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Category Archives: London
Mallard Duck and Potato Wedges
Living with three french people has an effect on your life. Great for the culinary treats, not so great for the waistline. I like to roam around Waitrose (fancy super-market, a la Whole Foods for our American Readers) an hour … Continue reading
Posted in Food, London
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North American Flashbacks
Tonight, at a party, I met a fellow North American, one who had just arrived on this little Island I’ve come to call home. To put it mildly, he was in a state of shock and abject horror at what … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, London
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European Girls and their Armpits
Whenever I’m hanging out with a few of my American buddies, and the conversation veers towards girls, I wait for someone (I’m thinking of you, Paul Perry) to inevitably say, “Don’t European Girls have hair armpits? I don’t know how … Continue reading
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Back in Britain
After a long stint in the US, I’m back in Old Blighty. How do I know? The clarification on the pumpkin. Even mentally handicapped American children know what a pumpkin is for – it’s to make a jack-o-lantern. Not the … Continue reading
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Weaponized Music
I remember back when Panama was invaded and Manuel Noriega was holed up somewhere in a Church, the US Army blasted rock music round the clock in an effort to get him out. How odd and quaint, I thought at … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, London, Random
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English Weather
It’s supposed to be crap, but really it hasn’t been that bad. It’s just two long seasons, with Spring moving into Autumn, which in turn moves back into Spring. Of course, as it never gets truly hot out, women don’t … Continue reading
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Weird London
I live right by Brick Lane, the neighborhood that is chock-a-block full of Bangladeshi immigrants and restaurants that serve Bangladeshi food to white Londoners. Where the real Bangladeshi’s eat out is still a mystery to me. Anyway, there are also … Continue reading
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TV Turns your Brain to Mush
I don’t even watch TV, but I thought I had a chance to be on it when I replied to a flier looking for participants in a new reality show. Each episode, a different pair of female best friends (one … Continue reading
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Perfection
I’ve been called a lot of things, but perfect is not one of them . . . until recently. And, to be honest, they weren’t referring to me. Just my urine. Like all British residents, I’m eligible for the National … Continue reading
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Catch 23
Anybody who has ever moved to Britain knows the frustration of trying to prove your identity and residence. Getting anything, such as a cell phone contract, library card, car rental, or registering with a physician, requires you to bring a … Continue reading
Posted in London, Random
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