1) We get about 4 inches of snow, and everyone freaks out and cancels classes.
2) French fries come with EVERYTHING. So do peas.
3) Old men in pubs compliment me on my "healthy complexion"
4) cookies are called "digestives"
5) The tube. (usually)
6) You can get breakfast and curry all day, everywhere.
7) People ask, "Are you all right?" as a way of saying "What's up?"
8) The free gossip newspapers they pass out to you at every tube station
9) Ridiculous street names such as "Goodge Street", "Tooting Broadway", and "Mudchute Road"
10) Markets where I can get black leather combat boots, a kebab, and a used bra all in one go. (Not that I actually would get the first or last of that list)
Things that I miss about home:
1) My friends and family
2) Being able to order chinese or pick up shampoo at 3 a.m.
3) New York style pizza
4) Being able to go to class with sweats on without getting dirty looks
5) Paying in dollars instead of pounds
As you can see, the good outweigh the bad 2:1. Therefore, you can rest assured that I'm enjoying myself immensely. Yesterday, Jordyn, Conor, Brian, Joe and I all took a day trip to Bath. It got off to a rough (yet surprisingly hilarious) start, due to the fact that public transport sucks on sundays, and we ran in the completely wrong direction when trying to catch our bus. We missed the one we had prepaid for, and had to pay AGAIN for another ticket. However, it was totally worth it, and I had one of my best days thus far in England. The city of Bath was beautiful, and the Romans baths and the museum surrounding it made for some hilarious picture-posing. The main question I came away with was this: why don't we do this whole steam-bath thing here? Its awesome! You just sit around in saunas and hottubs all day, get massaged, socialize, and then go home! Granted, I suppose there are spas and the like today, but it just isn't the same. Here are some of my favorites pics. If you want more, I made an album on facebook.
This guy was calling out to a goddess to bless the waters for spiritual and physical cleansing. Somebody should have told him that the pipes that let the waters flow into the pools were made of lead, and therefore the opposite of physical purification. Also, we were debating whether or not he was paid by the museum for this performance, or if he was just a townie with too much time on his hands. Either way, he was kind of creepy, and Brian had an intense staring contest with him.
Also, its snowing outside! Like, legit big flakes and everything! I guess a little bit of home travelled all the way across the pond. Can you say, snow day?
I know that my posts have been few and far between, and I definitely left out my trip to Brussels a few weeks ago. However, I'm going again in two weeks, so you can just wait until then to hear about the fun, food, and Trappiste monk beer.
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