Birmingham
November 9, 2008
While boarding the plane I realized I was going to Europe and spotted a lot of “Euro
Trash.” There were two in particular which had horrible tapered jeans, greasy hair
pulled down into a “fashionable mullet,” and some hideous shirts way too tight.
Typically I have pretty good gar-dar, but once I step foot on the European mainland
that goes out the window.
It was also quite obvious my flight was headed to Amsterdam due to a young boy’s
shirt. He was about 10 and speaking Dutch to his parents while wearing a shirt that
said “Amsterdam Traffic Signs”: the first was just a normal yield sign, the next
was an outline of a naked woman, and the third a pot leaf. Welcome to the Netherlands.
November 10, 2008
Amsterdam airport is incredible, but the toilet seats are perfectly round and that
bothers me. I have to line my public toilet seat with toilet paper and it takes
quite a project to cover a perfectly round seat. The oval seats are much better
in my opinion for both my toilet paper covering habits as well as comfort.
I had no problems arriving to Birmingham, England, but unfortunately had some time
before my train departed to London. I bought a pre-paid ticket, hence saving me
nearly £20, but meaning it’s restricted to a particular train time. I wandered around
the train station and the new National Exhibition Centre.
I spent most of my time reading and watching the trains… not as efficient as the
German or Swiss train system, but impressive none-the-less.
November 14, 2008
I headed to my meeting this morning, which is to last two days, only to find a man
wearing a pink dress shirt with a lime green tie. I have no fashion sense, but that’s
just wrong. Pink is popular here, but men also wear capris here, so…