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Monthly Archives: November 2009

Thanksgiving Myths Dispelled

11.26.09 – 13:11

Of course this is what Thanksgiving looks like! This just in: England doesn’t actually celebrate Thanksgiving. A tragic oversight that only serves to introduce all sorts of problems, such as Christmas decorations appearing in stores in early October and people having their trees up already (the horror!). To help our British friends understand it all, [...]

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Trivial

11.09.09 – 10:11

1. I much prefer Bonfire Night to Halloween. This may mean I’m British now. The bonfire we went to this year was a fundraiser for the local Scout troop and featured a hastily constructed pile of wooden pallets, assorted food stalls in an open building that quickly filled with smoke, a  bouncy castle, and a [...]

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Easily Impressed

11.04.09 – 18:11

One of the things I love about England is how uniforms are mandatory at most schools. Which, let’s face it, is adorable. Like the little boy of approximately six years whom I saw in London this one time: gray cap with a red emblem, probably a gray and red striped tie, gray jacket, gray short [...]

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