Anyone who has met me can agree that I'm a pretty weird person. There's just no denying it. When I first came here I thought I was going to freak out the entire country, but instead I was pleasantly surprised with a country full of people who are just as weird. Over the past 2 weeks I have had things happen that even the best hollywood writers would have time thinking up. I have also been through the English inquisition and have been asked questions of varying hilarity... Some of my experiences, new favorites phrases, questions I've been asked, things I've learned follow:
1. Pigeons fly straight at people... in flocks.
2. Q-tips are called cottonballs.
3. Snapping is called clicking... which just does not make sense.
4. "That tingles my bum"
5. "Is there grass in America?"
6. " Do you live on Sesame st?"
7. Truth or dare in this country is much more ruthless
8. I can now say I was kissed by a gay, irish guy dressed as a ninja turtle... don't ask
9. The guys who live above me like to serenade me from their kitchen everytime I leave my flat
10. Teddy bear rolls are extremely fun, especially in a public place
11. "Do you know what babies are?"
12. I learned what squash is.... not the vegetable or the sport
13. If you live on the first floor prepare yourself to have visitors who love talking at you through the window at all hours of the night.
14. As an ice breaker a guy once asked if i wanted "chicken and beer" through my window
15. My friend Jamie likes to get drunk and lay in the bushes right outside my window.
16. There is now a dent from Jamie in the bushes outside my window
17. Twister is fun while drunk
18. There are bars in the student unions here
19. Orientation week is nothing but school sponsored drinking
20. EVERYTHING is more expensive
21. No one likes to exercise
22. There are way too many McDonalds
23. Walking is a must... to go everywhere.
24. There is a pub called the slug and lettuce. We got free balloons from there that say I love slug. Epic
25. I have the coolest flatmates anyone could ever ask for.
26. My room is the flat living room
27. The showers are tiny
28. The refrigerators are even smaller
29. I miss Kroger... no food is the same and food shopping is very confusing. Someone send me normal food.
30. Swimming in a kiddy pool from the dollar store in the courtyard is normal
31. Bringing a random couch to the courtyard is also normal.
32. Everyone drinks... every freaking day
33. "When's thanksgiving? The fourth of July?" Imagine my face when asked that question...
As you can see I have learned quite a lot about this country. None of which will help me with what I'm studying... unless you count it as an anthropological study of the people of Leicester.
I'm starting to feel more at home everyday. Leicester is such an interesting place to live and there's so much to do and explore. If you ever get the chance, Leicester isn't a tourist attraction, but it is a great place to visit.
I hope you found this post amusing. I will leave you with this quote to give you something to think about.
"People travel to faraway places to watch, in fascination, the kind of people they ignore at home"
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