Corene travels the UK in pursuit of Austen, Doctor Who and baked bean pizza.

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Odd About Town

Things that are delightful & strange about England:


1. "Britvic - Sparkling Ginger Ale" The United Kingdom's answer to Canadian Dry ginger ale. Tastes like water that has lost the will to live. 'Parently after years of murdering their taste buds with deep fried toast and stomachs of various farm animals, they can no longer taste the difference.

And their Sprite tastes like dirt. Literally. I think there were flecks of sod in my can.


2. Light switches switch on and off the opposite way. Flipped up is on and flipped down is off. This would seem to make sense written down but try testing your own light switches at home. See? It's all wrong.

I spent my first few nights in the United Kingdom convinced that electricity was still on rationing as everytime I tried to flip on a switch, I remained plunged in darkness.


3. The bats are vicious, maid seeking missiles which apparently don't have rabies. A fact that people only bothered to tell me once I spent an entire afternoon being chased around screaming by a ravenous looking beast.


4. Bill Bailey.

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