Moving to London is a special and exciting time and there is so much about this place that is just different enough to be VERY different. A few things that would be good to know:
1) They do not know what a Lemon Drop is. My favorite drink and nobody can make it. sigh.
2) A Hob is a stove, and most of them are electric. And tricky.
3) Always keep your Oyster topped up. Its obscenely expensive to travel by cash.
4) Always keep cash on hand. For being such a big city it is surprisingly cashy.
5) Pret a manger porridge is super tasty! Starbucks is not. :\
6) long jeans are trouble in a wet climate. My pants are all useless because they just soak up the water!
7) British girls dress VERY trashy when they go out. You must do the same!
8) Paracetemol is Tylenol.
9) Not all pubs are nice. Some are downright crap!
10) Starbucks. Tricky ordering like a partner when the people behind the counter really don't speak English.
11) Shopping trolleys may be carried only by the elderly, but invest in one. They are awesome.
12) Place your first grocery list ONLINE and have it delivered. This is very important.
Of course there's lots else to know. My life would be so much easier with a Target. But between TK Maxx, Marks and Spencer, Argos and ASDA, things are ok. Getting there. More to come, more to come!
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