Yesterday I bought tickets on Seatwave to see Wicked and The Lion King while I’m in England. All was well and good, except for two things: first, I was pretty sure I bought my Wicked ticket for February 24, but the receipt said March 3. That’s a problem, because my plane leaves London two days earlier. (Sidenote: the Seatwave page where you choose the ticket date has an abysmal design. It’s extremely hard to keep track of which date you’re clicking on.) Second, they mail your tickets to you unless you call them up and ask them to hold them for you in London. (If they were to mail them to me, I’d be in London by the time they arrived, which would be problematic to say the least.)
Anyway, all that isn’t the point of this post. I just called their London office (via Skype, which was way cheaper than AT&T’s rates) and listened to a recording of a lovely sounding English girl, then talked with a guy with an equally delightful accent. And oh my word, I am head over heels in love with British accents of all varieties. I don’t know why they tug on my heartstrings so hard, but listening to British people talk is like listening to Itzhak Perlman. When the Seatwave guy told me he wasn’t sure they could move my Wicked ticket, it didn’t matter what he was saying — I just wanted him to keep talking. (He was a pretty nice chap, though. He’s sending an email to the ticket provider to see what they can do.) And I think I fell in love with the girl on the recording.
All of which is a very long way to say that I’m über-excited for my trip (less than two weeks!) and will be very, very tempted to just shred my return ticket, find a flat and a job, and stay there. :) (You think I’m kidding.)
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Until the UK government finds out you’re there illegally . . . haha. Getting a visa is not as easy as I would’ve thought.
Yeah, Marisa. Not everywhere is America. :D
Ben: Should’ve just bought day-of tickets for Wicked. Half price and front row. Who can complain?
Marisa: Oh, drat, I forgot about visas. Well, I’ll figure something out.
Liz: Yeah, I know. It was an impulse purchase, basically. I’m waiting to buy my tickets for other shows till the day of, though. Maybe save a few pounds that way.
My friends and I tend to be irritated by girls with accents because of how much guys love them. Hm… maybe this is not unfounded.
But then again, we also love guys with accents. We’re not necessarily fair. And British accents are some of the best.
I like your vocab – “chap” and “flat” – you are a fast learner! ;)
Are you in love with Cockney accents too?
Ginger: Oh, there’s nothing wrong with good old standard American accents (and of course there’s quite a variety within that, too).
Jacqueline: I do what I can. :)
e: Not as much as with RP (or Welsh English or Irish English), but it’s certainly there.
What are you doing in England? So exciting– sorry about the ticket situation though. I just bought Wicked tickets. Hope you sorted that issue out!
I’m going to be having the time of my life. :) No, really, I’m going just for fun, and I’m planning to see lots of shows and spend lots of time in libraries (British Library) and bookshops and stuff. And a friend of mine is giving me a full tour of Cambridge, including a formal dinner in a Harry Potter-style dining hall. It’s going to be great. :) (Yeah, the ticket situation turned out a little sour — they can’t exchange them and I won’t really have any time to sell them — but I’ll just buy a day-of ticket for it and chalk the $70 up as a loss. C’est la vie.)
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