At the moment I'm having a bit of a chuckle of the collective freak-out going on the UK. 6 whole inches of snow! How does anyone cope?!
Being over here has made me realise I really do love the British way. We're affable, self-deprecating and take things in our stride. This doesn't mean I don't love the how the Canadians are friendly, vivacious and passionate about life in general, but it means I kind of appreciate where I come from a little more than I used to. We also encourage binge-drinking, which is always fun.
Over here they make buying alcohol as difficult as possible. In Ontario you can only buy drink in one of a few places; the Beer Store, the LCBO, or the Wine Rack. The LCBO is the Aladdin's cave of alcoholic beverages, and going in there to get one thing inevitably ends with arms full of new goodies. Unfortunately these stores are few and far between, and close at ridiculous times. Not being able to get a bottle of wine at the supermarket will never sit well with me.
They do make being healthy a hell of a lot easier though. The city is overpopulated with gyms, and everyone is on teams or does classes. There are some great Vegan eateries around, including Fressen which is delicious but unfortunately never open. They're so crazy about physical activity they have invented a silly amount of things to do in freezing weather too, and there are free skating rinks around the city. Cool beans.
There is also art everywhere. In my part of the world, Queen West, galleries are ten-a-penny, and there are comedy nights and theatre shows pretty much every night of the week. Me and Lou went to see a stage adaptation of Pride and Prejudice on Thursday which was really good - very funny and easy to lose yourself in, despite the terrible English accents. And only ten bucks!
Speaking of accents, an English woman at work today couldn't tell I was English. Damn my tendency to pick up other people's speech patterns!
My wicked flatmates Tomo and Louis have a blog if you want to check it out, they've been blogging since we got here so have this whole thing down pat! http://tomandlouincanadia.blogspot.com/
If this doesn't brighten your day, nothing will:
http://www.walksydneystreets.
Alan was 94 and walked around all the suburbs of Sydney taking hilarious and informative photos (an uncommon combination) with an iron determination and his socks pulled right up to his knees. I think we can all learn something from his vigour, if not from his fashion sense.
Keep on walking Alan!
H out
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