It was a rainy day in Valletta, and the rain itself made the entire Malta island a little bit chilly. I was walking around the historical grand master's palace without an umbrella, and finally rushing and looking for any buildings with the eaves to hide myself.Unfortunately, there was no eaves around here, but I found the familiar logo, which I used to see in London or even at Grafton Street in Dublin. It was M&S, in short, Marks and Spencer, a famous franchise retail store in U.K. Of course, without hesitation, I went into the store, because the rain was gradually quickening, and also I found the store-map that showed that the cafe was on the ground floor.
At the cafe, I said, hi, to the staff, and ask if this cafe had a hot tea, especially earl grey tea, the best drink to warm my body on such a chilly rainy day. The staff, a young boy, said to me, yes of course, but said that I had to pay for it in advance at the checkout counter.
O.K. it was easy.
Then, I took the ticket and brought it to the boy, and he immediately gave me a hot earl grey.
I knew that all our conversations were in English, and I was in M&S and took a nice, hot earl grey. It was that moment when I felt that this country had a certain history rooted in U.K.
Here was Valletta, Malta.
