It was close to twelve o'clock when I left the station at Nine and Three-quarters, and I was a little hungry as I was used to lunch at this point, and I couldn't help but ask Flower, "What are we going to have for lunch?" ”

Flower smiled weirdly at me, "Lunch? If you want to eat British or Chinese, if you want to eat Chinese, let's go to Chinatown, where there are Lanzhou ramen and Shaxian snacks, and if you want to eat British, I will take you to eat British. ”

I suddenly remembered the meal I had with Xiao Yayun in Moscow, which I still remember vividly, and when I think of it, my stomach churns, and I don't say a word, I just ignore the Chinese option and choose the British style.

The smile on Flower's face grew, "English, wait for me for a while." ”

As he spoke, Flower approached a convenience store down the street, and after a moment the guy walked out with three sandwiches and three cans of coffee, "Sardines, omelettes, tuna, which of the three flavors do you want?" ”

I stared at the three cold sandwiches dumbfounded, "Damn, even if I choose the British style, you don't have to target me, right, what kind of English lunch is this?" ”

Flower shook his head solemnly, "No, no, no, this is an authentic English lunch." ”

I looked at Flor, "Are you meowing me?" ”

Flower shrugged, "It's true that the British and the Chinese have three meals a day, but the accurate names of these three meals should be brunch, afternoon tea and dinner." The meal we had back from the airport was brunch. It's just that the pace of life is different now, the brunch time is earlier, and the tea time is relatively long apart from the brunch, so many people call a simple meal between the two Chinese food. ”

I half-convinced, "So you mean we'll take this to cushion our stomachs first, and then eat it at tea time?" ”

Flower smiled and nodded, "That's right. Of the three meals a day, only Chinese food is the most representative of the equality of different classes in Britain, whether you are a cleaner or a financial worker, you will eat nothing more than sandwiches and biscuits. So from another point of view, at this moment, these things are eaten by rich people. ”

I rolled my eyes and said angrily: "Then it can only be said that you rich people in England are really saving, I want a sandwich with fried eggs." ”

After finishing this lunch, Flor did not take me to any attractions in the afternoon, but took me to the streets of London and began to wander around, in the words of this old man, it is enough to visit one place a day, and if you go too much, it is like eating too many delicious things at once, and you can't feel the taste of everything.

Walking through the streets of London, I was quickly drawn to a few things that could be found everywhere on the streets of London – taxis, mailboxes, telephone booths.

There are two types of taxis in London, one is the black cab, which is the kind that the big guys see in British dramas. The other category is a mini taxi. Most black cab drivers are self-employed and own their own cars; Mini taxis, on the other hand, are affiliated with various taxi companies.

Unlike the almost cookie-cutter Jetta Foxconn Modern Volkswagen in China, the London taxi looks weird, with a flat tail and a square front. I heard Flower say that London taxis do not have trunks, and the passenger area is very large, with two rows of opposite seats, which can accommodate six or seven passengers, and it is no problem to put a few suitcases at the same time.

As for the post box, like the London taxi, there are two types of post boxes on the streets of London - square and cylindrical. Regardless of the type of postbox, the surface is emblazoned with a British Crown and Royal Mail logo.

The British have loved to write letters since ancient times, and even today, when communication is very developed, there are various ways of communication, and mail and mail are gradually being eliminated, many British people still maintain the way of correspondence. Therefore, today these red mailboxes are not only still found on the streets of the United Kingdom, but they are also in normal use, and each mailbox clearly indicates the time of day for receiving letters.

As for the last remaining telephone booth, there is nothing to say about it, it is a cuboid kiosk, and it seems that there are two kinds of red and black along the way. It's just that phone booths are not as lucky as mailboxes, and now that everyone has a mobile phone, the frequency of phone booths is getting lower and lower day by day, but even so, I heard from Flower that most of the phone booths on the streets of London are still available.

It is said that in some small towns, telephone booths have also been developed for new purposes - they are used as family book exchanges. Whoever has finished reading the book will put it here, and others can come to borrow or exchange their own books.

From the decision to travel to the present, I have walked back and forth to some cities, Dali, Moscow, Shanghai. Increasingly, I felt that the best way to get to know a city was not to visit the sights, but to shop like a local.

Walking through the streets of London, this quaint and modern, rigid and flexible city gradually showed me its true side. I could see the quaintness and nostalgia of the city from the mailboxes on the streets and the phone booths that were still maintained and repaired every year even when no one used them, but looking into the distance, the towering office buildings and the whimsical graffiti on the corner walls gave me a glimpse of the city's modern and rebellious side.

After three o'clock in the afternoon, Flower decided to take me to try afternoon tea, found a dessert shop, ordered three cups of black tea and the sign of this dessert shop, and after Flore lazily leaned back on the rattan chair and began to blow with me

"When it comes to English afternoon tea, it's definitely synonymous with nobility and ease. Graceful black tea is paired with delicious desserts, and the culture of afternoon tea has continued from the Victorian era to the present day. In the Victorian era, tuxedos were mandatory for men and robes for women. Arguably, they best represent British culture and history and reflect British life. I bet you'll love this stuff after trying it once. ”

I smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, but can you not speak without a mouthful of Beijing ruffian, it's easy to make a play."

God knows how this old man managed to speak English with a child's pronunciation!

Afternoon tea was quickly served, with Flower ordering Ceylon tea, and along with Ceylon tea was served on a porcelain plate with three layers of dim sum. Sandwiches and croissants are placed on the bottom layer of the porcelain plate, muffins and bacon rolls are placed on the second floor, and cakes and fruit tarts are placed on the third floor, as well as several small desserts.

As for Ceylon black tea, it is a black tea that is produced in Sri Lanka and is a general term. In China, it is also known as sirloin black tea or Xilan black tea.

In addition to these refreshments and a pot of Ceylon tea, the waiter also brought two plates of desserts, and I almost spit out the black tea in my mouth when I saw the dessert, "Damn who brought the earthworms?!" ”

The dessert on the plate is red and black, and the black-brown granular powder forms a small dirt bag like dirt, and the pink and tender strips are some exposed outside the soil bag and some are hidden in the soil bag, like earthworms shuttling in the soil.

It's no exaggeration to say that if you pour this thing in the yard, you're a live earthworm family's spring travels!

Flower said angrily: "Isn't this an earthworm?" It's chocolate chip cookie powder with jelly! It's a dessert! Dessert! ”

I rolled my eyes and couldn't help but complain in my heart, chocolate chip cookie powder with jelly? I've long heard that the British are not good at making food, and they can make the powder of chocolate chip biscuits into earthy samples, and make jelly into earthworms unearthed There is no anyone!