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graculusJust a quick update on the new job situation - it looks like all my paperwork has been done, including a quick trip to HQ yesterday to reassure them that my over-honesty in terms of filling in medical disclosure forms is not a problem, so I'm now waiting for the formal offer. Then it's three months and we're off!
Yes, I have to give 3 months' notice in writing. Meh.
In other news, I was getting my hair chopped off yesterday and, as usual, eavesdropping on other conversations going on in the salon, only to discover that the girl cutting hair next to me didn't know what The Ashes was. Seriously. Her customer was talking about being on holiday abroad and her husband spending all day in the pub because The Ashes was on and this chica didn't have a clue.
For USians among us, the only comparable thing I could think of would be not knowing what the World Series or the Superbowl was. Given the recent success of England's men and women in cricket matches against Australia, I can only think the lass in question must have been living under a rock for at least the past couple of weeks, if not most of her life.
Yes, I have to give 3 months' notice in writing. Meh.
In other news, I was getting my hair chopped off yesterday and, as usual, eavesdropping on other conversations going on in the salon, only to discover that the girl cutting hair next to me didn't know what The Ashes was. Seriously. Her customer was talking about being on holiday abroad and her husband spending all day in the pub because The Ashes was on and this chica didn't have a clue.
For USians among us, the only comparable thing I could think of would be not knowing what the World Series or the Superbowl was. Given the recent success of England's men and women in cricket matches against Australia, I can only think the lass in question must have been living under a rock for at least the past couple of weeks, if not most of her life.
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Date: 2009-07-29 08:42 pm (UTC)For USians
Also, I *heart* this. :-) Canadians, Mexicans, and South Americans are all Americans. I hate that the term tends to be used almost exclusively for US citizens. I'm going to steal "USians" from now on if you don't mind. :-)
P.S. when I was younger (in my 20s), I had no clue what the Superbowl was or the World series. I didn't even know about the different leagues in baseball and stuff like that. My sports education was sadly lacking, and I still don't care at all. In my defense, though, I don't think that those sporting events created the same type of media circus then that they do now. I've never heard of The Ashes either--well, until just now. hehe