Ashley's Arabian Adventure

1. I love to talk about American politics and I'm an expert on the topic.
2. I know everyone on the continent of North America.
3. I know New York like the back of my hand.
4. There is no way I can live up to the British social etiquette.
5. I am totally arrogant and ethnocentric.
6. I am couldn't possibly be properly educated.

Well I guess I couldn't come up with ten, but I like this list-making thing.

I was walking home from work, looking around and thinking about nothing in particular. As I came to my road, out of the corner of my eye, I saw it. My heartbeat quickened and my awareness of all that was going on around me dulled as I looked again. "Could it...could it really be?" I thought. As I looked once more, I realised that it was just too good to be true. No, it was not a Taco Bell cup. It was just a KFC cup. For a moment I was delighted in the thought that the cheesy-crunchy-goodness of a Nacho Bell Grande was within in my reach. What a letdown!

1. Someone tries to hand you a newspaper about every 20 feet.
2. You are on the train or the underground and you hear conversations in at least three other languages.
3. You have been yelled at for standing on the wrong side of the escalator in the tube station.
4. You have almost been hit by a cab three times...in one day.
5. You see a group of Asians taking about 18 pictures of the same building.
6. People are walking faster than you normally run.
7. Guys, as rule, wear tighter jeans than girls.
8. If you forget your book or newspaper, you know you are going to have stare at your feet rather than look around on the underground. Even the London Life is better than that.
9. Modern buildings and ancient ones seem to go together seamlessly.
10. There is a Starbucks on every corner. Oh wait, that's any major city.

I had to do something on the train last night. I forgot my book, so I thought of this.

Being a conservative American. Yesterday I got a Huckabee shirt for an early birthday gift. I sported it proudly...around the office. I thought about wearing it in public and then quickly reconsidered. Anyway, I won't mention how sad I was to find out that Huck is out. Or how I can't believe Texas didn't support Huck. Or how I can't believe Hilary is making such a huge come back.

So I was at dinner with a group of local friends last night. These girls get together for dinner about once a month to catch up and enjoy a meal. It really is nice and I have been invited to join them in their tradition while I am here. One of the girls told a really funny story that I must tell you. She is dating a guy in Canada who is banned from American soil. Why? Because he and his friends decided to act stupid at the border when they were about 20. A Canadian, an Arab and an Indian (dot, not feather) decided to put on turbans and interrogate the guards about being anti-Arab. They also decided to try and use fake passports during this border-crossing. They were quickly taken in and added to the list of people not allowed in the country. Can you imagine how funny that would be? A white guy in a turban screaming at you about being anti-Arab? I hope you enjoyed that as much as I did.