You can take the girl out of Britain but you can't take the British out of the girl!

The countdown is on, the clock is ticking and the days are passing faster that I would hope. Everything is becoming real and today the first realisation of what is to unfold hit me. I am beginning to understand that Brits are born with a feeling, a sentiment, an understanding so strong and inherent that until it is called upon we are not even sure we possess it. This is called 'a stiff upper lip'. Of course, we feel emotions fully, but we are conditioned, not by nurture and training, but by genetics, to not fully explore and understand these sentiments but rather meekly acknowledge and brush over them, presenting a rigid outer layer. Much like the way us Brits politely shake a strangers hand instead of engaging in a more tactile European greeting, we touch upon our inner thoughts and emotions but never fully welcome them into ourselves fully. Perhaps I should welcome my 'stiff upper lip' and be thankful that I can part without tears, tantrums and over-exaggerated displays of feeling. However, maybe I should learn a lesson from our more accommodating and passionate Europeans, and engage and delight in a new found emotional reaction that is more real; more authentic.

Mood- Curious (with a wavering 'stiff upper lip')

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