Shopping

This afternoon I went to a nearby town to:

- pick up some more contact lens

- find some trousers.

Tomorrow I'm off to London for an informal interview. The recruiter said to dress informally and there lies the problem.

Normally I either wear a suit (too formal) or jeans (probably too informal).

So, I needed chinos.

The town where I, er, live wouldn't do anything as trendy as chinos. So I went to a nearby town which is slightly more upmarket. Not only did they do chinos, they also had contact lenses.

Don't get me wrong. This is a town where old people go to die. It really is dismal. The fact that it sells chinos is just a mistake in some marketing executive's national plan for retail outlets.

So tomorrow I'll probably be dressed like an American in Europe: chinos, blazer, tie-less shirt and brogues. And the people I meet - a web design company - will probably be dressed in ripped jeans, desert boots, bare mid-riffs and cleavage exposing tops.

Well, I hope so.