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You arrive on British soil...
You say you're American and they ask you where you're from originally
They then proceed to explain by asking "Like, what language do your grandparents speak?"
You meet someone new and they immediately yell "OBAMA!"
People constantly want to tell you their opinion on American politics and the current administration.
Your British friends see you making homemade Macaroni & Cheese...
And you're just like...
Sometimes you get offered meat pies
Ethiopians offer to help you when you get lost and tell you it's only because "You look like one of my people."
A Scotsman tells you about how his grandmother still calls black people "darkies."
People like to think of creative new labels for you like, "Chocolate American."
Africans approach you and try to speak to you in an African language.
You discover what the British consider to be fried chicken
After a lot of sweat and tears, you finally find a store full of black hair products.
British people never fail to tell you how much they love the "American TV show Friends"
You find what feels like the only other Black American in the British Isles.
You're repeatedly asked if you can dance "Azonto"
But in no time you're just like..
And you stay excited because you're in the UK!! Enjoy the long vacations, day drinking, biscuits, and the overall beauty of the place! Get into it!
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