UK Day 6: Have it!

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaave it! - I think this is my favourite English phrase so far. It can capture impatience, (i.e. while driving behind a pensioner), or encouragement (like when someone is dribbling a football and you want them to shoot).

I missed out on yesterday because it I was pretty beat after checking out the town with the team, having a couple drinks and just unwinding after some long days. My friend took us to his hometown, and has been showing us to the local pubs. The beer is fantastic as usual, and each of the places we stop in have got a lot more character, a lot more of a community feel than most North American bars. For example, today I was recognized by one of the barmaids that served us yesterday while we were at a different place, who dropped by and said hi to our group. There's typically no cover at bars, and some at clubs, because English custom is to go to a pub, have 1 or 2 beers in 15-20 minutes, then move on to the next one. It's pretty cool because that way you have a much higher chance of running into some of your friends along the way, which my friend did.

Today was pretty fantastic though - took in a restored Roman outpost, complete with a Roman military research society, which promptly kicked us out. Also stopped by the milford aviation museum and just a general drive through the countryside. Dinner was fish and chips again, which are quite something in England, full of salt and grease and deliciousness, happy days. The quality of the chips and the battered cod is just exceptional, and although you feel pretty greasy near the end, it's heaven at the beginning. Great food for a night on the town.

England's definitely starting to grow on me.

signing out -