a few things i forgot!

more things i'll miss about england:
- boys wearing tight trousers...rawr!
- businessmen wearing lots of pink and pastels
- bagging your own groceries, instead of feeling like a tool while the clerk does it for you
- people laughing at the phrases i use
- their dumb pronunciations of words (haha)
- amazing indian/pakistani/bangladeshi food
- how, every time you eat, part of the packaging reminds you to have your "five a day"
- witnessing drunken football fools on the tube
- tube escalators, where everyone checks each other out
- an overall more liberal attitude
- ending everything with "x"
- pretty, rainy, ugly weather
- the automated lady's voice in the lift

more things i'm looking forward to in los angeles:
- having the first floor actually be first floor, not the second!
- not having to push a button before opening a door
- VEGGIE. PATTIES.
- getting free bread and butter at restaurants
- not being confused about who to tip, or how much
- low fat ice cream
- mooching wireless internet
- people asking "how are you," instead of "you alright?" or "you okay?"
- people responding "you're welcome" or "no problem" instead of "s'alright" after you thank them
- rarely waiting in line for ATMS
- seeing lots of familiar faces when i'm out and about
- less tourists getting in the way!


well, that's all i can think of at the moment. i won't be able to blog again until i get home, so that won't be for a few days. tomorrow, alex and i are off to visit chris in kettering, and then i'm flying home on friday!

so, this is my last authentic, actual post from jolly old england. i've said it so many times, but really--i love this country, and this city, and have had a glorious time these past five months. they've flown by incredibly fast, and i wish i had more time to enjoy it here, but home is beckoning and i am ready to be reacquainted with the land of the free, and the home of the brave! farewell, dear readers--next time we see each other, i'll be back on your side of the pond!

much english love from this london lassie,
lilly