Been here a week now and I'm having a great time. In my time here I have noticed some differences compared to back home in the states.
One difference I've noticed is on the business side of things, branding in particular. Walking through the city and walking through shops I've seen different names or logos on the same products we have back in the states. Two in particular are Nationwide, which the logo is different and Lynx, in which the name is different, aka Axe.
The other differences I've noticed are more cultural. One cultural difference I've noticed is business men and women at the pubs during lunch. I was shocked to see people drinking in the middle of the work day. Its something that almost all people would not be able to do back in the states. Another difference I've noticed is tipping. Yesterday some of us were in a cab to take us back to a train station. At the end of the ride, he told us the price £12.50, so we got the money together and it seemed it would be easier to just give him £20. When we tried that he politely refused and we handed him £12.50. Back in the states when I've taken cabs, it seems to the cab driver the more money paid the better. I guess this is just another difference I'll get used to.
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