Tesco is like Narnia

            I’m writing this on my last day in Scotland, a Tuesday if you’re curious, and my friend decided that we absolutely had to go to the Tesco in Greenock, just so she could say that she went to a supermarket that is so quintessentially British. At the beginning of our short excursion we did not have particularly high expectations of Tesco; we thought it would be just like any ordinary American supermarket but with different brands. Once we walked into Tesco though, we realized just how extraordinary it truly was. Tesco, as my friend Emily said, is like Narnia. You walk in curious, but not overly hopeful, only to be completely amazed by what you find inside. Those average, automatic doors hid a wonderland of aisles as far as the eye can see. There were groceries, a deli section, oh, and don’t let me forget the clothes that take up the entire second floor. One of the first things we saw was Tesco’s escalators (not the step kind, the gradual incline type). Escalators! My friend is from Minnesota and I’m from California and we have never seen a supermarket with escalators. We now know that Tesco is on a whole other level of grocery store that American stores could never dream to exist on. Also, you can buy a drink called Woo Woo in Tesco. If that isn’t great enough, listening to the Scottish women and man at the port terminal say “Woo Woo” over and over again in conversation after asking them for a bottle opener should make you understand the greatness of Woo Woo. While the memory of walking all over Scotland is not quite a distant one, the memories I have of organs in jars, Scottish accents, and walking to where the Queen vacations more than makes up for it.
            Update: Right before we sailed away people from the tourism bureau arrived to see us off with a group of musicians playing the bagpipes and an inflatable kilt-wearing Scot. It was fantastic!
So I'm actually leaving Scotland but I needed a picture anyway

Really, hearing Scottish people say "Woo Woo" over and over is one of the highlights of my life


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  1. TrishaaaaaJuly 30, 2014 at 1:06 PM

    I lied, THIS is my FAVORITE blog so far!!!!! :D #WooWoo I am SO jealous you went to a Tesco LOL. Missing you, and keep on having a fab time over there!!!!

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