Comments on: Tour of a modern English home http://americanmum.com/2006/12/01/tour-of-a-modern-english-home/ Wife. Mother. Doula. Activist. Pacifist. Feminist. Environmentalist. World Citizen. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:38:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: The Coffeehouse (Pet toilette and loo) http://americanmum.com/2006/12/01/tour-of-a-modern-english-home/#comment-25 The Coffeehouse (Pet toilette and loo) Fri, 22 Dec 2006 04:20:09 +0000 http://americanmum.wordpress.com/2006/12/01/tour-of-a-modern-english-home/#comment-25 [...] Tour of a modern English home AmericanMum master, or en-suite bath and you share one bathroom with the rest of the family; Oh, and your bathroom is not called a bathroom at all. If you need to go to the bathroom, you ask for the toilet or loo [...] [...] Tour of a modern English home AmericanMum master, or en-suite bath and you share one bathroom with the rest of the family; Oh, and your bathroom is not called a bathroom at all. If you need to go to the bathroom, you ask for the toilet or loo [...]

]]> By: Jared http://americanmum.com/2006/12/01/tour-of-a-modern-english-home/#comment-17 Jared Thu, 14 Dec 2006 14:20:12 +0000 http://americanmum.wordpress.com/2006/12/01/tour-of-a-modern-english-home/#comment-17 I spent a semester in Wales during college, and stayed in student housing. I had two days of cold showers before someone finally showed me the hot-water switch next to the shower. I thought it was a light switch that didn't work. That semester I was also introduced to the all-in-one washer/dryer, in a cottage in Ireland. I've been pining ever since, especially considering the behemoths we have in the States. I don't care how 'efficient' they're supposed to be: no one needs to wash twenty-three bath towels! I spent a semester in Wales during college, and stayed in student housing. I had two days of cold showers before someone finally showed me the hot-water switch next to the shower.

I thought it was a light switch that didn’t work.

That semester I was also introduced to the all-in-one washer/dryer, in a cottage in Ireland. I’ve been pining ever since, especially considering the behemoths we have in the States. I don’t care how ‘efficient’ they’re supposed to be: no one needs to wash twenty-three bath towels!

]]> By: Never mind her bad table manners, check out those mouse skills at All that comes with it http://americanmum.com/2006/12/01/tour-of-a-modern-english-home/#comment-16 Never mind her bad table manners, check out those mouse skills at All that comes with it Thu, 14 Dec 2006 01:12:04 +0000 http://americanmum.wordpress.com/2006/12/01/tour-of-a-modern-english-home/#comment-16 [...] As I have mentioned before we live in a pretty small house. It’s small even by British standards, never mind American (have a look here for an interesting take on British homes from a US perspective). We have lounge, kitchen, three bedrooms and a bathroom. We have no room for a dining table so have to eat off our laps, which would be a problem for entertaining if it wasn’t for the fact that Kerry and I are too ashamed of our general untidiness to actually invite anyone round anyway. What’s more, any toys Amy receives have to go through a stringent measuring process where their volume and footprint are accurately calculated to ensure that the space they take up doesn’t mean that one of us has to sleep in the driveway. [...] [...] As I have mentioned before we live in a pretty small house. It’s small even by British standards, never mind American (have a look here for an interesting take on British homes from a US perspective). We have lounge, kitchen, three bedrooms and a bathroom. We have no room for a dining table so have to eat off our laps, which would be a problem for entertaining if it wasn’t for the fact that Kerry and I are too ashamed of our general untidiness to actually invite anyone round anyway. What’s more, any toys Amy receives have to go through a stringent measuring process where their volume and footprint are accurately calculated to ensure that the space they take up doesn’t mean that one of us has to sleep in the driveway. [...]

]]> By: americanmum http://americanmum.com/2006/12/01/tour-of-a-modern-english-home/#comment-12 americanmum Mon, 04 Dec 2006 10:20:53 +0000 http://americanmum.wordpress.com/2006/12/01/tour-of-a-modern-english-home/#comment-12 Dan, that's something I heard along the way - it sounds like I was informed incorrectly, though. I'll modify the post - thanks for letting me know. Very nice blog, by the way. From the masthead I almost mistook you for my brother, also named Dan, and was going to be very shocked to know that he had a blog (and another daughter!) that I did not know about. Cheers. Dan, that’s something I heard along the way - it sounds like I was informed incorrectly, though. I’ll modify the post - thanks for letting me know.

Very nice blog, by the way. From the masthead I almost mistook you for my brother, also named Dan, and was going to be very shocked to know that he had a blog (and another daughter!) that I did not know about.

Cheers.

]]> By: Dan http://americanmum.com/2006/12/01/tour-of-a-modern-english-home/#comment-10 Dan Sat, 02 Dec 2006 23:27:29 +0000 http://americanmum.wordpress.com/2006/12/01/tour-of-a-modern-english-home/#comment-10 "if you are lucky enough to have a dryer, you must pay an environmental tax" That's a new one on me (a native, so to speak). You mean a dryer for your clothes? “if you are lucky enough to have a dryer, you must pay an environmental tax”

That’s a new one on me (a native, so to speak). You mean a dryer for your clothes?

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