Posted 29 May 2015 - 03:00 PM
Funny/interesting things that happened abroad that made me chuckle.
- Aboard the National Express from Southampton to Heathrow, our driver ended up behind a little car going half the speed he was meant to be driving on the motorway...so he tailgated him and eventually went round him. The guy in the car actually FOLLOWED the bus to Heathrow and got out and started ranting at the driver. It was a little surreal.
- Thieves/pickpockets in Paris (the city is RIFE with them) thinking that the "petition clip board" scam or the "I found this ring is it yours?" scam would work on us...was met repeatedly with me shouting at them or calling them thieves to their faces, at which point they scattered like roaches with the lights coming on.
- Apparently the D-Day beaches in Normandy are a frequent spot for french highschool field trips...and I walked past a gaggle of idiotic teens standing amongst the somber rows white crosses, goofing, taking selfies and giggling. I was momentarily disgusted, but then thankfully their teacher walked up and tore a complete and utter strip off them in front of their peers (my french is patchy, but I got the gist), at which point they shut their stupid mouths and paid a little more respect.
- Had a cold on the day we were in Oslo, so walked into a corner shop and bought what I only ASSUME were throat lozenges...since it was all in Norwegian I can't be sure they weren't just candies. Either way, they only moderately helped my throat.
- In Rotterdam, at the Markthal we tried to order fries to share off a menu and they came with a giant meatball. We laughed for like 5 minutes at our complete and total misunderstanding of the dutch menu. The meatball was actually delicious though.
- Trying to find a couple of bottles of wine to take onto the boat in Southampton was a bit of a chore...because my brain said (since I live in Canada and the LCBO rules ontario), you need a "wine shop"...and when we asked someone they said, you just have to go to a Tesco or Marks & Spencers. I actually facepalmed at my own stupidity.
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