I have been reading blogs from other American expats living in the UK as research. I have already been warned about many things and hope I can avoid repeating the same information in my own blog posts.
- You have to pay for a shopping cart (trolley) at the grocery store and are expected to bag your own groceries.
- Brits use the phrase "You alright?" instead of "How are you?" and it seems to send every American and Australian expat into a tailspin of self doubt.
- There are many, many vocabulary differences between the US and the UK. (jumper instead of sweater, trousers instead of pants, pants instead of panties, etc.)
- Mexican food in London is a total bust.
- Bring your own peanut butter.
- It will take a lifetime to get a UK bank account.
- The Royal Mail sucks.
- London flats are exceedingly small and expensive. Just deal with it.
- Making the trek to the London IKEA takes all day and is a journey into hell. I'm still excited by the prospect of this, though.
- Groceries are expensive. Everything is expensive.
- Fruits and veggies are limited and super expensive.
- It will take about 6 weeks for any shipped stuff to get to England. Probably longer since we're from California, not the East Coast.
- There are no outlets in the bathrooms. It's illegal.
- The washing machine, if we have one, will be in the kitchen. It will be tiny. It will most likely be a combo washer-dryer that takes 3 hours to wash and dry one tiny load. This will be interesting and will probably mean that we are doing laundry every day.
- I will probably miss Target and Costco more than is healthy to admit. If I can control myself, I will not dedicate an entire blogpost to the this topic like some people have.
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