It seems hard to believe I have only been here for 6 weeks, yet some days it feels like I just got here. However, I do have some things that I have learned about life in the UK:
**The best clothes shopping is in Italy and Spain...the prices are cheaper and the quality is better. Now I just have to find out for myself....
**The best place to be on a sunny Saturday afternoon is the town center. There you will find the weekly produce stands, fish and butcher markets. No better fresh foods around! Now that its spring, there are flower stands set up every 100 ft or so. The center is lively, and all the shoppes have their doors open and inviting.
**Having a milk delivery service from the local organic dairy farm makes all the difference
**Waitrose is the best grocery store around (yes, Meagan, you were right!)
**A 2 mile walk to get to a store, pub, or park is not really that far
**When a sandwich comes with pickle, its not the cucumber soaked in vinegar kind...its a relish made of red onions and spices. Very tasty, but a little puzzling at first.
**Eventually, you barely even notice walking in the rain. As long as its not a monsoon, rain is not a reason to stay indoors.
**Once you get away from imitations of a country's food, the difference is amazing. There is nothing like sausage from a Polish shop, Guiness in Ireland, and hand-pumped English Ale.
I wonder what else I will learn in the next 6 weeks!
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