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St. Paddy’s & Steak

So it turns out the United States celebrates St. Patrick’s Day on a grander scale than the Irish in Ireland themselves. Saturday was just a wash with the colour green everywhere you looked and the bars opened especially early, a blessing for some and peril for many more. I started the day watching the English …

Chair-desks & Hot tubs

  So it was the New York Giants who came out victorious over the Patriots in Superbowl XLVI winning 21-17 in a very tight game. In true American style we watched the game on a larger than life flat screen with enough wings and hot sauce to feed a small army. Madonna did her thing …

‘What pants are you wearing out tonight?’

In a week that saw Mitt Romney move a step closer to becoming Republican candidate for the upcoming US election and social networking site facebook announced a $5billion yard sale of stocks, I have become deeply engrossed in American culture. I have begun learning American English. So when someone asks ‘What pants are you wearing …