Daveed Reviews

Euro Trash

'Allo, mate, just got back in from a week in London, one of the greatest cities on earth. I have lots of stories and observations, but first I gotta unpack, wash clothes and deal with my jet lag. Here's a short but quick one, though, to whet your appetite:

There are lots of street performers in London (not so much for beggars, tho…? Is it true that the European work ethic is greater than ours?), most of them very talented and entertaining. Rudy and I passed one as he was finishing up and collecting his day’s haul and I noticed that he had overlooked a couple of coins on the sidewalk. I called out to him as I passed “Hey, bro, you missed a few” and pointed to the wayward coins.

“Cheers, mate” he said as he turned back to get the extra coins. As I’m walking away, I hear him call after me “Never mind: It’s a Euro!”

Ta ta for now.

posted by daveed @ 25.3.06