Culture shock? Any article of clothing that is worn to most places besides school or walking around (pubs, the bowling alley, a smoking friend's flat, etc.) has to be washed before it can ever be worn again. No matter how short of a time I was there, or how un-smoky it seemed at the time, inevitably I come home and my clothes and my hair smell like smoke. It's so frustrating. Laundry is £2.40 (~$5) per load. London is tightening up on smoking bans, but it's definitely something I take for granted at home that I can come home and not reek of it. I knew I would have to deal with smoking here, but I didn't realise this would be a consequence as well. Seriously, it's costing me a fortune!
Anyway, went bowling tonight, it was definitely a good time. And, look, it's not cause I won both games, though I did. There's a neat little alley about 10 minutes away, and from 10pm on Monday nights, it's £3 per game and they have some good drink specials- like the £2.50 (trust me, that's good for London) White Russian, mixed the "Big Labowski [sic]" way. They have the same bowling deal during the weekdays, so I think we'll be headed back pretty soon. Although it's sort of an Americana bowling alley, I feel like it counts as a good "London" activity if we go with our British neighbours, right?
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