Today is St George's Day. Which is the national day of England, however we don't celebrate it much because those who do often do so with xenophobic intentions. Not to say it can't be celebrated nicely, but we don't have any lasting cultural traditions related to this day. However, it is also celebrated as the Valentine's Day [...]
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Here’s to the Chronic and Single
This was just sitting in my drafts, but why not publish it on the day people love to hate - Valentine's Day? My current date is a stomach bug (thanks travelling) - and I'm about to spend a long weekend with strangers in a hostel, wish my belly luck! I was reading a lovely article [...]
Why nice guys are the biggest fuck boys
As seen on TV... But seriously though, it would appear that beloved TV shows who present nice guys as the central character, perhaps unintentionally offer instead a fuckboy in disguise. And, in my opinion, the worst of fuckboys because it is they themselves who insist they are nice guys, and believe they are entitled to [...]
You’re not a Jane Austen character, you can be happy single
I like to think that I'm not overly cynical about relationships, they're worth it when they're good. It warms my heart seeing my friends in love and happy. But when some people like to hop from one to another, to me that seems to take away the meaningfulness of each relationship. Those people seem to be [...]
Movie Quotes about Life
Sometimes you're watching a film, and a character says something that just sticks with you for a long time after the film has finished. I find this happens when films I love give a little wisdom about life - sometimes uplifting but other times humbling. So here are a few examples, the films are also [...]
What to expect from an Intercultural Relationship
I am a British girl, who drinks tea, tuts quietly to herself and complains about the weather. My boyfriend of nearly 2 years is Brazilian who drinks coffee, loves the beach, but to break the stereotype he hates football (shocking). Our relationship spreads between two continents, visiting each other's hometowns and slowly learning about one another's [...]
The Perks of Being in a Long Distance Relationship
As I have mentioned in a previous blog post ("21 things to achieve before I'm 21 (or at least, be on my way to achieving)" http://wp.me/p4FOMK-3l ), my lovely, caring, soppy and sometimes annoying boyfriend lives in Brazil, whilst I live in grey and rainy Britain. We have been going the distance for nearly a year [...]
Inside a Mind 