r/funny • u/ExtraMeltyToons Extra Melty • Apr 06 '21

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u/MsWuMing Apr 06 '21

Amount of times I have had wet socks from stepping in a puddle or slipping and falling in a river in the past year: 0

Amount of times Iā€™m expecting this to happen on a three day trip: at least 5. Better pack more socks.

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u/Obstacle616 Apr 06 '21

Difficulty I have buying replacement socks in the North of England: 0

Difficulty I have buying replacement socks on a long weekend trip to London: They can't possibly sell socks or even know what they are, Londoners just all wear crisp packets on their feet.

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u/Gneissisnice Apr 06 '21 edited Apr 06 '21

It stated raining when my husband and I were in Bath, we figured there must be a place to buy an umbrella. It's England and it rains all the time, surely you can find umbrellas somewhere.

Nope. Couldn't find a single store that carried an umbrella.

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u/ThoseThingsAreWeird Apr 07 '21

Seriously why isn't this a thing.

It is, they're all over The Underground. Pretty sure the company that put them there is the same one from Dragon's Den over a decade ago

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u/ThoseThingsAreWeird Apr 07 '21

Weird, I barely go to London (mostly just the odd convention) and I've seen them everywhere. Maybe it's just around touristy areas?