Posts Tagged ‘Edinburgh’
The world's strongest beer, Tactical Nuclear Penguin
This is one in a series of dispatches from our Foreign Correspondent currently on location in Scotland:
On exchange in Scotland, one of the biggest differences I’ve noticed between the UK and America is the drinking culture. (and we’re not talking about tea here…)
In the United Kingdom, the legal age of drinking alcohol is 18, three whole years before young people in the States.
Surprising to most Yanks, school social outings in the UK (and even academic ones) largely revolve around the local pub. Student societies are likely to organize their own pub crawls and professors are known to take students out for a drink and conversation. Because virtually anyone at the university is of legal drinking age, this is no problem. …read more.
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From our Foreign Correspondent: No room for turkey in Scotland
by ForeverPlaid 
View from Abroad
The Scottish flag
This is one in a series of reports from our Foreign Correspondent currently stationed in Scotland:
While you Americans are stuffing yourselves with turkey today, being thankful and what-not, I will be sitting in class. But, not the bitter type, I’ve decided to turn my attention to celebrations of St. Andrew’s day here in Scotland!
St. Andrew’s day falls on the 30th of November each year to honor the patron saint of Scotland (Saint Andrew). …read more.
This is part of a regular series of posts by our foreign correspondent currently stationed in Scotland:
We Americans have a fairly romanticized idea of royalty, thank mostly to Disney movies (like my personal favorite, “The Princess Diaries”). In fact I came here with a vague hope of bumping into Prince Harry… But I digress.
To the Brits, the royal family is anything but romantic. …read more.
A seller of "The Big Issue" - a primary participant in ISNP
This is part of our regular series of dispatches from our foreign correspondent currently on location in Scotland:
Walking down the street in Edinburgh, I run into a lot of people (sometimes figuratively, mostly literally) who want my attention.
Actually, they want any body’s attention. They are trying to promote events, sell mobile phone service, ask for money for charity, or sell newspapers. …read more.
- Thanks to the Beltane Fire Society
In the States, Halloween is huge. No one can deny that.
Here in Europe… well, it’s getting more popular. I’ve recently learned that many of the traditions Americans partake in on October 31 may have started over here in Scotland… Who knew? …read more.
