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US vs UK: t-shirts! Americans do it best!

August 13, 2013

No one can beat the Americans at t-shirts. Americans are, without a doubt, the best creators, purveyors, and wearers of …

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US vs UK: The (alleged) Apollo moon landing, 1969

July 6, 2013

Several nights ago, I slipped away to the Cliff Inn in the village where my parents grew up to have …

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The suckiness of having to model good behavior to your kids

June 6, 2013

OK, this is what it was like here in Boston, Mass, over the last weekend.  It’s been bleeping hot, and …

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US vs UK: birthdays–and happy birthday, Mum!

May 23, 2013

Today, my mother is turning X5 (and no, “X5” isn’t a division of Britain’s MI5, it’s an attempt to mitigate …

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US vs UK: No sex please, we’re British!

March 2, 2013

Here’s a display for Trojan condoms in a drugstore in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.  Take a look: Notice anything, except the …

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‘Ow’s tha muther f’ soap? and other Derbyshire-isms

February 28, 2013

When my  parents were children growing up in the Peak District of Derbyshire, people didn’t venture far from their villages.  …

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US vs UK: English judge judges the jury: “fundamental deficits in understanding.”

February 22, 2013

Speaking of cats: The very feline-looking cat Lucy and the very feline-looking Vicky Pryce OK, I’ve just got to take …

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US vs UK: How to get into top colleges/unis

December 6, 2012

My 18-year-old daughter is in the throes of applying to US colleges, with three weeks to go before the applications …

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US presidential election: Best Cartoons and Comments

November 9, 2012

This US presidential election has inspired some of the best political cartoons and comments I’ve ever seen.  Before all of …

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A squirrel at the SATs . . .

October 25, 2012

OK, I may have had too much to drink (an overly full glass of wine–I’m a cheap date, what can …

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