2 - They actually get pay their wait staff taxi drivers, and bartenders normal wages, so tipping is not necessary…bizarre concept.
3 - Riding the tube in the morning commute is akin to herding cattle in Calcutta at high noon on a hot July day.
4 - If there is a strange smell emanating from someone close to you on the tube, be grateful…it could be worse…and will be at some point.
5 - Cocktail sauce is not cocktail sauce here - its mayonnaise and catchup mixed together…that’s it, nothing else…
6 - They are in the process of airing their most updated episodes of Lost….its only on season 2 here right now.
7 - Even when you're on a one way street, just look both way when you cross the street, don't try to pretend like you have the whole driving on the road the wrong way thing down pat….just look both ways, its just better.
8 - In the UK, they sell liquor at Ikea
9 - They say the phrase, "If I'm to tell the truth" quite a bit here. Its basically the equivalent of the phrase 'truth be told'. However, every time I hear it, "If I'm to tell the truth…" I just want to say, "Yes, you are to tell the truth, was that a statement or a question, either way the answer is the same - Yes, you are to tell the truth....you're mother would be ashamed you even asked it like it was an option..."
10 - Fish and Chips is like its own food group over here
11 - Everyday will be a bad hair day here. It might start out as a good hair day, but by the time you walk through the rain a bit to the tube and the wind whips through the tube station, then you head back out into the misty rain to finish your commute to work, just accept that as long as its not sticking straight up, then its a good hair day.
12 - Do not make eye contact with anyone on the streets, the tube, the doorways…anywhere…chances are that they want to sell you something, give you a flyier of some sort or convert you to some minor religion that only they and 3 other people practice.
13 - Employment law here is not to be reckoned with - in last nights paper, there was a story of a gent that sued his employer in the high courts because he was asked to do "Skivvy" work. The work peaked my interest and I read further…skivvy work entails doing such things for your employer as picking up dry cleaning, buying an anniversary gift for their spouse, taking their dog to the vet...you know, things that any hungry grad would do in the states in order to get ahead....its all illegal over here....bizarre.
14 - Anything can be pureed and made into soup here….carrot and coriander….need I say more?
15 - A gallon of anything in the UK had more liquid than a gallon of something in the US. No , the use of had was not a mistake…I could only find litres...thanks to Wikipedia I found out why…"The Imperial gallon is no longer legal, in the UK, for trade or public administration purposes, but it is used colloquially."
16 - They do not use the same recipe for Oreos in the UK as they do for Oreos in the US. Same goes for Starburst, Skittles and KitKats.
17 - Water is served here still or sparkling and if you forget to ask, they just bring tap water…which is still water, but not still bottled water, and there is an after taste to it…and not in a good way…its like their passive aggressive form of punishment for forgetting to order water correctly.
18 - They still measure weight here in stones. 1 stone is equal to 14 pounds.
19 - It gets dark here around 4pm at night in the winter, but then in the summer, it stays light until about 10pm…well, actually, it gets dark at 16:00 in the winter and not until 22:00 in the summer….they all use military time around here.
20 - When you see a mouse running around the tracks while waiting for the tube, you are reminded of the movie 'Ratatouille' but then you immediately realize that they are n where as cute, clean or talkative and you just move a step further back on the platform.
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