So here’s my list of Unusual Facts (or almost facts) I’d like to see on the next Quiz, And not surprisingly, there is not a single footballer mentioned anywhere Read More This is to say, that my interest in unless trivia (that you would never need to know unless you are at a Quiz Night) has peaked. But somehow I’ve managed to park my humiliation and every month I look forward to it. Now for all those who have never attended a Quiz Night with me, my contribution to the team (other than getting us all into the Soho House) could to summed up with only two categories 1970’s US Television Theme Songs or Fun Facts about Colin Firth Movies. I’d further like to add 94% of British people admitted to having talked about the weather in the past six hoursĪnd of course, the horror when it’s discovered that not only do I not have a football club (soccer for my North American friends) I support, I actually don't give a shit about the sport.īut the one thing I’ve been able to climb on board with is their quizzes. To put that into some much-needed context, Brits have over a hundred different words or phrases to talk about rain. Then, there was the desensitizing to that “C’ word that the Brits like to drop, as frequent as the chance of rain.
It didn't matter what the forecast, there was always, always a chance of rain. Since moving to England, there have been a few cultural adjustments, some societal compromises I needed to make.