Happy Birthday Mom!!
Happy 2008 to everyone! I remember this time last year being scared about getting our posting message when Keith returned to work in January and here we are a year later living in England. Crazy!
Was a pretty quiet day with everyone being low key after last night. Brad, Carolyn, Phil, Karin, Kori and Kat all left today heading mostly to London for a few days. The boys and Jamie went out for a little hike around Mullion but Chris, Lauren and I stayed home to relax. Ordered takeout again for supper and vegged for the evening.
About The Esligers
- Keith & Mandy
- Helston, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Our Photos
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
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