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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 the UK

All good programming comes on after 9pm

Good collectables are hard to come by

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alternate names for the Great British Pound (GBP) can be, quid (the most common), wonga, dosh even bucks

In the United Kindom many local areas like Scotland, Isle of Man and so on can mint their own money

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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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The English like clotted cream with their desserts, I have no idea why

all shops close early

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Despite how much the English love England, they think everyone has everything better; grass is always greener mentality

yielding for oncoming cars is pretty common

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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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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

it...

snowed from about 8pm Tuesday until about 3pm Wednesday. I would say about 6 inches for the Egham area. We are supposed to get snow starting around 2am tonight where it may continue the rest of the week.

Daughter was quite happy about missing school today though it was a bit of a chore finding out for sure that the school was closed. She has not been happy about returning to school though a two week well pampered holiday will do that.

Peace

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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.

This chapter of

the adventure is over. We six all had a pretty good time. We went to London a few times, went to a few museums and we shopped till we dropped. Partners parents have gone, left at noon, and left the three of us to fend for ourselves. We all had quite a bit of fun. Partners parents spoiled us all, even themselves. We went to the south bank near the London Eye, the British Museum, the Royal Air Force museum. We went shopping in Reading. We spent a few days at the homestead. It was a real nice time. Partner and I took the opportunity to see a few grown up movies while her parents were here. We saw both Sherlock Holmes and Avatar which were both good movies. Partner and I took daughter to see Alvin and the chipmunks 2 the squeakuel to help her cope with gram and gramp leaving. Sorry for the randomness of this post, I will sort out a better one soon.

Peace