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A Brit Out Of Water » Blog Archive » I come from a land down under — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 02:25:10 +0000

[...] tired of the geographical incorrectness of calling me a shandy drinking southerner, She Who Was Born To Worry has now taken to calling me her ‘Yank son’. Not that she actually [...]

By: emiglia

emiglia — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:27:28 +0000

Oh how I miss central air when I’m here… everyone in Southwestern France and Spain is always trying to tell me about the importance of creating a cross-breeze with a window opened here and one there… I find myself wanting to stand in front of the opened refrigerator. My father used to keep the central air on so high in the summertime that I had to sleep with a duvet on my bed. I miss it.

By: Dylan

Dylan — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:10:47 +0000

Cocktails – so sorry…not sure why I can’t prevent you from getting into my spam pile…

G – hope you’re enjoying London as much as Expat Mum enjoyed her shandy!

By: Expatmum

Expatmum — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 23:15:00 +0000

Saturday night, in on my own with the wee one while Ball & Chain is galavanting around NYC and Boston with the older two and I have just made myself a lager shandy with some Sprite I found in the fridge!! It’ll do!

By: G

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:55:55 +0000

Ah! Glad I read this post! I’m on my way to London tomorrow and had figured on it being warmish and rainy. Perhaps I should pack another jumper…

By: Brooklyn

Brooklyn — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:36:29 +0000

Expat Mum
Uhhh.

There are such things as: window A/C’s,through the wall A/C’s, outside compressor/low profile A/C’s, portable A/C’s (like the DeLonghi Pinguino).

All of this would address “a total lack” of A/C, no?

By: Expat Mum

Expat Mum — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:07:06 +0000

Can you imagine trying to retro-fit all those ancient buildings to accommodate the ductwork?
But god, I could murder a shandy right now!

By: fishwithoutbicycle

fishwithoutbicycle — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:42:09 +0000

That’s funny!! English weather never bothered me in England, but now that I’m in New York I’m always amazed by how much it rains when I’m there.

By: Cocktails

Cocktails — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:28:03 +0000

Or alternatively, look out for me in your spam queue?

By: Cocktails

Cocktails — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:26:38 +0000

Aha, You’re turning into me!

Look out for me while you’re here in London – I’ll be the other person wearing layers of clothing on a 20 degree day.