Just in case any of you out there don't know this, most of that post is a
lie, if not all of it. I lived in England for five years, and I beg to
differ on most points (granted, this may be a joke on purpose, in which case,
very funny). First of all, the British are the least demonstrative people
I've ever met in my life, and rarely if ever display affection in public.
Now go to France, and that's a different story. Also, riding on the river
Cam is called punting, not cottaging, and it is not very relaxing at all if
you hire your own boat, for you have to navigate it yourself, and that Mazola
crap? That must be a joke.
Transportation in London costs an arm and a leg, especially if you're taking
the subway in from Red Bridge. It cost me 16 pounds for a day, which is
about $30. Also, I'm a woman, and I never got to ride for free, and by the
way, chivalry is DEAD in England.
If you complain at a restaurant, not only does the staff not care or correct
your complaint, but they will make it very obvious to you that you are not
welcome there again i.e. put strange things in your food (never complain in
an Indian take-out place), make mean faces, or the next time you dare to eat
there, serve you food that looks like leftovers. Forget demanding that your
food be hot. They'll bring it back one degree cooler than the last time.
Another point I thought was really funny was the big midday meal. Most
British eat chips for breakfast, chips for lunch, and a sensible helping of
chips for dinner, with the occasional fried cod fillet or sausage. That's
why many look so malnutritioned. Brits don't eat out much at all, except for
the Sunday Roast at their local pub. The rest of the time, they usually
prefer their pint of Lager to a decent meal.
Like I said, if that post was meant to be LOL funny, it was, but for some who
have not traveled abroad, don't believe a word of it.
