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 Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 12:21 pm
1. Mind the Gap.
2. Don’t sit on the top of the Night Bus.
3. There are no tickets for Wicked.
4. Sidewalks are dangerous.
5. You get ONE packet of ketchup. Just one.
6. Please give this seat to those less likely to stand.
7. There are 87 steps on the Emergency Staircase.
8. Jack Bauer’s country needs him dead.
9. Change here for the District Line.
10. Please do not feed the pigeons. They are health hazard and a nuisance.
11. It is perfectly alright to use your book bag as a buffer to get off the bus/Tube.
12. Always charge your iPod.
13. Have a soundtrack.
14. It’s not London Bridge, its Tower Bridge.
15. It is now 6:38 in the Eastern Coast of the States.
16. I hate the internet.
17. A Cadbury egg DOES in fact constitute a meal.
18. Blue Police Call Boxes do exist!
19. It’s safer to sleep in an Acton Alleyway than on the District Line.
20. Some stereotypes are true.
21. Don’t say “pants.”
22. Always get the seat next to the outlet.
23. Treasure your wireless connection.
24. The sun revolves around Sandwich World.
25. My camera can take video. (O.O)
26. You cannot watch your favorite T.V. shows online outside of the U.S.
27. There’s an “r” in CAPA.
28. Bats’ don’t drip.
29. Though it would be cool, you can’t call “dibs” on a seat on the Piccadilly Line.
30. A pound equals (roughly) two dollars.
31. Don’t hold your middle and pointer finger up backhand forward (fingers splayed). It’s insulting.
32. Don’t hold your middle and pointer finger up palm forward (fingers splayed). It’s stupid.
33. Learn your way home via Night Bus BEFORE you go to the pub.
34. Don’t take unmarked taxis.
35. Ursinus students aren’t allowed on the CAPA trips.
36. The Jack the Ripper walk will take place in the evening.
37. Cars don’t stop for pedestrians.
38. Computers are heavy.
39. One problem at a time Tails.
40. Check your seat before you sit down on the bus.
41. It’s called “football”
42. The answer to life, the universe, and everything.
43. Sam Frank can rhyme when ranting about missing her stories.
44. I (apparently) am a sardine.
45. Two inches of snow will cause chaos.
46. For every thousand square feet of London, there’s a fox.
47. Leave the door open a smidge.
48. It has to be done in order.
49. The dog has telepathy that can trap you in the house (good time’s man).
50. The British are nicer then Americans.
51. Always check for toilet paper.
52. Don’t make eye contact.
53. Tea Break.
54. Always hold your hand out for the bus.
55. Call (your host) home when you’re not going to be there for dinner.
56. I miss the Sims 2.
57. The Law & Order theme music is more “action packed”.
58. It pays to have a poker face.
59. Work doesn’t start on time.
60. When it rains, it pours.
61. OMG Kubo Tite… this better be a trick.
62. An object in motion stays in motion.
63. It’s possible to cry from both boredom and sadness at the same time. (Ask poor Sam)
64. Everything is closed on Saturdays.
65. It’s cold in the Welfare Lines.
66. There’s a surprising amount of American programming on the television.
67. Foxes make the most distressing noises (similar to a child in pain).
68. Americans work longer hours then Londoners.
69. Saying biscuits and crisps makes it sound healthier.
70. You can buy liquor in the grocery store.
71. Dude, Celsius sucks.
72. So does military time.
73. P.R. is code for sending emails.
74. Email, lots and lots of emails.
75. Half the fun of using WMM is trying to outsmart it.
76. Don’t forget to save.
77. Yes, it’s too late to drop your internship and take four classes.
78. Tell/Ask Reema.
79. People actually find Americans to be endearing… maybe even cute.
80. Don’t let the bus leave without the professors.
81. Media Presentations will never work when you want them to.
82. Don’t type too loud in class.
83. Scaffolding is everywhere!
84. Pacing in the CAPA hallway with your laptop will help to get your internet back.
85. The other schools at CAPA hate us or are afraid of us.
86. If your gonna kill yourself… don’t ruin the commute (i.e. mine)
87. The bus drivers like to screw with you.
88. Mardi Gras is also known as Pancake Day.
89. Do not open a Dr. Pepper (or any other soda for that matter) over your laptop’s keyboard.
90. Buy internet hours in bulk.
91. Things are a lot spicier in London.
