30 Things I Have Learnt in London
- The London Underground (a.k.a The Tube) is not always under ground
- It is completely acceptable to sit, lay, or sleep by yourself in a park.
- Cigarettes only come in 10 and 20 packs. Kind of annoying really
- The park across the road from my flat has a cafe which has £2 latte's
- The Tube is by far the best for of public transport I have ever been on
- 'Keep Right' signs are all through the tube stations and if you stand on the left people get angry
- If the sky is blue in London there is no reason whatsoever to stay inside
- The sun sets around 8.30 - 9.00pm. Apparently it sets later as the summer comes
- Birds sing from the trees around my flat at 3am
- Twitter is a bigger thing than Facebook over here
- Rent and Real estate prices are ridiculous
- The city has a problem with bike theft
- Also a problem with bikes being chained up on the street paths
- Costa coffee is incredible
- The standard large take away is the same size of my face.
- And only £3.05
- I sat in the park writing this and there was a man with a pet cockatoo on his shoulder (he was not a pirate)
- There is free wi-fi, like everywhere
- Don't take a cab from zone 1 to zone 3 at peak hour (that lesson cost me £54)
- Citymapper is the greatest app and has saves my ass so many times
- Hyde Park has bird holes in the bottom of the lamp posts
- Squirrels are everywhere and they are as cute as they are harmless
- E-cigarettes are a big thing over here
- Chavs are a real thing and they are intimidating
- Same with Lads
- Too many girls have black eyebrows drawn on with light hair and skin
- The Tube Map is not geographically correct
- You can rent a bike for £2 for 24 hours
- I have learnt to appreciate the sun
- London is just like in the movies
Always, em.
