heh heh I always wondered (but only vaguely, obviously as I never looked it up) what the CBCs they always ordered on ER were...
Tea bags are indeed, very common though we drink much more coffee than we used to in the olden days. I'm afraid I still wear bootcuts... but I'm old and not at all fashionable. LOL
Oh man, when I was trying to figure out what was going in the hospital, the terminology differences were really hard! Anatomy and medical procedures are also called different things, and if they ARE the same, then the pronunciation is completely different. I was so confused! And then, when I would try to say anything, my British doctors--oh, that reminds me, I'm going to add an ETA--would look at me like I was crazy, too!
This is a wonderful entry! I love hearing about all the differences, especially in the medical field. That must create an awful lot of confusion. That difference in titles for the uber-top surgeons is particularly fascinating. I'm glad they have more respect for doctors and med students' personal lives there...though I bet it's going to be a pain to go back to the U.S. way of things. I didn't even know you were in London, actually -- how long are you there for?
And I spent four months in England (in an American-owned college for study-abroad students, though), and I somehow don't remember the paltry supply of vegetables or excellent cheese.
I've been in London for 12 weeks--I've spent my time in Queen's Hospital, which is in zone 6 of London, all the way out in Romford. I've been doing my surgery core here, and wow, yeah, it has been confusing. But also good. It's interesting to see how other medical systems work. I return home on Saturday.
As to the vegetables, at least from what I've seen, it's that they have their staples but nothing much else. And of what they do have, there aren't many types, e.g. one type of tomato, maybe three types of lettuce, etc. But the cheese! OMG I LOVESSSS IT LOL
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Tea bags are indeed, very common though we drink much more coffee than we used to in the olden days. I'm afraid I still wear bootcuts... but I'm old and not at all fashionable. LOL
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And I spent four months in England (in an American-owned college for study-abroad students, though), and I somehow don't remember the paltry supply of vegetables or excellent cheese.
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As to the vegetables, at least from what I've seen, it's that they have their staples but nothing much else. And of what they do have, there aren't many types, e.g. one type of tomato, maybe three types of lettuce, etc. But the cheese! OMG I LOVESSSS IT LOL
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