England

People here speak English with this strange accent. I'm not sure how they understand each other.

Everything in London is amazingly expensive. This is true for two reasons. First, exchange rates suck. A pound is worth slightly less than $2, so 1:2 is a fairly good approximation. Second, everything is smaller. Orange juice is sold in one liter containers (a little more than a quart). However, one liter costs as much as two quarts in the US! Where the hell is my Big Gulp?

I've been somewhat dissatisfied with the Wall Street Journal lately because some of their journalists are, to put it bluntly, just stupid. One of my friends suggested the Financial Times, London's competing publication. To which I say: Buy American. Aside from the fact that it costs $2, the Financial Times has page numbers (1-40). It's a newspaper, not a book. Give it sections with letters (A1, B1, etc.). Second, what is the use of that huge photograph taking up a quarter of the front page? It may attract people to buy the paper but I'm looking for news, not pretty pictures. Third, they may have just had a bad day but black on black is an awful way to present information. Finally, insightful commentary is somewhat lacking. Reading "Bush's love of India will outlast him" and "Casino capitalism: Governments should not bet the economy on gambling" were almost as painful as watching Tucker Carlson, but not quite, because he's American.