Gone native

Nicole in London has two great posts about how she's slipping...quietly, but surely into English (or more accurately) Londonish outlook. Both involve the London commute (fashion and getting intimate with one's fellow commuter). Really, it's so awful that if you don't go with the flow, every day would be a trauma.

I had my own experience today. I came barrelling down the escalator (walk or run to the left, STAND TO THE RIGHT) and a clearly provincial English chap said "I'd better stand to the right, there are real Londoners who want to pass."