My ( UK Based ) American adventure ! ( pictures added )

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mikee112
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Hi Folks, On my previous ride reports I've always tried to capture a bit of "Englishness" :)
http://www.xjrider.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=1402
http://www.xjrider.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=1497
..... but today I'm gonna do a complete "U Turn" just to show everyone how "American" England can be ;)
So on my ride today, I snapped photos of my bike next to some American owned or American themed establishments, that are commonly found over here ( I'm sure there are a lot more, but these few where all found within 10 miles of my house ) It just goes to show, we are not that different :thumbsup:

ALL STAND FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHAM !!

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God save our gracious Queen!
Long live our noble Queen!
God save the Queen!
Send her victorious,
Happy and glorious,
Long to reign over us,
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And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there;
O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave,
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

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OK lets get off on the right foot, I needed petrol/gas, sooo.....

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then straight into the obvious ones....

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It was difficult to get close to this "Subway"

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Taco Bell is still quite rare in the UK, this one is in a Mall so I could'nt get my bike in the shot, just my helmet........... and no that's not my meal on the table, it's just that no one has cleared the table yet ...*tut*

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It's not just ALL about the food :)

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I don't think these last two are American owned, just American themed

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Edit: Here are a couple of Bonus photos from my trip to Southend-on-Sea today, didn't go on the XJ ( Family trip :) ) so no bike in the pic's

"New York"

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And the "Coca Cola" Truck delivering to "Las Vegas"

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Edit..Again !! : OMG, I can't believe I didn't get these two on my original report, as they are both just around the corner from my house "Oops"...... so I went out and snagged them last night !

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And YES we have Wal Mart in the UK ( well sort of, they bought the British supermarket "ASDA" a few years ago )

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So has the UK got more in common with the US than you thought ?

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