Ordinary observations

Just some random observations today since Laurie had all of the fun.

I learned that you don't make right turns on red here. Don't worry, no tragedies.

I noticed there seems to be a difference in various accessibility requirements from back in the US.  There's no braille on the ATMs or street buttons.  There's no closed captioning on TV, but they sometimes have a person standing in front of a bluescreen of the show, signing. I can't make any determination why some shows are interpreted and others are not.

By the way, “Plaid” is really just a Galic word for blanket.  Tartan is the pattern we think of when we say Plaid.  Now you now.  For another interesting fact, see Nevin's comment and my reply.  You won't be sorry!  Or should I say “sorrrry” (I'm working on mee Scottish.)

If you plan a trip to the UK, check out this slang dictionary or this one, which is even better.

More tomorrow.