I agree. but it should be noted that in the USA the police cannot require you to "cooperate" unless they arrest you (though they will tell you otherwise). The only thing they can demand is that you not get in their way.
It wasn't the CoS that was on trial. I've been on a jury that felt that the "victim" of a crime should have got time too, but that didn't change our conviction that the accused had committed the crime so we had to return a guilty verdict.
They've just redone Oxford Circus, so it's far less busy on the street now. It has Tokyo-style diagonal crossings and they've removed the street barriers that kept people hemmed in close to the tube entrances, and widened the footpaths too.
Good news!
But generally rush hour (4.30pm - 7pm) in London is pretty busy near the tubes entrances. Best to stay in a pub and have a lovely pint of beer.
Dartmoor on a dull wintry day...
Or the Cornish coast in a storm (very Daphne du Maurier)
Or a seaside resort, out of season (as in Morrissey's 'Every Day is Like Sunday').
That's the real Britain;)
True; I did a month in South Moulton one winter, and it was a delight. But stand well back from the Cornish coast in a storm (and the quote about a seaside resort out of season goes back well before Morrissey!)
If you're around the Covent Garden area I highly recommend a vegetarian restaurant/cafe called Food For Thought. It gets mixed press but I find it to be cheap and the food of a decent enough quality.
It's done a lot to transform the image of vegetarian food, but I don't think it's particularly cheap. For cheap, go for the all-you-can-eat vegetarian lunchtime buffet at Chi on Upper St. Martin's lane (not far from Covent garden), or the similar place with a better selection and a name I can't remember on Euston Road. About £5, and much better quality than you'd expect for the price.
Or don't bother hiring a car -- just give me a call to make sure I'm free, then come to Pett's Wood station (half an hour from Charing Cross on a commuter line) and I'll give you a lift! I'm not sure that it would be worth hiring a car for, it only takes an hour or so to see it, although if the weather's good then walking around the grounds can be pleasant.
Some of it is, but some of the Chinese food in Beijing is terrible too. My wife is Chinese and can find good Chinese food in London. For Indian food, try Drummond Street near Euston Station, or Brick Lane in the East End (Aldgate East tube) and take in the Whitechapel gallery while you're there if you like modern art (the present free exhibition, Sophie Calle's award-winning "Talking to Stranger's" is excellent, IMHO).
I have that classic Oxford Union address on a vinyl single -- it was "All London brothels display a blue lamp". Also "Ignore all 'right' and 'left' signs: they are merely political slogans".
If you're not too fussy which show, check out TKTS in Leicester (pronounced "Lester") Square -- half-price tickets for that evenings shows. Usually has a pretty good selection available, depends on what hasn't sold out.
The decline was well underway before the smoking ban and recession, but they've certainly made it worse. The trouble for the discerning drinker is that the pub economy that is most successful is lots of people drinking high-profit drinks (heavily advertised identikit lagers), too noisy to chat because of the piped sport on TV, no space for a pool table. The pleasant quiet pub where people spend an evening socialising over just a couple of pints by definition isn't selling much and so is most under threat.
Seconded.Most Brits would find it harder to tell a Canadian accent from a US accent than they would telling some US accents apart. By the time they find out you're American they'll have already decided whether they like you or not.
Well, you *could* make wine in your kitchen. You *can* do it really. But between making decent beer (fairly easy) and decent wine (good luck), there's a bit of difference.
I think the issue isn't the difficulty with making good quality stuff, it's that beer drinkers tend to be less discerning. I remember being served a pint in a pub and realising that it wasn't as good as the ten gallons of homebrew I'd poured down the drain the previous week because it wasn't up to standard. On the other hand I've routinely made wine towards the better end of vin de table, which I'd count as at least "decent". The main thing is that making decent wine takes a lot longer -- years longer. Most homebrew wine makers serve it too young.
Well, sort of. It was harmonised with the rest of Europe years ago, on ~230v, +10%, -6%. Since the preexisting ~240 distribution system is within that tolerance it was left alone, but the supply companies don't have to respond as soon to voltage drops.
Seconded -- the transport system is only expensive for walk-up-and-buy tickets. Prepay is much cheaper. As for crowded -- well, it depends when and where you travel. Yes, the rush hour is packed, but even walking can be a hassle then (try to walk past Oxford Circus tube in the rush hour!)
And the site of the world's first permanent radio station. But travel is difficult -- hardly a day trip from London and would probably need to hire a car to get around the island because the railway line only goes around the east side of the island.
Is there a line in the Planetarium that says 'On this spot is the GMT line' or something, so if you take a photo on the West side of it, you could say," Look Honey I traveled back in time, but only a couple of seconds"
Kind of like the Four Corners I think it's called, that we have here in the US.
Yes there is. There's one on a public footpath that runs along the north perimiter of the observatory, which is free to access but cramped for photographs. If you pay to go into the observatory (strongly recommended!) there's a much more photogenic one in the courtyard. The obervatory is in Greenwich Park which has great views across the river and is a popular spot for family picnics on summer weekends. The Greenwich Maritime Museum is just a stone's throw away from there, and is good too if you're interested in naval history.
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Legally police in the US need to be carrying a non-lethal weapon if they're armed, so they have options before handling their pistol.
Maybe, but what has that got to do with tasers?
I agree. but it should be noted that in the USA the police cannot require you to "cooperate" unless they arrest you (though they will tell you otherwise). The only thing they can demand is that you not get in their way.
That doesn't seem to have been the case here
Neither, because if either did then it wouldn't be the wild?
But the scam is spammed.
It wasn't the CoS that was on trial. I've been on a jury that felt that the "victim" of a crime should have got time too, but that didn't change our conviction that the accused had committed the crime so we had to return a guilty verdict.
