Change

In the UK, some coins are worth an entire Five Hour Energy Drink. This is a big change. Whenever I go up to buy something, it takes me so long to sort out my change that the counter person usually just does it for me. I am thinking of acquiring some accent more exotic than an American accent to make people more sympathetic to my problem.

Most students here are undergrads. I had never anticipated how strange it would be to walk through life surrounded by people too young to have seen Pete and Pete. The other day, I met a group of british guys in the bathroom of a bar, and they invited me to their table to drink. The medley of hot girls at the table were uncharacteristically interested in me. When me and the main dude went to get beers, we had the following conversation:

British Bro: "Is the drinking age in the states still 21?"
Me: "Yeah, why?"
BB: "Well it must be exciting here to be able to drink right?"
Me: "I'm about to turn 25. How old are you?"
BB: "I'm 18. Don't worry though. Age is just in your mind once you get to uni."

It's pretty cute that he tried to console me, assuming I must be really tired and defeated after enduring an entire quarter century on the earth.