1. On New Year’s Day 2005, I met an English girl who was visiting NYC for the holidays. She and her friend were born in Korea, so my dumb American brain didn’t anticipate the charming British literature course that came tumbling out of her mouth. She had a Minnie Driver in “Good Will Hunting” vibe, though I, in no way, resembled Matt Damon. Alas, we immediately struck each other’s fancy, deliberating the finer differences between British and American culture. Ya know, the “pissoir” variants and whether it’s better to accidentally sit on a cheesecake or a brownie.