"Would you like some crisps with that, darling?"

Man, I can't believe it's already been a week since I moved into the University. It feels like much longer.

Everyone I've met here has been really lovely, both international and local. It seems almost like everyone here is more inclined to be...I guess familiar, with other people? For example, here are some names that total strangers have called me this week:

1. Darling (this is a popular one)
2. Sweetheart
3. Baby

Now before you start getting any ideas, they weren't hitting on me. Most of them were asking me if I needed help picking out a sandwich for lunch. Apparently it's really common in the UK for people to use pet names like this. It's just so strange, because you hardly ever hear people speak to someone like that in the States, especially with total strangers.

It's doubly weird when your usual pet names among friends are "woman", "blob", and "you there."

That's all for now. Cheers, everyone.