A US friend of a friend is moving to London from Sydney. I’ve been asked to help them out, showing them a few sights and letting them know the lie of the land.
When I asked why on earth she wanted to leave Australia, she said:
“I’ve always loved London and adore the English. In the US, our culture says that it’s important to be smart, earnest, sincere and hard working, which is all fine and good, but dull. What I love about the English is that it seems to be important to be funny, witty, clever and irreverent. I’m very much looking forward to “living” that for a while.”
I like her already!
