I’m currently in Manchester, UK on business; I’ve been here for 2 days now, and am still adjusting to both the time change and the culture. Some observations:

1. Europeans love their soccer. Or football. Or whatever. All I know is on the 20-minute taxi ride from the airport to the hotel, the guy on the radio (music station, not sports talk) mentioned David Beckham at least 5 different times. Not 5 times in a single conversation; 5 different times between other songs.

2. Aside from the obvious traffic differences inherent in driving on the opposite side of the street, there are other differences as well. For example, the traffic light goes to yellow before turning green; its like a warning that you are about to be able to go.

3. It took almost a day before I started asking people to explain things. At first I didn’t want to look ignorant, but now I’d rather ask a stupid question and actually learn.

4. Voltage matters.

More later when I have time.