Being an avid sports fan I had to get myself to a football (soccer) match here in the UK. There is a local team which I ostensibly support that recently had a “derby match” (a match between local teams) that had some implications for movement between divisions in the Premiere League. So it was a pretty intense [...]
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I recently had the opportunity to head back to the good ole’ U-S of A over the past week to be in the wedding of a good friend. After living in the UK for almost a year now, it offered a chance for me to see the US from a fresh perspective. Some of the [...]
There was a great article in the Washington Post a few days ago about the differences in the media in the US vs Britain. I found it particularly enlightening as I have struggled to comprehend what it is we see at the news stands here. At first glance, it all seems like a bunch of [...]
No, this post is not about my recent tirade in the lab elicited by uncooperative immunoblots in which the loading control would simply not show up (but seriously, wtf was that about?!). This post is about a recent F-bomb that got dropped on my wife and I. This is an F-bomb that not even Comrade PhysioProf, [...]
Today’s post is brought to you by my new top beer here in the UK, Laverstoke Park Farm’s organic real ale: Don’t mind the ridiculous looking picture on the front of the bottle…this is a real pale ale folks, so certified by CAMRA (Yes, the British have an organization dedicated to promoting and supporting real ales….truly [...]
This is the warning on the tag of a pair of undergarments (or pants as the British call them) I recently purchased: I’m not altogether sure what the Brits are doing on a regular enough basis to warrant such a warning…perhaps it’s to keep them honest…
I have to say, one of my absolute favorite bits of British English is the use of the word “Cheers!”. They say it kind of like you would just say “thanks”, like for holding the door for someone, or just doing something nice. It’s as if every little moment in life is an excuse to [...]
One of the most difficult things I have to deal with while living in the UK is how to handle my sports. I’m an avid NFL, NHL and MLB fan (not much of an NBA fan…somehow I find it challenging to go from watching tough NHL players block 90 mph shots and check each other [...]
