There are 2 instances that cause England to come to a stand-still: When the 'forever unprepared for' snow storm hits and Christmas Day. Christmas Day is the ultimate hypnosis for England and has the power to make even London seem like a Ghost Town- Time comes to a complete stand still, and not even tubes, buses, trains or cabs run (if they do then be prepared to fork out your life savings' account for the fare).
With all the rage, protests and riots that have been going on here regarding the issue of taxes and student fees, it's quite amazing what the Christmas Spirit/Rage does to people.
One minute you have dozens of police cars surrounding protestors who glued themselves to Topshop (as in, literally, and I'm not even exaggerating), the next minute after Christmas lights are put up people are rushing past you with a lifetime's supply of Christmas presents, as if to say
"Recession! what's that?!"
Ah, the joys of Christmas.
Even crazier is the amount of food shopping people do in Supermarkets.
Manoeuvring your trolley around the aisles is like manoeuvring your car in
the middle if a crazy traffic jam in KL.
Imagine the biggest trolleys piled up to the brim:
the middle if a crazy traffic jam in KL.
Imagine the biggest trolleys piled up to the brim:
Yup, allllll of that is to be eaten in a span of 2 days, or less.
Ah, the joys of Christmas.
Gotta say, after spending 2 dull Christmases here in England, this year I've been attacked by George Michael's Last Christmas bug. Housemate and I have been brainwashed by Christmas songs thanks to our 4 hour drive to and from Luton Airport without any sleep,
and I am gearing up to join the marathon for last minute christmas shopping this evening as a warm up to eating my own body weight on Christmas Day.
Merry Christmas everyone!
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