Not From Around Here

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This is a blog about being a stranger in a strange land.  In this case, the stranger is an American who has relocated to the UK for job reasons.  The blog is about the adventures that arise when trying to decipher daily life in this strange land.

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  • debs // June 7, 2007 at 9:43 am | Reply

    Love your blog, planning to move to the uk next year. Stop by my site whenever you get a sec.

  • londrummer // June 7, 2008 at 8:41 pm | Reply

    Hello.

    I do apologise for writing this comment here (you can delete it after you’ve read, it if you like) — but you don’t appear to have any contact details.

    This is just a note wondering if you’d be interested in helping us out on our new London forum. We already have a busy website, but we’re trying to build up the brand-new forum from scratch – and we’re thinking that the best way to go about it is to try to attract people just like yourself, who are obviously already interested in the daily life, and goings-on of our city.

    We discuss all aspects of the city at our site, from what it’s like to live there, to it’s history, sightseeing attractions, and UK and world politics.

    We have next to no members at the moment, but are happy to reward those people who help us build up the posts by giving them an interest in it – by making them forum leaders, for example.

    I hope you’re interested enough to take a look at our site – http://www.londondrum.com
    The forum can be found at http://www.londondrum.com/frm/

    We have a contact page at http://www.londondrum.com/docs/contact.php

    Kind regards,
    London Drum

  • Audrey // December 10, 2008 at 8:10 am | Reply

    I caught your blog off of the recent comment you left on “not wrong”’s blog. I love your blog and will definitely start to read you.
    I’ve been here for 14 years and I’m still trying to get to grips with this bloody country.
    You can check out my travails of expat life here on my blog listed above.

  • futiledemocracy // April 13, 2009 at 11:34 am | Reply

    Great blog you have here.

  • Amit // April 20, 2009 at 9:14 pm | Reply

    You could always try a neti pot for your sinuses. It’s a small investment and lasts a long time, and it works.

  • Meg Walker // May 6, 2009 at 2:38 pm | Reply

    Hi, I’d like to send you a review copy of a book I am working on called Britannia in Brief: The Scoop on All Things British. Written by the American Leslie Banker and her Brit husband William Mullins, it is a funny and informative guide for Americans who love a Brit, or who have a love for all things British. If you provide an e-mail address, I can send you more info. If you provide a snail mail address I’d be happy to send along a copy of the book. Thanks!–Meg Walker

  • Michelle // May 13, 2009 at 6:40 pm | Reply

    Just wanted to say I’m enjoying this blog!

  • bevchen // June 5, 2009 at 6:21 pm | Reply

    Just wanted to say I like your blog. Not sure how I ended up here but I will be back :-)

  • candiep20 // August 24, 2009 at 12:44 am | Reply

    Enjoying your blog! Hoping to move to the UK within the next year or so and I think it’s great how you’ve just jumped at the opportunity and tried to make the best of living in a new country!

    Stop by my blog when you have time :-)

    http://tigercoco.wordpress.com

  • Mike // September 8, 2009 at 5:06 pm | Reply

    I’m from California and have been living in London now for over two years. How could I have missed this blog until now? Your audience has just grown by one. (At least.)

  • chipsandbitter // October 7, 2009 at 3:17 pm | Reply

    Awesome blog, I’m a Canadian living in the UK and so many of your posts ring true and are identical to things I’ve encountered in my 13 months here. Thanks for the good read!

  • Rachel // November 2, 2009 at 4:42 am | Reply

    NFAH — I just wanted to tell you how much I love your blog and appreciate your frank and delightful insights into your time abroad. It is an honor to get a glimpse into the fun times and struggles you’ve shared. I love that you have such a human perspective and write from the heart. Keep it up!

  • Jylette // November 7, 2009 at 10:49 am | Reply

    I ended up on this site while trying to find out if they have “Yank shops” over here like we have Brit shops in the US. Thanksgiving is coming and I get homesick pangs at this time of year. I miss pumpkin pie and Cool-Whip and eggnog (not from a recipe but the kind you get in the milk section in American supermarkets.) I am enjoying your blog and have learned things that I have wondered about. Thank you!

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