Saturday, January 10, 2009

You know you've studying abroad in the UK for a while when...

Since my last list was a hit, here's another good one I've found. I have found these from personal experience to be true and factual. Scary as that is. And yes, I am procrastinating.

1. You wake up every morning knowing that it's quite unlikely that you're going to see the sun.
2. You see people having a pee while they get money
from a cash machine.
3. You see people drunk in the streets at 8pm.
4. You are kicked out of a pub at 11.30 pm
5. You have learned the difference between pasty and pastry.
6. You've said "cheers mate" more than twice.
7. You realize the most important religion is not Christianity but Rugby or Football(Soccer).
8. You hear and say "sorry" at least 10 times a day.
9. You've seen naked women on the second (and first, and third...) page of the daily newspapers.
10. After a failed conversation with someone in the street you wonder whether he/she was speaking in Scottish, Gaelic, Welsh, Cornish, Irish or English.
11. You see Tesco (convenience store) as an important social meeting point.
12. You have struggled trying to convert from Farenhait to Celcius, from Miles to Kilometers and from Pounds to Dollars, but you know a pint is 0.56 litres.
13. You have been driving on the wrong side of the road.
14. You see 3 kebab shops and 2 indian restaurants in every street.
15. You've thought more than ten times that the car you have just seen was driven by nobody.
16. You see a group of people wearing Halloween costumes every time you go out at night. And it's not Halloween.
17. You find machines in pubs in which you can buy condoms, vibrators, lubricant and even a Hair Straightener.
18. You see potatoes everywhere, in all different forms and shapes, i.e. boiled potatoes, jacked potatoes, smashed potatoes, chips, crisps, etc.
19. You realize that being served alcohol in an academic seminar is completely normal.
20. You learn that 4 cups of tea per day is good for you.
21. It's only 5 pm and every single store is closed!
22. You realize that British people are queuing (standing in line) politely everywhere except at the bar counter.
23. You are addressed as "treacle, sugarplumb, darling, sweetheart, love, ...."(and all other versions of nicknames in that genre you normally only call your wife/lover) by the staff in supermarkets, pubs and restaurants.
24. You hear "WHA" instead of W-H-A-T ! and "THA" instead of T-H-A-T!!!
25. Your umbrellas have got broken at least twice and you are still hoping not to break the new one even if it's January!

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