My
first impressions of the UK
I
am going to
explain to you my first feelings of
the UK: for this let's start at
the beginning.
When,
I arrived
in Stafford by plane
the first things that I noticed was the amount of greenery in
Stafford and the important number of houses
(not buildings). In
fact, there are a
lot of trees, open ground and little houses
in relation to Paris where you can see less
vegetation and numerous buildings.
Secondly,
the jet lag
between Stafford and Paris is very small
but I felt this change because darkness
falls very
quickly in the UK.
I was very surprised when I saw that a lot
of stores close very early: approximately at 5.30pm or 6pm. In
Paris, stores used
to close at 7pm and
even later.
Moreover,
I felt the cultural differences between
France and Great Britain by the fact that people eat very early. I'm
used to eating at 8pm but here people eat at 7pm or
even earlier.
Thirdly,
I was very impressed by the big size of the university and the
numerous activities proposed
to the students.
Furthermore,
I am going to
confess you something very funny: sometimes
I don't succeed
in flushing
the English toilet.
I don't understand what
I must do!
Fortunately I succeed
in some toilets.
Finally,
I have discovered
that the food in England is very good: I went to a brasserie and I have discovered
that I was fond of chicken
with cheese and bacon!
I have also
discovered,
the pleasure of drinking a beer with friends.
In
conclusion, I discovered some
differences
between Paris and
Stafford but these changes
are not disturbing.
This is a really nice description Melanie. We do tend to eat very early here in the UK. I suppose its because most people have a small lunch. Don't forget to keep flushing!
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