took my mom to a chippy tonight as she wanted to try typical english food.

Her what is brown sauce?
Me aside from it being a sauce that's brown, I have no idea. It's never been successfully explained more than that.

Her what are mushy peas?
Me peas that have been mushed up.
Her why would they do that?
Me why do they have brown sauce they can't explain?

I hate brown sauce

here i sit in the north. :)

Brown sauce is a sweet sickly disgusting slop that people put on perfectly good food in order to ruin it

Gotta have gravy on chips and a battered mars bar in the north

Yeah, we won't be here for a Sunday roast but we will get her a pudding if we can.

Airbnb in city centre?

i just grabbed the ibis for 2 nights. i don't do airbnb for less than a week. too much hassle.

If you want any suggestions for bars / restaurants / cafes feel free to tell me what you like and I'll provide a few ideas - trip advisor is pants

thanks, i appreciate it. frankly, there is a 99.9% chance i never leave my hotel as i'm very very over being around other humans right now and this isn't even for almost a week. lol

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I'm planning a month in Scotland in February. Does anyone have advice on how to allocate my time in different areas? E.g. spending more time in Glasgow versus Edinburgh, or vice versa

Oof cold time to go

Yup. Lucky I like snow 🙂

Maybe check out the highlands

Hmm thanks! Do you still recommend the highlands if I can't drive?

Ummm probably less so. I’m not sure as I’ve only driven and not sure about transport.

Transport in the highlands is pretty difficult without a car, and I'd imagine even harder in winter. You can get to some nice smaller towns by train, but to really explore you'd need to drive (or make friends with someone who does)

That's gorgeous!

If you stay in Edinburgh I'd recommend Leith, there are some good coffeeshops along the main street and easy bus transport links

I don’t think it’s worth doing the Highlands without a car, personally.

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Anyone have any experience getting a license in the UK?

I’m Canadian, and have a British passport. Was thinking it would be faster (than 3 years in Ontario) to spend 3-4 months in Belfast and learn to drive there.

Google says it’s 3 steps (provisional licence, theory test, & driving test), just not sure how long it takes between them

if you've driven before, there are some intensive courses where you can get your driving licence in a week

Just arrived in Belfast. Hi!

ygqtqizytr Basically everything rhdmyz said. Apparently Blackpool is the best place to do the 1 week intensive course as the roads are straight up & down. It’s even easier if you opt to only drive automatic.

my random alternative idea after completing was do the test as early as possible, fail it, then put a bit more effort into the re-test once you know what to expect. The test is relatively inexpensive compared to the tutoring, and if you do all that but then get caught out by the format/nerves you’ll have to retest anyway. Personally I had it figured out by the test, but then reversed on a kerb for an instant fail, but sailed through the re-test. That being said I think the intensive options noted above sounds good

Thanks so much rwzzzh , xygewhvfdw , & U3XUW5HCP!!