I’ve been strolling around the ancient town of Ciutadella in Menorca this evening. Wow. What a place. Endless cobbled streets and alleys filled with cafes and tapas bars. Thousands of locals, families with kids, all sitting in the open air, drinking, eating, laughing. Nobody’s getting shitfaced and trying to start a fight. Everyone is chilled out. It’s wonderful.
It’s also occurred to me that this isn’t really down to any special ‘Mediterranean culture’, but the weather. Try this in Derby and your tapas dish would be full of rain and your family would be getting hypothermia.
Britain sucks. We spend our lives locked away in isolation in our living rooms, watching people fight on TV soaps.
I’m emigrating as soon as I can.
I should have done it decades ago.
@evilmags has got it sussed.
Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine.
Chips are "Plant-based" no matter how you cook them
Donald Trump needs kicking out of a helicopter
I'm personally responsible for all global warming
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Chips are "Plant-based" no matter how you cook them
Donald Trump needs kicking out of a helicopter
I'm personally responsible for all global warming
Or the weather.
Chips are "Plant-based" no matter how you cook them
Donald Trump needs kicking out of a helicopter
I'm personally responsible for all global warming
In southern Italy, apparently there are restaurants where they just cook a bulk meal - so no menu - and everyone just eats whatever it is they cooked that day. Sounds great
Again, all second hand info...
I did say this was second hand from colleagues and friends from Europe. I don't claim to know - merely discussing.
ask any Aussie and they will they you the Poms still banging on about the weather. The brits will moan about the weather anywhere they go. It’s their thing, same with everything else. The brits will get pissed whether it’s sunny or grey sky, it won’t stop them. It’s the culture, not the weather.
i love the weather in England, I love the seasons, I love the colours. Travel enough and you’ll see some places that looks the same all year round, it gets boring very quickly. I like a cold crisp winter morning as much as a glorious summer’s day or an golden sun set autumn.