They've just redone Oxford Circus, so it's far less busy on the street now. It has Tokyo-style diagonal crossings and they've removed the street barriers that kept people hemmed in close to the tube entrances, and widened the footpaths too.
Good news!
But generally rush hour (4.30pm - 7pm) in London is pretty busy near the tubes entrances. Best to stay in a pub and have a lovely pint of beer.
Good idea!
It looks ideal for this guy.
Bleak can be good :D
Dartmoor on a dull wintry day... Or the Cornish coast in a storm (very Daphne du Maurier) Or a seaside resort, out of season (as in Morrissey's 'Every Day is Like Sunday').
That's the real Britain ;)
True; I did a month in South Moulton one winter, and it was a delight. But stand well back from the Cornish coast in a storm (and the quote about a seaside resort out of season goes back well before Morrissey!)
It may be different in other parts of the country, but it doesn't tally with my (admittedly anecdotal) observations in Leamington and Warwick.
Perhaps -- my recent experience is of London. I can see how a "boutique boozer" might work better in Warwick.
If you're around the Covent Garden area I highly recommend a vegetarian restaurant/cafe called Food For Thought. It gets mixed press but I find it to be cheap and the food of a decent enough quality.
It's done a lot to transform the image of vegetarian food, but I don't think it's particularly cheap. For cheap, go for the all-you-can-eat vegetarian lunchtime buffet at Chi on Upper St. Martin's lane (not far from Covent garden), or the similar place with a better selection and a name I can't remember on Euston Road. About £5, and much better quality than you'd expect for the price.
maybe even hire a car, you can make a timely visit to Charles Darwin's house in Kent
Or don't bother hiring a car -- just give me a call to make sure I'm free, then come to Pett's Wood station (half an hour from Charing Cross on a commuter line) and I'll give you a lift! I'm not sure that it would be worth hiring a car for, it only takes an hour or so to see it, although if the weather's good then walking around the grounds can be pleasant.
the chinese food is terrible
Some of it is, but some of the Chinese food in Beijing is terrible too. My wife is Chinese and can find good Chinese food in London. For Indian food, try Drummond Street near Euston Station, or Brick Lane in the East End (Aldgate East tube) and take in the Whitechapel gallery while you're there if you like modern art (the present free exhibition, Sophie Calle's award-winning "Talking to Stranger's" is excellent, IMHO).
If it were summer I'd recommend a coach outing to the Cotswolds, Bourton-on-the-Water perhaps, but I suspect they might be a bit bleak in winter.
Put buying an umbrella at the top of your todo list.
Don't. It will get blown inside-out and ruined the first time you need it. A cagoule (or, since this is a geek trip, an anorak) is far more practical.
I have that classic Oxford Union address on a vinyl single -- it was "All London brothels display a blue lamp". Also "Ignore all 'right' and 'left' signs: they are merely political slogans".
the North coast of France
In December????
If you're not too fussy which show, check out TKTS in Leicester (pronounced "Lester") Square -- half-price tickets for that evenings shows. Usually has a pretty good selection available, depends on what hasn't sold out.
The decline was well underway before the smoking ban and recession, but they've certainly made it worse. The trouble for the discerning drinker is that the pub economy that is most successful is lots of people drinking high-profit drinks (heavily advertised identikit lagers), too noisy to chat because of the piped sport on TV, no space for a pool table. The pleasant quiet pub where people spend an evening socialising over just a couple of pints by definition isn't selling much and so is most under threat.
Seconded.Most Brits would find it harder to tell a Canadian accent from a US accent than they would telling some US accents apart. By the time they find out you're American they'll have already decided whether they like you or not.
Well, you *could* make wine in your kitchen. You *can* do it really. But between making decent beer (fairly easy) and decent wine (good luck), there's a bit of difference.
I think the issue isn't the difficulty with making good quality stuff, it's that beer drinkers tend to be less discerning. I remember being served a pint in a pub and realising that it wasn't as good as the ten gallons of homebrew I'd poured down the drain the previous week because it wasn't up to standard. On the other hand I've routinely made wine towards the better end of vin de table, which I'd count as at least "decent". The main thing is that making decent wine takes a lot longer -- years longer. Most homebrew wine makers serve it too young.
Well, sort of. It was harmonised with the rest of Europe years ago, on ~230v, +10%, -6%. Since the preexisting ~240 distribution system is within that tolerance it was left alone, but the supply companies don't have to respond as soon to voltage drops.
Seconded -- the transport system is only expensive for walk-up-and-buy tickets. Prepay is much cheaper. As for crowded -- well, it depends when and where you travel. Yes, the rush hour is packed, but even walking can be a hassle then (try to walk past Oxford Circus tube in the rush hour!)
And the site of the world's first permanent radio station. But travel is difficult -- hardly a day trip from London and would probably need to hire a car to get around the island because the railway line only goes around the east side of the island.
There is usually a supermarket or other place selling decent ready-to-go foods near the subway stations.
Coronation chicken sandwiches.
Havent been there long enough to find out whats in it, but tastes great.
Basically chicken, mayo and curry powder. Up-market versions might add other things like nuts and dried fruit.
Is there a line in the Planetarium that says 'On this spot is the GMT line' or something, so if you take a photo on the West side of it, you could say," Look Honey I traveled back in time, but only a couple of seconds"
Kind of like the Four Corners I think it's called, that we have here in the US.
Yes there is. There's one on a public footpath that runs along the north perimiter of the observatory, which is free to access but cramped for photographs. If you pay to go into the observatory (strongly recommended!) there's a much more photogenic one in the courtyard. The obervatory is in Greenwich Park which has great views across the river and is a popular spot for family picnics on summer weekends. The Greenwich Maritime Museum is just a stone's throw away from there, and is good too if you're interested in naval history.