Dude you can't even say "glass pieces" in England, they'll hang you for considering protecting yourself with a sharp object. At least that's why we think they kicked us out of the pipe store in Leeds that sells pipes and papers, 'do you have any glass pieces?'
They overreacted. Only reason I think that's it is after he freaked out, I asked 'what did I miss? Is it because I said "glass pieces"?' both he and the other dude walked out from behind their glass showcases to escort me and Pura out the store.
To this day we're uncertain what happened.
They probably just spotted a tattoo and jumped to conclusions. Come to think of it, you get a similar reaction here if you walk into a head shop and ask where's the bongs at? Seems the DEA has listening devices installed in each one and will come in and charge everybody with manufacturing paraphernalia if you don't call'em water pipes...
Are you serious? They're not even like that here. Oh my God, Kentucky's like sooo California in the 80's okaaayyyyy.
That's only a slight exaggeration, well mostly just the DEA part. Since Louisville Metro effectively decriminalized small amounts of weed I don't think they care as much but for the longest time (until maybe 5 years ago) they took that shit way too seriously.
Does it confuse you as it does me? England, I swear those people make special face masks during pandemics to accommodate their cigarette. Locals we would make friends with don't notice cuz it's their Mornal but neither Pura or myself never seen more cigarette butts on the ground anywhere else like London. Gutters, sidewalks, roads, more cigarette butts than anywhere else.
Kentucky, Tennessee. Each state distills and distributes whiskey from here to England and back. Both states farmed/farm and will forever farm tobacco to sell to England and back. Gas station windows are littered with tobacco ads but DON'T SMOKE WEED!!!!! (I meant to shoot the hood of the car only)
You mean London is worse than Kentucky for cigs? I'm pretty sure we're #1 for smoking rates in the country, then again the population density is a bit higher on the Thames.
Used to it was the bootleggers and the preachers working together to keep booze illegal, these days it's the growers and the preachers. Hell, before they started legalizing weed, Kentucky was usually the #2 or #3 state for growing it. Check out the cornbread mafia . At least here it's mostly just noise about weed, in Kentucky a half pound is 'personal use' and a misdemeanor. Indiana and Tennessee are totally different stories though.
First time hearing Cornbread. That sounded weird.
Roun'deez her parts dey act like CBD'll gitcha high mmkay.
Not number of smokers, they're here too. Tobacco country. I'm just talking cigarette butts on the ground. That's another thing, we stayed in several cities throughout UK and only one, Ilkley, had trash cans on the street.
I'd just got in the car with friends we met, we're waiting for Pura to come down. I was literally in the middle of saying how surprised I was with the amount of trash in the streets, I never expected that in England. She said, in her British accent, "Es'thot roight?" And threw her banana peel out the window.
The people though. Dang dude. Southern hospitality ain't shit compared to a Brit.