I like your pants-I mean trousers-

So hope this entry doesn't get me in trouble. 
But everyone has been wanting me to write an entry about it- so here goes.

I've been living in London for the last six months, and have been fortunate- maybe unfortunate- to have gone on a number of dates, and I can now say I am noticing some differences between the dating world in the USA versus here.
Take note that all I say here is MY observation/experiences/thoughts about the differences in the British dating world, don't take it to heart, and don't expect if you go on dates here to have the same experience as mine, this is just my view on it.
Also not all guys fit into these observations- sometimes the differences is just personality and not where they are from. 

Soo some of the differences between dating here and in the US I've noticed:

• Guys in the USA are more likely to start a conversation with a girl at a bar/pub/club and offer a drink immediately and then ask them out. 
• I have a theory that it is because European men are more reserved
• Or that US men are very daring or more confident and used to it
• It also depends on how intoxicated the guy is or what setting your in as well- at student bars I've noticed its the same both here and there if you catch someone eye they'll go up to you and talk- but at nicer pubs/bars- guys here seem to stick with the group of friends they came with. 

• Guys in the US will ask for your number in the first five minutes of talking to you, here in the UK I've noticed it takes longer
• This does depend on the guy, again maybe they are more reserved, 
• I like the UK way better 

• At a bar/club guys in the UK are less likely to touch you (unless you want it :P) 
• also depends on what bar/club
• the custom of grinding isn't as big here- which is awesome-
• I like that so much more here then in the US where you would get immediately pushed towards  a guys crotch while dancing. 

• Guys in the US are expected to pay for a date, where as here, It's more OK to split the bill 
• I've talked to some of my UK girl friends about this and most of them say they're fine with paying half the bill/ if they do pay half the bill its not a sign that the guy isn't interested. In the US one of the first questions a friend asks you after a date is- so did he pay?- and thus if he didn't it kinda hints that something went wrong.
• Again i like the UK way better. 

• British men have and love a dry, witty sense of humour
• the uk humour is amazing, but confusing at first
• I love it

• British men have more manners
• most do compared to most guys from the US. 

• British people in general sign their text messages with an x (kisses) 
• I do not know if the more x means they're more interested or what. 
• I like it :) x

• Hookup culture is the same everywhere.
• get drunk, take someone home, have fun, see if you like them in the morning. 

• AND THE ACCENTS <3

maybe I'm biased and an Anglophile its true  

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I'M ALIVE I PROMISE.

Lets keep you all updated shall we?
At Uni the term is going by well, quite fast, reading/learning lots of cool stuff though.
Finally got my grades back for my first term essays! got distinction and merits in all of them  and what i believe is a distinction (roughly the same thing as an A) in my advanced quantitative class. So I am HAPPY  and the feedback for every essay helped understand more of what my lectures want, so i can do better this time around.

Dissertation wise, I have begun the first Chapter, and have been reading a billion and a half articles about the characteristics of adolescent psychosis- all really cool articles though :P

I also bought the DSM 5 and I've been nerding out with it when I have free time. So now I can diagnose all of you.

Recently, with my group of friends we have been spending a lot of time trying the local beers and ciders. So far I've been to one brewery and went to one craft beer festival, where we got to try a bunch of different craft beer- and they had a mix of a dogfish-head and a london beer!! I am so excited about that. I'm still in love with american IPA's and have found some british IPA's that i liked as well. Stouts here are of-course amazing, don't think ill ever get tired of having Guinness on tap :) at every pub I visit. Should be going to a couple more breweries soon-excited.

Last weekend I got to go on a day trip to Oxford! for serious, Oxford is beautiful, every building is amazing, we tried to go into some of the school buildings pretending we were students, but weren't very lucky. We did end up paying and visiting the Chirst Church and got to geek out for a bit about the harry potter scenes that where filmed there :).
We ate at a Tavern where lots of famous people have been, which was pretty cool, and we visited the natural history museum as well. Getting out of the city for the day was nice, got to enjoy some great green scenery on the train ride there, which was a nice change compared to loud London.

 

I've gone to a couple more outdoor markets, and two different festivals at Trafalgar square (chinese new year and russian maslenitsa festival) which where both very fun.

Food wise- I've perfected my cooking, even though making a lot of stuff is difficult when you have a micro-conventional-fake-oven-crap. Have been able to try some other restaurants as well, one night me and a friend had Ethiopian, nomm.  Still haven't found my proper sushi place yet though.

I am also now in the committee of Birkbeck's international students society- woo memories of running the international club in Honduras- which has been a bit time consuming but I love being able to get involved/ being part of the committee. I keep meeting people form all over the place, which I love.

One of the best parts of living in a university of london hall (besides having Mr mouse as a pet) and uol area is that I have been able to make various groups of friends!
Besides my main birkbeck international friends, and the group of friends I see everyday in classes, and the group I see at the same bars :),
 I've been able to hangout with many UCL, LSE and Kings students- who live at my hall and who all have really great stories about their lives and why there in london.
Met lots of people from all over latin america - so I've been able to speak spanish- and love getting the wow your accent in both languages are awesome comments- :)
 I also have a couple friends who go to SOAS (very activist/socialist loving-cop-hating school) who I love to drink and have debates with.
The diversity of London is one of my favourite parts.