Party in the UK (not USA)!
Apr 14th, 2010 by Justine Rothbart
Two of my flatmates (Alistair and Steph) were turning 19, so we had a birthday party for both of them. We decided to have a kids birthday party in the flat with baloons, games, and snacks. The theme was 1960s! Everyone had to dress up too! So, a few days before the party we made a list of snacks to buy for the party. When you host a party don’t you always have chips and salsa? Well not in the UK! I was shocked! I suggested that we should have chips and dip, maybe hummus and pita bread, or veggie dip, or crackers. Instead they went to the grocery store and came back with sausage, sausage rolls (little sausages covered in a pastry), sandwiches cut in triangles (cheese and cucumber sandwich and ham sandwich), and sausage, cheese, and pinneaple on a toothpick. Then one of my flatmates handed me a smallish bag of tortilla chips and said, “Here Justine, these are for you.” I was basically the only one who ate them. I am just shocked that the party food was so different because a lot of things are very similar to the US. So the day of the party came and some people helped decorate the flat while others helped prepare the food. There was a lot of food at the party. The plates of food were all put out onto the table. I saw a plate with just sausage cut into small peices. I asked, “Do you eat these with your hands?” Some people giggled. And then they said, “Yes!” Personally I prefered the food that I usually have a parties. The sausage rolls were ok, but not great. And it was very unusual to try sausage, cheese, and pinneaple together on a toothpick! I definitely enjoyed the desserts….yummm (not the burnt cookies..haha). After we ate some (or a lot) of food, we played musical chairs!
It was fun dressing up in 1960s clothes. I decided to be a hippie, so I bought a brown leather vest at a vintage clothes shop. The rest of the outfit I owned. Other people decided to go more flowery, not as hippie, and everyone looked great! I went to the music library to get a mix CD of the best hits of the 1960s. We listened to that most of the night until we turn on Lady Gaga (for Alistair). Afterwards we went to the pub right next to our flat. Here are some pictures…
Musical Chairs
Peace