Monthly Archives: May 2013
The “V Sign”
If you order drinks at the pub and hold up your hand to indicate 2 drinks, make sure your palm is facing outward. When you hold up the V sign with your palm facing inward, it’s an insult in the UK like holding up your middle finger. Apparently Winston Churchill learned this after the fact.
American/British Vocabulary
British English American English bangers and mash sausage and mashed potatoes biscuit cookie boot trunk car park parking lot chips fries crisps potato chips digestive semi-sweet cookie fizzy drink soda flat apartment high street main street jam jam/jelly jelly jello lift elevator mobile phone cell phone pants underpants petrol gasoline pissed drunk plaster Band-aid prawn […]
Tips for Living in England
When I first travelled to England last year, I wanted all the advice I could get about packing, travelling, living in England, getting around, etc. So I compiled a list of tips I learned last year to help make the transition smoother and the travelling easier. Packing/Preparation Buy space bags for your luggage – they save […]
SPEA in Oxford 