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I wandered through Sainsbury's today, and it reminded me a bit of Fred Meyer's. One thing I noticed is that most of the fruits and vegetables are prepackaged. It makes shopping easier I think but I'll have to wait till I am grocery shopping.
After lunch I was talking to Ashe and he mentioned having a drink called a Shandy. It is half lemonade, half beer. I went over to the PeaHen after work and gave one a try, definitely very refreshing on a hot day like today.
Here are just a couple of observations I have after being here a week:
- Hot Food - When you order hot food, it comes .... wait for it .... HOT. Apparently the restaurants have not been sued by people burning themselves like in the states, so the food actually comes out hot.
- ATM's - They advertise no fees and they mean no fees. Pretty much every bank will give you cash off your ATM at no charge.
- People are Polite - They say please and thank you, drivers will stop to let you cross the road, they wait in line patiently, etc. Refreshing change.
I am enjoying your posts. We have been to England mainly in the fall and winter. I went in the summer with out your Dad when I went and visited Peggy Vidler and when I helped my sister Peggy when she went to Cambridge.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe a Welshman took you out for a Shandy... unreal.
ReplyDeleteRegarding "hot" - there was a case, many years ago, when someone attempted to sue McDonalds for hot coffee, she was fined for wasting court time.
p.s. ATM = Hole in the wall, just in case you hear that.
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