England trip #1

Well, here we are.

I have come to check out my sister who lives here for cca. 2,5 years now. To tell the truth I am quite satisfied with England this time. The weather is quite enjoyable - it’s been 3 days since I am here and there were no signs of rain - and the temperature must be around 10 degrees (in celsius). Last year when I was here in August it was ok but it also rained every day. I guess you just have to get used to it once you decide to settle down around here.

They live in Hatfield, Hertfordshire (not far from London). This is a nice small city with a population of approximately 30 thousand people. From a visit in the ASDA shopping center you can see that Britain is no longer for the British Lots of cultures mix in and out not just in London (although we are close to her). This should not be a big deal, in fact I think it is very good for the health of this nation.

Some interesting facts from my few days here:

- The British are crazy for roundabouts (in other words: traffic circle). This seems to solve some problems with junctions and crossroads - as to get into a roundabout you gotta slow down. And getting out is also easy as you can just drive out - no need to wait for anyone. You - of course - drive in from the left way

- Drivers tend to slow down if you want to cross the road on a pavement. Not just slamming onto the gas like in hungary. It is always strange for me to see spending so much time in Budapest where most drivers are fucking idiots (but only in their cars).

- The usual strange sounding “cheers mate” formal welcome term still prevails. There’s a new habit of saying “Tscha” (have no idea how to write it) instead of hello, bye, cheers, etc.

We also went to visit a smaller city in the south part of England. It’s called Ramsfield?. Also a nice small town. The sea is there, people seem relaxed and friendly, very nice. I have now learned a few new words too:

- Wharf is a place where ships load and unload their stuff. In other words: dock, harbour, haven.

- Leek is what’s called in hungary: újhagyma. It’s a type of onion.

- Marrow and squash are types of pumpkins. Pumpkins is also a synonym for gourd. Marrow is a longer greenish one, and squash is the orange-ish one. I guess americans do not use these words at all.