Major Differences – England vs USA

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday!

When I was in England, I noticed many things that were a bit different from things in the States. Here are some of the most noticeable ones:

• Roundabouts everywhere –>> No stop signs: Don’t know how well I’d do driving there..
• No turn on red
• Construction is done at night: Really like the idea behind this because it won’t cause heavy traffic during the day
• No taxes on things (food, groceries, clothes, etc): The price is as you see it. Loved this on the clothing in Minnesota here!
• Drinking age: 18
• Usually no tipping at restaurants
• When done eating, utensils are placed parallel to each other on plate, indicating waiter can take your plate without interrupting conversation: Smart!
• No guns (only in extreme circumstances)
• ID required to buy knives (including kitchen)
• Red telephone booths
• Military time
• Undercover cops are completely undercover: We saw one as a Jeep near Buckingham Palace!
• Free museums!
• Cities are not on a grid pattern, streets are winding and unpredictable
• No deer to jump out at you when you’re driving at night: This was weird because when we did drive at night, I expected us to slow down at times because I felt like a deer could have easily popped out of a hedge right in front of us!
• Not as racist and judgmental: I was surprised to see how many people were accepting to everyone no matter their race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, etc. We need more of this in the US.

Another England post will make its way to you next week!

∴Michelle