UK BLOG I

What on earth is going on in the House of Commons?

And by commons, I mean a diverse conglomerate of American tourists in a far away country; a country which considers us all to be stupid, overweight, and vain.

What has surprised me the most has been how similar, yet distinctly different, the UK is from our American lives. From square toilets to walking on the wrong side of the sidewalk, they just do life differently here. I wonder then, how we have come to our way of doing things. Was it an overcorrection after the revolution? Did the time before the internet, and lack of transatlantic communication, create these differences? Or do the Brits do it better? I figure if I knew the answers to these questions, I would not be an un-employed student. But it almost feels like a fever dream, like my brain understands the general situation but is randomly filling in the details. It’s like asking ChatGPT what life in the UK is like.

We are wrapping up our time here in Scotland. After a great week, I feel the overall group is bonding more. After a visit to Mr. Ballie Ballerson, our group is as close as balls in a ball pit at the Chuck-E-Cheese’s in Lexington, Kentucky. Through our adventures in the Scottish country side and a few farms, we have been knee-deep in learning about the poo-peh-er side of UK Agriculture. The farms have been stinky, the boots muddy, but our brains have been mushy from all the knowledge and wisdom imparted upon us.