{"id":2382,"date":"2009-10-15T06:32:40","date_gmt":"2009-10-15T14:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/simonburrow.com\/\/?p=2382"},"modified":"2009-10-15T06:32:40","modified_gmt":"2009-10-15T14:32:40","slug":"signs-of-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=2382","title":{"rendered":"Signs of the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the great pleasures of visiting the UK is that it is almost the same as the USA.\u00a0 But in the margins there are subtle differences which generally make me smile.\u00a0 Some of these differences showed up in the signs:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Small\" title=\"P9300016\" href=\"http:\/\/simonburrow.com\/\/photos\/photo\/4012050537\/p9300016.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2665\/4012050537_3fdd963a76_m.jpg?resize=240%2C180\" alt=\"P9300016\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Is this a street?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Small\" title=\"PA010033\" href=\"http:\/\/simonburrow.com\/\/photos\/photo\/4012050809\/pa010033.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3501\/4012050809_75a3c2beb6_m.jpg?resize=180%2C240\" alt=\"PA010033\" width=\"180\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Where do the regular pelicans cross?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Small\" title=\"PA040076\" href=\"http:\/\/simonburrow.com\/\/photos\/photo\/4012051047\/pa040076.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2647\/4012051047_3ee4d8d1df_m.jpg?resize=240%2C180\" alt=\"PA040076\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>This may just be an illustration of the Urban\/Rural divide<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Small\" title=\"PA040139\" href=\"http:\/\/simonburrow.com\/\/photos\/photo\/4012051285\/pa040139.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2533\/4012051285_dafbca45b9_m.jpg?resize=240%2C180\" alt=\"PA040139\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The sign above this display of reproduction statues reads:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Small\" title=\"PA040140\" href=\"http:\/\/simonburrow.com\/\/photos\/photo\/4012051507\/pa040140.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2552\/4012051507_f39bef4d2f_m.jpg?resize=240%2C180\" alt=\"PA040140\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&#8220;Please keep your receipt&#8230;.. This does not effect your statutory rights.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It is a pun in a sign in a retail store.\u00a0 I have never seen that in a store in the USA<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">and finally:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Small\" title=\"PA010021\" href=\"http:\/\/simonburrow.com\/\/photos\/photo\/4012081735\/pa010021.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2543\/4012081735_84e401d6a5_m.jpg?resize=240%2C180\" alt=\"PA010021\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>a nonsequitur?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the great pleasures of visiting the UK is that it is almost the same as the USA.\u00a0 But in the margins there are subtle differences which generally make me smile.\u00a0 Some of these differences showed up in the signs: Is this a street? Where do the regular pelicans cross? 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