Traveling is not new to me. I’ve been plenty of places - but usually I don’t stay long enough to recognize persistent trends. Here are some things I’ve noticed while working in the UK this week that totally drove me up the wall:
9. Older women (30ish) are really into dying their hair red. I mean seriously red.
8. The majority of young men have spiky hair; occasionally in faux hawks. All the TV commercials are for pomade and hair clay that promise to keep your spikes straight despite helmets and noogies. This is also a popular hairstyle with the balding set.
7. Everyone wears black pants. It’s as if khakis are taboo or something. I feel like a total weirdo in my sand colored slacks.
6. UK Hotels don’t have alarm clocks.
4. The toilets here flush like Niagara Falls.
3. Dudes out here resemble really crappy Euro-trash. They love to rock white shoes with white belts. Somehow, they pull girls.
2. Cabbies speak this ridiculous patois. While technically English, it sounds like cockney gibberish.
1. There is a new brunette bartender at O’Neill’s Irish Pub in Peterborough. If you ask her for an Irish Carbomb she will charge you separately for a shot of Jameson’s, a shot of Baileys, and half a pint of Guinness. Then, she will mix them together all at once creating a curdled concoction that can only be described as ‘effing gross’. It will cost $12.
Next: The Top 9 Horror / Psychological Anime! (by Justique, nonetheless!) [The Top 9 Obscure Movie Soundtracks is postponed indefinitely!!!]
Why the Top 9? Because 10 is too many and 9 is better. 3 X 3 = Awesome. Now that’s what I call math.
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