British Influence strikes through!

Finally, I am under more British influence as I had expected when I came to Uganda.

This means that I learn such wonderfully phrased expressions like “I would like to place an order please.” instead of the ordinary American “Can I get …, please.” Or more useful ones like “I feel a bit under the weather” and the British influence made even inroads into my social life, I am now being referred to as a “brick shithouse”[1].

Furthermore, today I had some sandwiches for lunch. They were very British like those I used to have in London: delicious but over priced :->

Well, you never know, maybe I will even start to understand[2] Cricket…

[1] Which is euphemism, I admit, because at leat two parts of its definition are not fulfilled: “A very big person, normally male who is as broad as he is tall yet carries very little fat. Not the sort of person you would willingly upset.” I am overweight though I am fat by definition and I am not tall at all. However, it is still nicer than being called “ugly, chubby dork”.

[2] I do not dare to write “to play”.