I think I've been neglecting the fact that this is a TRAVEL blog since the whole "losing the camera" thing happened. Well, the picture above isn't from my new camera, which hasn't arrived yet, but it IS of the Oxford skyline! So there's some travel for ya.
The weird thing about England, is it's a lot like America- just + a whole lot of history, cobblestones, and some other stuff. There isn't any language barrier, the food is similar enough (Carbs Carbs Carbs!) and the people are just paler and more serious looking.
So when something catches you off-guard as being different, it's weird. Like, I expected that the grocery stores would go under a different name, be arranged differently, etc. But I didn't expect them not to have popcorn! What's up with that??? The English don't like popcorn? That's bullshit. Everyone likes popcorn.
Another thing, I go into an office supply store to get some folders, and it turns out folders are a scarce commodity over here. The Brits are more binder people. And as far as three hole punches go, forget it. Nope, they're all about the 2 hole punch.
And if you want to ride a bus, they make you work for it. It's not like an American bus that stops at every stop just cuz. Nope, public buses are like taxis here, gotta wave'em down. First time I tried taking the bus into town, I got all set with my bus pass, stood there waiting for the number 35, and then watched it drive right past me. Gotta wave it down.
Their Mothers Day is in March too. I freaked out for a second when I googled 2012 Mother's Day for the date and saw that it was 2 months ago. So yay, I didn't forget, I just moved to England.
That's all the British quirks I can think of for now, but I'll post more as I think of them. Oh, and British beer is terrible. And it's not because they serve it luke warm sometimes. Nope, it just sucks period. Warm, cold, whatever- I'm done with it. Back to Corona. And Coors Light. And Soco Old Fashioneds... (that word looks weird).
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