Submitted by Rebecca Kowalski on the 2015 winter session program in London sponsored by the Department of Music…
Like anywhere in the world, Brits need to eat, but there are a few differences between their eating culture and ours at home. Here are a few things we’ve picked up on:
– Take-out = “take-away”. At most restaurants (or cafes) where take-away food is available, you get charged extra to stay and eat. We’ve gathered that this takes the place of a tip, in that the people who clean up after us need to get extra money since they wouldn’t need to do that if everyone “took-away”. Most of these places also have wi-fi if you stay, so we think this might also have something to do with it.
– Pub (does not equal) American bar. Typically. Most of the pubs here, from what I understand from the group, are laid-back, local places where friends sit to eat food and have a few drinks. Our bars, I gather, are more akin to clubs over here.
The featured picture is where we ate tonight as a group, “Monsoon” on Brick Road. On Brick Road, every restaurant has someone outside trying to get you to come in, to give you the best deal, the best food. It was like nothing I had ever seen in America! It is very overwhelming to have so many people trying to convince you that their food is the best. Our professor handled it like a pro, and we made it to our destination. Additionally, we only paid 10 pounds each for two courses and beverages, since another restaurant had offered us the same deal and Monsoon wanted our business. Great food, for a great price.
