Wherever I go, the word "baffled" always seems to apply

This weekend I encountered a Tube employee who, upon learning that my group and I were "from Boston" (as we say to most people who ask, despite not actually being from Boston itself), broke out into a rousing rendition of "Massachusetts" by the Bee Gees. He then did impressions of Louis Armstrong, Neil Diamond and Johnny Cash. Employees of public transportation seem to be rather polar in their attitudes toward the public; they tend to be either comatose or REALLY EXCITED TO BE AT WORK OMG YAY!, both at home and abroad. So thank you, Peter at Mansion House station; you rival the likes of The Occasional Wiseacre Conductors on the Green Line, and those are some tough shoes to fill.

Today I learned that you can't get hydrogen peroxide here without asking for it from the pharmacy counter. I'm not sure why the UK likes to take this precaution. What has H₂O₂ ever done to you guys? It just wants to have a little fun, you know, fizz a little, disinfect a little. I will say, though, I learned in the same trip that one thing England totally has on America is its veggie chicken nuggets. I bought some on sale today and they were the Nuggets of the Gods (subtitled If Zeus Ate Soy Products). I am looking forward to buying out this whole foods place.

Embarrassing Moment of the Day: I went to the bank to deposit some money for the first time, and I was completely stumped by the deposit envelope. The sticky part was on the envelope rather than on the flap, and the flap was detachable but shouldn't have been detached, though I didn't realize this until I had sacrificed several envelopes and apparently looked pathetic enough to merit a visit by an inquiring bank employee, bless his helpful soul. I mean, I don't speak Bank Language in the US, nevermind here, but one would think I could figure out how to seal an envelope on both sides of the Atlantic. I seriously don't deserve a degree anymore.

posted by limeywannabe @ 11:37 PM