#english english
a random and by no means complete list of american things that either don’t exist or are rare/hard to find in london:
- proper new york bagels
- scallion cream cheese
- american chinese food
- you can occasionally find sesame chicken on a menu, but never general tso’s and NEVER EVER EVER crab rangoon. there is one place in all of london that serves crab rangoon and they do not deliver.
- real, crispy bacon
- kosher dill pickles
- cheez-its
- cheetos
- american section at select tescos, overpriced for a tiny bag.
- goldfish
- wheat thins
- milanos
- twizzlers
- chipwiches
- annie’s mac and cheese
- hot pockets
- buttermilk biscuits
- arnold palmers
- ranch dressing
- oxyclean
- vanish is similar but less effective.
- melatonin
- mucinex
- covergirl
- sephora
- target
- chop’t
- empanada mama
- momofuku milk bar
this list is getting very esoteric. i just really miss new york, okay?
- ‘i waited so we could watch last night’s episode of gbbo together.’
- 'kettle’s on.’
- stronger: 'i made you a cuppa.’
- 'you’re alright.’
- 'i love dogs. i’ve always loved dogs.’
some time in my first month of living in england i was making myself some chicken for dinner and my flatmate walked in and said “oh, you’re making tea?” and i don’t remember ever being so fucking confused in my entire life i just stared at her and said “no, it’s chicken” because back then i didn’t know that the english can apparently substitute every single god damn word with “tea” and for a second i thought my flatmate considered chicken a fucking beverage
