Mind The Gap » Cultural Differences

Pass the Vitamins, Please: An Expat’s Guide to Staying Healthy U.S.-Style

Ruth Margolis — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:42:24 +0000

America has suffered from an obesity epidemic, so an extreme counterculture has grown up of people trying to stay healthy and trim. I happen to live in the heart of a particularly wealthy, health-obsessed metropolis, New York City, ...

A Brit’s Guide to Health Matters in the U.S.: Learning the Lingo

Toni Hargis — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:14:35 +0000

As Brits quickly discover, there are huge differences between the American and British healthcare systems. For most people here, there’s no “free” health care in the U.S.

Six Things This Brit Doesn’t Miss About the UK

Toni Hargis — Thu, 02 May 2013 14:32:33 +0000

Like many Brits in America, I wax lyrical about the Mother Country, but there’s a growing list of things I don’t miss from Blighty.

A Brit’s Guide to High School Proms in America

Toni Hargis — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:44:15 +0000

First things first, I’m not talking about the musical Proms we all know and love in the U.K., I’m talking about the fancy parties that mark the end of the academic school year.

What to Expect If You’re in an American Wedding

Toni Hargis — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:10:57 +0000

As some Brits discover, there are quite a few differences between weddings back home and weddings in the U.S. If you’re involved in one, here are a few things to be prepared for:

10 American Habits Brits Will Never Understand

Ruth Margolis — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:31:34 +0000

Love Americans as we do, there are some cultural proclivities that will baffle British expats for as long as we live here.

10 British Habits Americans Will Never Understand

Ruth Margolis — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:56:21 +0000

Admit it: we’re a nation of oddballs whose conventions and mannerisms defy logic. Read on for a rundown of our most bewildering traits.

British Expats: 10 Unexpected Consequences of Emigrating

Ruth Margolis — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:02:24 +0000

I suspected moving abroad would have some weird side effects, but there are some repercussions I’d have dismissed as absurd if you’d told about them in advance. Things like these:

Close, But No Cigar: British vs. American Nursery Rhymes and Childhood Games

Toni Hargis — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:14:07 +0000

If you’re a British parent in the U.S., you’ll find it’s a veritable minefield out there.

10 Things British Expats Should Leave in the U.K.

Ruth Margolis — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:20:50 +0000

You don’t have to pack everything you own when you move to the U.S. Nor should you import your more negative attitudes. Consider ditching or storing the following before you set off.