The hot and cold water on sinks are swapped: hot on the right and cold on the left.
Lots of lights have pull cords but not attached to the actual light.
The outlets are turned on and off at the outlet. You can't just plug something in, gotta turn the outlet on too.
The passenger door is on the other side than the one I usually want to get in.
Really Crazy Narrow Streets
Pounds rather than Dollars unless i go south a bit then its Euros
Everything that I'm used to being in plastic is in glass jars out here; mayo, nutella, peanut butter, etc.
It's not the Institute Building it the Centre for Young Adults.
The cars are so small here that when I saw a Prius it looked like a crossover in comparison.
Accent of course
It was already in the 50's when I got here leaving 95 degree weather....I mean near 15 here and I left 35
I'm a foreigner here in the minority so I may actually get stopped when I wear my t-shirt saying "I could be illegal".
Clothing sizing
Shoe Sizing
Stones and Kilos
Little words here and there like craic, banger, fag (meaning cigarette), bollocks, eejit,
The clothes washer is in the kitchen
There is no tumble dryer so there is a drying rack or the clothesline if I want it to rain
Public transportation is nice here and plentiful and not fulfilling of the stereotypes you hear of public trans.
Haven't seen much in the way of Police out here. Two times speeding past blaring siren but that's it.
I'm sure I'll find/think of more and add them.
Sounds awesome. :) I can't wait to read more.
ReplyDeleteCulture shock is great ain't it? Haha.
ReplyDeleteI'm a bit jealous that you can speak their language :)
@Krystal Yah I considered going to a foreign university which didn't speak English but then I figured trying to do academics in english sometime left me for lost so I didn't think I'd survive a masters degree in a different language.
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