I am severely jetlagged. So do not judge. {#dead} I only got 3 hrs of sleep last night, and British time is 5 hrs later than home.<\/p>\n
Right now I’m staying with family friends. I must say, British accents are much cooler than American accents. I love to listen to Isaac and Noah, the two young boys, speak on any topic, even football (soccer). Certainly, that is a major subject. When my mom asked Noah’s mom what he was interested in (with school and music in mind), Noah interjected, “Football.” and that was the end of the matter.<\/p>\n
I ate a Cornish pasty today. It was yummy.<\/p>\n
It is curious to observe the people. In the shops, I noticed many of the workers had extremely random piercings. Generally, men had one or two earrings and a tattoo or two, and women sported multiple ear piercings and nose rings and sometimes a tattoo. Dyed hair was quite frequent as well; purple, blue, red, and pink. Then you had the normal looking people. There was one well-meaning, dandruffy clerk who had to use a calculator to divide 150 by 10. (I’m sorry, that was mean, but I’m not going to erase it ’cause I’m jetlagged, remember? \ud83d\ude42 However, even the ordinary folk look distinctly British. Somehow, you can distinguish them from Americans. My mom calls them “birds.” She thinks Britishers have sharper features and a somehow bird-like look. Oh well. Maybe. I just like trying to figure out what type of bird each person is.<\/p>\n
In Britain, one must be extra polite to the stranger on the street, or the worker in the coffee-shop. Otherwise, they will be offended and might call you out on it. One must also watch out for hazardous bicyclers. If you don’t look out, they could run you over. Also the automobile drivers. They whirl around the twisty roads like racecar drivers.<\/p>\n
City-center looks like Hogsmeade.<\/p>\n
There are pubs everywhere.<\/p>\n
It shall rain a lot, but it didn’t rain much today.\u00a0The temperature is lovely; chilly, but not frigid.<\/p>\n
Again, I love watching the people.<\/p>\n
I feel so American, it’s embarrassing. No, I’m not very patriotic.<\/p>\n
People grow peculiar facial hair here –<\/p>\n
Ok, sorry for wasting your time with this post.<\/p>\n
BYE!!!!!. . . .<\/p>\n
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