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Evelyn Birkby World War II scrapbook, 1942-1944

March 19, 1942, p.2

in my hut went together and bought one off them. The radio is 110 volts & our electricity here is 220 but by doing some rewiring we got it to work and it sounds swell. The English stations play quite a few popular American numbers. We can get a lot of foreign stations. Some German & Norwegian and a couple more which must be French & Spanish. Can't understand the talking and their music sounds like the devil. 
Some of the fellows think these Irish girls are the stuff but boy I can't see it that way. I haven't saw a one that I would consider even half way good looking. Think I'll stick by the good old American gal. Preferably brunnettes. 
There are a few American negroes in town. They rate with a few of the natives. Claim that they are sunburnt American Indians. 
What I've saw of this part of the Country they really are behind the times. Little cars of about 8 horse power that run up the wrong side of the road. Really looks funny. The people talk so darn fast you can hardly understand them and they have what I reckon you'd have to call an Irish accent. They sure don't go in for any of our slang.

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in my hut went together and bought one off them. The radio is 110 volts & our electricity here is 220 but by doing some rewiring we got it to work and it sounds swell. The English stations play quite a few popular American numbers. We can get a lot of foreign stations. Some German & Norwegian and a couple more which must be French & Spanish. Can't understand the talking and their music sounds like the devil. Some of the fellows think these Irish girls are the stuff but boy I can't see it that way. I haven't saw a one that I would consider even half way good looking. Think I'll stick by the good old American gal. Preferably brunnettes. There are a few American negroes in town. They rate with a few of the natives. Claim that they are sunburnt American Indians. What I've saw of this part of the Country they really are behind the times. Little cars of about 8 horse power that run up the wrong side of the road. Really looks funny. The people talk so darn fast you can hardly understand them and they have what I reckon you'd have to call an Irish accent. They sure don't go in for any of our slang.