shopping

I'm really glad the student elections are over, I was getting really sick of getting harassed on my way out of the dining hall by candidates and their friends.

Shopping carts are called trolleys. You probably knew that.
Most places require a pound deposit to release the trolley from the other trolleys, and you get your pound back when you return the trolley. So a lot of people have pound-shaped tokens they keep on keyrings, because who always remembers to bring a pound coin with them to the grocery store?

Major grocery chains: Sainsburys, Tesco, Waitrose, ASDA. ASDA is owned by Walmart which is a little bit creepy to me. The groceries near to me are extremely small and have limited selection, but if you're willing to make the trek a little further there are some really big stores. Mostly I have rediscovered a love for food shopping, but some things always bother me, for example the fact that no one refrigerates eggs in this country, that's just barbaric. There seem to be a lot of differences in how products are organised, and the relative amounts of foods. Also, the alcohol section is huge, are stores in the US even permitted to sell liquor? (Here, yes, before 10 PM, and after 12.30 on Sundays)


A lot of my classes have finished up their lectures, or are about to, two weeks before the end of term! That's really weird, only nine weeks of lectures? Mentally I'm still used to 16.
It's a month and a half before my first exam!