Things in London are different

1. The tap water stains turn milky white.

2. My cup of tea has flaky light brown stuff after a night.

3. The dust is visible.

4. Steaming hot water on one tap and freezing cold on the other. (turning both on doesn't give you warm water. It gives a jet of water that's half hot and half cold so you'll burn your left hand while your right hand gets frostbites.)

5. They love warm orange lighting for everything.

6. Wolfberries are called Goji Berries. And they don't come in packs for chinese desserts. They come in pills for men.

7. Salami and cheese are a lot cheaper here.

8. Make eye contact and say 'Sorry' or 'Thanks'. You are not to withdraw into your own cacoon or hide behind your shadowing bangs.

9. Most people don't wear heels. That is until they go clubbing and they suddenly add pilings.

10. Can you spell M-I-L-O? (Ovaltine and Horlicks are favourites though.)

11. Plenty of clay animation advertisments on TV.

12. "'You alright?"

13. 'Cheers' can be used for anything. Anything. Cheers!

14. Can you say 'crips-ss-ps'?

15. Umbrellas are ridiculously expensive for a rainy country (no 100Yen stolen umbrellas stands?). Wear a hoodie. Or look cool (i.e. stupid) and walk in the rain.

16. They either love cold food or have something against selling hot food... which to them means rice and curry, potato and curry, or sausage rolls.

more to come!