We Have Some Things to Learn About Slang: Paul cleared U.S. He’s impressed with how our MLS Soccer is coming along and even likes our Sounders. He is fascinated with all of the different leagues, and college sports are MUCH bigger here than in the U.K. Sports: Everybody loves sports in America. People are Welcoming: I explain to him that because we saved England from speaking German back in WWII, we have a savior-complex that pushes us Americans to be nice to our little English pals. Paul has a safe haven here in the warm cocoon of the bus. He also states that back home, his accent-more succinctly, the things he says with aforementioned accent-will often just get him a slap in the face. The Ladies are Friendly: Paul says that he believes the women folk here may have a thing for his accent. Truck Stops: “Bloody hell, you could do your weekly shoppin’ in these!” Ah yes, we show our visitors only the best America has to offer. It’s got to be a head trip for a visiting Brit. So, what the hell are some of Paul’s observations of our country thus far?īigger Is Better: Paul has yet to have a meal in America and “clear a plate.” He is being nice, and doesn’t want to offend us, so he simply says that restaurant food portions are “generous.”Īmerica Is HUGE: New York State itself is bigger than England proper. While these are all cool places (and often scenic and beautiful), this isn’t exactly a metropolis tour. We’ve been to places like Darien Lake, N.Y., Saratoga Springs, and Hartford, Connecticut, with a day off in Lake George, N.Y. We aren’t actually playing in cities, but rather the amphitheaters outside of them, similar to the Gorge, which is nowhere near Seattle. I’m sitting here now with Paul Spencer, our Manchester-born guitar tech, and we are drinking coffee on the tour bus which is currently sitting in a massive parking lot at a venue in Mansfield, Massachusetts. These two lovely foreigners have never been to America, and it has been totally hilarious to witness some of their first impressions of “Merica,” because both these guys have killer senses of humor. We have a four-man crew with us, two of whom are from the U.K. I’m out on tour with The Walking Papers, and this is our first extensive U.S.
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