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In England Easter is a bit different from the US. For one they do not paint eggs nor do they have peeps. You get a big branded Easter Egg made of hollow chocolate, I got one from a co-worker by Cadbury, and they often include extras like candy bars, mine came with three Cadbury brand chocolate bars, or cheap toys or even alcohol. They also have hot cross buns which have crosses stamped on the top.

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different in England

In England the bathroom is often called the bog, and toilet tissue rolls can be called bog rolls.

Something that has no frills or is base line can be called bog standard.

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I have learned while in England

the English are very progressive

at the same time England is quite traditional, makes no sense I know

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I have learned while in England

Pool is called snooker

for some reason some things like snooker and menopause get a the in front, i.e. the menopause or the snooker

to respond to yesterday's comment yes clotted cream is kind of like cream cheese but without the flavor, kind of like a batter flavor pre any other ingredients

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I have learned while in England

Despite everyone thinking Fish and Chips when they think England, The Brits probably eat at least as much Indian and Chinese takeaway as well as curries and kebabs.

Shovels are spades, no matter the size, a shovel is more associated with powered equipment.

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I have learned while in England

You do not call people unless you are going to their house, you ring them up

You can not get proper mac and cheese, you know the stuff Kraft and Velveeta makes

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The view out the back window in the morning is lovely after better than 6 inches of snow

No matter what closes the pub is open

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Drivers in my experience, tend to be more cautious in the UK than in the US

When there is inclement weather and things shut down, the English are not happy about it.

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It is far harder and takes a lot longer to get your license than in the US

Housing is quite expensive in populated areas

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The English have far more options for car purchasing than the Americans

The English have a complete lack of standardization. Possibly stemming from such a long history.

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They say Happy Christmas instead of Merry Christmas, except when they do.

Public transport is slightly more satisfying than driving, at least this close to London.

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If the taxi is turning, then by golly it is turning.

Where as in the United States things might be spelled with a z like immunize in the United Kingdom they spell most z words (z being called zed here) with an S like immunise.

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They do not have real macaroni and cheese, no kraft or velveeta

Air conditioning is not common

The conservative side wishes they were still in the days of the empire

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I learned about England

Christmas Pudding is not pudding, it is fruit cake EDIT: forgot to say that it is soaked in liquor

Santa Claus is Father Christmas, except when he is Santa Claus

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

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I learned about England

do not give the peace sign as it looks a lot like a very rude gesture

bacon is called rashers, except when it is called bacon

ham is gammon

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I learned about England segment

the restroom is called the loo or simply the toilet.

cookies are called biscuits, except when they are like chocolate chip

sorry for...

the lack of posts and info the last few days. Partner's family flew in on Monday and we have been well busy.

Monday their flight in got delayed about 4 hours so I was unable to go with to the airport to pick them up. After my main job I was summoned to my on call job but when I got there they had not yet received the shipment so I was sent home.

Once home I greeted the family then went off to deal with ASDA for repeatedly screwing up my grocery order and after three phone calls finally decided to tell them just to refund me for the stuff I never got.

Then back to on call job since they finally got stuff in. When I finished there I billed for 1.5 hours plus travel since I had to come back and the weather was rubbish. They did not feel like breaking a twenty so I got what I wanted plus a X-mas bonus!! So I went to the bus stop across the street, traffic was HORRENDOUS for some reason, and once the bus got to the round-a-bout the bus driver decided that he did not want to try and wait to get up the hill so he was going to go around, it seemed like a good idea. Little did the driver or anyone else know the traffic was bad everywhere and I ended up stuck on a non heated bus for 1.5 hours;( So a 20-30 minute walk became an hour and a half bus ride. I knew I should have walked but did not want to get in trouble with the partner.

By the time I got home at about 730-8 everyone else was so tired they just went to bed after I had supper, so no fun for me Monday. Tuesday I had to leave for work before guests were up but I lucked out when they decided they could not be bothered to go to Reading and went to Staines instead. My lovely boss let me off an hour early because the fam stopped by to say hi. We went to Staines and shopped til we dropped and then came home had desert and went to bed. Today we are hoping to get out to London to visit the Christmas market on the last day.

I am going to start a new segment on this blog that will highlight either differences between England and the US or something I have learned about said England since being here.

Peace. Merry Christmas