When I’m on my bike for hours at a time, weird stuff happens in my head. I’ll be writing those brain drops down and sharing them weekly, so you can watch my descent into madness first hand!
- My favorite town name in England: Bletchly. Any town that sounds like you’re praising the porcelain is awesome in my eyes.
- Learned a new British phrase for drinking too much: “getting trolleyed” – i.e. drinking so much they have to push you home in a shopping cart.
- Here’s how polite the British are: the pub toilets have vending machines selling condoms, which isn’t unusual. But in Britain, they sell Tic-Tacs with the condoms, so you don’t have to subject your partner to that awkward “next morning” breath.
- I corrected a typo in the AT&T warning about international data roaming: “Turning on international roaming could lead to ridiculous charges.” $20 per Mb? WTF?
- A closed sign in front of this cafe would evidently be redundant.
- In the U.S.: Bike vs. car = bike loses; in Europe: Loaded touring bike vs. city car = even odds. Yes, that’s right. There’s a Smart Car Roadster.
- The green neon crosses in front of French pharmacies makes it feel like the entire city is full of medical marijuana dispensaries.
That’s it for this week. Glitches between Evernote and a shitty internet connection lost a whole bunch of other thoughts, so you’ll have to be patient for more.
I always wonder what people think about when riding. I met a guy in Guatemala who was riding for over a year and said he was entirely sick of himself.
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Many, many more to come. The first week I was a) hampered by technical difficulties and b) still purging work-related thoughts from my head!
All gone now!
If I were riding with someone, it usually just translated into a rant about how bad Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull was.
Hehe, I actually grew up in Bletchley! It’s as nice as the name suggests =)
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Hah – good to know. I was told it was a place I really didn’t need to stop by on my way to London, even though I’d ultimately love to see every place on the planet.
That paved up cafe is awesome! Can’t wait to hear more.
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This could qualify as a “be careful what you wish for…”
Hope your trip is finishing strong!
I love this! Excellent idea. Looking forward to more Brain Drops. Safe riding!
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Thanks Matt – definitely more coming. It’s nice to record the little bits of information that passes through without needing to tell an entire story around it!
“Getting trolleyed” is now entering my regular vernacular. Thank you for that gem as well as your wonderful updates and hilarious brain drops!
Thanks Dawn – I look forward to hearing stories related to when you use the phrase!
In the UK, you can use any word to describe how drunk you were the night before, I was totally shedded, I was totally tabled!!
This is was we taught our German couchsurfers!
Love the new feature – I don’t bike ride but tend do this a lot on trains!
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Awesome – good to know. I’ll start making up new words every chance I get
Hilarious…especially the closed cafe.