A norwegian's adventure in England, through an internship with NMS

Cultural differences.

As you live abroad for a longer period you realize the big and small things that makes one country different from another. It's not necessarily about better or worse, just different.

Here is a list over things that happen in England that I'm not used to from home:
- Personal space is non-existing when you meet new people
- All electricity seems to be old fashioned
- They eat toast with jam 
- They drink alcohol in church events
- They ask 'how are you?', or something similar, every time they see you without wanting to listen to how you are
- 'dinner' is called 'tea', and they drink tea all day the rest of the day except for that meal
- You have to use your key to lock doors from the inside
- The church celebrates harvest with an auction:

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