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| high tea |
mom: the rain drops are much bigger out here
me: that is snow
mom: oh. interesting.
::shane seeing a pretty girl:::
Shane: i cant hang out with you because people think you're my girlfriend.
:::my dad is Jewish and my mom is christian::::
mom: you know the word jewelry came from the word Jew
me and Shane: uhm pretty sure that's not true..
mom: yes it is.
me and Shane: look it up
mom: i mean that the word Jew came from Jewelry because they were rich and had lots of jewelry
me and Shane: no..that's even more incorrect.
Shane: do you have a clothes dryer?
me: nope
shane: but it says on this washer machine its also a dryer?
me: whaaat??
shane: see?
me: Stephen is a dirty liar.
me: babe?!
Stephen: yes?
me: that washer is ALSO a dryer! isn't this exciting news??
Stephen: I know it is...
me: why didn't u tell me all those hundreds of times i complained about hanging clothes to dry?????
Stephen: because it is SO expensive to run the dryer
me: you LIED to me
Stephen: no...i just never told you...
me: why do you hate me?
mom: meg, how do you work the shower?
me: pull this string, press this button, turn this knob, and then a stream of water will come out, like your standing under a leaky faucet. enjoy.
:::in nottinghan::::
shane: hellooooo pretty ladies
:::in glasgow:::
shane: helloooo pretty ladies
:::in Edinburgh::::
shane: hellooooo pretty ladies
:::in Kilkeel Ireland:::
shane: hellooooo pretty ladies
Stephen: mum, did you know Americans LOVE bathrooms? they have a bathroom for every bedroom.
me: fact
my mom: its kinda true..we have two bedrooms and three bathrooms in our condo..but we only have one bathtub
stephens mum: we only have one tub too. but i mainly use it for peein.
my mom: ......peein?
stephens mum: yea.
my mom: you pee in the bath?
stephens mum: what?? no!
Stephen: (laughing) for PAIN
my mom: oh thank goodness.
I love these posts they make me laugh so much...the peein, so fuuny and I love the shower description, describes one of my previos flat's showers to a tee {is that how you write that?--I don't know--you get the gist}
ReplyDeletehelloooo pretty ladies.
ReplyDeletehahaha!
too funny : )
Oh dear... 'peein' too funny! I wish I could see the look on your Mom's face!
ReplyDeleteim still laughing from pooooottttiiieess.
ReplyDeleteget it out already!
of my head.
soooooooooooooooo so good!! i'm fascinated by the 2-in-1 washer/dryer situation. probably the one facet in which the scots have a one-up on us 'mericans.
ReplyDeleteCupcakesOMG!
Yo Shane's a ladies man! If I didn't already have a bf I'd ask you to hook a sistah up. Also, your mom is hilarious. I'm telling Craig the Jew/jewelry story when I get home.
ReplyDeleteOne thing I never miss about the UK - the shower/bathroom situation. I only trust American toilets and bathing units.
ReplyDeleteThere, I said it.
Also, there was an audible snort when I got the the "Hellooooo pretty ladies" bit.
Good thing I live alone.
I'm the idiot smiling and laughing at my computer right now!!!! the dryer, ohhh my gosh what the hell is wrong with europeans and their two-in-one washer and dryer situations?! Do they WANT clean clothes in a timely fashion? Doing laundry here makes me want to pull my hair out. And the detergent stinks.
ReplyDeletePhew, man, glad I got that off my chest...
P.S. Kind of amazing Stephen didn't even tell you that you had a dryer. love it! I gotta meet this guy!
haha -love the last one!
ReplyDeleteBahahahaa. The last convo is hilarious.
ReplyDeleteHahahaha... you are all thoroughly entertaining.
ReplyDeleteand I'm just going to go ahead and make things a little creepy here.. Your man and your brother look a lot alike =P
The jewelry conversation is great...thank goodness other people's mothers have those kinds of thoughts out loud too. love it!
ReplyDeletehaha! The "peeing" thing was hilarious! When I lived in Glasgow, I was always lectured on the wastefulness of the dryer, but I COULDN'T get used to crunch towels - the worst! I'll be in London for 2 weeks this summer for work, so I'm hoping I'll make it back up to Glasgow for a bit of reminiscing. Fingers crossed!
ReplyDeleteSo entertaining! The last convo made me laugh out loud.
ReplyDeletehah, the Jew/jewelry conversation is so one my boyfriend and I would have...he is Christian and I am Jewish haha.
ReplyDeleteHaha! I bet you guys were laughing the entire time. Witty, witty family. I can't believe Stephen lied to you. Hanging up your clothes to dry? WHAT?!
ReplyDeleteAnd don't get my started on English water pressure. My scalp never got to feel water because of my thick head of hair and their low water pressure.
These posts make me happy. This was a good way to wake up this morning. I love a good laugh!
ReplyDeleteThose washer/dryer combos are pure genius. The one I used in China took about four hours to dry a load though. Of course the lack of English writing on the buttons may have prevented me from utilizing it in the most efficient manner. Whatev - I had to plan ahead on laundry, but no hanging.
ReplyDeletei LOVE these posts!!!! laugh hysterically at my desk like a psychotic woman.
