1. Buildings have names. You might work for Starbucks, but your office will be in Commander House or Senator House or something similar. How lovely.

2. People vape here. A lot. I never understood where the market was for these things since I never really encountered them in Amsterdam or Toronto. Now I know.

3. When I’m coming home from work at 6 pm or whatever, newsboys are handing out the London Evening Standard Post on every busy corner. It’s adorable.

4. Everybody seems to eat porridge for breakfast, and it’s offered as ubiquitously in eateries as donuts in Canada.

5.  Hawksmoor has a full fat old fashioned that will make you think you’ve died and gone to heaven

6. You’ll get the best Pakistani meal at Tayyabs and pay so little that you’ll quicken your step on the way out, assuming that they’ve made an error and will getcha

7. Hackney Broadway Market is lovely.

8. The London buses are far superior in every way to the under- and over-ground

9. The Brick Lane Beigel House will feed you for a quid. No joke. You’ll be a little scared of the owner, who’s super no-fuss and will bark for your order and practically whip it at you from across the counter, but you’ll instantly forgive her ‘cuz she’ll call you “Lovey”

10. I reckon only 10% of people in London are British. Everyone is from everywhere.

11. If you want to go to Rennie Scott’s you’d dang better reserve ahead. It’s sold out every single time I try.