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Last week i went on spring break. My friend and I decided to go on road trip to Florida. In eight days, we drove 2,200 miles  . We stopped in Tampa, Miami, Key West, and Orlando. It was exhausting, fun, crazy, dramatic, and everything in between. Overall, i had an amazing time.
What made this trip even better was my traveling companion. He is a student from Newcastle, England. He is studying at my University for a year and over the past few months we have become quite close friends. He is gay, funny, and very attractive i might add. We talked about doing this trip for a while and as you can probably imagine, we were thrilled to embark on this adventure.
For me it was a learning opportunity. I have been coming to this site for a long time. Most of the people who visit this site are from England. The United States and England, although both sharing similarities, are culturally world's apart. I figured this would be a great opportunity to learn what makes British people 'British'.
My friend and I had a lot of time to talk about everything. Average travel time from city to city was 4-5 hours. The only way to stay awake was to talk or sometimes listen to music. Additionally, we shared a hotel room and went out everyday. We were practically inseparable, i'm surprised we didn't annoy each other too much. His conversations would usually start with... In England we do this and this...and i would follow by saying... In America we do this and this...;-D. It was interesting to realize that in both countries people talk different, and not just in the accent or the words, but the general tone and meaning. The social system is vastly different. For example, my friend feels like child whenever we go out because he can't go to a bar like he was able to back home.
Here are two of my favorite pictures from the trip
Birds one morning
Disney Castle
[Updated on: Mon, 15 March 2010 05:12]
You don't love someone because they are beautiful, they are beautiful because you love them.
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From small acorns mighty oak trees grow. Inshallah.
J F R
The paradox has often been noted that the United States, founded in secularism, is now the most religiose country in Christendom, while England, with an established church headed by its constitutional monarch, is among the least. (Richard Dawkins, 2006)
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timmy
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Make a plan to come to England and do the same type of trip with him here. Megaman and I do it each year to a different part. We make a rough plan and drive. We stay in Bed and Breakfast places (very small guesthouses) that we don;t bother to book for, but just arrive.
We see a lot of stuff, but most of the trip is the company.
And wow, you can understand the Newcastle accent!
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
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The accent is tricky....I just force myself to really pay attention. I don't catch everything all the time, sometimes he forgets and starts speaking too fast, but I do my best to listen carefully. Maybe it helps that English is not my first language so I'm able to pay closer attention to the unique way people say things. It's funny cause sometimes I serve as his unofficial translator because people are like " what did he said???". 90% of the people can't understand when he says his name (Mark). He is afraid to even say it lol. I have to repeat it all the time.
You don't love someone because they are beautiful, they are beautiful because you love them.
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timmy
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The Geordie accent is tough for us here, too!
So what about the idea of a road trip in the UK?
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
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He has invited me to go over there. Maybe during the summer when he goes back home. Sometime in june I think.
I would love to visit England. I have a 'thing' for English boys anyways.
You don't love someone because they are beautiful, they are beautiful because you love them.
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timmy
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June is excellent, good long days and usually decent weather. Plan on a two week minimum visit, and research what you would like to do and visit. Do this thing!
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
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