More English trivial differences... People are always asking me if I'm alright? "You alright Ben?" It took me awhile to understand that they are just saying: How are you? or What's up? I'd get really strange looks when I would say "I'm fine... why?" I was figuring they had noticed something wrong with me. Also I'm told by loved ones around me that I have two looks in my way of dressing. One is a country bumpkin (that's my flannel and jeans look), the other is the old man look (that's my sweater, button down shirt, and dress pants). I was asked yesterday if I ever get stared at... I replied, "well... yes, but I thought..." (as I looked up to a room full of friends shaking their heads). I'm told that if I'm going to pick up an English bird then I've got to change my American look. Do I let others dress me and admit I look like a nerd? Do I stand my ground like a man and say, "Rubbish, I look fine."? or maybe I should just say, "I don't care what I look like, and then slowly transform on my own."
Some suggestions to me were 1.) Cargo Pants... sorry, never going to happen; 2.) Leather... maybe a jacket, but that takes money that I don't have at the moment; 3.) Lighter weight, darker coloured (yikes my spelling is changing) sweaters without the collared shirt underneath....hmmmmmm, no. Damn it! I'm not a doll !!! I think, I'm just going to go with the flowered Moomoos, sandels, and perhaps a comfortable bonnet.