1. Boasting about your A* in GCSE French won't impress anyone.
2. And it's entirely possible to miss having a school uniform.
3. Talking of clothing, Abercrombie > Jack Wills.
#Abercrombie #model #abercrombiemodel #LONDON
Literally no one has heard of Jack Wills outside the UK.
4. American Skittles taste different to British ones.
5. And it's absolutely essential to stock up on chocolate buttons whenever you go home.
6. The IB is SO MUCH HARDER than A levels.
7. But at least it makes university feel like child's play.
8. And when it comes to MLA and Chicago citation, you're already a pro.
9. You understand that "Creativity" is a valid part of the school curriculum.
“@IBProblemss: Does procrastinating count as CAS hours?” 17 years of creativity
You had DofE; we had "Creativity - Action - Service". And we had to do it to get into the next school year. We were practically queueing up to help out at our mothers' jumble sales.
10. Cultures Day really made you wish Britain had a national costume.
11. You soon learnt that calling this a "toilet" in front of your teacher was considered crass.
12. It won't be long before you lose your British accent entirely.
13. It was totally normal for your teachers to wear these in class.
14. School dinners are crap everywhere. And they're even crapper without custard and sponge to look forward to.
15. Model United Nations was a very big deal.
16. Even against its international competitors, this is the best magazine ever.
17. It can totally be worth traveling from Copenhagen to Hamburg to play volleyball against a team from Amsterdam.
18. You have to hurry up and tell someone if you like them because they might piss off to Malaysia at the end of the year.
19. And while we're on the topic, "make out" is a much better expression than "snog".
20. People will be baffled and disgusted when you describe pork pies and clotted cream.
Is out bad when the inside of your pork pie is pink?
"No, trust me on this one: Processed meat with jelly fat and a pastry crust is delicious."
21. It is impossible to find people to chill with over summer when they all go back to their home countries.
22. You're an expert at making new friends.
23. And you're even better at saying goodbye.
