Chewsday innit

Spooky

Greggs is not that serious

Without a photo ID, this teen driver was totally out of luck. As you first start driving as a teenager, you're very nervous. At age 16 or 17, you suddenly find yourself behind the wheel of a several-ton vehicle. Armed with a learner's permit , you can now take your friends to the movies or a trip to your favorite restaurant. As a new driver, you're terrified of crashing, and hyper aware of everything going on around you. It's all part of the learning process. Within a few months, you're driving…

Turn all phones off? Okay, if you say so… Phones in the workplace are quite the divisive topic. You could argue that these days, people really need their cell phones to run their lives effectively. For example, if you're at work, but you get a call or text that your child is sick and you need to get them from school, having your phone on you is the best way to communicate. On the other side of the coin, however, phones are so addictive that it's easy to get lost for hours browsing social media…

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To tip, or not to tip?

Bit odd innit?

We should have never stopped worshiping cats

I'm currently on the Americans vs. Europeans side of TikTok, and it is fascinating. Every time a European (usually a British person ) tries to dunk on Americans for being stupid, the most well-spoken American on God's green earth puts them in their place. I'm not sitting around defending America all day, every day, but I find it satisfying when Americans dunk on the British. It makes me feel like my team is winning! In all honesty, I think that British culture and American culture are equally c…

Tipping culture in America is pretty straightforward. If you're eating at a sit-down restaurant, it's expected that you tip your waiter 20% of the cost of your meal in total. This system is in place because paying servers far less than the minimum wage is legal and common, with restaurant owners assuming most of their income will be supplied by tips. Tipped employees in some U.S. states can make as little as $2.13 per hour , which is why it's so important to tip them 20%. Many Europeans visitin…

Americans really are afraid of roundabouts! We do not know how to use them! And don't even get us started on scones … If you've ever visited the United Kingdom , or if you live there, you'll probably relate to this random assortment of fails and memes. I have recently [today, as I wrote this] become a fan of the cat who lives at Downing Street, working as the Chief Mouser. Americans should immediately adopt this tradition and get a cat to work in all levels of politics. I think that would solve…

I doubt that fish sticks, or (as the Brits refer to them) fish fingers are considered a delicacy anywhere in the world. The flaccid food reminds me of sad nights growing up with a mom who hated cooking. Paired with a glass of whole milk, fish sticks are the stuff of my epicurean nightmares. In some places, however, a fish finger is begging to be lovingly placed in a sandwich and enjoyed as comfort food. Okay, some places = England. While the United Kingdom may not be known for imaginative cuisi…

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It's been a wild couple of months in the UK, to say the least. British people got a new Prime Minister, they lost a queen, they got a new king, they did a bunch of mourning, and finally, the brand spanking new 47-year-old Prime Minister resigned in disgrace, all in a period of under 50 days. There's only one way that this situation could get even crazier…but for the sake of fans of the royal family, I will refrain from speaking it out loud. The resignation of Liz Truss did not come as a huge sh…

Queen Elizabeth II lived a long life. There's no denying that a ninety-six-year existence is impressive. A lot can be accomplished and experienced in that amount of time: marriage , parenthood, wars, imperialism, etc. But a ninety-six-year life also leads to a different sort of prolificness - the ability to be trending on Twitter for a week straight. Mentions of the deceased matriarch have been going strong since the news of her demise, and while not all of the memes, jokes, and tweets are tast…