Saturday, October 14, 2006

We won!

Great result last night, completely anhilating Kingsbury High School 4-0. In the ultimate insult to English football, Dave Phillips scored..... with his head!

And in other random news, I just love Saturday mornings.... especially those without a hangover, and I just love the Saturday morning cooking shows you get. Sooooo hungry now though!

Anyway following
Jo’s list theme and upon receiving a email from Cest I thought I'd share with you the official 'You know that you have been living in the UK for too long when....'

You don't even bother looking out of the window when you get up in the morning to check what the day is like. You know it is overcast. Actually the weather has been really gorgeous! Wearing teeshirts and shorts in October is the way forward....

You believe that Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday are all good nights for drinking. Sunday day is also entirely reasonable. I couldn't agree more!

You can't remember what 'customer service' means. I concur, getting ignored is pretty standard

After a big night out you find yourself looking for a Curry house and not a 24 hour McDonalds.
You start to accept queuing as a way of life. Actually its always the Chicken and Rib place on South Ealing Road, which I happend to visit at 11.30pm last night after the game!

More than three hours sunlight on summer days seems excessive. Don't entirely agree with that one

You always call soccer 'football' ... and you have a team ... and it's not Manchester United. Liverpool is kinda my team this year, apart from Middlesbrough, of course

You don't think twice about buying a packaged sandwich. I particularly recommend the ASDA ones!

A sunny lunchtime means searching for a patch of grass and stripping off practically down to your underwear. Especially in the winter.....

You expect men to actually cut, comb and style their hair (using hair products). And to wear decent clothes. Jeans and a T-shirt are no longer socially acceptable. A guy at work spends more on his hair cut than I do! And wears fake tan and wears pink tee shirts

You think 40 quid for a haircut is quite reasonable. Bloody rip off, if you ask me!

You finish every sentence with 'Cheers' or "In'it", and start every conversation with Hiya or Alright.

You only just realise you have lost your sunglasses-you left them in Greece 2 summers ago. I actually managed to crush mine with my bossom!

You start thinking English cuisine isn't all that bad after all, I mean, it's hard to beat a full English breakfast. Mmmmm black pudding!

You are on to your 6th umbrella and your second overcoat. Broke my umbrella trying to beat Richie up the other day.....

You buy a disposable baby BBQ from Argos. Good old Argos.....

You realise your sunscreen is the stuff you originally brought from home with you. And is like white paint, in comparison to the weak ones you get here!

A day at the beach means wearing the warmest clothes you own while standing on golf ball-size pebbles and the thought of swimming doesn't even enter your head. If you are lucky enough to live anywhere near one!

You actually say, "Sor'ed" or "it's all gone a bit pear shaped". I don't actually!

Wearing a suit in a pub is relatively normal attire. Good old after work drinkies!

You have given up complaining about the Victorian-like banking services offered in the UK. So so true

Coming to work with a hangover is entirely accepted and indeed expected at least once a week. Im notorious for it!

4 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

I'm sorry Carly but it just begs the question....how exactly did you manage to break your sunglasses with your bosom?

3:38 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Maybe you could make some extra cash ( see below!) with your sunglass-braking bosom - i'd defintely pay to see that!!

And Carlos - QUITE CLEARLY better than Daniel - we'll have to agree to disagree! ( although wouldn't say no to Daniel either....it's when i realise that i have lustful thoughts towards Dr Craig Valentine on Shortland Street is when i start to worry that i haven't been out in a long while!!!!)

Loved your list - sat here having a good chuckle - i miss Argos and hangovers at work!!!! x

1:17 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Sorry , that should have said ( see above) and not sunglass-braking .....sunglass-breaking! Hmm, perhaps i will have a hangover at work tomorrow with my alcohol-impaired spelling!!

1:19 AM  
Blogger Squirk said...

Carly, you liar. You so do say "a bit pear shaped". I can't vouch for "sorted", but I wouldn't be suprised.

10:42 PM  

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