Cheerio from London part 2
British money is interesting. Unlike US dollars, pound notes are all different sizes. This is good for figuring out what your paying for but hard to wad up and stuff in your wallet. On the plus side, prices here are WYSIWYG. The tax, gratuity, and any other thing gets added and it is generally rounded off to the nearest whole no. This makes paying with those awkward coins and notes easy as pie. And there’s no guesswork as to final resolution on the till.
There’s no tipping in pubs but you do practice good etiquette by returning your empty to the bar (there’s a pad you usually put it on ).
Fish and Chips are good. English clothes sizes are weird…(one size up from your norm). The fashion is nice. I like the styles here for spring better than back home. The clerks are more courteous, too. They are so polite…and very curious as to where I am from. They like my accent - not too many americans walking the streets of London (weirdly enough)
Streets are clearly marked, here but you must take care crossing traffic…cars speed at breakneck pace. And I am just now adjusting to looking right first to cross the road. You‚Äôd be surprised. ‚Ä®
Off to bed now. I am so tired. More later…look at pictures.