I am not (yet) experiencing culture shock by definition. This is after all the country where my primary language was devised. However, having said that, there are a few strange differences between the UK and the US.
First of all, instead of pronouncing Adidas Uh – dee – duhs they say A – eh – dee – dass. Which might not have come to my attention except they seem mad for the brand.
Secondly, the washing machine has a capacity of perhaps three towels, which it can successfully launder and dry if you allow four hours.
I’m not joking.
Many of our friends line dry to circumvent the process but our allergies preclude this solution so my days are dogged by washing clothes.
The only other general observations are more regional than cultural.
The weather here is much like my memories of growing up on the Kitsap Peninsula: cold and wet with occasional sun.
Also, people had assured me that the English are reticent and polite but my spectacles are soliciting full-on stares of a nature I have never had to deal with. Strange.