In a couple of weeks, I'll hit the three month mark in England. So, here are my top three loves and hates of life in London.
LOVES
Parks
There's hundreds, they are green and it's the perfect place to take yourself to chill out. And everyone does it. There's nothing better. I'm also now a picnic convert.
Pubs
If you don't feel like hitting the park to relax, hit the pub. They have good music, aren't full of drunks (depending on the time of day)... and are smoke free. I am starting to now understand why it seems that 1 in every 2 patients at work are alcoholics (unofficial statistic and probably grossly inaccurate).
Public transport
The London'ers might not think it's all that crash hot... but public transport here is fantastic. Trains come through every two minutes (well, every five minutes maybe) and you can get EVERYWHERE on the tube. I love it. And even when you're waiting for the occasional late train... you can just sit and stare at the underground sign and ponder the fact you're in London. I'm not as big a fan of the buses (too easy to get lost with my sense of direction).
DISLIKES
Packing your own groceries
Yes, I'm lazy and being forced into grocery speed packing every time I drop by Sainsbury's stresses me out! As they scan your groceries... they throw it straight down a conveyer belt and you're forced to pack them at a rate of 30 items per 10 seconds if you don't want them to back up and overflow. It's nuts.
English beer
It's not great. In fact, the best I have found is... wait for it... Fosters. And given that Bundaberg rum isn't available... I have had to move onto vino. My liver isn't appreciating it.
Having to pay for bathrooms
It's just not cool. End of (that's one of my recent English phrase pick up's).
LOVES
Parks
There's hundreds, they are green and it's the perfect place to take yourself to chill out. And everyone does it. There's nothing better. I'm also now a picnic convert.
Pubs
If you don't feel like hitting the park to relax, hit the pub. They have good music, aren't full of drunks (depending on the time of day)... and are smoke free. I am starting to now understand why it seems that 1 in every 2 patients at work are alcoholics (unofficial statistic and probably grossly inaccurate).
Public transport
The London'ers might not think it's all that crash hot... but public transport here is fantastic. Trains come through every two minutes (well, every five minutes maybe) and you can get EVERYWHERE on the tube. I love it. And even when you're waiting for the occasional late train... you can just sit and stare at the underground sign and ponder the fact you're in London. I'm not as big a fan of the buses (too easy to get lost with my sense of direction).
DISLIKES
Packing your own groceries
Yes, I'm lazy and being forced into grocery speed packing every time I drop by Sainsbury's stresses me out! As they scan your groceries... they throw it straight down a conveyer belt and you're forced to pack them at a rate of 30 items per 10 seconds if you don't want them to back up and overflow. It's nuts.
English beer
It's not great. In fact, the best I have found is... wait for it... Fosters. And given that Bundaberg rum isn't available... I have had to move onto vino. My liver isn't appreciating it.
Having to pay for bathrooms
It's just not cool. End of (that's one of my recent English phrase pick up's).
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