Comments on: Advice for an American in London?

By: Sunny London

Sunny London — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 15:20:39 +0000

In reply to Holly. Hello Holly! Thank you for reading and commenting. I hope you had a fabulous July 4th! We have been very lucky to have such a nice streak of solid sunshine in London.

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By: Holly

Holly — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 11:21:43 +0000

Hello!

We’ve lived in London since November, and our kids are picking up the accent at school, especially our 5 year old. Bagging your own groceries is the worst since the cashiers tend to scan things one at a time while (whilst?) you bag the previous item.

For our first 4th of July away from the USA, we’re having a good old BBQ with another American family in town. I look forward to some lemonade and sunshine. Hopefully I’m not asking too much for some sunshine!

By: Sarah Shumate

Sarah Shumate — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 11:00:47 +0000

I love this! 🙂 I cracked up at the part about bagging groceries at Sainsbury’s, and then quickly lost my good spirits when I read about the exchange rates. We BADLY need to move some money over, but we’re waiting in hopes that it’ll get a little better. It makes me sick to see how much we lose. Booooo for not getting paid in GBP!

Last year there were actually quite a few Fourth of July events going on – you know, the type of stuff Brits think we do on Independence Day – hot dog eating contests and such. (Okay, some of us probably do do that…) Just Google it – I bet you’ll find something that looks interesting!

By: Lucy @Foodieforce

Lucy @Foodieforce — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 16:14:03 +0000

This post made me laugh. As a Brit I can’t really say that I have appreciated the differences but when in the States I certainly love the service, having my bags packed at the supermarket and the wonderful attentive service at restaurants. I promise that when I next see you I won’t make you try out different words to test the accent, do people really do that! As for Friday the 4th, you need to celebrate and as us Brits say paint the town red. St Patrick’s over here is huge, yet St George’s day passes in a whimper. You could be a trend setter and in a couple of years we could all be joining you for celebrations. Whatever you have planned enjoy Lucy x

By: V

Mon, 30 Jun 2014 13:42:21 +0000

Wow, this is seriously bringing back some memories! There were a lot of little things that I missed when I lived in England, a few of them being having someone bag my groceries (trying to pay and bag at the same time is awkward), and TARGET! I can’t believe there isn’t a decent Target equivalent in England?! Target would make a killing if they opened stores over there.

I think it’s really great that you have such a positive attitude about the job search. I was in the same boat. I had about 5 years of experience in Marketing/Advertising Management but had to start from the bottom when I landed in England. All of the head hunters kept telling me I wasn’t good enough for jobs that I would have been overqualified for in the states. It was incredibly discouraging but 300 applications and several months later I finally landed a job. A crappy one, but hey, it was a start!

All the best to you!!
V @ Life+1

By: Sunny London

Sunny London — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 10:19:41 +0000

In reply to Jamie. Jamie, that is hysterical! Sounds like I should introduce that lady with the US flag to my husband. ;-)

By: Jamie

Jamie — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 10:11:20 +0000

Haha! Love this! I make my British friends try and speak with an English accent and they love it 🙂 Oh, and we are known as “the Americans” in our town, so everyone comes up to us to hear us speak. I watch for their reactions when I say words that I know they like to hear us speak!! And as for the 4th….I met a British lady who hangs up the American flag on the 4th because she is very happy that we have our own country lol.