam. Sailed through immigration and baggage collect- fantastic. Thought I would...
It’s a dog’s life
Dear Hillary,
We have a lot of stray dogs in our soi, and they are getting to be a problem. Never mind soiling everywhere, they...
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