I've been thinking for some reason for the past few days about what I want to take from London. Besides a tacky shot glass, of course. I know it's odd to already be thinking about what will happen when I leave, but I've definitely hit the downward slope of the happiness curve Connie and Adriane told us about. Don't misunderstand at all, I absolutely love it here. I don't want to shoot anyone and everyone with a British accent. I'm just missing my friends a lot. But Milo reminded me that I need to live in the here and now and not spend all of my time blowing up my friends' facebook walls. You make a valid point, Milo.
But in light of thinking about what it will be like when I leave, I've been thinking that if I try to take what I like about living here with me it will be easier to go. So I've begun compiling a list of the things that are incredible about London and I could never go without in the future.
1. Blackberries. Okay, what? Why had I never tried them before I got here? They rule. This is less related to London.
2. Tea and coffee. All day, every day. I don't know why people don't do this in the United States! Every thirty minutes, somebody makes more tea and coffee and offers it around. Do you know why? Because it's delicious, and standing up to make it is not as boring as working straight for eight hours. If you need a break, you make a hot beverage. Wherever I work in my life, I promise that my coworkers can look forward to having tea or coffee forced down their throats at least five times per working day.
3. Language. This has been a point of contention for me in the past, which has only been exacerbated by my being here. In the past two days, I've overheard the words "ascertain" and "endeavour" being used in normal conversation. We have an entire language full of words at our disposal. Words and speech can be so beautiful, and I've never understood the sense n typin or talkin lik thiz. What does that do for anyone? I don't care if appreciating language makes me a "nerd" or "uncool." It frustrates me to no end when people think that it's "cool" to butcher the English language. Especially when people have the social privilege to be able to afford a good quality education.
4. Now that I'm off my soapbox, I also like that they sell Heinz ketchup in the glass bottles in the supermarket. Using obscene amounts of ketchup on my food feels so much more civilized if it's coming from a glass bottle.
On the other hand, there are also things that I would not like to take from London.
1. Bars close at eleven. Whose idea was that.
2. Where are all the Trader Joe's? :(
3. Separate faucets for cold and hot water. Absolutely unacceptable.
4. How come it says on the Boots website that they carry Burt's Bees chapstick, but every store that I go to (even the ones with two floors) tell me that only the bigger ones carry it?
5. Stop putting weird sausage and meat inside bread things, London. Pies, rolls.. Inappropriate. It's really weird.
<3 Emily
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