My simple idea was to buy a bulb syringe at the store. Well, after 4 stores I discovered they are not common here. I also discovered they are not called bulb syringes. "What does it do?" people would ask me. Now here comes the fun part--How do you say "It sucks snot right out of your nose?" in a proper British way? "It quickly pulls mucous discharge from your nasal cavities?" And of course other people are always around to discover how an American woman is going to pull this off. Well, after several explanations over several days and several nights of listening to poor Lizzie breathe our local pharmacy ordered one at the cost of $7. I was hoping it would come engraved with Lizzie's name and birth stats for that price!Monday, October 29, 2007
A Foreigner in a Strange Land
Sometimes it is pretty funny being a foreigner! For the past week Lizzie has been a bit congested and has had difficulty breathing at night. 
My simple idea was to buy a bulb syringe at the store. Well, after 4 stores I discovered they are not common here. I also discovered they are not called bulb syringes. "What does it do?" people would ask me. Now here comes the fun part--How do you say "It sucks snot right out of your nose?" in a proper British way? "It quickly pulls mucous discharge from your nasal cavities?" And of course other people are always around to discover how an American woman is going to pull this off. Well, after several explanations over several days and several nights of listening to poor Lizzie breathe our local pharmacy ordered one at the cost of $7. I was hoping it would come engraved with Lizzie's name and birth stats for that price!
My simple idea was to buy a bulb syringe at the store. Well, after 4 stores I discovered they are not common here. I also discovered they are not called bulb syringes. "What does it do?" people would ask me. Now here comes the fun part--How do you say "It sucks snot right out of your nose?" in a proper British way? "It quickly pulls mucous discharge from your nasal cavities?" And of course other people are always around to discover how an American woman is going to pull this off. Well, after several explanations over several days and several nights of listening to poor Lizzie breathe our local pharmacy ordered one at the cost of $7. I was hoping it would come engraved with Lizzie's name and birth stats for that price!
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What?? NO booger suckers in England!! I'm glad that you found a "proper" and nice way to explain it to the pharmacist. You should have just called or emailed me, I could run to Target and pick up a pink one (ah.. life in America). We might not have a QUEEN or Big Ben, the London Eye,or the Eiffel tower, but we can get a booger sucker anytime, any place.
My mom calls it a Gloppida. Don't ask me why. I keep several in different places in my house. Xander always seems to find them and sucks out his own nose. Guess that saves me the time doing it for him! Funny that the British don't use them. My friend from Brazil would put his mouth over the baby's nose and suck it out himself. Disgusting as it is, that is the way they do it in Brazil!
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