Culture / Strange things in USA, part 14

Culture

Finally, I have both time and enthusiastic company for going to movies, theaters, and exhibitions. First, we went to see the "Fever pitch", which is based on a novel by Nick Hornby. The novel tells a story about football, or soccer, fans in Britain. The movie tells a story about baseball fans in Boston. It is a funny movie, and well worth the time. The story is good enough to make even Drew Barrymore's acting tolerable.
In the evening, we went to Improv Boston in Cambridge. We were a bit late and arrived in the middle of the first act. It was not so good, I did not really get the point. The second act was much better. Some visiting group played some sketches. They were really good, well written and comptently presented. The funniest act, however, was the jamboree. Now it was time for the audience to take the stage, and improvise short acts. We did not dare to do that, since we felt quite a bit uneasy about improvising in English. After a few weeks, I will go there, and take part in the jamboree. It must be good for mental health and language skills.

Strange things in USA, part 14

79. "As required by the U.S law, you must wear sox (sic!) to try on shoes" - a text on a single use socks package in a shoe shop. How small things must the government really regulate?

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