Well it's becoming more obvious that things in the UK are certainly different than the states. An obvious difference is that people drive on the other side of the road. While this may not seem very important for somebody who isn't actually driving a car while in the UK, i.e. me, it is actually quite important. Think about when you cross the street. Generally you are suppose to look both ways, except that in the USA you always look to the left first because that is where the traffic is coming from. Well I haven't been hit by a car or bus yet, it actually feels strange crossing the street because traffic is in the other direction. A similar problem is taking the bus. When you want to travel a certain direction, e.g. east, over here you have to wait for the bus on the opposite side of the street. Seems relatively simple, however, there is just something about it that feels awkward.
Another interesting observation. Last night I got some take out chinese (actually take out is called "take away" here). I know that sometimes in the states you can't always understand what the chinese guy is saying at the A1 China Buffett/Delivery. But picture the difficulty of understanding a Chinese guy who's broken english is actually broken accent laden Scottish-English. I felt like it was an entirely different language.
Anyway, here are some picture from two days ago and my hike up to the top of Arthur's Seat.
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