new york vs london: trains, lanes & displays
The city has changed a lot in the seven years I was away. For starters, there are now bicycle lanes. Strange, nonsensical separations that start and stop abruptly, just like in London where I rode...
View Articlethe queen’s head english
Coming back to New York after 6+ years in London, there are two things that are conspicuously absent: a pub on every corner (often with some variation on “The Queen’s Head”), and certain vocabulary....
View Articlethe british are coming (again and again)
After I wrote my guide to British expressions, friend and fellow ex-pat Nadya sent me this picture from London: Behold, “proper” in standard use at sandwich shop Pret A Manger. The cut-off word is...
View Articlelondon loves from an old local
One year ago today I came full circle: LHR to JFK. It was the best decision I made since I undertook the opposite move nearly seven years before. Now I get the best of both worlds – I feel equally at...
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