I hit backspace and my last whole blog transferred to the great beyond... who knows where that is... anyway, here are some of the things I mentioned... 1. There are huge thugs wandering the streets of Manchester with smashed in noses, no necks, and tiny blue eyes... straight out of a bugs bunny cartoon. They're everywhere! I think they are descendants from the rugged factory workers in which this city was founded. 2. Coffee is huge here...much more than tea. Everywhere I go, there is a Starbucks filled with people. Everyone I met here has about 6 cups of coffee a day. Must be a recent northern England phenomenum. 3. I haven't found any good T.V. yet with a few exceptions. There is a show called The Royales where a welfare-like Manchester family is just sitting on the couch every episode watching T.V. and the acting (as a rare exception from any other show I've seen) is very good. The quiz shows here are all about british culture... I can't answer one damn question. I'd rather be out and about instead of watching T.V., but I don't have transportation, so I'll entertain myself however I can for now. I'm going to go out to a friend of Chris's tonight to jam and drink, so maybe I'll get some more real life stories to tell tomorrow.