Ten things I’ve told my mother since moving abroad.<\/p>\n
1. No, you can’t send me a gun. Guns are illegal. Nope. Not even a little one. Knives are illegal too. Pepperspray – still illegal.<\/p>\n
2. Quit moaning. I haven’t paid less than $6.00 a gallon for gas (It’s now $13.) since I’ve been here. It’s $8 (Make that $17) on the Continent. <\/p>\n
3. The Queen of England is also the Queen of Canada and Australia. No I’m not making it up. <\/p>\n
4. So, I went to Paris yesterday. For lunch. Yup. Just because. <\/p>\n
5. A guy tried to mug me this afternoon. Broad daylight. I sucker punched him in the face with my mobile and ran. <\/p>\n
6. The building I live in is almost as old as America. And it doesn’t even have a plaque on it.<\/p>\n
7. I know you like your spoon. But eating with a knife and fork is just so much easier.<\/p>\n
8. See. Three cheeseburgers and three cokes. Ninety dollars. And you thought I was exaggerating. <\/p>\n
9. I kissed an entire rugby team today. It’s just like, what these Europeans do!<\/p>\n
10. No, my flatmate isn’t American. She’s Northern Irish. Really. No. No. Now, how can she be Appalachian if she’s not American? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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