Comments on: Report From Scotland, Part Two http://derrickbostrom.com/bostrom/2006/10/31/report-from-scotland-part-two/ Trash, Treasure, Oddities, Obsessions and Obligations Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:10:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jeff T. http://derrickbostrom.com/bostrom/2006/10/31/report-from-scotland-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-1689 Jeff T. Thu, 02 Nov 2006 06:15:32 +0000 http://derrickbostrom.com/bostrom/2006/10/31/report-from-scotland-part-two/#comment-1689 <p>First of all I want to thank you for the great music, kiss your shoes and move on. You seem to be pretty good at running websites, maybe you could convince Mudhoney to get their site up, they've been "coming soon" for over a year! I suppose that is if you are still in contact with them. I saw them in Virginia last year and Dan was talking to some kids about the Meat Puppets, probably because one of them was wearing your t-shirt which I too own but didn't have on that night. Hope everything's going well in Scotland, you have some beautiful pictures and it's good to see that you're staying busy.</p> First of all I want to thank you for the great music, kiss your shoes and move on. You seem to be pretty good at running websites, maybe you could convince Mudhoney to get their site up, they’ve been “coming soon” for over a year! I suppose that is if you are still in contact with them. I saw them in Virginia last year and Dan was talking to some kids about the Meat Puppets, probably because one of them was wearing your t-shirt which I too own but didn’t have on that night. Hope everything’s going well in Scotland, you have some beautiful pictures and it’s good to see that you’re staying busy.

]]> By: Derrick Bostrom http://derrickbostrom.com/bostrom/2006/10/31/report-from-scotland-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-1663 Derrick Bostrom Tue, 31 Oct 2006 19:18:11 +0000 http://derrickbostrom.com/bostrom/2006/10/31/report-from-scotland-part-two/#comment-1663 <p>Yum, mashed carrots! I may have to add that one to my own personal list of local customs!</p> <p>"Whatever else was on hand" seems to be the guiding principal. Being an island, with a trader economy, the U.K. probably sees a lot more of that, whereas, as a U.S. resident, I'm more used to the so-called "producer" economy that comes from having so much more land available for farming.</p> Yum, mashed carrots! I may have to add that one to my own personal list of local customs!

“Whatever else was on hand” seems to be the guiding principal. Being an island, with a trader economy, the U.K. probably sees a lot more of that, whereas, as a U.S. resident, I’m more used to the so-called “producer” economy that comes from having so much more land available for farming.

]]> By: Steve H. http://derrickbostrom.com/bostrom/2006/10/31/report-from-scotland-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-1662 Steve H. Tue, 31 Oct 2006 18:21:04 +0000 http://derrickbostrom.com/bostrom/2006/10/31/report-from-scotland-part-two/#comment-1662 <p>I unfortunately did not make it to Scotland, but in 1989 I spent 2 weeks in Dublin and had to adjust to some of the culinary habits. I learned that eating french fries with your fingers was considered rude, and that carrots were often mashed the same way we mash potatoes. Pizza might also be topped with peas, corn, and whatever else was on hand. One afternoon I went exploring around the neighborhood I was staying in, Dolphins Barn, and was warned it was "rough". Rough turned out to be, as far as I could tell, 5 teenagers in leather jackets leaning against a car smoking cigarettes. It was a great trip and next time I'll make it to Scotland. Thanks for the photos!</p> I unfortunately did not make it to Scotland, but in 1989 I spent 2 weeks in Dublin and had to adjust to some of the culinary habits. I learned that eating french fries with your fingers was considered rude, and that carrots were often mashed the same way we mash potatoes. Pizza might also be topped with peas, corn, and whatever else was on hand. One afternoon I went exploring around the neighborhood I was staying in, Dolphins Barn, and was warned it was “rough”. Rough turned out to be, as far as I could tell, 5 teenagers in leather jackets leaning against a car smoking cigarettes. It was a great trip and next time I’ll make it to Scotland. Thanks for the photos!

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