The spectrum of vegetarianism

I've realised that I've only mentioned being a vegetarian once in eleven years of blogging. Don't go saying we drill about it all the time. Anyway, vegeterianism is a very wide concept and the TERMCAT (centre for terminology of Catalonia) have just created an infographic to make things clear. As reducing meat and fish consumption …

TE13: ‘Berlin is ugly’, native dixit

I left Le Mans to take another plane, this time from Paris to Berlin. Fifteen minutes before the scheduled taking off, the boarding gate was changed and the plane took off twenty minutes late. This wasn’t, however, the most interesting flight of my trip. My first impression of Germany was that the Germans aren’t excessively …

Go compare Christmas

When you celebrate Christmas in a different country go compare! That’s what happens when a Catalan spends his Christmas holiday in England. 24th Dec. In both England and Catalonia the birth of Jesus is celebrated at midnight in churches by fewer people every time. I guess that the most important thing is the expectation for …

Christmas-in-law

Do you remember that the last post ended with a clue of what I was doing for Christmas? The time has come to reveal the truth. If yowm saf enuff ter cum dahn ‘ere agooing wum, yowr tay ull be spile’t! Maybe you’ve already recognised this as the Black Country dialect from the West Midlands …

Studies on yogurtology: to stir or not to stir

Two weeks ago I told you about licking the lids of the yogurts, but there are plenty of things you can do with these desserts. No, I’m not talking about eating it from someone’s body; I’m talking about something I’ve — also — seen in summer camps. In fact, you don’t need to go on …

Studies on yogurtology: to lick or not to lick

Sometimes you wonder whether you should publish something in your blog. I mean, we the bloggers have to accept that most of the people don’t spend their time waiting for details about our oddities. I always lick the lid of my yogurts. Some think it’s a stupid think to do or it’s even rude; but …