On Coming Right After the Olympics

British flags are everywhere.

I didn't realize it at first.  It was kind of like I just assumed that everyone wanted to remind me that I was in the UK now, not back home in the US.  I thought it was nice.  But then I started to notice that a lot of them had become tattered and started to count backward of when they might have been put out.  Oh, and I saw these flags below, which provided a major hint as well.


I am kind of sad that I missed actually going to see the Olympics here in London.  This is the second time I've made trips to the area close to the end of the Olympics, and ended up not going both times (the first time was in Atlanta).  I swear one of these days I'm going to actually go.  But maybe when I do go, it'll be in a more exotic location, or somewhere I haven't been (Rio?) and I'll get to go all out.  Or maybe I'll go see the Winter Olympics some day.  Yes, I'm one of those girls who loves the figure skating.


Everything having to do with British pride in the Olympics is on offer (on sale) at the shops.  They've got Pride the Lion, is the British mascot that I kind of actually like.  And then they've got these gumby things which I really don't know about.  https://mascot-games.london2012.com/

And if your mind hasn't been scarred by the illusion of the 2012 London symbol in the colors of Bart and Lisa Simpson, then I beg you, don't do it.  I can't buy anything with that logo on it.  It's not something you can unsee.

So, a lot of patriotic things here.  It's just been kind of hard to tell if it's British national pride or if it's the Olympics' leftovers.  And the Paralympics is just about to start!  I may see if I can talk Steve into heading somewhere to see the torch relay for that if it's nearby.

PS - Does the US have this?