First day in Cambridge

My first real day in Cambridge brought on a lot of things, both expected and unexpected. I had a six hour safety talk; how much can you really say about hazards, risks, fire alarms and electric shocks? More than you think, apparently, as Monday will bring another six hours of safety talk. The good thing is that I knew most of it beforehand, which makes me feel at least a bit prepared. During breaks we were of course served tea and biscuits. What could be more British really?

This far I have noticed quite a lot of typical British things: Nowhere else in the world can the cashier at Sainsbury's call you 'My dear' without it sounding just crazy. On a more critical side of things I've finally noticed that cars drive on the left side (which is now the right side, as right is wrong...). Bikes drive on the left side as well. An people tend to keep left on side-walks. I've been doing some last-minute dodging these few hours.

So for the last British thing today I'm off to the pub with the rest of the graduates from my college. As all my friends in Oslo would know, I'm born with a pint in my hand!