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Sean's top 5

One of the best ways to see a new city is through the eyes of someone else, particularly when that someone else is Sean. For those of you who don't know him, Sean is a graduate student in the lab, and one of the funniest people I know. His random, funny comments are said in the same tone as any other statement he would make during a normal conversation, so it's hard to tell when he's trying to be funny or when he is serious. Sean had never been to the U.S. before visiting New York last November in preparation for the move in late March. His observations and thoughts about all things American have come thick and fast. Here are a few of the funnier ones - his top 5 (for now):

1) "You have to pay more to get less food"

Sean made this comment last November after eating at an upscale Portuguese restaurant, where we each had a starter, main, and dessert without exploding. I think it was one of the few meals we all finished on the trip.

2) “I don’t know why we bothered buying any furniture”

Comment made after seeing furniture, including an IKEA chest of drawers and a microwave, left outside of our building a couple of weeks after we went to IKEA to buy furniture for our apartments.

3) “It’s just like London, only the American version”

Sean referring to the Great Lawn in Central Park, which reminded him of Regent’s Park.

4) “I thought they were the sports results”

Sean response when I asked him why he was looking at the stocks page of the Wall Street Journal. Sean went on to tell me he doesn't really care about sports and never looks at the sports results.

5) “I just wanted them to hear me speak”

Referring to how nicely he is treated when Americans hear his British accent. At the time, Sean was having a coffee in the Village and was more than happy to answer the phone when I called to see where he was.

posted by Aron @ 9:36 PM