• The British don’t use bars of soap. They use shower gel.
  • Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, and Gloria Estefan are ubiquitous. Surprisingly, James Blunt is not.
  • If someone tells you it might “chuck buckets,” bring an umbrella.
  • When crossing the street, look right, look left, look up, and look down. Because, as an American, you’re never quite sure from which direction the traffic is coming.
  • Advice from a British motorist: “If it feels wrong, then you’re doing it right.”
  • The British generally do not wear t-shirts with writing. Americans do. Only Americans. So when dining in a nice restaurant, do not wear your Moss Mountain Project t-shirt.