ReplyDeletehahaha, i love you and your family!! I seriously laughed all the way through this!! Way to funny!! I loved when your mom said that Jew came from Jewelry hahaha thats something my mother would say!! love it!!
ReplyDeleteSeriously what is the deal with the dryer?!? I always thought that was really strange. I'd go into the laundry run and there were a bazillion drying racks. Do they not realize that it is cold and damp in the UK? It is a wonder things ever get dry there.
ReplyDeleteThese posts are amazing. I secretly wish the conversations would have been filmed though. Ok that made me sound creepy.
hahaha! My brother always had the same complaint whenever he hung out with as a teenager. I wasn't allowed to walk too close to him at the mall b/c he may just spot a hot girl and she may think that I'm his GF. Lame! PS--peein...hilarious! I had to say it out loud like 3 times to make sure I got it. haha!
ReplyDeleteObsessed.
ReplyDeletePlease keep these coming!!
The last convo had be rolling.
hahaha soo funny :) and I love the hellooo pretty ladies
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, I love the 'peein' conversation!
ReplyDeletei may or may not just have run to my washer to check to see if it doubled as a dryer too. it doesn't. damn. i think id be tempted to forego heat to be able to dry clothes in a dryer for a month. not even kidding.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness SO FUNNY!!!! love the little quirks in culture differences. love your adorable and witty blog!
ReplyDeleteThe peein' convo is definitely my favorite. I love seeing these posts in my Google reader. It literally makes my day so much better even when it's absolutely awful
ReplyDeletethis.is.golden.
ReplyDeletethese posts are my favorite. so so funny.
ReplyDeleteHellloooo pretty lady! This post made my week. So much fantastic into a few sentences! That last convo is my favorite!
ReplyDeleteomg, Megan! The last one- HILARIOUS!
ReplyDeleteI read the convo about the dryer to Jurgen and all he said was "Yep, that sounds like a classic Jurgen-Jenna conversation".
ReplyDeleteWhat the heck do foreign people have against a dryer - it's like an every-day essential appliance. duh.
xoxo
Jenna
I am currently listening to the dryer rumble and roll. getting my clothes toasty warm, in record time.
ReplyDeletefeel free to hate me:-)
Love you! xoxo
you're pretty much the funniest person on the planet. yup. hahah. love love love the dryer commentary. i need audio. redo asap.
ReplyDeleteI just laughed out loud at the pic of Shane and Stephen. Brilliant.
ReplyDeleteHahahaha on my gosh, these get better and better every time!! "Hellooooo pretty ladies!!"
ReplyDeletehahah these are actually hilarious!
ReplyDeletexxx
treschiccs.blogspot.com
1. the pic of Shane and Stephen is awesome and totally frame worthy.
ReplyDelete2. I can not stop laughing at the peein conversation.
3. I think these posts are the best ever, keep 'em coming!
hahahahah. I would love to be a fly on the wall during one of these international family affairs.
ReplyDeletep.s I totally reread the peein conversation with an accent. ;)
I love your posts so much!! I've told you that a bajillion times ;) I love that second post of bro and handsome boyfriend!
ReplyDeleteHahaha love this. I live in South Korea and our washer also doubles as a dryer. No tub though :( Or dishwasher...
ReplyDeleteI love these! Haha!
ReplyDeleteHahaha these are so great! They always make me laugh.
ReplyDeleteHahaha...the last one is the best!
ReplyDeleteI laughed so hard at the last one!! I bet your mom had a blast!
ReplyDeleteha! Megan I love these posts! And one day, i will try to recreate them and brutally butcher them... then I'll tell everyone that I'm sorry, I'm not as cool as you. And they'll laugh and say: "we didn't want to tell you..."
ReplyDeletethen it'll be awkward.
and i'll read your blog while i stuff my face with oreos.
comfort food.
hahahahah i just died at the peein' one. and obv your funniness is genetic because those are the best family convos. also... washer is a dryer?! what!
ReplyDeletei laughed out loud through this entire post...and the last one like it :)
ReplyDeleteI just choked on my water here. Brutal honesty, I love it.
ReplyDeleteNow off to push my trolley in my trainers and wear my JEW-elry....
Tata,
Tori
Ah! This didn't show up in my reader, this was hee-larious!
ReplyDeleteYour mom cracks me up! And I'd totally consider it lying for keeping the dryer a secret. ;) boo
My friend's husband told her their a/c was BROKEN in their apt. during the hot humid months in DC, where she works from HOME. She was dying from it all...3 weeks later, he finally told her that he lied just so he wouldn't have to pay the bill.
why I otta!! (I would have gone ape sh..)
Emily at Amazing Grapes
This is wonderful especially the last one!!
ReplyDeleteI love you.
ReplyDeleteI need to stop saying this before you block me or something.
Haha.
Too funny.
Cheers.
i exclusively use my bath tub for peeing.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness... aaah the last convo has me laughing out loud. Love this.
ReplyDeleteI love this, haha. And I swear your mom sounds like mine.
ReplyDeleteThis is a fabulous one girl. :) And who said English is understood by all English speakers? So not true. The bathtub scenario made me laugh so hard...I think I peed on myself. ;)
ReplyDeleteSo glad I stumbled upon your blog! New follower :-)
ReplyDeleteAmira
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