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Re: Hi there
just back from UK so late catching up on all the posts...
yep, I can confirm it's not warm in the UK right now. I was near Manchester so not surprisingly it was cold and wet (around 40 max.). I hope UK gets a good summer this year - it makes a world of difference...
I'm in Tennessee and it's 86 today so summer arrived whilst I was away. It's so nice to feel the sun on one's skin! I can confirm that you don't get tired of it when you've grown up in a cold wet climate. It's funny for our US friends when they come over - we usually have the thermostat on the AC set at >80 degrees. Everyone is very concerned that we don't have to operate the system because they think it should be set at 68! I have to explain that we are enjoying it being warm... it's kind of the point of the season...
Also on the chocolate point, since I've just brought a suitcase load of Cadbury's home with me: it's not right that I say US chocolate is not good. I'm sure it's well made to a good standard. It would be more accurate to say that I just can't appreciate the taste. It's so strange. I read somewhere that it's to do with the milk that's put in. I believe the story was that in the past they couldn't keep the milk well and that it soured during the process. Now people here are just used to it and it tastes normal of course. Wanted to correct that as I'm sure noone in US wants a guest in their country to moan about everything :-)
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