Language

So, I have officially been gone a week now! Time has gone by so fast. But I must say that in the short amount of time I have been gone, I have actually learned quite a lot. Adjusting to a new school, learning to use the bus service, getting used to the accent of the locals, and fitting into everyday life in a new society take some time, but have made the experience thus far a great one!

Before I get too used to everything though, I want to make a list of all the major word difference that I have noticed. This will kind of by my own dictionary for daily life here in Wales. Most of the word barriers I have noticed came from a recent trip to the grocery store...but many come from elsewhere.

American Word - British Equivalent

chips - crisps

french fries - chips

cookies - biscuits

oatmeal - porrige

skim milk - skimmed milk

1%/2% milk - semi-skimmed

cell phone - mobile

university - uni

class - lecture

study - revise

goodbye/thank you - cheers

practice (sports) - training

while - whilst

flu shot - flu jab

sweater - jumper

British Pound - also call "quid" (people find this one extremely funny when we say it with our "American accents")

Also, here, there is a Duracell Bunny....not an Energizer one!...Who would have thought?

That's all I can think of for now. Welp, cheers for now whilst I go to sleep!