92. Black Taxi Cab drivers are just as bad as Yellow Cab drivers in New York.
93. Always carry your I.D.
94. No matter how good of an idea it may seem, walking from one Tube stop to another will just make you late for work.
95. The Universe has a way of correcting itself ( Poor Charlie crying )
96. Drinking a pitcher of Cosmo by yourself will get you “pleasantly inebriated.”
97. You’ll be surprised at what you find in the CAPA library.
98. I have the same songs in my WMP library.
99. I think I’m still jetlagged.
100. Don’t use dollar store batteries.
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Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 2:34 am
LOL! Alot of that stuff is true! I would know, I've been living in London all my 13 years of life!
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Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:01 am
The last one works for people living in the US too, not just for over there.
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Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 5:30 pm
Stupid batteries died after one picture. Actually, a lot of these were inside jokes between my friends. Hehe... "Bats don't drip"
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Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 12:02 pm
You should make a factorizor out of that. 3nodding That'd be sweet.
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Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 8:35 am
This is a great idea, and I want to join in on the fun...
1. All plays will now be presented in 3D.
2. The TA (Chase) knows all the good pubs.
3. Cockfosters is a hilarious punchline for many jokes.
4. Cars don't stop for pedestrians.
5. Unless you're travelling in a group of forty, then they just honk at you until you get out of the road.
6. Hope you don't mind the cigarette smoke.
7. It doesn't matter where I live, the carpet will always have problems due to water.
8. Terry's chocolate oranges are now available year round, not just Christmas like in the States. They also come in bar form.
9. Destination changes will cause chaos.
10. All the cute guys are taken. Or gay. Or gay and taken. Or really interested in someone else.
11. Tim hates cliques. Even the word makes him frown.
12. I may be in the wrong major.
13. People disappear, and no one will notice. Unless it's Nathaniel.
14. Those people will eventually reappear, and still, no one will notice.
15. Tim's a pushover. Unless you miss class, or are late. Then he's angry. (According to Jane.)
16. Silence is probably the best play in the history of ever. Nevermind, everything here is amazing, but Silence is still cool in a very different way.
17. Disneyland isn't the happiest place on earth, Kew Gardens is! Nevermind the National is. Nevermind the... is. (Jane needs to make up her mind on this one.)
18. I'm sick of explaining that I don't drink.
19. Walking everywhere sucks. I miss having a car!
20. Tim Jr. may also be called Timmy, Baby Tim, or Tim Jr. to avoid confusion, which may actually create confusion.
21. Your key to the door will not always work. Same goes for your flat mates's keys.
22. There is no vanilla. (Claire would like you to know that there isn't almond milk either.)
23. There aren't many restrooms in the stores. But they do have some off the street.
24. You can buy alcohol when you're picking up your groceries.
25. If you want to party, see Quinn and Hannah. If you want to see a play, see Matt or Olivia. (According to Quinn.)
26. Poor Mr. Nigel Murray should not have answered the phone.
27. Skype has problems. It should get a therapist, or better programers.
28. My roommates are loud when I'm trying to Skype.
29. Nevermind, they're just loud all the time.
30. I'm not good at being social.
31. Careful not to blow a fuse.
32. You can watch American shows online here.
33. My room is cavelike.
34. Even from another continent, I can be intrusive, in the way, and a pain in the a**. (My friends' S.O.'s suck.)
35. If my roommates ever go to sleep before 2 am, it will be a miracle.
36. Despite the fact that it's supposed to rain all the time here, in four and a half weeks it's rained five times. Less than ten percent of the normal rain.
37. It was the tv season ending with deaths. Nigel, Mike, Jean, Roy, RJ, Craig, and since I just caught up on one, I'll count Rita (even if it was one season ago).
