1. If you’re lucky enough to have large appliances, they are about half the size!
2. A U.S. labeled compact car is large compared to most vehicles.
3. Diesel gas pumps are black, unleaded are green =)
4. A 15 mile drive will take you at least 30 minutes!
5. Most washing machines in British homes are in the kitchen
6. Waffles are for dessert, not breakfast. Often topped with chocolate covered
strawberries and cream.
7. Every person you speak to has a different accent
8. Boots and leggings! Any kind, any color, anywhere!
9. Country roads are so curvy and bumpy, that when you drive 65+ MPH, feels like
you’re on a roller coaster
10. All pint glasses have an official “pint stamp” issued by the Queen to ensure customers were in fact receiving a pint!
11. If you have live streaming TV, you pay an annual "TV Tax"
12. Train tickets around England are not a cheap as we thought!
13. The country practically closes on Sundays
14. England had the largest snow storm in years this December. Was about 10cm of snow
15. There isn't always a starbucks, but you have a beauty salon on every corner!
16. The BBQ sauce is very different than in the U.S. and it's amazing!
17. In London, you pay 50pence to use a public bathroom
18. The countryside is green even at the end of January
19. If you look out your car window, you are likely to see chickens eating along the side of the row.
20. Semi trucks are called lauries, trunks called the boot, a friend is your mate, and “Cheers” is a phrase appropriate for everything!
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