The other day I briefly broke my no sugar rule to have a hobnob (which,incidentally, are very high in fiber and made from whole grains so it's not that bad!) Afterwards I decided I needed to wash it down with some milk. My flatmate said, "Are you just going to drink plain milk??" I said, yeah, that's what I drink after I eat something sweet (or coffee). She said, "Why??" So I replied, "That's how we do it in America."
That same day I also received a birthday package from my parents. It wasn't yet my birthday but I opened it anyway (it was the day before!). Again, my flatmate was appalled. "You can't open that before your birthday!" Here, if someone gives you a birthday or Christmas present you wait to open it until the actual day, even if they aren't going to be around. I think this takes the fun out of gift giving as you can't even see their face when they open it. I didn't have a very good defense except to say again, "That's how we do it in America!"
Friday, April 25, 2008
that's how we do it
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I ate my first hobnob when I went to London in 1996 and loved it! I had a professor who asked me to purchase him some McVitie's digestives. I bought those for him and tried McVities hobnobs for myself and loved them -- the ones with chocolate on top of them are actually my fave! I can find them here in Cincinnati at Jungle Jim's and sometimes World Market. But it's been a while. Yum!
Hello,
I came across your blog because I searched by "Market Research" randomly. I don't know, it's kind of nice when you find someone in the field- I just joined it and your "18-24 bracket" joke made me laugh which I guess offically makes me a nerd. Anyway, sorry to be a weird stranger asking you questions- but are you an american working in england?
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