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There are not, on the whole, many things that would make me wish I lived in America. In fact, apart from the International House of Pancakes (why don't we have those over here? Seriously, why? How many fucking Starbucks does one city need, and not a single place to get delicious pancakes?) the only thing I really envy is the effort they put into Halloween. Like, I'm sat here watching Jericho, and bear in mind these people have just survived a nuclear Apocalypse, not to mention the fact that they live in Kansas so their lives must be shitty anyway, what with the hurricanes and Superman being such a dick and all, but when Halloween rolls around, the decorations go up, the costumes go on and the candy comes out. Over here the only acknowledgement we get is like, a selection of three shitty plastic masks at your local 24-hour Spar, and that's only if it's a big Spar.

Seriously, England. Learn.

Date: 2009-02-12 01:35 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ajmckay.livejournal.com
IHOP=suckage

This coming from a pancake whore. Once in a while they rock my socks, but rarely do they ever live up to their claims.

Date: 2009-02-12 02:14 am (UTC)
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I second this. Some of their food is okay, but the service at every IHOP I've ever been to has made me want to beat people with a shovel. Really not worth it.

Date: 2009-02-12 04:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] borggrrl.livejournal.com
Heh. Actually, the Halloween decorations hit the stores here somewhere around the first part of September. Funny how such a Christian country gets so excited about a Pagan holiday.

And, yes, Kansas sucks. Okay, there are some people who actually like living in the midwest, and their feelings are valid. But from my perspective, I hope to never have to move back there again.

(Oh. And they get tornadoes. Hurricanes usually hit areas more to the southeast of Kansas.)

Date: 2009-02-25 05:18 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] borggrrl.livejournal.com
Hurricanes are heavy rain accompanied by very, very high winds.

Tornadoes are clouds which form into wind funnels which move across the sky. When they actually come low enough (what's often called "touching down"), they can cause a lot of destruction. They are often accompanied by rain, but not always.

Tornadoes can actually cause a lot of damage on one side of the street while leaving the other side mostly untouched (something I saw during my time in Kansas). That's not really something that would happen with a hurricane, as they're more full sky weather events.

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