I came across this excellent blog post across my Twitter feed the other day. Jane Copland is a recent immigrant to the UK and she recently wrote a post about some of her observations about living in the UK (specifically London).
Many are spot on and hilarious. So, I thought I’d share the post with you guys. Definitely going to subscribe to her feed to keep up with her ex-pat adventures.
From the Article:
3) You’ll think you’ve settled in and have mastered the art of not saying bathroom, sidewalk, apartment or white-out, and then you’ll tell the woman at Farringdon station to put ten bucks on your Oyster card. She’ll look at you like you went to the bathroom on the sidewalk.
20) The washing machine is in the kitchen. I’ve had a washing machine in my kitchen for six weeks now, so it no longer seems odd to me; however, upon arriving in this country, the idea of washing my clothes next to my dishes was very strange. The washing machine usually goes in the bathroom or in a room of its own in the U.S. Don’t try to debate the issue with people of either nationality: the argument is about as intelligent as the one about where breaks should come in phone numbers.
Read the rest of Jane Copland’s 27 Banal Observations of a Recent Immigrant here.
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Anglotopia was founded by Jonathan and Jackie Thomas for people who love Britain - whether it's British TV, Culture, History or Travel - we cover it all. Anglotopia was started to get us back to the UK for a trip and it did that in 2009. Now, the goal is for Anglotopia to make our dream of living in the UK a reality.
I’ve lived in England for 22 years and I still can’t get used to doing our laundry in the kitchen! The washing machines are a lot smaller than American ones too so I have to use it fairly often. The sad fact is that the majority of British houses are very small and have no basements, closets, or laundry rooms.
I have a list of my top ten rants and raves about living in England here:
http://brilliantbritain.blogspot.com/2009/01/life-in-england-ten-rants-and-ten-raves.html
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Hi Jonathan,
Thanks for the wonderful review! Glad you enjoyed the post
You’re welcome. Thanks for stopping by!
Hi. And see ya again.