Welcome! We thought this would be a great way to chronicle our UK posting and for everyone to be kept up-to-date on our adventures. We hope you enjoy!
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About The Esligers
- Keith & Mandy
- Helston, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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British Oddities...
- All Plugs Have Switches
- Beer Cases Don't Have Handles
- Can't deposit cheques into ATMs, must go to branch! How dumb!
- Car trunk is called the 'boot'
- Charges for Local Calls
- Chip Flavours-Lamb & Mint, Steak & Onion, Marmite!
- Condenser Dryers-No Outside Ventilation
- Deep Fried Toast
- Double Taps/Fawcetts On Most Sinks
- Driving Of Course!
- Eggs Are Stored On Shelves - Not In Coolers
- Electric Showers
- Everything Is A Roundabout - Few Stop Signs/Lights
- Fridges Are Size Of Bar Fridge
- Hot & Ham Buns Are Not Pre Sliced
- Lemonade Is 7-Up/Sprite
- Monthly pay day is the norm
- Must pay a road tax if you have a vehicle
- Narrow Roads
- No ATM charges - how nice!
- No screw off caps on beer, coolers, etc
- TV License Required
Items We Can"t Get....
- Advil Cold & Sinus
- Aunt Jemima Pancakes & Syrup
- Beans With Molasses
- Chez Whiz But There Are Dodgy Substitutes
- Chocolate Milk (what they have here is like a milk shake)
- Clamato Juice - Therefore No Ceasars
- Cover Girl Make-up
- Cream of Wheat
- Crisco Shortening
- Eatmore, Coffee Crisp & Wunderbars
- Egg Noodles
- Garlic Pickles
- Graham Crackers
- Jello
- Ketchup, BBQ, Dill Pickle Chips
- King Cole Tea
- Kraft Dinner
- Minimal BBQ Sauces
- Miracle Whip
- Molasses
- Proper Elbow Macaroni
- Quaker Porridge (Porridge here is like wallpaper paste!)
- Shake N' Bake
- Smirnoff Ice is 4.5%, not 7.0%!
- Soda Crackers
- Spaghettini
- Tostitos - the substitutes just don't compare
- Twizzlers
- White Vinegar
4 comments:
Hi Mandy, What an awesome way to keep in touch with all of your folks by blogging. I loved reading. I went all the way back to March. You sure seem to have a great attitude! Life is an adventure and best to make the most of every little bit of it!! We are dying to move over to Ireland or Scotland, or maybe even England. So, maybe I'll be in touch about all your growing pains :) I think it would be a great thing to do while the kids are young and such an awesome experience!!! Hope you are well over there and have lots of support and company. But, sounds like you do!! :) Say hi to Keith!
Mandy, you're certainly a perky little redhead, aren't you?
Hi Mandy,
Could you email me some info about the cdn officer exchange position your husband is filling? My husband and I are hoping to find a similar position and I'm wondering what's available.
Thanks,
Barb (a fellow cdn officer's wife!)
Hi Barb,
I'd be happy to send you some info! My email address is mandy_hardy@hotmail.com - if you send me an email then I can reply as I can't seem to figure out how to reply to you directly on here.
Cheers, Mandy
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