Emily, John and me


I was spending my time with Jonathan, Emily and Tom.. Learn a lot about the local culture and about the country!!

Do you know??

- England is sometimes, wrongly , used in reference to the whole United Kingdom. England, Scotland, Wales, Great Britain refer to different parts of the UK.

- Roast beef and Yorkshire puding - Its England traditional Sunday Lunch!!

- The female will wear wedding ring on their left hand!

- They love drinking beer! You can get beer everywhere in SHeffie!! It's like our teh tarik or Chinese Tea!!

- Sunny day is the best day for them but for us Malaysian - we'll stay away from sun as much as we can!!

- Some new words and comparison that Emily and John gave me about this American and British English!! And Andrew .. this one is for you.. I translate it into Malay.. Will be useful to you when the next summer group student came down.

the sequence go like this - British English - American English - Malay

Trousers - Pants - Seluar
Vest - Undershirt - Singlet
Nappy - Diaper - Sapu tangan
Girls / Lass - Girl - Perempuan
Boy/Lad - Boy - Lelaki
Sweets - Candy - Gula-gula
Lorry - Truck - Lori
Petrol Station - Gas Station - Stesen Minyak
Chips - French Fries - Kentang
Starter - Appetizer - Pencuci mulut
Biscuit - Cookie - Biskut

Will update you more soon!!

- England national sport is cricket !! Most popular sport is football

- Pubs are an important part of British life. People talk, eat, rink, meet their friends and relax

Hahaha.. Learn alot from them.. Such a ice people.. I realise people in Sheffield are loving, polite, helpful, kind .. the list goes on..

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