Posts tagged anecdote
The Language of the English Bathroom . . . or just . . . Yeah, Big in England . . . Indeed!
5August 10, 2011
by jb
in On the House
This bathroom consisted only of a freestanding bath -- what we know as a "tub". The tub was fitted with one of the strangest bathroom taps I had ever seen. It roped out to a hand-held shower thingy. That’s how I cleaned myself, with a tap -- “British” for “faucet." There was a separate room for the loo (http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/american/loo). It was a little less than what I had experienced in a US dorm a few years earlier. But it was fun, and rather spartan. [ . . . ]
So . . . We’re Still Here (You Know with the Rapture) and . . .
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I was at the park today (now yesterday) with Evyn and Eva; they had their bikes. Eva, the five year old, asks the seven year old Evyn, "Can I ride your bike?" (Eva wanted to try the one without the training wheels.) Surprisingly, Evyn said yes. Eva was stoked.
I then asked Evyn if she had any pointers for her little sister. She said, actually rather quickly, "Yes, three . . . "
1. Pedal fast.
2. Look straight ahead, and
3. Believe you can do it.
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