London - Post Report Question and Answers
If you move here, you can leave behind your:
budget. - Jan 2024
Most of your high heels - Aug 2022
stuff, big car, and since of entitlement. - May 2022
American exceptionalism, car, and all your electric items (unless you want to go to the trouble of using a transformer). - Jun 2017
Sunscreen. - Feb 2017
American sense of entitlement. The Brits will politely ignore you, and the other immigrants will look askance at you. - Feb 2016
Assumption that all of London/the UK is going to be like what you see on TV or in the movies. - Nov 2015
Sunscreen - Aug 2015
Ideas of saving any money. - Jun 2015
Budget and your diet. - Jun 2015
Swimsuit. - May 2015
Bikini. - Aug 2014
Car and expectation that you will be given preferential treatment as a diplomat. - Sep 2012
Beach attire and regular-sized cookie sheets (European-sized ovens). - Jan 2012
Warm weather clothing! - Aug 2011
bathing suit, idea that the office runs from 9-5 (they are very flexible on schedules, so 10-6 is more common), and any aversion to strikes. - Nov 2009
Extra 'items' and stuff. It won't fit in the house or storage anyhow. - Mar 2009
Big car/SUV because gas is about US$10 a gallon. - Sep 2008
Ideas that life can be cheap. Forget customizing your morning latte, it's either whole milk or semi-skimmed, don't ask for light foam, more foam, etc. - Feb 2008
