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Culturally Discombobulated is just what the internet needed - another navel-gazing blog. It's one Englishman's struggle with living in the land of iHops and Dennys. Imagine Alistair Cooke without the charm, talent and contacts and you've pretty much got it.
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Culturally Discombobulated

English - Travel, Expat, America
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Culturally Discombobulated · 3W ago

Visit Britain: Heritage is great, come see our lovely motorways for yourself

I do think their argument would be a wee bit more persuasive if they had chosen a shot where the junction between the A344 and the A303 wasn’t quite so prominent.       Advertisment spotted near 225 Madison Ave, NY _______________________________________________________________________________ If yo
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Culturally Discombobulated · 1M ago

Visit Britain: Heritage is great, come see our lovely motorways for yourself

I do think their argument would be a wee bit more persuasive if they had chosen a shot where the junction between the A344 and the A303 wasn’t quite so prominent.       Advertisment spotted near 225 Madison Ave, NY _______________________________________________________________________________ If yo
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Culturally Discombobulated · 1M ago

This is the rabbit that Jimmy Stewart saw in Harvey

Easter bunny display I spotted in Greenwich Village. He suffered Myxomatosis and joined the undead. He’s there as you sleep, waiting at the foot of your bed, haunting you. Happy Easter.
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Culturally Discombobulated · 1M ago

America 101: #32 Girl Scout Cookies

What are they? Depending on your point of view: girl scout cookies are shitty, overpriced baked goods pushed by female midgets on street corners, or girl scout cookies are baked crack pushed by female midgets on street corners – and Jesus knows you’ll do anything for that next Thin Mint hit. Why wou
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Culturally Discombobulated · 1M ago

America 101: #117 March Madness

What is it? March Madness is a social phenomenon that occurs primarily throughout the continental US during the NCAA basketball tournament. It involves groups of people who normally show little interest in sports developing an intense, all-consuming attachment to college basketball for three weeks.
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Culturally Discombobulated · 2M ago

Today’s sights from New Mudfog

1. Full-size pickup truck driving erratically, black smoke coming out of its exhaust. Two flags hoisted in the back of the truck – the Jolly Roger and the Confederate flag. 2. Sign-waver by the side of the road enthusiastically tries to encourage me to go into Peek-a-baby, a service offering artisti
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Culturally Discombobulated · 2M ago

The diminishing returns of Cadbury’s creme eggs

An obedient Catholic child, it was during Lent that I first felt what it was like to be the victim of a perceived injustice. Roused by adults I trusted to forgo some luxury for forty days, I became – like so many other children – a short-lived penitent by giving up chocolate. To my distress [...]
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Culturally Discombobulated · 2M ago

Reflections: Communication Problems

“The really astute Englishman..must feign a certain diffident hesitation, put in a few well-placed — ers.” Aspects of Translation (1958) “And your name is?” asks the Starbucks barista, a black marker pen in hand. It is the simplest question you could ask someone, and despite knowing that it has been
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Culturally Discombobulated · 2M ago

Reflections: Communication Problems

“The really astute Englishman..must feign a certain diffident hesitation, put in a few well-placed — ers.” Aspects of Translation (1958) “And your name is?” asks the Starbucks barista, a black marker pen in hand. It is the easiest question you could ask someone, and despite knowing that it has been
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Culturally Discombobulated · 2M ago

Top 10 Worst Attempts at a British Accent

As there is a certain movie-related shin-dig happening over the weekend, I thought I’d put up a movie-related post. As the consensus seems to be the Streep’s Thatcher impression in The Iron Lady is a success and the betting odds on her picking up an Oscar tomorrow are  a staggering 13/8, I thought i
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