"I really like England. I've had a great time here but one thing I didn't expect was that so many places would be named after towns back home."
"Really. Which towns?"
"Lots. Like Mancester and Oxford."
Stunned silence.....
occasional musings on politics, culture and life in general from an american in exile
03 October 2006
Overheard in a pub in Richmond
About a week and half ago I was in Richmond on a glorious sunny autumn afternoon. We were in a pub for lunch. The table next to us was four young women, probably students. One was American and they were discussing her stay in Britain which she seems to have enjoyed. (I wasn't eavesdropping - the tables were jammed together and they were loud.) However towards the end of the conversation I overheard the following:
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Well I never! Stranger things happen at sea.
I intended to leave a link but it's half a page.
Gooogle images search.
chart long island ireland.
You will also find Coney Island, there are one or two others but for the life of me I can't rememember their names.
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