Tuesday, November 20, 2007

foreigner

Apologies (again) for my infrequent posting. I'm actually in Liberia right now, but I'll write a few posts about London.

One of the first things I noticed about my neighborhood was this:





*This* is considered American? This woman looks like she's out for blood. "Oh, I'll bring you another Margarita...after I kill you."

There's another "American" business nearby, a bit more innocuous:



I'm not sure yet what "American" means over here. With regard to restaurants, I'd imagine it means large portion size. But more broadly, I'm not sure what the Brits think of Americans in general. Shocked, no doubt, by our government's arrogance and naivety. No wait, that's what *I* think.

2 comments:

Neil said...

no wonder they hate us.

Anonymous said...

American means unlimited coffee and the audacity of asking for water with your meal.