London.

I think it's a really interesting initiative to raise the issue, so I'm actually quite glad to learn that it's approved of officially!

Ooh, it sounds like we have the same Smarties. Is their slogan "Only Smarties have the answer" there, too?

It never occurred to me when I was there that THERE WERE NO SMARTIES, but now I'm retroactively horrified.

I'm now thinking of them as "my Smarties", which is brilliant.

Thank you for the info; very interesting.

I realise this is MASSIVELY missing the point, but at least this story confused me enough to research what Smarties are in the US — and they're what we call Swizzles Fizzers! And our Smarties are your… well, they're like all-chocolate M&Ms except much better!

Isn't this just "four cinemas that happen to be in Sweden introduce new movie rating system"? It doesn't seem to be any sort of official thing, does it?

It's driving me mental! All I can remember was that it was SO TOTALLY TRUE and I really, really needed to point it out to people.

OH MY GOD you've just reminded me that recently someone was pointing out how much someone (not Tom Hiddleston) looks like Gary Oldman, and it was somehow SO TRUE that I needed to tell people about this fascinating revelation… and now I can't remember who.

This is wonderful! I love it!

I recently gained a Spanish surname, and someone I know in California actually emailed me out of the blue to tell me I should change it back because I'd "never be taken seriously anymore" — apparently people responded to her completely differently once she changed her Spanish maiden name to something more "white"…

That is a GLORIOUS name.

I'm lucky that I was super internet-ally active when I had a relatively common name… and now I have a unique (as far as I know) name and love that I'm easily googleable!

Ooh, I didn't know that about Tyrone. I always assumed it was Irish; now I'm off to research the place name's origins! Exciting! (It's half-past midnight, and I'm genuinely excited to research place names. What's wrong with me?)

Ha, if anyone ever told me to wear make up to look professional, they'd definitely not be someone I want to work with! I really can't be doing with it all.

Oh!!!! This is a revelation. I just relayed this conversation to a handy American, and he has revealed to me that a "costume party" to him is what a "fancy dress party" is to me. (Fancy dress is ALWAYS evening wear here, as far as I know.)

I can't figure out why fancy dress parties wouldn't attract kids — I would've thought they'd be *more* kid friendly; am I being crazy? (I don't see grown ups in costumes anywhere near as much as kids, at least in my social circle… although it seems as though my parents went to a million fancy dress parties in their…

Do people criticise women for having a bloke help carry something that'd obviously impossible to carry alone? YES! It seemed odd then and still seems odd now. I had something that was totally impossible for me to carry — it was about my height and probably weighed more than me, too — and every time I had to lug it…

I find all that very interesting and definitely like to think about it and discuss it — but what I'm talking about is strangers walking up to me and saying "Why do you put that make up on; it's pathetic" and screaming across a crowded room "Stop asking men for help carrying things!" when I literally couldn't carry…