- Hot water comes out of one tap, cold from the other...good luck not burning/freezing your face off.
- Gratuity is included on some bills and not on others...there seems to be no set reason why.
- Never buy more at the store than you can carry... there is a long, miserable walk home if you do.
- If you watch TV after a certain time at night there is nudity, f-bombs and all sorts of tawdy humor. No bleeping. I don't mind it, per se... just unusual.
- You can walk around the mall with a beer in your hand. Hell, you can walk just about anywhere with a beer in your hand.
- You can't buy beer till 8am. Damn. :P
- You have to turn the power on at the outlet. There's a switch.
- You know a train is coming down the tube when it get windier.
- Cobblers make a good living. Everyone resoles shoes.
- Iphones and blackberry's rule. Haven't seen a lot of androids.
- There are wild animals in London.... foxes, swans and the like.
- Fashion is a big deal here, but to the outsider it looks like you just threw on everything in your closet. Stripes with checks or paisley...who cares.
- London rain is more of a drizzle or mist, most days.
- You can't tell by looking at someone where they are from. Don't try to guess.
- The day you forgot sunglasses will be the one day its bright enough to use them.
- There are gardens EVERYWHERE. Even next to port-o-toilets.
- There are graves in the floor tiles of churches. Everyone else is stepping on them, so I'm sure they are used to it by now.
- Every flat seems to have wood flooring in most of the house. I've only seen carpet twice.
The weird and wonderful differences between life in the United States and life across the pond.
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