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Among the how-well-do-we-know-each-other cards pulled from a bowl during a recent dinner party, the one that provoked the greatest interest was: What is your prejudice? No one had to think about this one. As Kate from Avenue Q said, ‘Everyone’s … Read more →

‘WLG – this is NYC Girl,’ Hot Danish proudly presented a tall blonde to me during a house party celebrating his friend’s birthday. NYC Girl was super bright, well travelled and fun. Within a few days we’d organised a girls’ … Read more →

The problem with book swap/booze club is that the same books often resurface. This week it was the depressing story of Madeleine: Our Daughter’s Disappearance and the Continuing Search for Her. The book’s reappearance (for want of a better … Read more →

‘Are you asking my plans for a Monday two months in advance?’ Hot Danish asked incredulously. I’d booked our flights to London – a city in which you have to plan ahead to get ahead, I’d given the visit dates … Read more →

I recently stumbled across a blog about annoying things to say to a single person (something I’ve previously written about, too). It made me think of the things I hear as a Brit abroad… The good thing about being … Read more →

Natasha’s first dinner with a new friend, Roberto, turned out to be her last. Natasha didn’t flirt during dinner and had clarified their friendship status in advance. But they finished dinner early and his hopes were raised when she suggested … Read more →

A friend’s husband is currently camping in the Wadi Rum desert as part of his lustremreis. A lustrumreis, or anniversary trip, is a Dutch tradition – fraternity and sorority groups go on holiday every five years. It’s a … Read more →

‘Show me a young Conservative and I’ll show you someone with no heart. Show me an old Liberal and I’ll show you someone with no brains.’ So said Winston Churchill. Having recently spent the weekend with teenage cousins I’ve realised … Read more →

Now that Natasha and I are no longer trialling different gyms around the city (we finally settled on joining the first one we tried), we have unintentionally found a new way to spend our evenings without spending the cash. Natasha … Read more →

‘Someone recently asked my age and before I knew it “28” popped out,’ my 38-year-old friend, Sal, said during my birthday celebrations. ‘It’s not like I missed one or two years; a whole decade escaped me.’
‘I genuinely have to … Read more →