I have been wearing their Marquis de Sade perfume, Attaquer Le Soleil, for a while. It’s a filthy leathery labdanum and despite my best efforts I am neither of these things and yet I adore it.

Oh, is that what he was on about? I’d imagined him looking in the WH fridge and seeing the rice pudding and other soft foods that had been left for Grampa to eat.

I see so few people talking about Compartment No 6 but you’re right, it’s a damn near perfect film.

Yes, absolutely this one.

B, just like ‘Britpop’ doesn’t mean ‘all pop music made in the UK since 1960’.

I had the same experience in reverse - after living in the US for a couple of years, when I moved back, everything tasted unbelievably bland. It didn’t take long to adjust, though!

Like television used to be?

My first attempt at cooking involved the same mistake, and my very Glaswegian parents, who never ate anything with more seasoning than ketchup, tossed it in the bin 😕

I did wonder about the second letter but didn’t notice the difference because I can barely read the tiny font on the PDF letters they send out 👵🏻

1:2. I was living in NYC with a tiny baby and didn’t know anyone and going on the ferry felt like a novelty. Plus there was a cute used bookstore/coffee shop there I really liked.