38. Making up new words is fun. Especially after one in the morning.
39. Don't bother with the Circle Line on weekends. It won't be open.
40. Even I will eventually succomb to the sickness.
41. Sandwich World is super convient. And delicious.
42. The 49 bus facilitates laziness. So I love it.
43. If it's raining you walk, if it's sunny, take a bus.
44. Don't trust the Sainsbury's flat irons.
45. The later into the trip, the colder and rainier the weather. Isn't it supposed to work the other way since it's moving into summer?
46. The driving on the Knight Bus in Harry Potter? Not an exageration. Night buses are exactly the same, they just can't squeeze through the tiny spaces.
47. Vampire Diaries.
48. You'll learn so much more than you may have thought you would on study abroad. Most of it about yourself.
49. I miss wearing boots. I wish they were more practical for walking everywhere.
50. The changing of the guard now involves James Bond music.
51. Have a playlist.
52. You might find Dr. Pepper, but you will never find Fresca.
53. You will usually pay for ketchup, at least 20 pence.
54. It's crisps, not chips. Chips are fries.
55. Invest in paper plates, as people don't clean their dishes properly thus spreading sickness.
56. Study abroad with a group of actors. Too much drama.
57. Tim's boys are heartbreakers.
58. What happens at Lamb's stays at Lamb's.
59. Hydrate.
60. Rooms must be tidied every Thursday morning before class.
61. Lunch 4 U will not always carry your favorite chocolate croissants.
62. Caffe Nero however, has some of the best buttered croissants I've tasted this trip.
63. People will occasionally have panic attacks on the tube.
64. The health care system here is excellent.
65. Waiting for a show to buffer may actually kill you.
66. People from home will just expect you to have massive amounts of free time to write each of them personal emails, constantly. And you should always remember who you should be writing to.
67. Here's the deal with the markets, you want great food, go to Borough. Great clothes, Spitalfields. Trinkets and too many people, Portabello.
68. Has anyone not fallen behind on journalling?
69. Oh my gosh, girls (in my room especially) seem to cry a lot.
70. I don't know if my feet and back will ever stop hurting.
71. Don't run up the escalators on rainy days.
72. The pizza here is better. Way better.
73. Ben's Cookies is amazing. I could eat them all day.
74. Sheets will be cleaned on Thursdays, but you have to make your own bed.
75. Frozen food is in short supply here.
76. War Horse is possibly the coolest thing I have ever seen on stage. The movie won't be anywhere near as good.
77. If you're standing for a play at the Globe, make sure you're at the front. Then lean against the stage.
78. Don't tell Tim he frequently answers his own questions. If you do he'll pick on (call on) you in class.
79. Do your own damn dishes.
80. People like to give you advice and then contradict themselves directly after.
81. The pound roughly equals $1.65.
82. If you don't have Facebook you're not getting the full picture.
83. Insert explative here. Compaired to...
84. Bowling and picnics for Family Home Evening. Yes, there has been a mix.
85. Bring your own alarm clock.
86. Writer's block. Plays, papers, storylines, just writer's block.
87. Americans in large numbers. And, yes, we're all from Utah. (Before you ask, yes, that's the Mormon state. rolleyes )
88. Day seats for theatre are great. Except you have to get up early. I don't like early.
89. People get crankier as time goes on. Close quarters and all that.
90. CCTV is always watching.
91. Escalator railing move faster than the escalator.
92. Watch for stars in the audience. (Stanley Tucci, Benedict Cumberbatch, Matthew Morrison...)
93. Some phone cards will not do local calls.
94. There's still have an unidentified key on my key ring.
95. The "cute shop" is not as cute as people are lead to believe. Just humor Claire though.
96. If your microphone stops working, you can't Skype.
97. Treasure silence when you find it.
98. Exam questions will not always make sense. When that is the case, explain your answer thoroughly, and you'll still get credit.
99. The two pence coin is one of the least useful pieces of money in creation.
100. Mind the Gap.
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Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 7:22 pm
I'm headed off to the UK here in April, I will keep all of your "helpful" hints in mind.
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Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 9:16 am
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