Posts under ‘Cultural Differences’

Blocking my face with the bus stop stand from the swift wind caused by the oncoming traffic and the winter weather, I almost missed the little boy standing with his arm outstretched in his tiny business suit. He approached the advancing bus with such ferver that I thought I would have to jump out to [...]

I re-read a few of my emails from when I lived in Paris in 2004 – just before Bush was re-elected. There were many emails surrounding the topic of Bush, since the French were so adamantly against him being in office, but this entry reminded me of a sort of duty that I, and other [...]

This entry could be called “Random Thursday Thoughts” (not to be confused with “Random Tuesday Thoughts” by 3 Bedroom Bungalow.)
Last year, I got here in December, so winter only lasted three or four months…max.
I had forgotten how long winter is! Last year, I said, “I don’t know why everyone complains about winter. I think it’s [...]

Cracked open a bag of apricots, and this is what you get:

Tick that one off the list.
I went to Manchester United’s Football Club yesterday – Old Trafford. It was my first time, and it was A-MAZ-ING. Loved it. Yup. Loved it. L-O-V-E. Got it?
Although, when the fans started shouting over and over again – LOVE UNITED, HATE THE GLAZERS….I shrank a bit. The Glazers are the [...]

It’s easy to look back on this year when someone asks how it went and say “Yeah, it has been fantastic. Ups and downs but fantastic.” Quick. Simple and two sentences. That’s what normally comes out. Sometimes I’ll do a bit of testing to see if they really want to hear how it was or [...]

The Edwardian theatre shouted out promises of the way theatre should be. Elegant entrance hall with chandeliers and embellished ceilings. Winding wooden stairs leading to the first, the second and the third floors of seats. Old royal boxes overlooking the sides of the stage. Big billowing musty curtains hanging down the sides. Exposed brick walls [...]

As I have such close friends back home, being away from them is always hard. I did it once in Paris, but again, I was with other Americans who I didn’t have to try that hard with. Being in England, though seemingly easy, was quite tough at first to feel like I fit in. I [...]

3:33PM began festive day of birthday celebrations for Jocko’s 33rd. Cold had set in bones and shivering took good part of hour to drown out. Pint of Foster’s shandy helped soothe muscles and convulsions. Two work buddies and one television accountant joined in the first point of pub crawl once sun began to set over [...]

I’ve been asked to guest blog, and if you are looking for love outside of America – this is the blog to read.
Britfancy is the blog, and Fahmina is the lady in charge. I had a very nice meeting with her in Bristol the other day! We took a walk across the Suspension Bridge, had [...]