Friday, February 8, 2008

Cultural Difference between London, England and USA

City population,size and pop. density comparison: Detroit 886,671 people/223 kilometers/pop. density of 3976 people per sq. kilometer,,London 7.3 million people/1590 sq. kilometers/ pop. density of 4591 people per sq. kilometer, New York 8 million people/826 sq. kilometers /pop. density of 9685 people per sq. kilometer
They use different currency in England than we do. They buy and sell things with British pounds and pence
They use the metric system for everything in England
They use a LOT more public transportation in London than we do.
In England the steering wheel of the car is on the right side and cars drive on the left side of the rode
They have a lot of phone booths in London and they are bright red
Mailboxes are bright red in London
They have double decker buses in England
Taxi's in London are shorter and more rounded than in the USA, they look kind of like PT Cruisers
Cars in England are generally a lot smaller than most USA cars you see on the road.
The buildings in England are mostly a LOT older than the ones in USA. I have been in 1000 year old buildings in England!
In England the foods are different: They eat scones, shepards pie, more gourmet sandwichs, whole fat unstweetened yogurt, the candy and chips are a lot of brands I have never heard of
People in England speak English but with a much different accent than people I know in the USA

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