Mastodawn

Just realized that here in London, I can say ‘I took the lift up to my flat after removing the items from the boot’ and people are going to understand me

I also look forward to standing in a queue, and throwing away my rubbish

In the afternoon, I shall have some biscuits

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Adrianna Tan Apr 9

I have caused a lot of confused concern when I’ve told people in the U.S. that I’ve purchased food from a boot

(Trunk of a car..)

Or maybe they’re concerned I’m buying food from random strangers. But mostly the boot thing.

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Jeff Siver

@skinnylatte many years ago, in a training class, an English man asked the woman next to him if she had a rubber he could use. It caused about five minutes of panic until we figured out he wanted an eraser.