Update: successfully moved to UK!

In My Humble Opinion
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Just wanted to drop a line to say that I made it and to thank you all for your very helpful advice.

Now that I am here, what should I absolutely not miss out on doing?

I must report that I have already begun, mostly unintentionally, changing the cadence and intonation of my speech in imitation, I suppose, of those around me – here at Oxford there is a marvelous cacophany of sounds, some wondrous, some less so :wink:

I already have an essay set for Tuesday, so I suppose I should head off.

Thanks again, and I eagerly await your suggestions.

Daphne

PS. QuizCustodet, I signed up for Quiz Bowl, but no email as yet. What is up with that, eh?

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You’re coming to the Londope in November, aren’t you?

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I really liked Oxford a lot. I got to spend just one day in Oxford last summer (my only visit to the UK), and barely scratched the surface. My ancestors, the Morrells, were once prominent brewers, lawyers, and clerics there, and it irked me that I didn’t have more time to explore.

I could easily live there.

Good luck, and enjoy yourself.

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A is for the Ashmolean
B is for Blackwells
…

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I’m not sure whether to thank your ancestors for the many wonderful pints of their brews that I downed over the years, or shake my fist at them for the hours of study lost!

(Good times…)

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C for the Cherwell, on which you should punt.

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D for the Deer, that you’d better not hunt.

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E for the Eagle, where Inklings drank beer.

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I seem to be playing this game alone, so I’ll stop after these ones.

(…E for the Eagle, where Inklings drank beer…)

F is for Food, which is what you’ll buy here.

G for the Garden (for flora, a palace),

H for “The House”, where Dodgson wrote “Alice”.

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I is for Inger-LanD! get used to that chant
J is for John Stewart Mill, K is “You Kant!”

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L is for Lords where you can watch cricket.

M is For Man Utd where you can’t get a ticket.

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N is for Northampton, which is quite near
O is for Oxford, which is why you’re here.

P is for punting, that I mentioned before
Q is for queuing that you’ll do at the store.

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R is for royalty who live in high on the hog

S is forStonehenge which is stranger than Og!

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T is for drinking - from cup or from mug

U is for uniform, with silly bearskin rug

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V is for village pubs in the Cotswolds for scenic recreation
W is for Wadham garden for quiet meditation

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X is for Xylophone, played by Patrick Moore
W is for Walford, watch Eastenders por favour
Remember all this alphabet, although it may seem odd
Z is for kneeling

BEFORE GENERAL ZOD!!!

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And they know the alphabet!

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What about Y?

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All but the Y.

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Y is for “You’ll want to kill all the cyclists” after living there for a while.