Thoughts about London:

Thought One:

One piece of advice: Never drink a pint of cider and a pint of beer on an empty stomach. NEVER.

I was in a bad way last night. Normally, I can hold my own (I am, after all a person who went to UWSP,) but on an empty stomach, I'm an absolute lightweight.

Thought Two: The food here at the International Students House is actually better than DeBot. The lamb pie and chips I had for supper last night was actually quite decent. (but then again, I WAS drunk at the time) Although the breakfast I had (One fried egg, a link of Pork Sausage, and two pieces of toast, was about one of the greasiest thing that I have ever eaten, even the toast was dripping with grease.

Thought Three: The journalism here is far superior. I picked a copy of The Guardian, and was impressed by the writing and quality of the news over here

Thought Four: Tony Blair is an arse.

Thought Five: George W. Bush is a fucking wanker with a capital W.

Thought Six: Vladimir Putin is a bloody looney.

Thought Seven: I have a whole new respect for British deer hunters, who hunt with .22s and shoot for the neck and head, unlike us Americans who use larger bore guns and are taught to shoot for the centre mass. You need to be an absolute crackshot to hit that small a target.

Thought Eight: This is going to be a fun summer.

Going to school?

Through my school.

Oh you'll learn about that one (much like the person who collapsed at Colchester Beer Festival on friday night) Oh, and if you are lucky enought to come across some proper scrumpy in London beware, it ain't half strong! on Saturday my mates were all daring each other to drink one called "Suicider" which by all accounts did what it said on the barrel.

As to the Journalism, we have plenty of cack over here in that regard too. Just look at the Sun and the Mirror for starters.

Tony Blair? Well wait a couple of weeks or so and you'll have Gordon Brown to rant about instead.

And how come you've already got in with the hunting crowd by the looks of thought #7?

I was talking with a guy from the northern part of England. We were talking about firearms laws in the US and UK, and the discussion eventually got arund to hunting.

"He who is tired of London is tired of life," Samuel Johnson.

or the flying camera drones will get you.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/6676809.stm

Thought Nine: What's with all the fucking pigeons?

Thought Ten: The Tube is fun!

Thought Eleven: I need to bring my camera with me the next time I go to the British Museum.

Thought Twelve: I never thought I'd see a shop sell postcards featuring nude women's breasts for sale out in the open like that. I wonder... If I mail one of these out to a friend of mine, will the US Postal Service deliver it?

openly enjoy boobage, unlike us. There's a good reason they kicked the Puritans out.

I'm sure your friend would enjoy a card. :evilgrin:

Glad you are having a wonderful time. It's fun to read. :D

I sent nudie postcards from Paris, no problem :)

And really, if you can, try to get to Paris while you're there. You won't regret it. :hi:

:rofl:

...may I recommend a trip to the seaside? English Seaside resorts such as Blackpool are famous for mucky postcards!

Yay!

I think the reason we aren't allowed to hunt with .22s is because its more likely the wounded deer will live in misery if it runs.

:)

That'll knock you on your arse in 3 half pints.

Grr--don't like Hethrow, not one bit.

An excellent overview of London from Roman times to the present, or as Wikipedia puts it, "a series of chronological galleries containing original artifacts, models, pictures and diagrams". I'm not a history buff, but I enjoyed the heck out of it. Visually entertaining IMHO.

Museum of Moving Art if you like movies (I do).

Cabinet War Rooms. I'm not a WWII buff either, but was fascinated by this one. Self-guided audio tour of the actual underground rooms from which Churchill conducted his war campaign.

:hi:

Hope you continue to have a great time here - and you're right, Tony Blair is an arse...as for the Tube being fun, I'm going to be using it at the height of rush-hour on Thursday I suspect "fun" won't be the word I think of then.

Never go out without photo ID, especailly when working.

Camden High Street is full of umm... interesting people.

The top bit of the bus is hotter than hell. Best to stay on the lower level.

Hyperdrive wasn't just being silly. The lift doors here really do say "door opening" and "door closing"

Irn Bru is really good! they should sell it in the states.

Londoners seem to be a polite lot, except for the cops on Camden High Street.

Estonia's going to get thier arse kicked tonight, and I will be there to watch it. I've bought an England scarf and everything.

I still go down there myself from time to time. I think that's the one place UK DUer's tend to mention to US DUer's planning to visit as well.

Agree with you about Irn-Bru!

Lived there 3 yrs.