things i've learned in the uk

cold sweet popcorn is the preference of movie goers in london...gross i know...

you always have a GP...its all regional...so when you move, you get a new GP in your hood. i like that.

you have to buy a television licence from the BBC at £140/year which gives you access to 5 basic channels.

everyone likes to think they're well read...but really, they just read the METRO every morning...and most of the time its just crap.

not everyone knows we have a prime minister...thinking we voted for obama.

wispa gold. mmmmmm

i don't speak English

mini cabs cost half the price of black cabs...which are a complete rip off. always pre-book a car

gyms are not busy during the lunchhour

you're never more than 5 feet away from a rat, whether you know it or not. i'm sure i see most rats on the tube disguised as your average person

toptable.com...never pay full price for a 5 star meal

regardless of what people say, there is always a possibility of scoring a ticket to a chelsea game

joe cole lives on king's road in chelsea. he's married now so the stalking will cease. :)

most people's social lives revolve around train and tube schedules, hence most dinner parties will end sometime between 11 pm and 12:30 am

there's a boots every 5 stores. i swear it.

you can buy jello, aunt jamima pancake mix and syrup at selfridges in the food hall. be prepared to pay for it though

most drugs we have to have a prescription for...you can just buy at any random pharmacy or boots

quay is pronounced key...so torquay is pronounce tore-key. i prefer turkey myself.

radio djs are gods here and actually have an impact on the music scene. take that dumb ass calgary radio djs. you suck.

people actually go for walks in the country whereas we drive to the mountains for hikes.

maple syrup can cost anywhere from £5-15, depending on where you shop

shopping at savers for everday items will save you at minimum 50%

even though the sun is shining, pack a scarf, an umbrella and sunglasses. you're never certain which one you're going to use

to go with above...disregard all weather reports. they're usually wrong anyway. hence on radio 1, weather reports say 'dry in SE England and rainy in the north'...north of what? london? north london?

it'll take 18 minutes to take a train from point A to point B whereas even though its only 30 km away, it'll take a car thrice as long

text is now the official language of love

there isn't just a coronation street omnibus on weekends, but even for hollyoakes and come dine with me. probably east enders too (omnibus = all the weeks episodes back to back)

baking soda is called sodium bicabonate; and corn flour is what we call corn starch. not sure if they sell actual corn flour so polenta will have to suffice.

this post is a hell of a lot longer than it thought it would be