What I Learned in Europe: Take Three

Man, I am all about getting all these cranked out today! I can't really decide if I should save some for another day or what ... but let me paint you a picture of what is still left on the learned list. Three posts so far: one page of my list. Out of 6. So rather than having two thousand posts, I am going to start putting more in there. Or leaving out stupid things.

Also, I can't decide how I should write in my blog ... I mean are people who are looking at my resume going to look this up and read and see me writing stupid and damn? I mean it's not terrible language, but isn't it still unprofessional? On the other side, this isn't a professional work-related blog, this is me uncensored ... okay, well a little censored. Enough blabbering, you might actually want to read more about Europe.

• Europe: the place to meet traveling Australians
• Don’t associate people with their names, use their country or clothing (D&G) (I still refer to D&G man, the Brazilian, the Australian, the Swede...etc etc)
• It probably isn’t the best idea to run into 4°C Loch Ness, particularly on an 11°C day; however, the air really is much warmer once out of the water (yes, I did run in in my underwear, and despite the freezing cold, it's one of the best memories)
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• Timing is everything (Cannes, Monaco)
• American music is not just played in the US … need I say Umbrella? Old school Britney, Christina, Nelly, House of Pain?
• Songs are also over-played in Europe … Gasolina anyone?
• 3 euro for a liter of Heineken … it doesn’t get much better than that
• Flip Cup is much funner when played with 20+ people from a slew of different countries
• Don’t assume that non-English speaking people know zero English, I mean, D&G man knew how to say ‘will you sleep with me’. Plus, facial expressions and body language totally say it all - I definitely knew he was pissed at the 'haha no'
• If you stay out and party all night, you will get sick
• Respect the power of Febreze … and do not travel with it
• Harrod’s really is a rip off
• There is no other experience like seeing Sir Ian McKellen naked, or stalking Hot Man (sigh, Hot Man)
• Sometimes the subway in Rome closes early for no apparent reason … thus
• Make sure you are always wearing comfortable walking shoes
• You will hear unidentifiable odd noises, like CatChild
• Just when you think a French TV movie is cracked out, it gets even weirder
• You will probably not spot Nessie
• Mud is slippery … duh
• Don’t go half-ass when eating at a Tapas Bar, go all out and try it all
• It’s a Tapas Bar, not a topless bar
• Don’t forget to look cool when your Dad takes a picture
• The best way to inquire about where something is made is to begin in a childish British accent saying ‘Mummy, is this where they make the ___’
• Always say ‘typical Swiss town’ with the Swiss German accent, just like Werner