The other day as I was waiting for the train from Egham, I decided to treat myself to fish and chips from the shop around the corner. When I walked in and ordered, the ruddy-looking woman behind the front counter asked "so you're going to college then?"
"Yes," I replied.
"Oh yeah, what you studying?"
"English literature."
"I see," she said, "O-levels or A-levels?"
"Oh, I don't know," I said, "it doesn't work that in Canada."
"You know I studied English at school," she said sadly; "I got my O-levels... but not my A-levels... my O-levels though." She sighed, and handed me my fish and chips. "Would you like salt and vinegar?"
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