thecentre:mk and Littlehampton
Posted by KaySquirrel on July 23rd, 2006
Yesterday we went to thecentre:mk, in Milton Keynes, and had some yummy subs from Quiznos for lunch! 
We stopped in at Let’s Eat to see what kind of North American foodstuffs they stocked. Uh, £5.75 for a box of Lucky Charms?! No thanks. Missing food from back home is one thing, being so stupid as to pay those kinds of prices is entirely another!
We were still in the shopping centre when a lovely rainstorm hit, and we got a very generous shower as we ran to the bank machine! Other people were trying frantically to avoid the rain. Why spend the past 2 weeks whin(g)ing and moaning about the unbearable heat wave, and then act hysterical when it finally rains, because you might die if water touches you? *rolls eyes*
Today, we headed down to Littlehampton. Despite the gorgeous weather, the seaside wasn’t overly crowded at all. What’s different here than back home is how people here will go to the beach, and then take every conceivable precaution so as not to be touched by any of the elements they (presumably) went to the seaside to experience. It seems that you require a parasol, windscreen, and a camping tent or 2 in order to fully appreciate everything the beach has to offer.
I can understand not wanting to be out in the direct sun. In fact, I have been sporting a lovely sunburn below my throat and along the back of my neck because my hair was pulled into a ponytail (which I rarely do) and I forgot to apply sunscreen to the areas usually shaded by having left my hair down.
I can even understand preferring a deck chair to a towel placed on the ground, given that the beaches here tend to me more pebbly than sandy, and no one wants rocks up the ass! But whyfor the camping tents?! I guess they protect you from the sun as well as the wind, but.. it’s still weird.
I always thought that the irrational fear of a draught was a uniquely German trait. (Growing up, I think I was warned more about draughts than all the other dangers in this world combined! Seriously.) However, it seems that the British are well aware of the MORTAL DANGERS CARRIED BY A BREEZE, too! 
The rainbow-striped wind shields were cute, but I really gotta question their necessity.
Altogether a lovely weekend, indeed!