For those of you in the know, you know why I haven’t been blogging. Hopefully the rust will come off quickly and I can make this a habit. It’s hard though, especially when it occurred to me a couple of weeks ago something so obvious, I don’t know why I hadn’t thought of it before:

Europe has not heard of AdBeeler!

An entire continent who has never seen my Chris Farley impersonation or the napkin rose. Forget the financial crisis, something has to be done about this!

First, I did some research. I was surprised to find out that England is not the fifty-first state, though you wouldn’t know that by watching their TV (the Simpsons is on right now). One must be very careful to not to refer to someone who is English as British or vice versa though even they can’t tell the difference.

True they do drive on the left side of the road, but as an American if you drive on the right, the other cars on the road will quickly move out of your way.

With my research done, I flew to England straight away and I’ve been here ever since. Some observations so far:

    • Two out of three drivers from the car service in my experience will know as much about where you are going as they do. It’s offensive to point this out to them as they will not-so-politely ask you to get out of the car. There is no better way to see London than to be dropped off in the middle of nowhere with your bags.
      People always talk about how bad the weather is, but in my experience, it’s a little bit like San Diego in the winter. The last 3 days have been gorgeous. Frankly I wasted precious luggage space on warm clothing. If you visit, don’t make this mistake!
      Additionally, I have found the accommodations quite to my liking. I know Beckham down the hall would probably agree.
      Even though soccer is called football around the world, Americans should never try to actually call it football. Stick with saying soccer. Everyone expects you to say soccer and if you say football, you then have to clarify what you are talking about. I mentioned that the ‘English Football Team’ was staying at the same resort and people weren’t sure what I was saying.
      Boat races in the UK are better than boat races in the states. I also hear that beer is good for the hair, though I’m sure people didn’t appreciate the smell.
      Europeans know more about American politics than Americans. That’s not saying a lot, but it’s painful to think that my driver was more articulate about the dangers of Sarah Palin than some of my American friends.
      Don’t worry about the conversion rate between American money and English. When buying something, give the person all your cash and then give them your best puppy eyes and hope they’ll take it.

    • I’m sure over the next couple of days I’ll have more to share. The word of Beeler is spreading. Hopefully ‘Beeler’ will mean the same thing once it’s translated in English…er British…er…UKish? Nevermind, I don’t understand what anyone is saying anyway….