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A Brit Out Of Water

A Brit Out Of Water

http://www.britoutofwater.com

When one man packs his bags and moves from London to New York to start a new life, there's bound to be one hell of a culture shock. This blog details the process of coming to terms with the shift between two countries divided by a common language.

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This blog is currently rated a 4.89 out of a possible 5 based on 9 comments.

sant008

5 stars Santosh Nikam

Really intresting ....... i enjoyed a lot while reading your article ...... keep it up

Posted: July 29th, 2009 | More Reviews From sant008 | Report This Comment

culchavx

5 stars M E R

Brit:

Nice looking blog! And it's great to read a blog that's not afraid to go longform, stretching out a bit on a single topic. Well-written and wise and funny. I lived in New York some years ago, moving there from Colorado, and that sense of culture shock you're experiencing remains an indelible memory. You're not sure if it's the New World you've moved to or the New World you're leaving behind.

Anyway, I'll check it out from time to time as you make your way in the Apple.

If the spirit moves you, have a gander at my blog, CULCHAVOX, a grab bag of various doings in the American world.

All best.

Posted: February 24th, 2008 | More Reviews From culchavx | Report This Comment

DiamondVVV1

5 stars DiamondVVV1

Great site.

Posted: February 3rd, 2008 | More Reviews From DiamondVVV1 | Report This Comment

BTCassidy

5 stars BT Cassidy

Good fun blog that highlights the differences between the US and England, worth reading and enjoyably well written.

Posted: January 12th, 2008 | More Reviews From BTCassidy | Report This Comment

butchberry

5 stars Butch Berry

After having lived in Britain for a few years and still having family ties there, I totally understand your "insights" in reverse and they are hilarious!

Posted: January 12th, 2008 | More Reviews From butchberry | Report This Comment

ChicaX

4 stars ChicaX

Cool blog, your hilarious. :)

Posted: December 20th, 2007 | More Reviews From ChicaX | Report This Comment

wholeliving

5 stars Tania Tyler

Welcome to the US. Great blog. Even though I've lived here all my life, I still relate. If you ever get to Mystic, CT... we've got some great pubs!
~Tania

Posted: December 19th, 2007 | More Reviews From wholeliving | Report This Comment

kathleenmaher

5 stars Kathleen Maher

Thanks for finding me; I'm glad to meet you and hope to get to know you better. Your efforts to adopt USA's idioms are charming, but to many NYer ears--you should know this, because you can experiment and see how you want to play it--the British words sound even more charming and suggest a pleasant if slight exotic note. Then, too, those who respond positively might be BBC fans, Brit-lit admirers, or full-fledged travelers.
I know people who come to this country and quickly shed their Hebrew, Indian, or Asian accent. (Meanwhile,I can't even shake my midwestern ugly, flat vowels.) I've yet to meet a British person, male or female, in residence here sometimes as long as 20 years who hasn't held on tightly to their British voice and often vocabulary. It's not as if people don't understand you. And over here, Britons sound way posh.

Posted: December 4th, 2007 | More Reviews From kathleenmaher | Report This Comment

spiritedstrider

5 stars Barbara A. Clark

I love your blog and sense of humor! I love the idea of your blog, too, as it's fun to read along as you go through the process of cultural adjustment to life in a foreign country. I know the key to a great adjustment is the sense of humor, which you are not lacking one bit. I will definitely keep reading.

Posted: November 9th, 2007 | More Reviews From spiritedstrider | Report This Comment

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