Sunniva Johansen

“Working class (…) industrial quantities of strong, brick-coloured, sweet, milky tea. Lower-middles and middle-middles drink a paler, ‘posher’ version, Twining’s English Breakfast, say, rather than PG Tips. The upper-middle and upper classes drink weak, dishwater-coloured, unsweetened Early Grey. Taking sugar in your tea is regarded by many as an infallible lower-class indicator: even one spoonful is a bit suspect (unless you were born before about 1955); more than one and you are lower-middle at best; more than two and you are definitely working class. Putting the milk into the cup first is also a lower-class habit, as is over-vigorous, noisy stirring.”

 FOX, Kate. 2004. Watching the English, pp. 311-312. Hodder and Stoughton, London 

AND THIS IS NOT ALL. I have omitted lots about tea. And class. And how much tea says about class. I love you strange country with strange people. 

I don’t miss studying

Old photos from Falmouth make me sad, good thing I can go there soon and make new ones

“In fact, the only rule one can identify with any certainty in all this confusion over introductions and greetings is that, to be impeccably English, one must perform these rituals badly. One must appear self-conscious, ill-at-ease, stiff, awkward, and, above all, embarrassed. Smoothness, glibness and confidence are inappropriate and un-English. Hesitation, dithering and ineptness are, surprising as it may seem, correct behaviour.”

FOX, Kate. 2004. Watching the English, p. 41. Hodder and Stoughton, London

Random Jewish Cemetery of Falmouth, first stumbled over in Autumn 2008.

London soon, London soon, London soon.

Falmouth soon, Falmouth soon, Falmouth soon.

Hello, Russia. Stop looking so Russian.

Sister.