Some of these things will seem awfully naive to the English reader, but

hey-

PROS

when I first got here, I thought all British TV sucked,

Father Ted is another show that ain't half bad. It's about repressed priests. A particular episode had 8 men of the church lost in England's largest lingerie department and how they get out undetected.

So, you think the British are reserved, huh? The case is just not so when you tune into EUROTRASH, each episode full of naked people.

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW

OK, Everyone knows about the dual

- when you order a lemonade in England, you will get a Sprite or 7up.

- In Chapel Hill, Time Out is a 24-hour, greasy as hell, chicken joing with pictures of Dean Smith on the walls. In London, TIMEOUT is a big guide magazine to what entertainment's going on.

"Sneakers" (American) against "Trainers" (British)-- They both mean tennis shoes. I prefer the former because of the stealthy connotation over the latter, which makes me think of exercise.

OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST

- The Best Buskers in

One plays the djirdidou, making it sound like an electronic instrument at Tottenham Court Road. Another is Buddy Holly's twin on jangly guitar at Oxford Circus. If you want classical music, then go to the tunnel at the South Kensington Street tube stop which has interesting acoustics.

- Electric Avenue is a real street in Brixton!

-Minis do exist. They were not merely conjured up to be Mr. Bean's vehicle of choice, but in actuality can be seen zooming around city streets. many of them are customized.

- As a matter of fact, everything over here is small - the cars, the washing machines, ice cream containers, you name it.

More automotive talk- a car hood is called a bonnet in England. Who's ever heard of such a thing? - a bonnet is what Laura Ingalls Wilder wore in Little House on the Prairie!