culture
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Football Matches in the UK vs the US
In this case, football = soccer. I’m British now. We’ve more or less adopted the Queens Park Rangers (QPR) as “our team” when it comes to a local football club. I use the term “adopted” loosely because we’ve only been to a few games but we now own a scarf and winter hat so we’re…
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Waffles!
I was 45 years old (mind you, I just had a birthday) when I made the mind blowing discovery that the English do not eat waffles. To be fair, I had never put much thought into who may or may not eat waffles though if I had been asked I would just have assumed that…
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British Banter
I think we had a “we’ve arrived” moment yesterday but I messed it all up and I’ll probably think about it for the rest of my days. For the first time in recent memory it wasn’t raining so, we took a chance, and drove up to the east coast so we could visit with a…
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Doggy Bag
The youngest and I went for lunch at a local Indian restaurant a while back. Really, we went because Tom Holland and Zendaya had been spotted there earlier that week and we were hoping maybe they would come back for more. They didn’t but, regardless, we still enjoyed our tasty meal. At the end, we…
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What Is It Like Raising Children Overseas?
Exactly what I was hoping would happen is happening. My girls are becoming understanding and empathetic towards others. Yesterday, my youngest told me she would be fasting today. When I asked her why she said it was because her friend had been trying to fast for Ramadan but had broken the fast twice. In other…
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How to Vaccinate Children in England
Here’s something I find to be absolutely delightful, living in England. The National Health Service (NHS) offers vaccinations in school for children. I was never vaccinated in school in the U.S. though both of my parents were and, for some odd reason, my sisters? Anyway, I used to jokingly wish the U.S. would bring back…
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How Does London Compare to Singapore?
Obviously, moving from one foreign city to another, one can’t help but make comparisons. Even a domestic move would warrant them as adjustments are made. So, this got me to thinking about all of the ways that Singapore and the U.K. are similar and also different. Singapore was a British Colony for 144 years so,…
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Why Does My Home in the U.K. Have A Name?
Something that has made me quite curious is the fact that many of the homes in our village (we live in a village!) have names. A quick Google search tells me it’s a common practice and has been for ages but my curiosity wasn’t quite satisfied with that little bit. So, now, I’m on a…
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A Funeral in England, Part II
Who knew this would be or even could be a two parter?! Not me! This is a follow-up post to A Funeral in England. Last night I was telling Marcus about what I saw because it was the first time I had seen him in a while, being that he was delayed getting home the…
The Traveling Tepaskes 