- People walk on the other side here. And drive on the other side. Every now and then, when driving through residential streets, I'll freak out when a car comes down on the left side of the road. And I go the wrong way when trying to avoid fellow pedestrians.
- The small coin is worth 5 again. And the one that looks like a quarter isn't. And pound coins are heavy.
- People look at you funny if you tell them to have a nice day in the supermarket.
- There are things to do within walking / busing distance. Shame I've now got this appalling Glee addiction going on.
- Things are more expensive, and there is a significant dearth of giant pretzels when I go shopping.
- The food is heavier, and fattier. But still yummy.
- If I put 'OMG TEA' here, will it make sense?
- People don't like it when you tell them all about the law of lex loci and the ECHR's equivalent, and the similarities and differences between the two, and the verdict of Perry, and why you don't like Scallia, and Israel's constitution. Apparently these aren't normal-people conversation topics. Hence more fuel to my 'segregating lawyers is wrong' fire.
- There is a distinct difference in attitudes. The British are more humour-driven, they do moan more, and they are a lot more uptight. I tried to start up a conversation with the check-out girl in Waterstones, and got a funny look for my troubles.
- The coffee is stronger. Much stronger. I'm trying to avoid it.
- The cheese is better.
- I hate to say it, but it is wetter here.
- I'm texting a lot more since I've been back. Which is difficult, because my UK phone has a subtly different layout to my US one, and I've been deleting texts like crazy...
JJ
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