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A few general thoughts

Some people say that the English people are a little bit different. I don't want to say that they are better or worse I just want to state that I am suprised about some little distinctions. In university we have read a lot about the differences in spending your holidays, lesiure time activities or sports. But when you spend more time here it is interesting to see that some brands, which are known worldwide, have got different names in England in contrast to Germany. For example the brand "Langnese" in Germany is called "Walls" in England. The brand "Rexona" which is known for their deodorant is called "Save" here. Or "Iglo" is known as "Birds eye". 



It is also interesting to see how different the demands on coffee are. A lot of people which I met here drink instant coffee. It is mostly made with a little bit of pulver and a lot of milk. I know many people in Germany which would hate this "coffee" here but you get used to it. Other things like english "puddings" are more celebrated here. When you are invited by a friend they often serve home-made puddings which are either a tarte or a pie, or something which is made like a cake without a "cake base". Jean (a friend of J. who lived for one year in America) gave me a recipe of her "lemon pudding". I'm looking forward to make it by myself.

I saw some "show houses". That is a kind of advertisment which is used to show people who are interested in buying houses what they look like. J. explained to me that it is very expensive to buy a property and that nearly all people buy completely finished houses in which you and your family can move in. The houses in our village are smaller in general and therefore the rooms are smaller,too. I could not image moving into a house which others designed for you and you haven't got any opportunities to influnce the room-division. I also noted that you often hear much more inside the house in contrast to houses in Germany. The houses are more sensitive here and that is something I don't really appreciate. But I think it is good because when you are back in your home country you worship some little things more than you did before.

Next monday I will travel to Scotland and I wonder if there are the same differences or not or if I find some new distincitons or similarities.

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