BAPTISM OF CHRIST YEAR B 2015 MARK 1:4-11 

During my trip to London after Christmas I came across a couple of examples of what makes the British stand out from the rest of the world. The custom of not talking to someone you don’t know unless you have been introduced. The first example came at King’s Cross train station where I overheard a young boy ask his mother, “Mummy, why was no one talking on the train?” His mother answered, “Because it’s against the law.” “What happens if you do it?”, the lad followed up. “They arrest you.” “What happens then?” “They send you to prison.” “How long for?” “27 years.” The other example I came across in the newspaper The Independent. Apparently, there is about to be launched on the British people, a bold new solution to the problem of, how can I put this delicately, dog waste on sidewalks and in parks. A new company called ‘PooPrints’ offers a service that cross-references samples of doggy waste matter with a canine DNA database. The company will then send threatening letters to the dog owner. Which just goes to show that the British would rather send dog muck to each other in the mail than say, ”Hey buddy, clean up after your dog”, like an American would.

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