We've done a lot this week, just trying to fit in as much as possible before I head off next week. Here's more stuff I've noticed:
1. Road conditions are much better here. Paving freeways and streets seems to actually be a priority so potholes are few and far between.
2. US sport media doesn't care about sport unless Americans are competing. I had never heard of the Commonwealth Games before this year, and it turns out that they are a pretty big deal. But to be fair, I also didn't know half of the countries in the commonwealth were actual countries.
3. For some reason, drying clothes on a line seems to happen more here than in California.
4. There are definitely more Costa coffee houses than Starbucks.
5. Playing a sport in college doesn't mean much as people don't know about the NCAA or the collegiate system. I feel strange having to explain how collegiate sport works, mostly because of how much I hate the NCAA.
6. Air conditioning in houses isn't really a thing.
7. Average speed checks on freeways means people follow the speed limit more closely.
8. People don't fill up their tanks when getting gas. They only get enough to get them where they are going.
9. Pretty much anything is fair game on late night tv. You can say almost any words you choose. It still catches me off guard when comedians on panel shows curse.
10. Ordering lemonade will get you a lemon lime soda.
Things we did:
1.Walked around the whole of Wimbledon trying to find a way to the Tennis Club and then back to the train station.
2. Got a tour of Portsmouth from a history major (thanks Trav!) and stood where Nelson fought his last battle. Saw the HMS Warrior, HSM Victory, and the Mary Rose, which was at the bottom of the ocean for 400 years.
3. Hung out at Shakespear's house in Stratford-upon-Avon.
(Hamlet and the Bard)
4. Got to stay in a house which can be dated back to 1460 in Shrewsbury.
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