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Frankie Goes To Brighton
Frankie and his best friend Sally lived and worked in London. One weekend, they decided to visit Brighton. On the train, Sally tried to educate Frankie about the difference between London and Brighton.
“Listen Frankie,” she said. “I don’t want you to start being all judgemental when we get there. You have to remember that the pace of life is very different in Brighton.”
“Is that a polite way of telling me they’re a bunch of dossers?” replied Frankie
“You are such a snob,” said Sally. “You’ve never left London, it’s time for you to broaden your horizons and see how other places work.”
Frankie laughed. “Work? That’s a funny word to associate with Brighton, I thought everyone just bummed around and got drunk.”
Sally ignored Frankie for the rest of the journey. When they arrived, Frankie took a deep breath of the fresh air coming up from the sea.
“Well I must admit, it’s nice to be out of the hustle and bustle for an afternoon. Come on, let’s go to the beach.”
“Wait,” said Sally. “We can’t go that way, there’s a man with blue hair vomiting in the road. And we can’t take that street, it’s blocked by that group yoga class.”
Frankie and Sally decided to take a taxi. Five minutes later, the taxi was stuck in a huge traffic jam. Hundreds of angry protestors were shouting and waving signs in the middle of the road.
“Oh no, another vegan protest,” said the taxi driver. “Where do you want me to go, I can’t get to the beach.”
“I’ll give you a grand to take us back to the big smoke,” said Frankie. “This has been wonderful Sally, but this place is bonkers.”
Further examples:
I wish I wasn’t so judgemental, it’s my worst character flaw!
I want to move to Sicily, they enjoy a much slower pace of life and the scenery is stunning.
James is such a dosser, why doesn’t he just get a job?
Brenda is a real snob, she only eats at the most expensive restaurants and she refuses to talk to anyone who didn’t go to a private school.
I think travelling is the best way to broaden your horizons. You can learn so much from meeting people and learning a new culture. Sadly, some people just want to bum around when they travel, they only want to get drunk and party.
I was sick of the hustle and bustle of New York so I moved to Texas to enjoy a slower pace of life.
Can you believe this traffic jam? We’ll be here all evening at this rate!
Tom is completely bonkers. He paid a grand for a pair of jeans yesterday because someone told him they were really fashionable!
We enjoyed our holiday, but returning to The Big Smoke wasn’t so bad. We’ve always loved London.