Saturday, January 23, 2010

Storytelling Style Nixed

That's right. My life is just too effing FANTASTIC and FUN-FILLED for me to keep up with my daily activities on this blog. Thanks again London for providing me with no chance to keep up with promises.

I've also sort of stopped taking constant pictures. Now you'll have to visualize: deal.

Just a few things I've noticed that London is a fan of:

1) The colo(u)r gray...
I honestly don't understand why London feels like it has to shove it in my face that I'll never see the sun again. Even the people start to look a little grayish after awhile. Though...that could be the pallor of alcoholism.

2) Wearing scarfs inside...
I get that its cold and all, but seriously Londoners have this horrible habit of wearing their scarves inside. Not only does this make everyone seem much more douche-bag-esque, it also renders American Gaydar utterly useless.

3) Dodgy side streets and alleyways...

4) Watching your every move...
Some bothersome slang:
1) To pull: When you is in da club and you see dat fyne young thing and yous wants to kiss 'im and you do, you pulled 'im. If you go all the way with a lady you "pull gash." Gross. I know.
2) Offie: Off-license; a place where you can buy booze 24/7 essentially. Usually seem like sketchy bodegas.
3) x: Not really slang, but pretty ubiquitous. Everyone here likes to add an x to the end of every text message as a form of endearment. EVERY SINGLE TEXT TO A FRIEND MUST END IN X OR XX. Otherwise they won't know how much you love them.
4) "I was meant to" = "I was supposed to"
5) To take the piss: not actually micturition. To make fun of.
6) Pissed: drunk. Brits seem to be really obsessed with peeing. I see them do it everywhere. They have lovely outdoor urinals in Soho:
...and yet I still see people pissing on the streets everywhere. Its a national pastime.
There's tons more of annoying slang that I find creeping into my vocabulary against my will.

Lovely Souf London:
"Just like mama's"
That pretty much sums it up.

Oh hi Team Remedy. EDIT: I PROMISE YOU ALL A FULL ENTRY WITHIN A WEEK!!!

P.S. King's College Hall in Camberwell is actually much better than any other "central" location.

1 comment:

  1. ah Josh, you make me laugh :) glad to see you are enjoying your time over there. also I'm sure you've heard this one, but pashing = making out. also can be used as: "He's well fit, I'd pash him" = "He's hot, I'd kiss/make out with him".

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