Post by retiredinaz on Jul 4, 2024 23:24:14 GMT
.HOTTER THAN A FIRECRACKER JULY
Hot days and noisy nights Sandy, IL
Fluffy clouds Nancy, IL
Sun, sand , and surf Connie, Pa
Bake cookies in your car Linda, Az
Air conditioner Lucie, TX
I love summer Betty, MN
Fry egg on sidewalk Diane, OK
Grateful for AC Molly, MO
Sweat running down my face Kathie, Ca
Celebrate Shragae, FL
Jenny, Ca
today's my birthday. We could have a party if each brings pot luck.
And since we left Britain, the language changed! for those who watch British tv shows…with CC in because it is hard to hear accents….
I was sent to England as a visiting teacher. Well, aside from the fact that you better look right for oncoming traffic next to you, if you go down steps from the pavement ( sidewalk, not road) into a place marked subway, you come up on the other side of a wide, busy street. You have to look for a big U sign for underground, also known as the tube. and if you ride in a car, you head for your passenger side and bump into the driver who asks, oh, did you wish to drive?
In a restaurant, Do not ask for a restroom or bathroom. The latter is for baths. Everywhere in Europe you want the toilet, which sounds crude to us. You could ask for the logo. you might find Gents and ladies, cloakroom and powder room in a historically quaint place. The toilet is different too..less water and a sort of shelf. You might flush with a chain, a push button the top, side or wall,even a wall kick plate.
In school the head is a dean or head master, not a principal. And in Scotland as dept head, I was a principal! There are no grades, just forms, and sixth form which would be grades 11-12 is essentially freshman college or like AP here with horrid exams at the end. Many leave school end of grade ten or fifth form. First couple years are referred to as infants, which gave me quite a turn on first hearing it.you visit a head master and get sherry or tea or both!
clothing is another obstacle course. I stayed with a family with kids.they said we were going out to the downs (which for some reason are always up) and uneven walking. I still had on a skirt. So said I had better put in pants and sneakers instead. Kids fell down laughing. Pants are underwear. I just said I was wearing none.Sneakers are called trainers. A pullover sweater is called a jumper, which can also refer to a team shirt. Our jumpers are called pinafore dresses.their vest is actually an undershirt. So you best say waistcoat.
Food is confusing. You can have pudding for pudding because it means dessert or a steamed dessert is A pudding. A group of second formers told me Americans are weird, and by then I knew to ask. We put jelly in our toast. Uh…nope they told me jelly us that wiggly dessert mom makes,everything for toast is jam. I tried to explain different kinds of preserves…nope. If you want French fries, ask for chips. If you want chips, ask for for crisps
And it goes on!
Hot days and noisy nights Sandy, IL
Fluffy clouds Nancy, IL
Sun, sand , and surf Connie, Pa
Bake cookies in your car Linda, Az
Air conditioner Lucie, TX
I love summer Betty, MN
Fry egg on sidewalk Diane, OK
Grateful for AC Molly, MO
Sweat running down my face Kathie, Ca
Celebrate Shragae, FL
Jenny, Ca
today's my birthday. We could have a party if each brings pot luck.
And since we left Britain, the language changed! for those who watch British tv shows…with CC in because it is hard to hear accents….
I was sent to England as a visiting teacher. Well, aside from the fact that you better look right for oncoming traffic next to you, if you go down steps from the pavement ( sidewalk, not road) into a place marked subway, you come up on the other side of a wide, busy street. You have to look for a big U sign for underground, also known as the tube. and if you ride in a car, you head for your passenger side and bump into the driver who asks, oh, did you wish to drive?
In a restaurant, Do not ask for a restroom or bathroom. The latter is for baths. Everywhere in Europe you want the toilet, which sounds crude to us. You could ask for the logo. you might find Gents and ladies, cloakroom and powder room in a historically quaint place. The toilet is different too..less water and a sort of shelf. You might flush with a chain, a push button the top, side or wall,even a wall kick plate.
In school the head is a dean or head master, not a principal. And in Scotland as dept head, I was a principal! There are no grades, just forms, and sixth form which would be grades 11-12 is essentially freshman college or like AP here with horrid exams at the end. Many leave school end of grade ten or fifth form. First couple years are referred to as infants, which gave me quite a turn on first hearing it.you visit a head master and get sherry or tea or both!
clothing is another obstacle course. I stayed with a family with kids.they said we were going out to the downs (which for some reason are always up) and uneven walking. I still had on a skirt. So said I had better put in pants and sneakers instead. Kids fell down laughing. Pants are underwear. I just said I was wearing none.Sneakers are called trainers. A pullover sweater is called a jumper, which can also refer to a team shirt. Our jumpers are called pinafore dresses.their vest is actually an undershirt. So you best say waistcoat.
Food is confusing. You can have pudding for pudding because it means dessert or a steamed dessert is A pudding. A group of second formers told me Americans are weird, and by then I knew to ask. We put jelly in our toast. Uh…nope they told me jelly us that wiggly dessert mom makes,everything for toast is jam. I tried to explain different kinds of preserves…nope. If you want French fries, ask for chips. If you want chips, ask for for crisps
And it goes on!
