tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307142150179072377.post5700085958882504826..comments2023-10-28T03:44:38.705-07:00Comments on An International Affair: Observations on Living in LondonInternational Woman of Mysteryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07659207898971867099noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307142150179072377.post-60311201347261628732010-09-27T09:29:50.043-07:002010-09-27T09:29:50.043-07:00I love London and miss it so!!! One thing about be...I love London and miss it so!!! One thing about being there at a restaurant if you have extra chairs, I remember people would ask if it was ok to sit at the table as well. Here... not so much!Crazy Shenanigans-JMOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03494603714481735184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307142150179072377.post-7448701923737963642010-09-27T09:08:06.435-07:002010-09-27T09:08:06.435-07:00Museums for free! You are right! That is great. I&...Museums for free! You are right! That is great. I'm saving that one for my next post though - what I'm going to miss about living here...International Woman of Mysteryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07659207898971867099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307142150179072377.post-11255799681295399352010-09-27T07:03:24.753-07:002010-09-27T07:03:24.753-07:00about bathroom lights - from what I heard it's...about bathroom lights - from what I heard it's to prevent any 'electric shocks' which you may acquire when you put wet hand on the switch... weird. I even had it in my room when I was living in the halls of residence! <br />what I HATE, really <i> HATE </i> are two separate taps for hot and cold water. i mean...wtf?! i asked my friend about it and she said that this is from the times when the water was expensive (?) and that's the way they could keep some pennies - by washing etc. in cold water. weird.<br />also, I am not enjoying England's specialty of tea & milk. I am from Poland and we call this 'Bavaria Tea' and to me it's disgusting. :D<br />what I like about London is the fact that almost all of the museums are for free! being vegetarian I also enjoy the fact that there are (usually) lots of vegetarian options when you go to eat with non-vegetarian friends. :D and I LOVE TOPSHOP! :D :D xoxMademoiselle L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02566056053282496532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307142150179072377.post-29524285260176771942010-09-27T02:56:39.284-07:002010-09-27T02:56:39.284-07:00Thanks for all the comments! Those are some good o...Thanks for all the comments! Those are some good ones. Especially the fact that hot and cold water come from separate taps. I totally meant to add this one! Thanks for reminding me Lifebeginsat30ty! And too bad we are kind of switching places - otherwise, would have been fun to meet up. But well, at least we can follow eachother's adventures here.International Woman of Mysteryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07659207898971867099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307142150179072377.post-4278708444816242842010-09-26T22:36:07.828-07:002010-09-26T22:36:07.828-07:00Ah yes, the drunks! It's the same in Dublin. I...Ah yes, the drunks! It's the same in Dublin. I used to have to step over vomit puddles on my way to work on like a Wednesday morning. Who gets that trashed on Tuesday nights???<br /><br />And yeah, what is it about Z(ed) it's like they're afraid of it or something<br /><br />And one of the things that pissed me off more than anything in Dublin was the TV license! If I'm paying for cable, why do I have to pay for a license? If you pay for a license, than I don't want to see any commercials! (but honestly I never got a license... F them!)Sara Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06058056977783867772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307142150179072377.post-77828927243881076382010-09-26T20:48:56.600-07:002010-09-26T20:48:56.600-07:00I loved London when I was there, the only things t...I loved London when I was there, the only things that made me gasp were:<br /><br />1. dog poop everywhere! it was like avoiding land mines!<br /><br />2. I once ordered a steak sandwich, what i got was two pieces of bread with a piece of steak in the middle, nothing else, no condiments, no side dishes, natta!<br /><br />3. I went and used the pay phone and down the street I could see a pizza place, so I ordered pizza and asked them if they could deliver it to our flat, they told me we were too far away and out of their jurisdiction... ha ha ha<br /><br />It was all fun though!Average Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05171277050030497007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307142150179072377.post-74129167637705301942010-09-26T20:28:12.631-07:002010-09-26T20:28:12.631-07:00How wonderful to have the opportunity to be in a f...How wonderful to have the opportunity to be in a foreign place long enough to learn the culture and customs! :) Thanks for the lesson!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17834434737356199955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307142150179072377.post-39114395570076917102010-09-26T17:08:05.395-07:002010-09-26T17:08:05.395-07:00LOVE scones, and I've never been to London... ...LOVE scones, and I've never been to London... heck I thought they used Euros. But the TV thing? That'd be all the reason I'd need not to have one. -JJulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10097214923216967086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307142150179072377.post-76591219495610057562010-09-26T15:21:02.752-07:002010-09-26T15:21:02.752-07:00I love love love the pub culture :) Especially th...I love love love the pub culture :) Especially the pub quizzes. Although it annoys the crap out of me that cocktails are in separate places.<br /><br />Also the separate hot and cold faucets. Has no one ever heard of a mixer?! <br /><br />The things that annoys me about the coins is that they just accumulate. I end up with mounds of coins for no use. Except to toss in the museum bin. Maybe that is their secret plan.<br /><br />Scones are amazing; high tea even more so!<br /><br />Council tax I'm okay with. Because they have health insurance.<br /><br />My one pet peeve: the beautiful well-maintained parks locked up for only 'resident' use. We have private clubs here, but we are nice enough to have them in back behind high fences so it's not like you're teasing the rest of the poor sods (aka me) that we can't go in!<br /><br />My favorite service: the ladies in the club bathrooms. They get my change too.<br /><br /><br />You are one of the very few I can compare notes with. Everyone else is tired of hearing about London. Keep em coming ;)Lifebeginsat30tyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10414552176251539850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307142150179072377.post-23410591232355514162010-09-26T14:32:22.563-07:002010-09-26T14:32:22.563-07:00All that said, I think I would enjoy it over there...All that said, I think I would enjoy it over there.Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00429718256691772971noreply@blogger.com