The world is running out of money! All you hear about in the news these days is how much the major countries of the world are in debt. The USA […]
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Many Americans who arrive in the UK for the first time can find things very confusing, not the least of which is the language difference.
While Americans speak English (after a fashion), it’s not only the spelling of many words that is different between American English and British English, it’s the use of words and phrases that will very often completely confuse the visitor.
This is the tale that recounts some of the problems that a naïve American visitor to the UK might experience. I hope you enjoy it.
Debbie and I returned home at the weekend from our Christmas trip to Florida to see my daughters, and I consider us to be very lucky, since the northern part […]
I have to admit that moving back to the UK after having lived in the USA for the last fifteen years is a bit of a reverse culture shock for […]
Last night Debbie and I went up to Elstree Studios north of London to see the Big Brother eviction. I’m not such a big fan, but Debbie loves the show, […]
Finally I am back in the UK and with my Debbie after more than 3 months apart, way too long for both of us. After many evenings of packing that […]
The cultural differences between the UK and the USA go far beyond driving on different sides of the road and using different voltages. It’s almost as if someone in the USA said “we have to be different to the rest of the world”. Read on and discover some of these differences for yourself.
Bishops Waltham is a small town in Hampshire, at the head of the River Hamble and close to the South Coast of England that dates back to Saxon times. Much […]
Finally, I had a response from the Consular Information Unit to my email sent on the 13th January. I was shaking and felt my heart pumping when I found it […]
Well as some of you may know, Tony lives in Florida and I live in the UK. Over the last 18 months, I’ve done 6 trips over to Florida and […]