People were freaked out, but they showed it in weird ways. Back home, people would have been weeping and doing a lot of very public group hugs. At Wexford people just aggressively pretended nothing had happened.
Maureen JohnsonBefore I take you into the beating heart of the story, let’s get one thing out of the way. I know from experience that when it comes up later, it will distract you so much that you won’t be able to concentrate on anything else I will tell you. My name is Jubilee Dougal. Take a moment and let it sink in.
Maureen JohnsonMots clés let-it-snow-jubilee
Proximity doesn't breed familiarity.
Maureen JohnsonI dumped out the bag and found what had been inside was a bunched-up police uniform, complete with the vest.
"Where did you get this?" Boo asked.
"It's Callum's," he said.
"What's he wearing?"
"At the moment, not much of anything. Put it on."
I noticed Book perk up a bit at this piece of information.
One of them hung a pink bra from our lighting fixture. I left it there. It was a nice bra
Maureen JohnsonMots clés drunken-behaviour bras
...but somehow when it's real, when it's your life... that person can feel even farther off and more unobtainable than an actual celebrity. Proximity doesn't breed familiarity
Maureen JohnsonMots clés life maureen-johnson let-it-snow proximity
Did I just kill someone?"
"You can't kill a dead person," Callum said. "Makes no sense.
Some other facts I picked up:
Welsh is an actual, currently used language and our next-door neighbours Angela and Gaenor spoke it. It sounds like Wizard.
Baked beans are very popular in England. For breakfast. On toast. On baked potatoes. They can't get enough.
"American History" is not a subject everywhere.
England and Britain and the United Kingdom are not the same thing. England is the country. Britain is the island containing England, Scotland, and Wales. The United Kingdom is the formal designation of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as a political entity.
If you mess this up, you will be corrected. Repeatedly.
Did you hear?" he asked. "They found another body around nine this morning. It's the Ripper, definitely."
"Good morning," I replied.
"Morning. Listen to this. The second victim...
The kidney was removed with great skill. We have an image of the kidney taken from that broadcast. Viewers are advised that the following image is quite graphic, and-"
"I am getting so sick of looking at this kidney," I said.
"It's a farce," Jazza replied. "They act like they're shocked and horrified, and then they show it off twenty times a day."
"Have you seen the singing kidney video?" I asked.
"Ugh. No."
"It's really funny. You should watch it.
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