1. No one "loves" "likes" or "enjoys" anything. Every has a "fancy." I "fancy" sweet tea. I "fancy" shopping at Nottting Hill. I "fancy" going to the cinema.
2. No one "hates" a thing. But everyone has a bloody. I "bloody" standing on the crowded tube (see previous post for meaning of "tube").
3. "cents" = "pence"
4. "restroom" or "bathroom" = "toilet". No one knows what the heck I am talking about when I ask where the "restroom" is located.
5. "#" (we know this as the "pound" sign) = this symbol is known as "hash."
6. The Brits drive on the wrong side of the road. In the states, when driving on a two way street, one always drives to the right side. Here, everyone drives on the left side. Day after day, I nearly get hit by a car because I am constantly looking at the incorrect direction to see if a car is coming. And whenever you are looking for a car in the wrong direction, one is clearly *never* there. There have been a few close calls. In addition to driving on the opposite side of the road, the driver's seat is located in what we know to be the passenger's seat. It is totally weird and I cannot wrap my mind around this. Apparently, only three other countries drive like this-- South Africa is one but I cant remember the other two. I guess, it's inappropriate to say that "they drive on the wrong side of the street," who is to say which side is the correct one to drive on? It's the old "does the toilete seat belong up or down" argument.
7. You are allowed to bring your dogs on the bus. I am not talking about a small dog that you can place in a bag but I am talking about a D.O.G. Today, while on my way to church, this dude took his two very large pit bulls on the bus and no one batted an eye. I am sorry but I was floored. I am sorry but the bus was crowded and as far as I was concerned there was no room for two large pit bulls. . . .
2. No one "hates" a thing. But everyone has a bloody. I "bloody" standing on the crowded tube (see previous post for meaning of "tube").
3. "cents" = "pence"
4. "restroom" or "bathroom" = "toilet". No one knows what the heck I am talking about when I ask where the "restroom" is located.
5. "#" (we know this as the "pound" sign) = this symbol is known as "hash."
6. The Brits drive on the wrong side of the road. In the states, when driving on a two way street, one always drives to the right side. Here, everyone drives on the left side. Day after day, I nearly get hit by a car because I am constantly looking at the incorrect direction to see if a car is coming. And whenever you are looking for a car in the wrong direction, one is clearly *never* there. There have been a few close calls. In addition to driving on the opposite side of the road, the driver's seat is located in what we know to be the passenger's seat. It is totally weird and I cannot wrap my mind around this. Apparently, only three other countries drive like this-- South Africa is one but I cant remember the other two. I guess, it's inappropriate to say that "they drive on the wrong side of the street," who is to say which side is the correct one to drive on? It's the old "does the toilete seat belong up or down" argument.
7. You are allowed to bring your dogs on the bus. I am not talking about a small dog that you can place in a bag but I am talking about a D.O.G. Today, while on my way to church, this dude took his two very large pit bulls on the bus and no one batted an eye. I am sorry but I was floored. I am sorry but the bus was crowded and as far as I was concerned there was no room for two large pit bulls. . . .
8. Public "toilets" can be found throughout the streets. You have to pay to use them and they look pretty clean. (Sidebar-- I couldn't bring myself to use one but I did peaked in one to see what it looks like).
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