THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE FOR FIRST-TIME VISITORS TO THE BRITISH ISLES How to Survive a Trip to the UK

Si viajas al Reino Unido, dominar el idioma apenas te asegura que podrás comunicarte con solvencia. Pero existen muchos aspectos que debes tener en cuenta para evitar un embarazoso choque cultural.

by ALICIA BURTON

So you have finally done it. You had been dreaming of this trip for months, maybe years, and now you really are there, in Piccadilly Circus, the rain soaking1 even your underwear, about to be run over2 by one of those massive poppy-red3 double-decker buses4 (for the third time), and surrounded by packs5 of loud tourists with no sense of personal space — or embarrassment6, because, of course, you couldn’t go to London and not take that photo. Congratulations: your followers must be thrilled7 — all fifteen of them! Now, here is the article you should have read before setting foot in Albion. THE WEATHER First things first: you will need a jacket. Is it the 5 August? Jacket. The sun is shining? Jacket. The thermometer marks 30°C? Grab8 that jacket!…

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